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<div><div>This is a scan of Volume 007 of <b><i>Short Stories</i></b> 
<p>containing three issues (July 1891, August 1891, and September 1891). While it doesn't 
have covers (or ads - or the table of contents) for the individual 
issues, it does have a nice scan of the original publisher's bound 
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volume binding with the magazine logo on the front cover.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The stories in the .pdf have been bookmarked for ease of access. With 
<p>the touch of your mouse pointer, you can instantly go to any story in 
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the bound volume.</div><div><br></div>These early issues of <b><i>Short Storie</i></b>s are far different from the later pulp issues of the magazine that most of us are familiar with. It was closer in format to its contemporary, <b><i>The Black Cat</i></b>, but unlike that magazine it relied more on reprints and translations from foreign publications than original content.</div><div><br></div><div><b>CONTENTS:</b></div><div><b>Short Stories</b> [v7 #1, #14, July 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 128pp, smaller than standard)<br>        1 · Husband And Wife · Mathilde Serao; translated by Mrs. William Sharp · ss; from the Italian.<br>        6 · The Wrestlers · Richard H. Keller · vi<br>        7 · The Shadow Of A Doubt · Anon. · ss (r); from “The Matron: N.Y. Town Topics”.<br>        10 · The Greatest Of Astronomers · Edmund Spencer · ss (r); from Collected Sketches.<br>        17 · The Debutante · Heileman Wilson · vi<br>        18 · The Mouse’s Ransom · Anon. · ss London Society<br>        23 · Wetherbee’s Wife · Margaret Collier Graham · ss The Argonaut<br>        34 · Soaked · John L. Given · vi<br>        35 · The Sleepless Kid · Dan Quin · ss Kansas City, MO, Star<br>        40 · The Returned Slave · A. L. Tinney · vi<br>        41 · Jean’s Letter · Paul Favel; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss; from the French.<br>        45 · Chovalsky The Joiner · R. B. Davenport · ss (r); from Siberian Sketches.<br>        62 · Not In Armor · Stanley Waterloo · vi<br>        63 · Doretta’s Confession · Enrico Castelnuovo; translated by E. Cavazza · ss; from the Italian.<br>        68 · An Ancient Chronicle · Franklyn W. Lee · ss (r); from Collected Sketches.<br>        72 · Inspiration · R. L. Ketchum · vi<br>        73 · The Martyr Mother · Hans Christian Andersen; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss<br>        80 · Faith · W. W. Lord, Jr. · vi<br>        81 · Divorced · Jean Reibrach · ss Transatlantic; translated from the French.<br>        86 · The Stolen Ship · Anon. · ss (r); from Queer Tales Of The Sea.<br>        91 · The Open Gate · Douglas Sladen · vi<br>        92 · In The Bush · A. B. · ss (r); from Colonial Sketches.<br>        98 · Wild West Romance Number 27 · Hugh A. Wetmore · ss Northwest Magazine<br>        105 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited<br>        191 · The Boy By The Beach · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss Noughts And Crosses, Cassell &amp; Co. 1891 <br><br><b>Short Stories</b> [v7 #2, #15, August 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 128pp, smaller than standard)<br>        129 · The Story Of The Diary · Pedro Antonio de Alarcón; translated by Mary Springer · ss; translated from the Spanish.<br>        138 · “Vesuvius” · Charles Warren Stoddard · vi<br>        139 · The Stone-Breaker · Ernest L’Épine; translated by Laura Lyon White · ss; translated from the French.<br>        154 · Passing That Way · Orazio Grandi; translated by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from the Italian.<br>        157 · Uncle Tom Barker · Bill Arp · ss Atlanta Constitution<br>        163 · My Enemy · Elizabeth S. Bates · vi<br>        164 · The Nihilist · Leon de Linseau; translated by E. C. · ss; translated from the French.<br>        170 · Athletic Vengeance · Ernest Mobray · ss London Budget<br>        174 · The Smile Of Kama-Deva · Judith Gautier; translated by Mrs. William Sharp · vi; from La Conquete du Paradis.<br>        175 · A Tasmania Love Tale · Tasma · nv (r); from Coo-ee: Tales Of Australian Life..., where it appeared as: “An Old-Time Episode In Tasmania”.<br>        189 · Boum-Boum · Jules Claretie; translated by Mary Stuart Symonds · ss; translated from the French.<br>        195 · White Wine · Willis Steele · vi<br>        196 · Father Giles Of Ballymoy · Anthony Trollope · nv The Argosy (UK) May 1866, uncredited<br>        214 · “Too Hard” · Homer Bassford · vi<br>        215 · A Mystery Of The Sea · Lieut. C. R. Low · ss (r); given as by Lieut. C.R. Lowe.; from Tales Of Old Ocean.<br>        223 · Ec-Pay-Ah · Buckey O’Neill · vi<br>        224 · She—With The Black Poodle · Julius Chambers · ss (r); from Paris, “Galignant”.<br>        227 · Dead In Bed · Thomas J. Mosier · vi<br>        228 · The Cloak · Nikolai Gogol · na 1850, as “The Overcoat”; translated from the Russian (“Shinel”, Sochineniia, 1842). <br><br><b>Short Stories</b> [v7 #3, #16, September 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 128pp, smaller than standard)<br>        257 · A Non-Conductor · Sofia Bini; translated by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from the Italian.<br>        260 · “Boot Hill” · J. Whitcomb Marcy · vi<br>        261 · The Story Of An Ass · Arsene Houssaye; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss; translated from the French.<br>        267 · An Imported Sentiment · Anon. · ss St. Stephen’s Review<br>        273 · Smoke Wreaths · Grace M. Hurd · vi<br>        274 · A Financial Failure · Sarah Orne Jewett · ss (r)<br>        287 · The Pawky Peddler · Anon. · ss The Glasgow Citizen<br>        293 · Guilty · S. L. Bacon · vi<br>        294 · Greatest Story Ever Written · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Contemporary Review July 1891, as “The Finest Story In The World”<br>        320 · The Great Cinch · Clarence Pullen · ss New York Sun<br>        326 · The Steamer-Chair · Heileman Wilson · vi<br>        327 · An Elaborate Murderer · Franklin Fyles · ss (r)<br>        334 · Polite “Old Scip” · James H. Connelly · vi<br>        335 · In The Advertisements · Fulvia; translated by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from Italian.<br>        344 · A Tragedy · Amy Elizabeth Leigh · vi<br>        345 · Ocean Reminiscences · W. Clark Russell · ss The Independent<br>        349 · Desire · Marquot; translated by E. C. W. · vi; translated from the French.<br>        350 · The Egg-Stealer · Arthur Quiller Couch · ss The Speaker<br>        353 · Angora Tom · R. L. Ketchum · vi<br>        354 · Green Tea [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv All The Year Round October 23, 1869 (+3), uncredited <br></div>
<br>Subjects: Magazine; Periodical; Short Stories; Alfred Henry Lewis; J. Sheridan Le Fanu; Stanley Waterloo; Hans Christian Andersen; Arthur T. Quiller-Couch; Fitz-James O'Brien; Bill Arp; Anthony Trollope; Nikolai Gogol; Sarah Orne Jewett; Rudyard Kipling; W. Clark Russell</div>
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