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Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#5, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Reprints Contango by James Hilton (Ernest Benn, 1932) (distributed in the USA as Ill Wind).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Charles Gathergood · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· Florence Faulkner · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· Stuart Brown · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· Sylvia Seydel · James Hilton · nv Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· Nicholas Palescu · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· Leon Mirsky · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· Max Oetzler · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· Paula Courvier · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· Henry Elliott · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#6, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 190pp, digest) []
Subtitled “seven selected short stories”. Reprints 7 of the 13 stories from Selected Short Stories by Sinclair Lewis (Doubleday, Doran, 1935).
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Willow Walk · Sinclair Lewis · nv The Saturday Evening Post August 10 1918

· A Letter from the Queen · Sinclair Lewis · ss Cosmopolitan December 1929

· The Ghost Patrol · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Red Book Magazine June 1917

· The Hack Driver · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Nation August 29 1923

· Go East, Young Man · Sinclair Lewis · ss Cosmopolitan December 1930

· Moths in the Arc Light · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Saturday Evening Post January 11 1919

· Young Man Axelbrod · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Century Magazine June 1917

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#7, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 198pp, digest) []
Subtitled “14 great stories by 14 great authors”. Revised reprint of Samples ed. by Lilie Ryttenberg & Beatrice Lang (Boni & Liveright, 1927) with 6 stories dropped and a John Steinbeck story added.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Johnny Bear · John Steinbeck · ss Esquire September 1937, as “The Ears of Johnny Bear”

· Cynara · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss Hearst’s International March 1924

· Coming, Aphrodite · Willa Cather · nv The Smart Set August 1920, as “Coming, Eden Bower!”

· A Doer of the Word · Theodore Dreiser · nv Ainslee’s Magazine June 1902

· Every Other Thursday · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan July 1926

· “Tall-stoy” · George Ade · ss (r)

· Let’s Go to Hinky-Dink’s · Louis Bromfield · ss McCall’s Magazine September 1927

· Muzio · Konrad Bercovici · ss Harper’s Magazine April 1923

· Madagascar Ho! · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan March 1926

· The Dance · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss The Red Book Magazine June 1926

· Flowers of the Soul · Dorothy Canfield Fisher · ss The Delineator August 1926, as by Dorothy Canfield

· The Applewood Chair · Elinor Wylie · ss (r)

· The Man’s Story · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Dial September 1923

· Told by the Schoolmaster · John Galsworthy · ss The Forum December 1926

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#8, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 164pp, digest) []
Reprints Six Stories Written in the First Person Singular by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1931), except for substituting one story.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Virtue · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan February 1931

· The Round Dozen · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Good Housekeeping (UK) March 1924

· The Human Element · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan December 1930

· Jane · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International April 1923

· A Marriage of Convenience · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The Strand Magazine December 1929
an earlier version was first published in The Illustrated London News, June 23, 1906.

· The Creative Impulse · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Harper’s Bazar August 1926

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#9, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 162pp, digest) []
Reprints 10 of the 12 stories from The Long Valley by John Steinbeck (Viking Press, 1938). Given as “13 Great Short Stories from The Long Valley” on the cover as the stories that make up “The Red Pony” counted as separate stories.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

11 · The Murder · John Steinbeck · ss North American Review April 1934

22 · The Snake · John Steinbeck · ss The Monterey Beacon June 22 1935

31 · Flight · John Steinbeck · nv The Long Valley by John Steinbeck, Viking, 1938

47 · The Chrysanthemums · John Steinbeck · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1937

57 · The Vigilante · John Steinbeck · ss Esquire October 1936, as “The Lonesome Vigilante”

63 · The Raid · John Steinbeck · ss North American Review October 1934

73 · The White Quail · John Steinbeck · ss North American Review March 1935

84 · Breakfast · John Steinbeck · vi Pacific Weekly November 9 1936

87 · The Harness · John Steinbeck · ss The Atlantic Monthly June 1938

99 · The Red Pony: The Gift [Billy Buck] · John Steinbeck · nv North American Review November 1933

122 · The Great Mountains [Billy Buck] · John Steinbeck · ss North American Review December 1933

134 · The Promise [Billy Buck] · John Steinbeck · ss Harper’s Magazine August 1937

148 · The Leader of the People [Billy Buck] · John Steinbeck · ss The Argosy (UK) August 1936

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#10, 1943] (Avon Book Company, mg, 25¢, 162pp, digest) []
Subtitled “15 selected stories”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Helen, I Love You · James T. Farrell · ss The American Mercury July 1932

· Can All This Grandeur Perish? · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Wanted: A Chauffeur · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Mr. Lunkhead, the Banker · James T. Farrell · ss The Nation May 20 1936

· A Front-Page Story · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Nostalgia · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· The Professor · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Mary O’Reilley · James T. Farrell · ss The Midland May 1931

