Tricks and Inventions. (Including reviews of Post’s “Uncle Abner” and Burt’s “John O’May.”) Nation. Oct 19. (107:453.) Turgenev, Ivan. By Margaret Ashmun. B. E. T. Oct. 19. (pt. 3. p. 4.) _Untermeyer Louis._ Review of “The Grim Thirteen.” Dial. Jan. 17. (64:70.) War Novels [and Short Stories]. By Katharine Fullerton Gerould. Yale R. Oct. (8:159.) _Wellington, Amy._ Artist-Fighter in English Prose: Cunninghame Graham. Book. April. (47:155.) _West, Rebecca._ Review of Merrick’s “While Paris Laughed.” Outl. (London.) Aug. 17. (42:159.) Williams, Blanche Cotton. Review of “A Handbook on Story-Writing.” By Edward J. O’Brien. Book. Jan. (46:612.) _Williams, Myron R._ Review of Sélincourt’s “Nine Tales.” Dial. March 14. (64:241.) Yiddish Writers, New York’s. (Pinski, Asch, Raisin, Libin, Kobrin.) By Isaac Goldberg. Book. Feb. (46:684.) MAGAZINE AVERAGES, JANUARY TO OCTOBER, 1918 _The following table includes the averages of American periodicals published during the ten-month period before November 1, 1918. One, two, and three a’s are employed to indicate relative distinction. “Three-a stories” are of somewhat permanent literary value. The table excludes reprints, but not translations._ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NO. OF DISTINCTIVE PERCENTAGE OF PERIODICALS NO. OF STORIES PUBLISHED DISTINCTIVE (Jan.-Oct.) STORIES STORIES PUBLISHED PUBLSHED ────────────────────────────────────────── a aa aaa a aa aaa ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Adventure 177 16 3 0 9 2 0 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Ainslee’s 75 9 1 0 12 1 0 Magazine ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── American 40 17 4 0 43 10 0 Magazine ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Atlantic 17 16 13 9 94 76 53 Monthly ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Bellman 24 21 5 3 88 20 13 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Black Cat 77 9 2 0 12 3 0 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Bookman 6 6 6 3 100 100 50 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Boston 14 13 7 2 93 50 14 Evening Transcript ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────