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    Short Stories (US, 1890):   (about)
    Short Stories—USA; Jun. 1890-Aug. 1959; Fred M. Somers, Harold Godwin (1904-1910), Doubleday, Page (1910-1937); monthly; smaller than standard format, initially 25 cents, converted to a standard pulp in Mar. 1910; editors Harry Peyton Steger (?-1912), Harry E. Maule (1912-1936); at first most of the stories—“25 stories for 25 cents”—were reprints, including translations; from 1910 it was transformed into a pulp adventure magazine.

    Short Stories [v1 #1, Whole No. 1, June 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 126pp, smaller than standard)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 1 · An Introduction and Explanation · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · An Odd Sort of Spectre · E. P. Mitchell · ss The Sun March 30 1879, as “An Uncommon Sort of Spectre”
    • 12 · The First Continued Story · [uncredited] · vi
      translated from the Persian.
    • 14 · To the Hilt: A Case in Surgery · W. W. Morrow · ss The Argonaut
    • 23 · A Vision of Heaven · [uncredited] · vi Scottish American Magazine
    • 24 · The Shoemaker’s Nightmare · Rudolph Baumbach; translated by Mrs. Nathan Haskell Dole · ss
    • 30 · The Dead Ship · William Laird Clowes · ss Louisville Courier-Journal
    • 39 · Mirrored Revenge · [uncredited] · vi The Washington Post
    • 40 · The Fakir of Batignolles · R. M. Denig · ss Paris Figaro
    • 45 · Joe Rogers’s Death-Bed · [uncredited] · ss Detroit Free Press
    • 48 · The Tale of a Toll-Bridge · Patience Stapleton · ss Drake’s Magazine
    • 59 · Dead and Gone · Ambrose Bierce · vi San Francisco Examiner April 22 1888
    • 60 · The Story of the May Bug · J. H. Rosny; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss (r)
      translated from the French (La Revue de Paris).
    • 69 · Direct Providential Aid · [uncredited] · vi Lewiston Journal
    • 70 · The Sign of the Golden Swan · John Ernest McCann · ss Once a Week
    • 79 · The Two Tear Drops · [uncredited] · vi San Francisco Chronicle
    • 80 · Doctor Gabriel’s Experiment · [uncredited] · ss Temple Bar
    • 89 · Bill Hempsey’s Recital · Opie P. Read · ss The Arkansaw Traveler
    • 94 · Doing-Up Caesar · [uncredited] · vi The Philadelphia Inquirer; given as “Doing Up Julius Caesar” in the Table of Contents.
    • 95 · Bleuette’s Looking Glass · Aurélien Scholl · ss The Boston Transcript
    • 98 · Peter Rugg, the Missing Man · William Austin · nv New England Galaxy September 10 1824, as “Some Account of Peter Rugg, the Missing Man, Late of Boston, New England in a Letter to Mr. Herman Krauff” by Jonathan Dunwell
    • 107 · An’ de Squinch Owel Squinched · A Carthaginian · vi Texas Siftings
    • 108 · Sir Toby’s Disappearance · [uncredited] · ss London Truth
    • 116 · The Toad’s Jewel Necklace · Mary Kyle Dallas · ss Fireside Companion
    • 119 · Truth in Death · [uncredited] · vi The Sun
    • 120 · Married for Both Worlds · Edmund Spencer · ss New York World