· Soap · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Counting the Waves · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· After the Sun Has Risen · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· The Fate of a Hero · James T. Farrell · ss North American Review March 1938

· The Sport of Kings · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· A Jazz-Age Clerk · James T. Farrell · ss New Frontier July 1936

· The Fall of Machine Gun McGurk · James T. Farrell · ss The Canadian Forum July 1939

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#11, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 164pp, digest) []
Subtitled “11 selected great stories”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Crime Without Passion · Ben Hecht · nv The Grand Magazine September 1933

· The Champion from Far Away · Ben Hecht · ss The Saturday Evening Post August 9 1930

· The Ghost of the San Mareno Hotel · Ben Hecht · nv Liberty March 18 1933 (+1)

· A Wistful Blackguard · Ben Hecht · ss The Champion from Far Away by Ben Hecht, Covici Friede, 1931

· The Bull That Won · Ben Hecht · ss Physical Culture July 1931

· The Shadow · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty January 30 1926

· In the Midst of Death · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty May 28 1932

· The Mystery of the Fabulous Laundryman · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty October 31 1931

· Lindro the Great · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty July 11 1925

· Actor’s Blood · Ben Hecht · nv The Saturday Evening Post February 20 1932

· The Widow Cagle’s Trousers · Ben Hecht · ss Actor’s Blood by Ben Hecht, Covici Friede, 1936

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#12, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 166pp, digest) []
Reprints The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan (Harcourt, Brace, 1938).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Someday I’ll Be a Millionaire Myself · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Ants · William Saroyan · ss Lilliput June 1938

· The Acrobats · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Memories of Paris · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Dale Carnegie Friend · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Broken Hearted Comedian (and the Girl who Took the Place of His Unfaithful Wife) · William Saroyan · ss Rob Wagner’s Script #478, October 8 1938

· The Tiger · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Sweetheart Sweetheart Sweetheart · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Brothers and the Sisters · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· I Was Only Kidding · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Way to Be Alive · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· I Could Say Bella Bella · William Saroyan · ss The New Yorker May 14 1938

· The Nurse, the Angel, the Daughter of the Gambler · William Saroyan · ss Story #45, April 1936

· O.K., Baby, This Is the World · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· What Hurts You? · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· On Malibu Bay · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Scenario for Karl Marx · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Legend-Makers · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Great Leapfrog Contest · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Lately I’ve Been Wanting to Go Away · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Citizens of the Third Grade · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The People, Yes and Then Again No · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Everything · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Woof Woof · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Prayer for the Living · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Little Old New York · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The World · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Letter to the Old City Editor · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Clear Warm Day · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Job · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Vision · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Anything for a Laugh · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Nice Boy, Even if He Is Rich · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Pool Game · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· We Want a Touchdown · William Saroyan · ss Story #66, January 1938

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#13, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Reprints 3 of the 4 Short Novels from Here Today and Gone Tomorrow by Louis Bromfield (Harper & Brothers, 1934).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

11 · No. 55 · Louis Bromfield · na Here Today and Gone Tomorrow by Louis Bromfield, Harper, 1934

66 · The Listener · Louis Bromfield · na The Story-teller April 1934

111 · Fourteen Years Later · Louis Bromfield · na (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#14, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Subtitled “22 Great Modern Stories from Jackpot”. Reprints 22 of the 75 stories from Jackpot by Erskine Caldwell (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1940).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Meddlesome Jack · Erskine Caldwell · ss We Are the Living by Erskine Caldwell, Viking Press, 1933

· The Medicine Man · Erskine Caldwell · ss We Are the Living by Erskine Caldwell, Viking Press, 1933

· Horse Thief · Erskine Caldwell · ss Vanity Fair (US) November 1933

· Rachel · Erskine Caldwell · ss Clay Autumn 1931

· A Day’s Wooing · Erskine Caldwell · ss Redbook Magazine March 1935

· Warm River · Erskine Caldwell · ss Pagany January/March 1932

· Snacker · Erskine Caldwell · ss Cosmopolitan December 1937

· Where the Girls Were Different · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

· The Visitor · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

· It Happened Like This · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

· My Old Man:

_ · I. The Night My Old Man Came Home · Erskine Caldwell · ss The New Yorker December 11 1937

_ · II. Handsome Brown and the Aggravating Goats · Erskine Caldwell · ss Georgia Boy by Erskine Caldwell, 1943

_ · III. My Old Man Hasn’t Been the Same Since · Erskine Caldwell · ss Georgia Boy by Erskine Caldwell, 1943

