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Bibliography of Ellis Parker Butler
Ellis Parker Butler published in "American Magazine"

    1905

  1. American Magazine (September, 1905)   "Pigs is Pigs"   Original publication of the famous story. With drawings by Will Crawford. The original Mike Flannery story. This publication is a continuation of "Leslie's Monthly Magazine." The name was changed to "American Illustrated Magazine" for the first time with this issue. p 496-502.  [RGTPL]
  2. _____ (September, 1905)   "The Water Nymphs"   A poem in eight verses. With photograph by Alice Boughton. Not indexed in RGTPL. p 577.  [HARPER]
  3. _____ (September, 1905)   "The Wood Nymph"   A poem in eight verses. With photograph by Alice Boughton. Not indexed in RGTPL. p 576.  [HARPER]
  4. _____ (October, 1905)   "The Man With the Glass Front"   A story. Illustrated by Hermann Heyer. p 712-716.  [RGTPL]
  5. _____ (December, 1905)   "The Ballade of the Mistletoe Bough"   A poem. With a full-page illustration by Boyd Dillon. p 220-221.  [RGTPL]
  6. _____ (December, 1905)   "Portrait"   This issue includes a photograph of the author including the commentary: "This magazine has received hundreds of inquiries regarding the author of 'Pigs is Pigs,' in the September number. Mr. Butler will contribute a series of whimsical stories to the magazine next year." p 121.  [EPBLIB]

    7. 1906

  7. American Magazine (April, 1906)   "Bird Nesting"   A poem. Accompanies a photo by Alice Boughton. p 684.  [RGTPL]
  8. _____ (April, 1906)   "The Day of the Spank"   A story. Later appears in The Confessions of a Daddy. Two illustrations by Mary Sigsbee Ker. p 665-670. Reprinted in Dallas Morning News, June 2, 1907, titled "Deedee's Spanking".  [RGTPL]
  9. _____ (May, 1906)   "That Pup of Murchison's"   A story. Illustrated by Albert Levering. Later printed as "The Education of Fluff" in That Pup.  [RGTPL]
  10. _____ (September, 1906)   "The Family Album"   A series of drawings made to resemble a photo album. "Reproduced by Angie Breakspear with 'Remarks' by Ellis Parker Butler." With one drawing per page, Butler wrote a running commentary on the album and its characters.  [RGTPL]
  11. _____ (November, 1906)   "A Bird in the Hand"   A story. With illustrations by Dan Sayre Groesbeck. Also reprinted in Dallas Morning News, November 24, 1907, subtitled "Thanksgiving Day at Wilbur's House".  [RGTPL]

    12. 1907

  12. American Magazine (June, 1907)   "Wetter New York"   A story. "A Tale of New York in 1913." "Illustrated with 'photographs' by A. B. Phelan." p 160-168.  [RGTPL]
  13. _____ (December, 1907)   "Fleas Will Be Fleas"   A Mike Flannery story. With illustrations by Rollin Kirby. Included later in Mike Flannery, On Duty and Off.  [RGTPL]

    14. 1915

  14. American Magazine (March, 1915)   "Hidden Treasure"   A story. "The First of a Series of Boy Stories." Illustrations by J. H. Gardner Soper.  [RGTPL]
  15. _____ (April, 1915)   "Teacher's Pet"   A story. "This is the second Butler Boy Story. Another one Next Month." Illustrations by H. J. Soulen.  [RGTPL]
  16. _____ (May, 1915)   "Swatty"   "A Story of Real Boys." Illustrations by F. E. Schoonover.  [RGTPL]
    17. 'The Son and Father Movement' from American Magazine (June, 1915)
  17. _____ (June, 1915)   "The Son and Father Movement" Click here to see a picture of this item.A story. "Another Boy Story -- A Funny One." Illustrations by Leon M. Gordon.  [RGTPL]
  18. _____ (July, 1915)   "A Letter to Ellis Parker Butler"   "From the real father in 'The Son and Father Movement.'" Volume 80. Number 1.  [EPBLIB]
  19. _____ (September, 1915)   "The Demigod" Click here to see a picture of this item.A Kid Story. Illustrations by H. J. Soulen.  [RGTPL]
  20. _____ (December, 1915)   "The Murderers"   A Swatty Story. Illustrations by W. B. King.  [RGTPL]

    21. 1916

  21. American Magazine (March, 1916)   "Mamie's Father"   A Swatty story. "Get back to boyhood with Butler -- and smile reminiscently." Illustrations by W. B. King.  [RGTPL]
  22. _____ (April, 1916)   "When the Ice Goes Out"   A Swatty story. "A story showing how a married man's bark may be worse than his bite." Illustrated by W. B. King.  [RGTPL]
  23. _____ (September, 1916)   "The Haunted House"   A Swatty story. "This story of the spooky adventure of three boys will carry you back to some of the forgotten thrills of your childhood." Illustrations by W. B. King.  [RGTPL]
    24. 'The Demigod' from American Magazine (September, 1915)

