Bibliography of Ellis Parker Butler

Books

	The Jack-Knife Man September, 1913 Click for larger image

1. The Jack-Knife Man (September, 1913) A novel. Illustrations by Hanson Booth. New York: The Century Company.  [EPBLIB]
2. Jibby Jones (1923)   Subtitled "A Story of Mississippi River Adventure for Boys." A collection of twenty four Jibby Jones stories. Illustrations by Arthur G. Dove. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]
3. Jibby Jones and the Alligator (1924) Subtitled "The Story of the Young Alligator-Hunters of the Upper Mississippi Valley." A collection of twenty six Jibby Jones stories. Illustrations by Arthur G. Dove. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]
4. Jo Ann Tomboy (1933)   SEE CONTENTS.   With Louise Andrews Kent. Twenty one stories. Eight illustrations by Ruth King. Boston and New York: The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Houghton Mifflin Company.  [EPBLIB]

Other Material

1. MOTION PICTURE: The Jack-Knife Man (August 16, 1920)   First National. Director: King Vidor. Performers: Fred A. Turner, Bobby Kelso, Harry Todd, Willie Marks, Lillian Leighton, James Corrigan. See IMDB. "One of King Vidor's early directorial efforts and one that will have you hooked from the very beginning. A lonely old riverboat man is left a child by a dying mother. The old man carves many toys from wood for the boy and they grow to love one another. The village snoop feels the child would be better off in an orphanage rather than living on the river and the sheriff is sent to try to take the child away." Available on VHS tape from Grapevine Video; PO Box 46161; Phoenix AZ 85063. Produced by King Vidor Productions. Distributed by First National Exhibitors Circuit, Inc. Released on August 16, 1920. The exterior scenes were shot around the river district of Stockton, CA., and in the mining town of Murphy, CA., as well as in Muscatine, IA, where Butler's novel is set. See The Jack Knife Man on moviegallery.com.  [IMDB, WEB]
2. ADAPTATION: The Jacknife Man: A Comedy in Three Acts (1917)   Stage Play. 1917-1918. By Lee Wilson Dodd. Director: Robert Milton. Produced by the estate of Henry B. Harris. Performers: Frank Bacon, Mrs. Jacques Martin, Horace James, Freddy Verdi, Frank Morgan. (The title spelling here, "Jacknife" instead of "Jack-Knife," is as it was written.)  [HARPER]
3. VIGILANTES: Mansfield News (October 16, 1917) "Jim Dale"   A poem. Mansfield (Ohio) News; October 16, 1917; p 4. Chillicothe (Missouri) Constitution; October 31, 1917. Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Gazette; October 24, 1918; p 11.  [NPA]
4. BOOK: The Tuscarora Club's Forty Year History: 1901-1941 (December, 1941) "Judgment Day"   A poem. Portland ME: Southworth-Athoensen Press. p 71-74.  [EPBLIB]

Anthologies

	American Boy Stories 1926 Click for larger image

1. American Boy Stories (1926) "Jibby Jones and the Fishing Prize" A story. "Selected stories from 'The American Boy' with an introduction by Griffith Ogden Ellis." Young Moderns Bookshelf. The Sun Dial Press, Inc. New York. Reprinted in 1949.  [EPBLIB]
2. American Boy Action Stories (1949) "Jibby Jones and the Fishing Prize"   American Boy Action Stories Selected Stories from:"The American Boy" With an Introduction by Griffith Ogden Ellis. Part of the Young Moderns Library of Books. Published by Doubleday & Company. pp 306. Originally printed in 1926? Reprinted 1934?  [EBAY]
3. Blue Ribbon Stories (1931) "Jo Ann Cleans House"   Edited by Mabel L. Robinson. New York: Macmillan.  [HARPER]
4. American Wit and Humor (1923) "Just Like a Cat"   A Mike Flannery story. The book is volume 8, part 1 of 22 volume set "The Pocket University." Edited by Thomas L. Masson. Nelson Doubleday, Inc. Doubleday Page and Company. Garden City, New York.  [EPBLIB]