    Short Stories [v1 #2, Whole No. 2, July 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 118pp, smaller than standard)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 123 · An Introduction and Explanation · [uncredited] · ed
    • 127 · The Story of the Broker · Alexander Brody · ss Transatlantic
    • 135 · Padre Mateo Verdugo’s Cats · Amy Elizabeth Leigh · ss Pittsburg Bulletin
    • 138 · Look! The Phantom Child · J. M. Cobban · ss London Figaro
    • 147 · An Affair of Honor · Catulle Mendes · vi The Evening Sun
    • 148 · The Wedding of Glory Ann · H. C. Heverin · ss Philadelphia Saturday Night
    • 153 · The Fate of Half-Past Four · Fayr Madoc · ss The Argosy
    • 162 · Do the Dead Move? · [uncredited] · vi The London Tablet
    • 163 · A Little Mother of Sorrow · Catherine Cole · ss New Orleans Picayune
    • 168 · The Captain of the Nancy Lee · [uncredited] · ss (r)
      from London Wit and Wisdom.
    • 172 · The Burglar and the Butler · [uncredited] · ss London Truth
    • 182 · Ollendorfiana · translated by Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff · vi Paris Figaro
    • 183 · The Kiss of Sudden Death · [uncredited] · ss (r)
      from New York Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer (sic).
    • 188 · The Saffron Fly: A Basque Legend · translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · vi
    • 189 · A Silent Witness of His Crime · Richard Marsh · ss Belgravia
    • 200 · A Pork Bomb · [uncredited] · vi The Washington Post
    • 201 · Janet: A Little “Maverick” · Patience Stapleton · ss The Youth’s Companion January 23 1890
    • 208 · The Ryan Woman’s Suicide · [uncredited] · ss New York Sunday Sun
    • 213 · An English Satire · [uncredited] · vi Punch
    • 214 · “Sun Dust”: A Contagation · Opie P. Read · ss The Arkansaw Traveler
    • 217 · Daniel and the Devil · [uncredited] · ss Chicago News
    • 224 · Bouki and Lapin · Alcee Fortier · vi (r)
      from Louisiana Folk-Lore.
    • 225 · An Old-Time Tavern Brawl · “Q” · ss (r)
      from The Splendid Spur.
    • 229 · The Belated Celestial Soul · Catulle Mendes; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss
    • 233 · Birds of a Feather · Eugene Field · vi Chicago News
    • 234 · The Watcher by the Dead · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner December 29 1889

    Short Stories [v2 #1, Whole No. 3, August 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 124pp, smaller than standard)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.

    Short Stories [v2 #2, Whole No. 4, September 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 126pp, smaller than standard)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.

    Short Stories [v3 #1, Whole No. 5, October 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 122pp, smaller than standard)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 3 · A Suggested Crime · Leroux; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss (r)
      from The Mercury.
    • 8 · The Coombiambia · Alfred Balch · vi; given as “The Coombiambia Song” in the Table of Contents.
    • 9 · A Kentucky “Warning” · M. Quad · ss Detroit Free Press
    • 13 · Alone with the Pharaoh · Frances Albert Doughty · ss The Boston Transcript; given as “Alone with Pharaoh” in the Table of Contents.
    • 22 · A Voyage Round My Pockets · Lemoine (translated) · ss London Budget
    • 25 · The Life of “Little Jenny” · [uncredited] · ss The Chicago Tribune
    • 28 · The Lying Epitaphs · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · vi (r)
      translated from the French (La Main Gauche).
    • 29 · The Sioux Maiden’s White Mare · Frank Wilkeson · ss (r)
      from Northwest Sketches.
    • 37 · Old Meek Avenged · Opie P. Read · ss The Arkansaw Traveler
    • 41 · John Huxford’s Hiatus · A. Conan Doyle · nv The Cornhill Magazine June 1888, uncredited.
    • 60 · A Phantom Engineer · [uncredited] · vi (r)
      from Philadelphia Item.
    • 61 · A Mild-Mannered Oriental · [uncredited] · ss (r)
      from St. James Gazette.
    • 66 · The Two Doves · Turgenieff (translated) · vi The Speaker
    • 67 · A Curious Story of the Sea · [uncredited] · vi New York Mercury
    • 69 · The Gift of Corn · [uncredited] · vi (r)
      from St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
    • 70 · Fiddling Dan’s Conversion · Madge Morris · ss The Golden Era
    • 83 · Compromised · [uncredited] · vi (r)
      from Toronto Empire.
    • 84 · Old Mark Haverly · Sam Davis · ss (r)
      from Collected Sketches.
    • 89 · A Wedding-Trip · The Ananias Club · vi Indianapolis News
    • 90 · Major Cross’ Pretty Wife · [uncredited] · ss London World
    • 98 · The Earth · Theodore de Banville · vi (r)
      from Pastels in Prose.
    • 99 · Needed Watchin’ and Herdin’ · Dan Quin · ss Kansas City, MO, Star
    • 102 · A Nymph of Fire (“A Legend of Armenia”) · Marion M. Miller · ss
    • 107 · The Worm Turned · [uncredited] · vi New York Sunday Sun; given as “How the Worm Turned” in the Table of Contents.
    • 108 · Let Loose · [uncredited] · nv Temple Bar April 1890, as by Mary Cholmondeley; subtitled “A Ghost Story”.

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