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Wharton, Edith. “After Holbein.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1928. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 532-50. Saturday Evening Post 200 (5 May 1928): 6-7. Certain People, 1930.

—. “Afterward.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1910. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 152-76. Century 79 (January 1910): 321-39. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910.

—. “All Souls’ ” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1937. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 879-97. First published in Ghosts, 1937. (All the other stories in this collection, which was published after Wharton’s death, had been previously published.)

—. “The Angel at the Grave.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1901. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 245-58. Scribner’s 29 (February 1901): 158-66. Crucial Instances, 1901

—. “April Showers.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1900. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 189-96. Youth’s Companion 74 (18 January 1900): 25-26

—. “Atrophy.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1927. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 501-10. Ladies’ Home Journal 44 (November 1927): 8-9.Certain People, 1930.

—. “Autres Temps . . . .” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1911. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 257-81. Century 82 (July 1911): 344-52; August 1911): 587-94 (under title “Other Times, Other Manners”). Xingu, 1916.

—. “The Best Man.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1905. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 685-705. Collier’s 35 (2 September 1905): 14-17.The Hermit and the Wild Woman, 1908.

—. “Bewitched.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1925. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 403-20. Pictorial Review 26 (March 1925): 14-16. Here and Beyond, 1926

—. “The Blond Beast.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1910. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 131-51. Scribner’s 48 (September 1910): 291-304. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910.

—. “The Bolted Door.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1909. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 3-35. Scribner’s 45 (March 1909): 288-308. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910

—. “A Bottle of Perrier.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1926. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 511-31. Saturday Evening Post 198 (27 March 1926): 8-10 (under title “A Bottle of Evian”). Certain People, 1930.

—. “Bunner Sisters.” Xingu and Other Stories. 1916. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1916. 307-436. First published in Xingu and Other Stories, 1916. Not included in Lewis’s edition Collected Stories of Edith Wharton.

—. “Charm Incorporated.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1934. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 743-62. Hearst’s International Cosmopolitan 96 (February 1934): 28-31 (under the title “Bread upon the Waters”). The World Over, 1936

—. “The Choice.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1908. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 345-55. Century 77 (November 1908): 32-40. Xingu, 1916

—. “Coming Home.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1915. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 230-56. Scribner’s 58 (December 1915): 702-18. Xingu, 1916.

—. “Confession.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1936. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. Storyteller 58 (March 1936): 64-85 (under title “Unconfessed Crime”). The World Over, 1936.

—. “The Confessional.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 314-43.
Crucial Instances, 1901.

—. “Copy.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1900. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 275-86. Scribner’s 27 (June 1900): 657-63. Crucial Instances, 1901

—. “A Coward.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1899. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 127-39. First published in The Greater Inclination, 1899

—. “A Cup of Cold Water.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1899. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 151-72. First published in The Greater Inclination, 1899

—. “The Daunt Diana.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1909. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 50-59. Scribner’s 46 (July 1909): 35-41. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910

—. “The Day of the Funeral.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1933. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 669-86. Woman’s Home companion 60 (January 1933): 7-8; (February 1933): 15-16 (under the title “In a Day”). Human Nature, 1933.

—. “The Debt.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1909. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 61-72. Scribner’s 46 (August 1909): 165-72. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910

—. “The Descent of Man.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1904. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 347-63. Scribner’s 35 (March 1904): 313-22. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904

—. “Diagnosis.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1930. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 723-39. Ladies’ Home Journal 47 (November 1930): 8-9. Human Nature, 1930.

—. “Dieu D’amour.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1928. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 551-69. Ladies’ Home Journal 45 (October 1928): 6-7. Certain People, 1930.

—. “The Dilettante.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1903. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 411-19. Harper’s 108 (December 1903): 139-43. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904

—. “The Duchess at Prayer.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1900. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 229-44. Scribner’s 28 (August 1900): 153-69. Crucial Instances, 1901

—. “Duration.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1936. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 859-71. First published in The World Over, 1936.

—. “Expiation.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1903. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 438-56. Hearst’s International-Cosmopolitan 36 (December 1903): 209-22. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904.

—. “The Eyes.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1910. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 115-30. Scribner’s 47 (June 1910): 671-80. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910.

—. “Friends.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1900. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 197-214. The Youth’s Companion: Vol. 74, Number 33 (August 23, 1900), 405-06 and Vol. 74, Number 34 (August 30, 1900), 417-18

—. “Full Circle.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1909. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 73-91. Scribner’s 46 (October 1909): 408-19. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910.

—. “The Fullness of Life.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1893. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 12-20. Scribner’s 14 (December 1893): 699-704

—. “A Glimpse.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1932. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 687-705. Saturday Evening Post 205 (12 November 1932): 16-17. Human Nature, 1933.

—. “Her Son.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. [1933–other information not available]. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 619-68. Human Nature, 1933

—. “The Hermit and the Wild Woman.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1906. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 571-89. Scribner’s 39 (February 1906): 145-56.The Hermit and the Wild Woman, 1908.

—. “His Father’s Son.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1909. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 36-49. Scribner’s 45 (June 1909): 657-65. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910

—. “The House of the Dead Hand.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1904. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 507-29. Atlantic Monthly 94 (August 1904): 781-89. In English edition only of The Descent of Man and Other Stories

—. “In Trust.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1906. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 616-31. Booklover’s 7 (April 1906): 432-40. The Hermit and the Wild Woman, 1908

—. “The Introducers.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1905. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 530-54. Ainslee’s 16 (December 1905): 139-48; (January 1906): 61-67.

—. “A Journey.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1899. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 79-87. First published in The Greater Inclination, 1899

—. “Joy in the House.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1932. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 706-22. Nash’s Pall Mall 90 (December 1932): 16-17. Human Nature, 1933.