Periodicals (Prose)

	Blue Book January, 1916 Click for larger image

1. Blue Book (January, 1916)   "Jabez Bunker" Reprinted later as "The First Gold Brick." The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover.  [HARPER]
2. _____ (May, 1916)   "Jabez Bunker's War Baby"  [HARPER, PULP]
3. World Magazine (December 17, 1916)   "Jabez Bunker's War Baby"    [HARPER]
4. Delineator (July, 1913)   "Buddy"   A story. The first installment of the serial, "The Jack-Knife Man." Illustrated by Hanson Booth. p 17-18, 50.  [RGTPL]
5. _____ (August, 1913)   "Booge"   A story. The second installment of the serial, "The Jack-Knife Man." Illustrated by Hanson Booth. p 16-17, 44.  [RGTPL]
6. _____ (October, 1913)   "Widow Potter"   A story. Illustrated by Hanson Booth. The fourth and final installment of the serial, "The Jack-Knife Man." p 19-20, 71.  [RGTPL]
7. Modern Priscilla (August, 1919)   "Jailing Father"   A story. Illustrated by F. Strothmann. p22-23+.  [EPBLIB]
8. Up to Date (May 8, 1897)   "The Jennings Pretender"    [HARPER]
9. Century Magazine (November, 1910)   "Jerry's Pachyderm"   A story. With pictures by F. R. Gruger. p 109-117.  [RGTPL]

	Blue Book May, 1916 Click for larger image

10. American Boy (September, 1923)   "Jibby and the Bolshevik Band"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
11. Target (October 20, 1928)   "Jibby and the Gridiron"   A Jibby Jones story.  [HARPER]
12. American Boy (July, 1922)   "Jibby G. Washington Jones"   A Jibby Jones story. "A Fourth of July Story." Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
13. _____ (February, 1924)   "Jibby Gets Ahead of Trouble"   A Jibby Jones Story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Jibby Jones on a cross country train ride.  [EPBLIB]
14. _____ (June, 1921)   "Jibby Jones"   A story. The first appearance of Jibby Jones. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. p 6+.  [EPBLIB]
15. _____ (April, 1923)   "Jibby Jones & The Liver Coffee"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Volume 24. Number 6. p 17-18,48-49.  [EPBLIB]
16. _____ (November, 1921)   "Jibby Jones and Orlando"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
17. _____ (July, 1923)   "Jibby Jones and the Alligator"   A story. Illustrations by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
18. _____ (November, 1923)   "Jibby Jones and the Elsewhere Uncle"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Jibby Jones on the train.  [EPBLIB]
19. _____ (August, 1921)   "Jibby Jones and the Fishing Prize"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
20. _____ (June, 1924)   "Jibby Jones and the Flea"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Jibby Jones on a cross country train ride  [EPBLIB]
21. _____ (July, 1927)   "Jibby Jones and the Float"   Illustrated by R. M. Brinkerhoff.  [EPBLIB]
22. _____ (June, 1923)   "Jibby Jones and the Ghost"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrations by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
23. _____ (May, 1922)   "Jibby Jones and the Grape Tree"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. p 9-10, 29-30.  [EPBLIB]
24. _____ (December, 1922)   "Jibby Jones and the Hymn"   A Christmas story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. p 8+.  [EPBLIB]
25. _____ (July, 1924)   "Jibby Jones and the Jump-off"   Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Jibby Jones on a cross country train ride.  [EPBLIB]
26. _____ (October, 1922)   "Jibby Jones and the Junk Wagon"   A Halloween story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
27. _____ (September, 1921)   "Jibby Jones and the Land Pirate's Treasure"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
28. _____ (August, 1923)   "Jibby Jones and the Left Hand"   Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
29. _____ (April, 1924)   "Jibby Jones and the Mysterious Stranger"   Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Jibby Jones on a cross country train ride.  [EPBLIB]
30. _____ (May, 1924)   "Jibby Jones and the Nearly Hat"   A Jibby Jones Story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Jibby Jones on a cross country train ride.  [EPBLIB]

