Ring Lardner's Short Stories
--In Chronological Order--

Updated 10 January 2006

1914 | 1915 |1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1924 | 1925 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1954

Note:  The title is followed by the citation for the story's first magazine appearance. References to Lardner's books are at the end. I have listed only those books published during Lardner's lifetime and Lardner anthologies published after his death which include material not found in books published during his lifetime.

Busher's Letters Home, A
The Saturday Evening Post 186 (7 March 1914)
6-8, 57-58. YKMA, RAB, ABS.

My Roomy
The Saturday Evening Post 186 (9 May 1914)
17-19, 61-61, 65. HTWSS, RU, RAB, ABS.

Busher Comes Back, The
The Saturday Evening Post 186 (23 May 1914)
18-20, 61-62. YKMA, RAB, ABS.

Busher's Honeymoon, The
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (11 July 1914)
12-14, 33-34. YKMA, RAB, ABS.

Sick 'Em
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (25 July 1914)
16-18, 33-35. RAB, ABS.

Horseshoes
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (15 August 1914)
8-10, 44-46. HTWSS, RU, RAB, ABS.

New Busher Breaks In, A
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (12 September 1914)
15-17, 53-54. YKMA, RAB, ABS.

Busher's Kid, The
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (3 October 1914)
20-22, 53-54. YKMA, RAB, ABS.

Back to Baltimore
The Red Book Magazine 24 (November 1914)
29-41. RAB, ABS.

Busher Beats It Hence, The
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (7 November 1914)
21-23, 38-40. YKMA, RAB, ABS.

Own Your Own Home
The Red Book Magazine 24 (January 1915)
488-500. OYOH.

Tour No. 2
The Saturday Evening Post 187 187 (13 February 1915)
16-18, 41-42.
A story in two parts.

Tour No. 2
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (20 February 1915)
21-23, 41-42.
A story in two parts.

Busher Abroad, The
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (20 March 1915)
19-21, 57-58.
A story in four parts.

Busher Abroad, The
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (10 April 1915)
20-22, 73-74.
A story in four parts.

Welcome to Our City
The Red Book Magazine 25 (May 1915)
29-40. OYOH.

Busher Abroad, The
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (8 May 1915)
20-22, 65-67.
A story in four parts.

Busher Abroad, The
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (15 May 1915)
25-27, 77-78.
A story in four parts.

Busher's Welcome Home, The
The Saturday Evening Post 187 (5 June 1915)
18-20, 52-54.

Last Laugh, The
The Red Book Magazine 25 (July 1915)
540-550. OYOH.

Alibi Ike
The Saturday Evening Post 188 (31 July 1915)
16-18, 30. HTWSS, RU, RAB, ABS.

Harmony
McClure's 45 (August 1915)
20-22, 56-57. HTWSS, RU, RAB, ABS.

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Uncivil War
The Red Book Magazine 25 (September 1915)
938-949. OYOH.

Poor Simp, The
The Saturday Evening Post 188 (11 September 1915)
16-18, 61-62. RAB, ABS.

Where Do You Get That Noise?
The Saturday Evening Post 188 (23 October 1915)
10-12, 40-41. RAB, ABS.

Oh, You Bonehead!
The Saturday Evening Post 188 (30 October 1915)
16-18, 45-46.

Carmen
The Saturday Evening Post 188 (19 February 1916)
14-15, 36-37. GT.

Three Kings and a Pair
The Saturday Evening Post 188 (11 March 1916)
17-19, 57-58. GT.

Good for the Soul
The Saturday Evening Post 188 (25 March 1916)
20-23, 78, 81-82. RAB, ABS.

War Bribes
The Red Book Magazine 26 (April 1916)
1111-1121.

Crook, The
The Saturday Evening Post 188 (24 June 1916)
18-20, 52-53. RAB, ABS.

Swift Six, The
The Red Book Magazine 27 (July 1916)
549-560.

Gullible's Travels
The Saturday Evening Post 189 (19 August 1916)
3-6, 31, 34-35, 38. GT.

Champion
Metropolitan 44 (October 1916)
14-16. 62-64. HTWSS, RU.