· People vs. Abe Lathan, Colored · Erskine Caldwell · ss Esquire August 1939

· Balm of Gilead · Erskine Caldwell · ss Story #76, March/April 1939

· The Midwinter Guest · Erskine Caldwell · ss Story #8, August 1932

· A Very Late Spring · Erskine Caldwell · ss Scribner’s Magazine June 1930

· The Mating of Marjorie · Erskine Caldwell · ss Scribner’s Magazine June 1930

· An Autumn Courtship · Erskine Caldwell · ss This Quarter March 1931

· The Corduroy Pants · Erskine Caldwell · ss Scribner’s Magazine May 1931

· The Girl Ellen · Erskine Caldwell · ss Vanity Fair (US) April 1935

· Yellow Girl · Erskine Caldwell · ss Story #11, February 1933

· A Knife to Cut the Corn Bread With · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

· Savannah River Payday · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#15, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 128pp+, digest) []
Subtitled “13 Great Stories”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

11 · A Watch and the Wilderness · Max Brand · ss The Elks Magazine September 1940

17 · Sunstroke · Ivan Bunin; translated by John Cournos · ss Story #20, March 1934

24 · Dead Man · James M. Cain · ss The American Mercury March 1936

34 · Panic · Daphne du Maurier · ss Saturday Review (UK) February 28 1931

42 · Remember Mother · Frances Eisenberg · ss Story #88, March/April 1941

54 · No Room at the Inn · Edna Ferber · ss Collier’s December 16 1939

60 · The Knot Hole · Dorothy Canfield · nv The Yale Review Spring 1943

78 · An Egg for the Major · C. S. Forester · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 13 1941

89 · The Boarding House · James Joyce · ss The Dubliners by James Joyce, Grant Richards, 1914

95 · You Can’t Do That [March family] · John P. Marquand · nv The Saturday Evening Post June 22 1935

115 · Mr. Nab · Ferenc Molnar · ss Story #95, May/June 1942

121 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911

124 · Eighteenth Summer · Hallie Southgate · ss Story 1941

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#16, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 134pp, digest) []
Reprints 8 long short stories from We Are Ten by Fannie Hurst (Harper & Brothers, 1937).
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

11 · Carrousel · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan January 1930

26 · Soiled Dove · Fannie Hurst · ss (r)

44 · Elaine, Daughter of Elaine · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan October 1937

61 · God Made Little Apples · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan May 1932

73 · Hattie Turner versus Hattie Turner · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan August 1934

92 · Nothing Ever Happens · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan May 1935

111 · The Laugh Was on Harry · Fannie Hurst · ss (r)

127 · Home, James! · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan June 1936

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#17, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Subtitled “Selected Great Stories”. Abridged from The Hills Beyond by Thomas Wolfe (Harper, 1941).
Details taken from eBay listing.

· No Cure for It · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· Gentlemen of the Press · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· A Kinsman of the Blood · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· Chickamauga · Thomas Wolfe · nv The Yale Review Winter 1938

· The Return of the Prodigal · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· The Lion at Morning · Thomas Wolfe · ss Harper’s Bazaar #2757, October 1941

· The Battle of Hogwart Heights · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· The Lost Boy · Thomas Wolfe · nv Redbook Magazine November 1937

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#18, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Reprints 5 of the 6 stories in Ah King by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1933).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents.

11 · Ah King · Somerset Maugham · pr Heinemann, 1933

12 · Footprints in the Jungle · Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan January 1927

35 · The Door of Opportunity · Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan October 1931

59 · The Vessel of Wrath · Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan April 1931

86 · The Book-Bag · Somerset Maugham · nv The Book-Bag: 20 Best Short Stories in Ray Long’s 20 Years as an Editor ed. Ray Long, Crown, 1932

113 · The Back of Beyond · Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan July 1931, as “The Right Thing Is the Kind Thing”

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#19, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Reprints They Brought Their Women by Edna Ferber (Doubleday, 1932).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

12 · Preface · Edna Ferber · pr 1932

13 · Glamour · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan March 1932

30 · Fräulein · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan October 1932

47 · Meadow Lark · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan July 1930

60 · Hey! Taxi! · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan January 1928

76 · Wall Street—’28 · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan August 1928, as “Nine to Five
9 to 5”

90 · They Brought Their Women · Edna Ferber · nv Cosmopolitan July 1932

106 · No Foolin’ · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan December 1931

122 · Keep It Holy · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan May 1933

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#20, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 162pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Twelve great modern stories: a new collection”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

11 · The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber · Ernest Hemingway · nv Cosmopolitan September 1936

38 · If God Can Be Amused · Lloyd C. Douglas · ss The American Magazine December 1933

53 · Nothing So Monstrous · John Steinbeck · ss The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932

70 · Onward, Sons of Ingersoll! · Sinclair Lewis · ss Scribner’s Magazine August 1935

87 · Princess O’Hara · Damon Runyon · ss Collier’s March 3 1934

100 · Into Egypt · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss Tales Before Midnight by Stephen Vincent Benét, Farrar & Rinehart, 1939

110 · The Sage of Fountain Inn · Alexander Woollcott · ar Cosmopolitan September 1933

118 · Wine on the Desert · Max Brand · ss This Week June 7 1936

126 · Let There Be Honour · Kay Boyle · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 8 1941

143 · Fishing · H. E. Bates · ss The Manchester Guardian February 3 1928

146 · Beaver · Hal Borland · ss Story #25, August 1934

153 · His Brother’s Keeper · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Strand Magazine December 1922

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#21, 1945] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 166pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Twelve Great Stories”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents.