	American Boy July, 1921 Click for larger image

31. _____ (July, 1921)   "Jibby Jones and the Rabbit" A story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. p 18.  [EPBLIB]
32. _____ (July, 1925)   "Jibby Jones and the Round-Up"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. p 5, 53-54.  [EPBLIB]
33. _____ (August, 1922)   "Jibby Jones and the Scooter Cup"   A story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
34. _____ (June, 1925)   "Jibby Jones and the Snake Bait"   Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
35. _____ (September, 1924)   "Jibby Jones and the Two Story River"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Not listed in HARPER. p 18, 43-44.  [EPBLIB]
36. _____ (February, 1925)   "Jibby Jones and the Valentine"   Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
37. _____ (November, 1924)   "Jibby Jones and the Walking Fish"   A story.  [HARPER]
38. _____ (October, 1923)   "Jibby Jones and the Whangdoodle"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]
39. _____ (February, 1922)   "Jibby Jones and the Worm Mine"   A story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove.  [EPBLIB]

	American Boy January, 1932 Click for larger image

40. _____ (January, 1932)   "Jibby Jones, Detective" Illustrated by R. M. Brinkerhoff.  [EPBLIB]
41. _____ (January, 1924)   "Jibby Jones On the Trail"   A Jibby Jones story. Jibby Jones on a cross country train ride. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. Volume 25. Number 3. p 21-22,53.  [EPBLIB]
42. _____ (December, 1921)   "Jibby Jones' Swimming Pool"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. p 24-5,43.  [EPBLIB]
43. _____ (January, 1922)   "Jibby Jones' Treasure Trove"   A Jibby Jones story. Illustrated by Arthur G. Dove. p 26-27, 41.  [EPBLIB]
44. Elks Magazine (September, 1934)   "Jiffers on the Job"    [HARPER]
45. Grit (Story Section) (July 7, 1935)   "Jiffers on the Job" A story. "The mystery of the stolen dog." p 2-3, 26-28.  [EPBLIB]
46. American Girl (April, 1930)   "Jo Ann and April Fool" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. p 9-11, 37-39.  [HARPER]
47. _____ (December, 1929)   "Jo Ann and Santa Claus" A story. Illustrations by Garrett Price. p 14-16, 38, 40.  [HARPER]

	American Girl November, 1930 Click for larger image

48. _____ (November, 1930)   "Jo Ann and the Bird" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. "Jo Ann's eyes glittered as she saw the red head of Tommy Bassick, she uttered a shrill war cry and leaped forward, and after her came the war-whooping Wilmot Indians." p 14-16, 40-42.  [HARPER]
49. _____ (April, 1931)   "Jo Ann and the Garden" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. p 14-16, 34.  [HARPER]
50. _____ (January, 1931)   "Jo Ann and the Good Resolution" A story. Illustrations by Garrett Price. p 14-16, 32.  [HARPER]
51. _____ (June, 1929)   "Jo Ann and the Jokes" A story. Illustrations by Garrett Price. p 12-14, 44-45.  [HARPER]
52. _____ (December, 1928)   "Jo Ann and the Joop" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. p 16-18, 44.  [HARPER]
53. _____ (February, 1929)   "Jo Ann and the Lamb" A story. Illustrations by Garrett Price. p 10-12, 33-34.  [HARPER]
54. _____ (September, 1931)   "Jo Ann and the Last Straw" A story. Illustrations by Garrett Price. p14-16, 32-33.  [HARPER]