Water Cure, The
The Saturday Evening Post 189 (14 October 1916)
93-97, 100-103. GT.

One-Man Team, A
The Red Book Magazine 28 (November 1916)
93-97, 100-103.

Facts, The
Metropolitan 45 (January 1917)
7-10, 52-53. HTWSS, RU.

Three Without, Doubled
The Saturday Evening Post 189 (13 January 1917)
11-13, 69-70. GT.

Tour Y-10
Metropolitan 45 (February 1917)
12-14, 34, 39-40, 42-43.

Hold-Out, The
The Saturday Evening Post 189 (24 March 1917)
8-10, 49-50. RAB, ABS.

Fore!
The Red Book Magazine 29 (May 1917)
35-46.

Friendly Game, A
The Saturday Evening Post. 189 (5 May 1917)
10-12, 53, 55.

Ball-A-Hole
The Saturday Evening Post 189 (12 May 1917)
16-18, 75, 78.

Gas, Oil and Air
Milestones 1 (June 1917)
1-2, 14-15.

Yellow Kid, The
The Saturday Evening Post 189 (23 June 1917)
8-10, 69. RAB, ABS.

Last Night, The
The Red Book Magazine 30 (November 1917)
95-98, 100.

Clubby Roadster, The
The Red Book Magazine 30 (February 1918)
61-65, 156.

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Call for Mr. Keefe
The Saturday Evening Post 190 (9 March 1918)
3-4, 78, 80, 82. SC, RAB, ABS.

Jack the Kaiser Killer
The Saturday Evening Post 190 (23 March 1918)
10-11, 43, 45-46. TER.

Corporal Punishment
The Saturday Evening Post 190 (13 April 1918)
10-11, 73-74, 77. TER.

Purls before Swine
The Saturday Evening Post 190 (8 June 1918)
5-7, 41-42. TER.

And Many a Stormy Wind Shall Blow
The Saturday Evening Post 191 (6 July 1918)
5-7, 63. RD.

Private Valentine
The Saturday Evening Post 191 (3 August 1918)
3-4, 28, 30. RD.

Strategy and Tragedy
The Saturday Evening Post 191 (31 August 1918)
5-7, 40-41. RD.

Chip of the Old Block, A
The Red Book Magazine 31 (September 1918)
76-79, 106, 108.

Decorated
The Saturday Evening Post 191 (26 October 1918)
6-7, 46, 49. RD.

Sammy Boy
The Saturday Evening Post 191 (21 December 1918)
10-11, 35, 38. RD.

Simple Simon
The Saturday Evening Post 191 (25 January 1919)
21-22, 24. RD.

Busher Reenlists, The
The Saturday Evening Post 191 (19 April 1919)
3-4, 147, 151, 155. RAB, ABS.

Battle of Texas, The
The Saturday Evening Post 191 (24 May 1919)
12-13, 94, 98. RAB, ABS.

Along Came Ruth
The Saturday Evening Post 192 (26 July 1919)
12-13, 120, 123. SC, RAB, ABS.

Courtship of T. Dorgan, The
The Saturday Evening Post 192 (6 September 1919)
8-9, 173-174, 177. ABS.

Busher Pulls a Mays, The
The Saturday Evening Post 192 (18 October 1919)
16-17, 182, 185-186. RAB, ABS.

What of It?
Liberty 1 (7 June 1924)
WOI.

In Conference
Liberty 1 (16 August 1924)
3-4. WOI.

Haircut
Lardnermania Study Guide
Liberty 1 (28 March 1925)
LN, RU.

Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It
Liberty 2 (9 May 1925)
5-8. LN, RU.

Zone of Quiet
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan 78 (June 1925)
44-48. LN, RU.

Women
Liberty 2 (20 June 1925)
5-8. LN, RU, RAB.

Love Nest, The
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan 79 (August 1925)
53-55, 194-195. LN, RU.

Day with Conrad Green, A
Liberty 2 (3 October 1925)
5-8. LN, RU.

Reunion
Liberty 2 (31 October 1925)
5-9. LN, RU.

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Who Dealt?
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan 80 (January 1926)
32-35. LN, RU.

