e,
and I can commend them as texts for students of the short story.

TALES FROM A ROLLTOP DESK by _Christopher Morley_ (Doubleday,
Page & Company). I record this volume for the sake of one admirable
story, "Referred to the Author," which almost any contemporary of Mr.
Morley would have been glad to sign. Apart from this, the volume is
ephemeral.

THE SLEUTH OF ST. JAMES'S SQUARE by _Melville Davisson Post_.
(D. Appleton & Company). This volume contains the best of Mr. Post's
well-known mystery stories, and I take special pleasure in calling
attention to "The Wrong Sign," "The Hole in the Mahogany Panel," and
"The Yellow Flower." These stories show all the resourceful virtuosity
of Poe, and are models of their kind. While they seem to me to possess
no special literary value, they have solved some important new technical
problems, and I believe they will repay attentive study.

DEVIL STORIES, edited by _Maximilian J. Rudwin_ (Alfred A.
Knopf). This is an excellent anthology revealing a wide range of reading
and introducing a number of good stories which are likely to prove new
to most readers. The editor has added to the value of the volume by
elaborate annotation. He wears his learning lightly however, and it only
serves to adorn his subject.

CHRISTMAS ROSES, AND OTHER STORIES, by _Anne Douglas Sedgwick_
(Houghton Mifflin Company). This admirable series of nine studies
dealing with the finer shades of character are subdued in manner. Mrs.
de Selincourt has voluntarily restricted her range, but she has simply
"curtailed her circumference to enlarge her liberty," and I believe this
volume is likely to outlast many books which are more widely talked
about.

CAPE BRETON TALES, by _Harry James Smith_ (The Atlantic Monthly
Press). This little volume of short stories and studies deals with the
Arcadian life of Cape Breton and the Gaspe coast. I am speaking from
personal knowledge when I state that, this is the first time the
Acadian has been understood by an English speaking writer, and if Mr.
Smith's art works within narrow limits, it is quite faultless in its
rendering. This volume suggests what a loss American letters has
sustained in the author's death.

II. ENGLISH AND IRISH AUTHORS

THE GOLDEN WINDMILL, AND OTHER STORIES, by _Stacy Aumonier_
(The Macmillan Company). For some years Mr. Aumonier has been quietly
winning an important place for himself in English letters by his
admirable short stories, and this p