    1917

  24. American Magazine (January, 1917)   "The Red Avengers"   A Swatty story. "A story of four boys who went hunting excitement and got more than they bargained for." Illustrated by W. B. King. Volume 83. Number 1.  [RGTPL]
  25. _____ (May, 1917)   "Wasted Effort"   A Swatty story. "Swatty's brilliant plan to save the day." Illustration by W. B. King.  [RGTPL]
  26. _____ (July, 1917)   "Markley's 'Size-Up' of Dix"   A stort. "The story of a $2,000 man who had a price mark put on him by an expert accountant." Illustrations by Paul Stahr. The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover.  [RGTPL]
  27. _____ (August, 1917)   "The Temporary Receiver"   "The story of a crisis in the life of a $60-a-week man." Two illustrations by Paul Stahr. Page 34 is a photographic "portrait in Alco Gravure" of Butler and his son, Ellis Olmstead Butler. The photograph is copyright by Norman Butler, New York (relation?). This publication also includes a short "tribute" to Butler from Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins (Canadian-born American journalist, novelist. b. 1876, d. 1929). The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover.  [RGTPL]

    28. 1918

  28. American Magazine (August, 1918)   "Thief! Thief!"   A boy story. "The story of Swatty's exciting adventure at the circus." Volume 86. Number 2. John M. Siddall, editor.  [BEST, EPBLIB, RGTPL]

    29. 1919

  29. American Magazine (January, 1919)   "I Gather Too Many Goat-Feathers - Do You?"   This is the same essay as Goat-Feathers with a different (if similar) title. Includes a full-page photo of the author. "Twelve years ago Ellis Parker Butler set the whole country laughing over "Pigs is Pigs." He followed that shot out of his locker with "The Incubator Baby," "The Great American Pie Company," "Water Goats," and other wonderful yarns. He was born forty-nine years ago in Muscatine, Iowa, is married, and now lives in Flushing, a suburb of Brooklyn. He has four children, one of whom is shown here." Volume 87. Number 1.  [RGTPL]
  30. _____ (December, 1919)   "Poor Old Ellis Parker Butler is 50 This Month"   "And glad of it! Here is his own story of how he feels at the half-century mark." An essay. Includes a photo of the author and his family, credited to L. L. Butler (relation?), Chicago, Ill.  [RGTPL]

    31. 1920

  31. American Magazine (March, 1920)   "I Wish I Had Not Been a Well-Frog"   An essay.  [RGTPL]
  32. _____ (April, 1920)   "How's Your Climate? Have You Got It With You?"    [RGTPL]
  33. _____ (May, 1920)   "Back to the Old Home Town"   An essay. "The jolts and the joys you get when you make the trip." Illustrated by Tony Sarg.  [RGTPL]
  34. _____ (June, 1920)   "How Much Time Do You Spend Turning Over Ducks?"   An essay. "Is There Such a Thing As Being Too Nice to Bores?" p 68-9, 182-87.  [RGTPL]
    35. 'You Folks in the Audience' from American Magazine (May, 1921)

    1921

  35. American Magazine (May, 1921)   "You Folks in the Audience" Click here to see a picture of this item.An essay. The author comments on his time spent on the lecture circuit including tips for speakers. p 41, 81-85.  [RGTPL]
  36. _____ (December, 1921)   "Everybody Thinks Everybody Else is Ungrateful"   An essay. Not illustrated. "That's the real reason we love dogs: because they give us twenty dollars worth of gratitude for ten cents' worth of dog meat."  [RGTPL]

    37. 1922

  37. American Magazine (May, 1922)   "Ghosts What Ain't"   An essay. "It is a ten-to-one shot that you are nursing one of these ghosts what ain't, right now, letting it make you hesitate, and side-step, and put off going after the things that you want and ought to have." Also published as a small book.  [RGTPL]
  38. _____ (August, 1922)   "Get Into the Right Rut -- Then Stay in It"   An essay. p 49, 128-30.  [RGTPL]
  39. _____ (December, 1922)   "Are You a Short-Sword Man?" Click here to see a picture of this item.An essay.  [RGTPL]

    40. 1923

  40. American Magazine (August, 1923)   "Water-Logged Willies" Click here to see a picture of this item."That's what I call people who are soaked in debt -- I have been there myself, and 'never again!' for me." An essay.  [RGTPL]

