*WOOD, JOHN SEYMOUR.* Born at Utica, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1853. Graduate of Yale University and Columbia Law School. Married, 1880. Has practised law in New York City since 1876. Books: "Gramercy Park," 1892; "A Daughter of Venice," 1892; "College Days," 1895; "A Coign of Vantage,"

1896; "Yale Yarns," 1897. Editor of Bachelor of Arts, 1896 to 1898.

Lives in New York City.

*In the House of Morphy.

THE ROLL OF HONOR OF FOREIGN SHORT STORIES IN AMERICAN MAGAZINES

JANUARY TO OCTOBER, 1918

_Note._ _Stories of special excellence are indicated by an asterisk. The index figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 prefixed to the name of the author indicate that his work has been included in the Rolls of Honor for 1914, 1915, 1916, and 1917 respectively. The list excludes reprints._

I. _English and Irish Authors_

(234) _Aumonier, Stacy._ *Bitter End.

*Source of Irritation.

(23) _Blackwood, Algernon._ *S. O. S.

(2) _Colum, Padraic._ *Sea Maiden Who Became a Sea-Swan.

(134) "_Conrad, Joseph._" *Commanding Officer.

_Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-._ _See_ Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas.

(4) _Dudeney, Mrs. Henry._ "Willow Walk."

_Friedlaender, V. H._ Last Day.

Miracle.

(1234) _Galsworthy, John._ "Cafard!"

*Gray Angel.

*Indian Summer of a Forsyte.

_Hinkson, Katharine Tynan._ Boys of the House.

(4) _Mordaunt, Elinor._ *High Seas.

_Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas._ Old aeson.

_Stephens, James._ Crepe de Chine.

Darling.

*Desire.

Sawdust.

School-fellows.

Wolf.

_Tynan, Katharine._ _See_ Hinkson, Katharine Tynan.

_Watson, E. L. Grant._ *Cobwebs and Starshine.

*Man and Brute.

_Windeler, B._ *Elimus.

II. _Translations_

_Alaihem, Sholom._ (_Yiddish._) *Great Prize.

_Anonymous._ *Bistoquet's Triumph. (_French._) Oratorio. (_French._)

_Becquer, Gustav A._ (_Spanish._) *Our Lady's Bracelet.

_Bertheroy, Jean._ (_French._) Cathedral.

(4) _Boutet, Frederic._ (_French._) Rift.

(34) _Chekhov, Anton._ (_Russian._) *Overspiced.

*Scandal Monger.

*Vengeance.

*Who Was She?

*Work of Art

_Crussol, M._ (_French._) Love in War Time.

_Daudet, Alphonse._ (_French._) *Last Lesson.

_Efimovich, L._ (_Russian._) *Early Spring.

(3) "_Gorki, Maxim._" (_Russian._) *Makar Chudra.

*Man Who Could Not Die.

_Jaloux, Edmond._ (_French._) *Vagabond.

_Mauclair, Camille._ (_French._) Inner Man.

_Stronny, Vladimir._ (_Russian._) *Father and Son.

_Villiers de l'Isle-Adam._ (_French._) *Heroism of Doctor Halidonhill.

THE BEST BOOKS OF SHORT STORIES OF 1918: A CRITICAL SUMMARY