	American Girl September, 1927 Click for larger image

55. _____ (September, 1927)   "Jo Ann and the Princess" A story. The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover. Illustrations by John Held, Jr. p 16-18, 33-34.  [HARPER]
56. _____ (June, 1931)   "Jo Ann and the Pup!" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. "'Go back there --- I'm coming across,' Jo Ann shouted. 'Back up yourself,' Tommy said, 'I was here first.'" p 16-18, 30.  [HARPER]
57. _____ (June, 1930)   "Jo Ann and the Sense of Humor" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. p 12-14, 34.  [HARPER]
58. _____ (April, 1932)   "Jo Ann Cleans House" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. "It was Easter vacation and as the taxicab came to a stop before Jo Ann's house she threw her arms around Julia Wickham and gave her a big hug." The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover. p 18-20, 31-32.  [HARPER]
59. _____ (November, 1932)   "Jo Ann's Bandit" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. "For a moment Jo Ann was petrified by fear. Her first thought was that she would run upstairs and hide." p 16-18, 34-36.  [HARPER]
60. _____ (December, 1931)   "Jo Ann's Christmas Mystery" A story. Part One of Two. Illustrations by Garrett Price. p 14-16, 36-37.  [HARPER]
61. _____ (January, 1932)   "Jo Ann's Christmas Mystery" A story. Part Two of Two. Illustrated by Garrett Price. "A new adventure of the inimitable Jo Ann comes to an end in this second part of a two-part story." p 22-4, 34-5.  [HARPER]

	American Girl February, 1933 Click for larger image

62. _____ (February, 1933)   "Jo Ann's Drama" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. "Always I like to see young peoples having a good time." p 12-14, 38-39.  [HARPER]
63. _____ (September, 1929)   "Jo Ann's Haunted House" A story. Illustrations by Garrett Price. p 10-12, 38-39.  [HARPER]
64. _____ (August, 1932)   "Jo Ann's Musketeers" A story. Illustrated by Garrett Price. "Jo Ann faced Benny Little and threw the ball." p 16-18, 38.  [HARPER]
65. Country Gentleman (April, 1926)   "Joe's Thesis"   A story. Illustrated by R. M. Brinkerhoff. "Now and then it plowed through a prairie-dog town or pushed a herd of cattle out of the way or broke a fence, but most of it was straight going -- and it went."  [EPBLIB]
66. National Magazine (March, 1900)   "John L. White, of Waukegan"    [HARPER]
67. Judge's Library (March, 1912)   "John Scott's Affectionate Pup"    [HARPER]
68. Judge (March 18, 1911)   "John Scott's Affectionate Pup" A story. p 15-16 (pages are unnumbered).  [HARPER]
69. _____ (March 9, 1912)   "John Smith"    [HARPER]
70. Illustrated Sunday Magazine (February 20, 1910)   "Jokes Is Jokes"    [HARPER]

	Judge March 18, 1911 Click for larger image

71. Country Life in America (December, 1909)   "Jolly Old Santa Claus!"   "The Adventures of a Suburbanite." Part three of seven.  [RGTPL]
72. McClure's Magazine (February, 1920)   "Joseph Mghkzt!"   A story. Illustrations by Charles D. Mitchell. p 26-27, 39-45.  [HARPER]
73. Outdoor America (September, 1927)   "Josephus and the Jet Hackle" A story. Drawings by John Held, Jr. The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover.  [HARPER]
74. Independent (February 3, 1923)   "Judge Hooper for Henry Ford"   A Judge Hooper story.  [HARPER]
75. _____ (January 6, 1923)   "Judge Hooper on an Archaic Peculiarity" A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. Vol. 110 No. 3833. p 21.  [HARPER]
76. _____ (April 14, 1923)   "Judge Hooper on Intellectual Altitude"   A Judge Hooper story.  [HARPER, RGTPL]
77. _____ (May 13, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on Luxury"   A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. Beginning with this issue, the Independent was published every two weeks ("fortnightly") instead of weekly. This issue also saw an increase in the number of illustrations drawn by Tony Sarg in other sections of the number. Volume 108. Number 3816. p 447-8.  [RGTPL]