—. “Kerfol.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1916. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 282-300. Scribner’s 59 (March 1916): 329-41.Xingu, 1916.

—. “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1902. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 457-74. Scribner’s 32 (November 1902): 549-60. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904

—. “The Lamp of Psyche.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1895. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 42-57. Scribner’s 18 (October 1895): 418-28

—. “The Last Asset.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1904. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 590-615. Scribner’s 36 (August 1904): 150-68. The Hermit and the Wild Woman, 1908

—. “The Legend.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1910. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 92-114. Scribner’s 47 (March 1910): 278-91. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910.

—. “Les Metteurs En Scène.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1906. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 555-68. Revue des Deux Mondes 67 (October 1908): 692-708.

—. “The Letter.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1904. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 493-506. Harper’s 108 (April 1904): 781-89.

—. “The Letters.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1910. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 177-206. Century 80 (August 1910):485-92; (September 1910): 641-50; (October 1910): 812-19. Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910.

—. “The Line of Least Resistance.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1900. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 215-26. Lippincott’s 66 (October 1900): 559-70.

—. “The Long Run.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1912. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 301-24. Atlantic Monthly 109 (February 1912): 145-63. Xingu, 1916.

—. “The Looking Glass.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1935. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 844-58. Hearst’s International–Cosmopolitan 99 (December 1935): 32-35 (under the title “The Mirrors”). The World Over, 1936

—. “Miss Mary Pask.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1925. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 373-84. Pictorial Review 26 (April 1925): 8-9. Here and Beyond, 1926

—. “The Mission of Jane.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1902. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 364-79. Harper’s 106 (December 1902): 63-74. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904

—. “The Moving Finger.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1901. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 301-13. Harper’s 102 (March 1901): 627-32. Crucial Instances, 1901

—. “Mr. Jones.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1928. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 594-615. Ladies’ Home Journal 45 (April 1928): 3-5. Certain People, 1930.

—. “Mrs. Manstey’s View.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1891. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 3-11. Scribner’s 10 (July 1891): 117-22

—. “The Muse’s Tragedy.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1899. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 67-78. Scribner’s 25 (January 1899): 77-84.

—. “The Other Two.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1904. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 380-96. Collier’s 32 (13 February 1904): 15-20. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904

—. “The Pelican.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1898. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 88-103. Scribner’s 24 (November 1898): 620-29. The Greater Inclination, 1899

—. “Permanent Wave.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1935. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 789-800. Redbook 64 (April 1935): 20-23 (under the title “Poor Old Vincent”). The World Over, 1936.

—. “Pomegranate Seed.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1931. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 763-88. Saturday Evening Post 203 (25 April 1931): 6-7. The World Over, 1936.

—. “The Portrait.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1899. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 173-85. First published in The Greater Inclination, 1899

—. “The Potboiler.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1904. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 663-84. Scribner’s 36 (December 1904): 696-712. The Hermit and the Wild Woman, 1908.

—. “The Pretext.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1908. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 632-54. Scribner’s 44 (August 1908): 173-87. The Hermit and the Wild Woman, 1908

—. “The Quicksand.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1902. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 397-410. Harper’s 105 (June 1902): 13-21. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904

—. “The Reckoning.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1902. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 420-37. Harper’s 105 (August 1902): 342-55. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904

—. “The Recovery.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1901. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 259-74. Harper’s 102 (February 1901): 468-77. Crucial Instances, 1901

—. “The Refugees.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1919. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 570-93. Saturday Evening Post 191 (18 January 1919): 3-5. Certain People, 1930.

—. “The Rembrandt.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1900. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 287-300. Hearst’s International Cosmopolitan 29 (August 1900): 429-37.Crucial Instances, 1901

—. “Roman Fever.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1934. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 833-42. Liberty 11 (10 November 1934): 10-14. The World Over, 1936.

—. “The Seed of the Faith.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1919. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 421-48. Scribner’s 65 (January 1919): 17-33. Here and Beyond, 1926.

—. “Souls Belated.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1899. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 104-26. First published in The Greater Inclination, 1899

—. “Telling a Short Story.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. xxxi-xl.

—. “The Temperate Zone.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1924. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 449-72. Pictorial Review 25 (February 1924): 5-7. Here and Beyond, 1926

—. “That Good May Come.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1894. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 21-41. Scribner’s 15 (May 1894): 629-42.

—. “The Triumph of Night.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1914. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 325-44. Scribner’s 56 (August 1914): 149-62. Xingu, 1916

—. “The Twilight of the God.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1899. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 140-50. First published in The Greater Inclination, 1899

—. “The Valley of Childish Things, and Other Emblems.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1894. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 58-63. Century 52 (July 1894): 629-42

—. “Velvet Ear Pads.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1926. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 473-99. First published in Here and Beyond, 1926.

—. “A Venetian Night’s Entertainment.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1903. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 475-90. Scribner’s 34 (December 1903): 640-51. The Descent of Man and Other Stories, 1904

—. “The Verdict.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1908. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 655-62. Scribner’s 43 (June 1908): 689-93. The Hermit and the Wild Woman,1908

—. “Writing a War Story.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1919. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 359-70. Woman’s Home Companion 46 (September 1919): 17-1.

—. “Xingu.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1911. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 209-29. Scribner’s 50 (December 1911): 684-96. Xingu and Other Stories, 1916.

—. “The Young Gentlemen.” The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton. 1926. Ed. R. W. B . Lewis. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. 385-402. Pictorial Review 27 (February 1926): 385-402. Here and Beyond, 1926.

Information on original serial publication places and dates is from Barbara White’s Edith Wharton: Short Fiction.

List compiled by Donna Campbell; please notify me of any errors.