*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