Rhythm
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan 80 (March 1926)
32-35. LN, RU.

Travelogue
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan 80 (May 1926)
36-39, 181. RU.

I Can't Breathe
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan 81 (September 1926)
40-43, 201-202. RU.

Jade Necklace, The
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 81 (November 1926)
28-31.

Sun Cured
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 82 (January 1927)
32-35. RU.

Hurry Kane
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 82 (May 1927)
52-55, 160, 164-166. RU, RAB.

Then and Now
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 82 (June 1927)
66-69, 223. RU.

Now & Then
RU.
See "Then and Now."

Spinning Wheel, The
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 83 (July 1927)
106-108, 111.

Venomous Viper of the Volga, The
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 83 (September 1927)
52-53, 198-202.

Man Not Overboard
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 83 (November 1927)
50-51, 138, 140, 142. RU.

Anniversary
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 84 (January 1928).
RU.

Nora
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 84 (February 1928)
36-39. RU.

Liberty Hall
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 84 (March 1928)
64-67, 108, 112. RU.

There Are Smiles
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 84 (April 1928)
32-35, 130. RU.

Mr. Frisbie
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 84 (June 1928)
42-45, 122. RU.

Wedding Day
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 85 (July 1928)
66-69.

Dinner
Harper's Bazar 63 (September 1928)
70-71, 124, 126. RU.

Maysville Minstrel, The
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 85 (September 1928)
64-67. RU.

Ex Parte
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 85 (November 1928)
44-45, 155. RU.

Old Folks' Xmas
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan 86 (January 1929)
82-85, 133. RU.

Absent-Minded Beggar
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 86 (March 1929)
70-71, 186, 188-192.

Contract
Harper's Bazar 64 (March 1929)
100-101, 142, 144, 149. RU.

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High-rollers
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 86 (June 1929)
76-77, 108, 110.

Stop Me--If You've Heard This One
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 87 (July 1929)
98-99, 122, 124.

Pity Is Akin--
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 87 (September 1929)
74-75, 161-162.

That Old Sweetheart of Mine
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 87 (November 1929)
34-35, 166, 168-169.

Great Blessings
Hearst's International Cosmopolitan 87 (December 1929)
79-81, 132.

Second-Act Curtain
Collier's 85 (19 April 1930)
10, 64, 66. SC.

Momma
Good Housekeeping 90 (June 1930)
52-54, 252. SC.

Words and Music
Good Housekeeping 91 (August 1930)
30-33, 173-174.

Cured!
The Red Book Magazine 57 (March 1931)
41-45, 124. SC.

One Hit, One Error, One Left
The Saturday Evening Post 204 (23 April 1932)
3-5, 44, 46. LWS, RAB.

When the Moon Comes over the Mountain
The Saturday Evening Post 204 (7 May 1932)
8-9, 72-73. LWS, RAB.

Lose with a Smile
The Saturday Evening Post 204 (11 June 1932)
16-17, 86, 88. LWS, RAB.

Meet Me in St. Louie
The Saturday Evening Post 205 (2 July 1932)
14-15, 30. LWS, RAB.

Holycaust
The Saturday Evening Post 205 (30 July 1932)
12-13, 55, 58. LWS, RAB.

Ides of June, The
The Saturday Evening Post 205 (5 September 1932)
12-13, 62-63. LWS, RAB.

Take a Walk
The American Magazine 116 (October 1933)
66-70, 106, 109.

Bob's Birthday
The Red Book Magazine 62 (November 1933)
36-37, 75. SC.

Poodle
Delineator 124 (January 1934)
8-9, 30, 32-33. SC.

Via the Canal
New York Sunday News 7 January 1934
66-67.

Greek Tragedy
Esquire 1 (February 1934)
18-19, 85, 147.

Widow
The Red Book Magazine 65 (October 1935)
28-31, 65. SC.

Freedom of the Press
Pictorial Review 37 (November 1935)
14-15, 43-45.

How Are You?
The Red Book Magazine 66 (December 1935)
22-25, 83.

Claude Diphthong, Student of Crime
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine 24 (August 1954)
54-64.

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