    41. 1924

  41. American Magazine (November, 1924)   "Many Happy Returns o' the Day!"   An essay. Includes a photo of the author and his son, Ellis. "The only way you'll ever have 'em is to scuttle the idea that your birthday makes you a year older; on the contrary, you're only twenty-four hours older than you were the day before. I've figured out that each birthday adds to my chances of breaking all endurance records for longevity." Also published as a small book.  [RGTPL]

    42. 1925

  42. American Magazine (June, 1925)   "Excess Baggage"   An essay. Includes a photo of the author by Clarence H. Boden.  [RGTPL]
    43. 'Water-Logged Willies' from American Magazine (August, 1923)
  43. _____ (October, 1925)   "I'm The Champion Free-Rider Of The World"   A story. Drawings by Tony Sarg.  [RGTPL]

    44. 1926

  44. American Magazine (February, 1926)   "How It Feels To Be The Father Of Twins"   An essay. Includes a photograph of the author and his twin daughters, Jean and Marjorie. p 24-25,66,68.  [RGTPL]
  45. _____ (December, 1926)   The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover, but there is no Butler story in this issue.  [EPBLIB]

    46. 1927

  46. American Magazine (March, 1927)   "Why I Live in a Suburb"   An essay. Includes a photo of the author by D. Jay Culver.  [RGTPL]
  47. _____ (June, 1927)   "Ten Ways to Make a Fool of Yourself"   An essay.  [RGTPL]
  48. _____ (July, 1927)   "That Refrigerator Door" Click here to see a picture of this item.A story. Illustrated by Tony Sarg. "The trouble is that nobody shuts the door properly. Now, watch me."  [RGTPL]
  49. _____ (November, 1927)   "Where There Isn't a Will There's a Way" Click here to see a picture of this item.A story. "Two is company except when they're both grooms, then it's an awful crowd -- Ask Effie May." Illustrated by R. M. Brinkerhoff. Pages 40-43,133-136.  [RGTPL]

    50. 1928

  50. American Magazine (January, 1928)   "Human Nature Ain't What It Ought To Be"   A story. "And so Todd Hibbard tried to change it." Drawings by Thomas Fogarty.  [RGTPL]
    51. 'Where There Isn't a Will There's a Way' from American Magazine (November, 1927)
  51. _____ (March, 1928)   "The "Just-As-Soon-As" Habit"   An essay. Includes a full-page photo of the author.  [RGTPL]

    52. 1929

  52. American Magazine (January, 1929)   "Egbert The First"   Illustrated by Herbert Paus. "The story of the Suspender King who took a hitch in his own galluses."  [RGTPL]
  53. _____ (February, 1929)   "The Gnat" Click here to see a picture of this item.A story. Illustrated by Victor C. Anderson. "The story of a strange conflict between a town's richest man and its poorest." The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover. Also appears in The Des Moines Sunday Register 27-JUL-1930.  [RGTPL]
  54. _____ (November, 1929)   "New Plumes for Old"   A story. Illustrations by Herbert Paus. According to correspondence in the collected papers of NYPL, the author was paid $1200 for this story.  [NYPL, RGTPL]

    55. 1930

  55. American Magazine (November, 1930)   "Don't Twist the Tail!"   Illustrated by Frank Hoffman. "A story with a kick in it!" Volume 111. Number 5.  [RGTPL]

    56. 1931

  56. American Magazine (July, 1931)   "Buy a Dog, Lady?"   Illustrated by Harold von Schmidt. "Miss Caverton did not really want a dog -- but she got one just the same." Volume 112. Number 1. Sumner Blossom, editor.  [RGTPL]
  57. _____ (September, 1931)   "The Great Deception"   A story. Illustrated by Roy F. Spreter. "Demonstrates a paradox in the very human story of a man whose weakness was his strength." Volume 112. Number 3. Sumner Blossom, editor.  [RGTPL]
    58. 'The Gnat' from American Magazine (February, 1929)
  58. _____ (October, 1931)   "Aunt Emma and the Devil's Ditch"   A story. Illustrated by Floyd M. Davis. "Makes you forget all your troubles on the green and off in a rollicking golf story." Volume 112. Number 4. Sumner Blossom, editor.  [RGTPL]

    59. 1932

  59. American Magazine (May, 1932)   "Never Again!"   Illustrated by Edw. L. Chase. "Mr. Muzzy jumped up, and Miss Marjorie turned and saw a police officer. The cop strode to Jimmy and grasped his arm." Volume 113. Number 5. Sumner Blossom, editor.  [RGTPL]
  60. _____ (September, 1932)   "The Hat of Destiny"   Illustrated by Harland Frazer. "It takes a small thing to change a man's mind." Volume 114. Number 3. Sumner Blossom, editor.  [RGTPL]

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