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be noted the
supplementary list of poets whose names have not been included in our
list but whose work can be studied in one or more of the anthologies
indicated.

The classification according to birthplace (in some cases information
could not be obtained) furnishes material for the study of local groups
of writers.
The classification according to subject matter (including the use of
local color and background), although it is necessarily incomplete, will,
it is hoped, suggest courses of reading on these bases.
Preceding the alphabetical list of authors are bibliographies of different
types, which should be of use in the finding of material: lists of indexes
and critical periodicals; of general works of reference discussing the
period; of collections of poems, plays, short-stories, and essays; and of
bibliographies of short plays and short stories.
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Our thanks for criticisms and suggestions are due to Professors Robert
Herrick, Robert Morss Lovett, and Percy Holmes Boynton.
To Mr. G. Teyen, of the Chicago Public Library, we are indebted for
continual help in procuring books, verifying references, and, in general,
for putting the resources of the library at our disposal.

INDEXES AND CRITICAL PERIODICALS
Indexes
American Library Association Index, (to 1900) A.L.A.I. Supplement,
1901-1910 A.L.A. Supp.
Annual Literary Index (1892-1904) A.L.I. Continued as Annual Library
Index, 1905-1910 A.L.I.
Dramatic Index, 1909- D.I. Published with Annual Magazine Subject
Index.
Magazine Subject Index: Boston, 1908 M.S.I. Continued by Annual

Magazine Subject Index, 1909- A.S.I.
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1881 Poole Supplements,
1882-1906; 1907-1908 Poole Supp.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900- R.G. Supplement,
1907-1915, 1916-1919 R.G. Supp. Continued as International Index to
Periodicals, 1921- I.I.P.
Periodicals
(The initials following the abbreviated titles of the periodicals refer to
the indexes in which they are listed.)
The Book Review Digest, 1905- ----, contains summaries of important
reviews in periodicals and newspapers.
Academy: London (ceased 1916)--Acad.
American Catholic Quarterly Review: Philadelphia--Amer. Cath. Quar.
Athenæum: London--Ath.--A.L.I. Combined with Nation (London),
Feb. 19, 1921.
Atlantic Monthly: Boston--Atlan.--R.G.; A.S.I.
Bellman: Minneapolis, Minn. (ceased 1919).
Booklist (A.L.A.): Chicago.
Bookman: New York--Bookm.--R.G.
Bookman: London--Bookm. (Lond.)--D.I.; A.S.I.
Book News: Philadelphia (ceased 1918).
Boston Transcript: Boston--Bost. Trans.
Catholic World: New York--Cath. World.

Century: New York--Cent.--R.G.
Chapbook (a Monthly Miscellany): London.
Columbia University Quarterly: New York--Columbia Univ. Quar.
Contemporary Review: London and New York--Contemp.--R.G.;
A.S.I.
Craftsman: New York. Includes some literary studies.
Critic: New York (ceased 1906)--R.G.
Current Literature: New York (name changed to Current Opinion,
1913)--Cur. Lit.--R.G.
Current Opinion: New York--Cur. Op.--R.G.
Dial: New York--Dial--R.G.
Double-Dealer: New Orleans (1921- ----).
Drama: Washington--Drama--R.G.S.
Dublin Review: London--Dub. R.--D.I.; A.S.I.; R.G.S.
Edinburgh Review: Edinburgh--Edin. R.
Egoist: London (1914-19). Includes art, music, literature, emphasizing
especially new movements.
English Review: London (1908- ----)--Eng. Rev.--R.G.S.; D.I.; A.S.I.
Fortnightly Review: London and New York--Fortn.--R.G.; A.S.I.
Forum: New York--R.G.; A.S.I.
Freeman: New York (ceased 1924).

Harper's Magazine: New York--Harp.
Independent: New York--Ind.--R.G.
Literary Digest: New York--Lit. Digest--R.G.
Literary Review of the New York Evening Post: New York (1921-
----).--Lit. Rev.
Little Review: Chicago.
Littell's Living Age: Boston--Liv. Age--R.G. Reprints from the best
periodicals.
London Mercury: London (1919- ----)--Lond. Merc. Critical review,
established in 1919, edited by J.C. Squire.
London Times Literary Supplement: London--Lond. Times--A.S.I.
Manchester Guardian: Manchester, England--The best English
provincial paper for reviews.
Nation: London--Nation (Lond.)--A.S.I. See Athenæum.
Nation: New York--Nation--R.G.
New Republic: New York (1914- )--New Repub.--R.G.
New Statesman: London (1913- )--New Statesman--R.G.S.; A.S.I.
New York Eve. Post. See Literary Review.
New York Times Review of Books: New York--N.Y. Times.
Nineteenth Century and After: London and New York--19th
Cent.--R.G.; A.S.I.
North American Review: New York--No. Am.--R.G.; A.S.I.

Outlook: New York.
Poet Lore: Boston--Poet Lore--R.G.S.
Poetry: Chicago--Poetry--R.G.
Quarterly Review: London and New York--Quar.--R.G.; A.S.I.
The Review: New York--a weekly journal of political and general
discussion: Began 1919; changed its name, June, 1920, to Weekly
Review; consolidated with Independent, October, 1921.
Review of Reviews: New York--R. of Rs.--R.G.
Saturday Review: London--Sat. Rev.--A.S.I.
Sewanee Review: Sewanee, Tennessee.
Spectator: London--Spec.--R.G.S.; A.S.I.
Springfield Republican, Springfield, Mass.--Springfield Repub.
Touchstone: New York.
Unpopular Review--New York. 1915-19. Continued as Unpartizan
Review to 1921.
Westminster Review--London--Westm. R. (ceased 1914).
World Today: New York (ceased 1912).
Yale Review: New Haven, Conn.--R.G.S.
Popular magazines, referred to on occasion, are not listed above.

GENERAL WORKS OF REFERENCE
(Referred to in the book by the first word usually)

1. HISTORIES AND GENERAL DISCUSSION
Boynton, Percy Holmes. A History of American Literature. 1919.
(Bibliographies.)
Cambridge History of American Literature. 1917-21. By W.P. Trent,
John Erskine, Stuart P. Sherman, and Carl Van Doren. (Vols. III, IV.)
(Bibliographies.)
Macy, J.A. The Spirit of American Literature. 1913.
Pattee, Fred Lewis. A History of American Literature since 1870. 1915.
(Bibliographies.)
Perry, Bliss. The American Spirit in Literature. 1918.
Stearns, Harold E. America and the Young Intellectual. 1921.
---- ---- Civilization in the United States. 1922. (Special chapters.)
2. CRITICISM OF SPECIAL AUTHORS OR PHASES
Canby, H.S., Benét,