	Independent January 6, 1923 Click for larger image

78. _____ (December 9, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on Propaganda"   A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. p 338-9.  [EPBLIB]
79. _____ (October 14, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on the By-Laws"   A Judge Hooper story. There is a 4-page ad (between pages 196 and 197) for a sister publication "The Inter Weekly." That ad includes a photograph of Butler. One illustration by Tony Sarg. p 189-90.  [EPBLIB]
80. _____ (May 27, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on the Club of Nations"   A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. p 482.  [EPBLIB]
81. _____ (December 31, 1921)   "Judge Hooper on the Four-Power Treaty"   A Judge Hooper story. "In the following sketch, the author creates a character to whose genial weekly comments -- enlivened by the drawings of Tony Sarg -- our readers will soon begin to look forward, we are confident, with the keenest interest." p 339-40.  [RGTPL]
82. _____ (January 20, 1923)   "Judge Hooper on the Laws of Warfare"   A Judge Hooper story.  [HARPER]
83. _____ (October 28, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on the Melting Pot"   A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. p 228.  [EPBLIB]
84. _____ (November 25, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on the Middle Classes"   A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. p 307.  [EPBLIB]
85. _____ (February 17, 1923)   "Judge Hooper on the Ruhral Troubles"   A Judge Hooper story.  [HARPER]
86. _____ (September 30, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on the Strike Situation"   A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. p 161.  [EPBLIB]
87. _____ (December 23, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on Troubled Waters"   A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. p 386.  [EPBLIB]
88. _____ (March 3, 1923)   "Judge Hooper on Tut-ankh-Amen"   A Judge Hooper story.  [HARPER]
89. _____ (November 11, 1922)   "Judge Hooper on Under Dogs"   A Judge Hooper story. One illustration by Tony Sarg. p 267.  [EPBLIB]
90. _____ (March 17, 1923)   "Judge Hooper on War to End War"   A Judge Hooper story.  [HARPER, RGTPL]
91. Judge (June 10, 1911)   "Judge's Condensed Book Guide"    [HARPER]
92. _____ (July 29, 1911)   "Judge's Dictionary of Business Terms"    [HARPER]
93. _____ (August 12, 1911)   "Judge's Jokester's Guide to New York"    [HARPER]
94. _____ (July 21, 1906)   "Judge's Jungler Invades and Exposes Horrible Rubbernecktown"    [HARPER]
95. Collier's (December 11, 1909)   "Judicial Negligence"   A story.  [RGTPL]
96. Lippincott's Monthly Magazine (February, 1901)   "Juniper-Street Episode"   A story.  [RGTPL]
97. Everybody's Magazine (September, 1920)   "A Jury of His Peers"   A Billy Brad story. Illustrated by Joseph Bolegard. Volume XLIII. Number 3. p 42-45.  [RGTPL]
98. American Magazine (March, 1928)   "The "Just-As-Soon-As" Habit"   An essay. Includes a full-page photo of the author.  [RGTPL]

	Cosmopolitan February, 1909 Click for larger image

99. Cosmopolitan (February, 1909)   "Just Like a Cat" A Mike Flannery story. This story appears later in Mike Flannery, On Duty and Off. Illustrated by Henry Raleigh. The illustrations here were not used in the book. Thanks to George Belden who contributed the cover image.  [RGTPL]
100. Housekeeper (January, 1913)   "Just Like Fliggis"    [HARPER]
101. Woman's Home Companion (January, 1928)   "Just Mark an X"   A story. Illustrated by Victor C. Anderson.  [RGTPL]

Periodicals (Poetry)

1. Everybody's Magazine (May, 1909)   "Jabed Meeker, Humorist"   A poem. Drawings by Horace Taylor. A portion of this poem was reprinted in the New York Times (09-APR-1933, p BR21). p 638.  [RGTPL]
2. Current Literature (April, 1900)   "The Joke on Pat"   A poem.  [RGTPL]
3. Up to Date (March 27, 1897)   "Just Sixteen"    [HARPER]

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