11 · Baby Mike · James T. Farrell · ss To Whom It May Concern by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1944

26 · Mr. Gremmer · James T. Farrell · ss To Whom It May Concern by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1944

32 · A Teamster’s Payday · James T. Farrell · ss To Whom It May Concern by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1944

52 · Street Scene · James T. Farrell · ss To Whom It May Concern by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1944

59 · High-School Star · James T. Farrell · nv To Whom It May Concern by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1944

83 · Autumn Afternoon · James T. Farrell · ss To Whom It May Concern by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1944

97 · Yesterday’s Love · James T. Farrell · ss $1000 a Week by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1942

103 · The Scoop · James T. Farrell · ss The Daily Worker 1934

109 · The Oratory Contest · James T. Farrell · ss Can All This Grandeur Perish? by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1937

125 · Jim O’Neill · James T. Farrell · ss A Year Magazine 1933

135 · A Noble Guy · James T. Farrell · ss Can All This Grandeur Perish? by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1937

147 · Children of the Times · James T. Farrell · ss Can All This Grandeur Perish? by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1937

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#22, 1945] (25¢, digest) []
Subtitled “Career in C Major and Other Stories”.

· The Girl in the Storm · James M. Cain · ss Liberty January 6 1940

· Coal Black · James M. Cain · ss Liberty April 3 1937

· Career in C Major · James M. Cain · na Three of a Kind by James M. Cain, Knopf, 1943
expanded from “Two Can Sing”, American Magazine Apr ’38.

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#23, 1945] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 134pp, digest) []
Subtitled “The First Wife and Other Stories” but different contents to the 1933 (John Day) collection of the same name.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The First Wife · Pearl S. Buck · ss Asia December 1931

· The Lesson · Pearl S. Buck · ss Today and Forever by Pearl S. Buck, John Day, 1941

· Hearts Come Home · Pearl S. Buck · ss Ladies’ Home Journal August 1935

· Golden Flower · Pearl S. Buck · ss Woman’s Home Companion March 1940

· The Face of Buddha · Pearl S. Buck · ss The Saturday Evening Post August 24 1940, as “The Face of Gold”

· Guerrila Mother · Pearl S. Buck · ss (r)

· The Frill · Pearl S. Buck · ss Woman’s Home Companion March 1933

· The Old Demon · Pearl S. Buck · ss Cosmopolitan February 1939

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#24, 1945] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Subtitled “Five Long Short Stories”. Reprints 5 of the 9 stories in It Takes All Kinds by Louis Bromfield (Harper, 1939).
Details taken from eBay listing.

· New York Legend · Louis Bromfield · na Cosmopolitan September 1935

· Good-Time Bessie · Louis Bromfield · ss Cosmopolitan March 1936

· The Hand of God · Louis Bromfield · nv Cosmopolitan September 1934

· The Girl Who Knew Everybody · Louis Bromfield · ss Cosmopolitan March 1932

· That Which Never Returns · Louis Bromfield · ss Cosmopolitan September 1931

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#25, 1945] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 133pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Ten Great Stories: A New Anthology”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Hanging at San Quentin · John Steinbeck · ss (r)

· Daughters of Mars · Louis Bromfield · ss The World We Live In by Louis Bromfield, Harper & Row, 1944

· The Captial of the World · Ernest Hemingway · ss (r)

· The Four Dutchmen · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan December 1928

· Charles Gathergood · James Hilton · ss Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

· The Cat “I Am” · H. F. Heard · ss The Great Fog and Other Weird Tales by H. F. Heard, Vanguard Press, 1944

· María Concepción · Katherine Anne Porter · ss The Century Magazine December 1922

· The Bottle Collectors · Kenneth Roberts · nv (r)
possibly “A Tour of the Bottlefields” The Saturday Evening Post Nov 13, 1926.

· The Dance · Pearl S. Buck · ss Collier’s March 23 1935

· Over the River and Through the Wood · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker December 15 1934

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#26, 1945] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Reprints 26 of the 87 stories in A Thousand and One Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht (The Viking Press, 1941).
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Feast of the Bums · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Go Scholar-Gypsy! · Ben Hecht · ar Story #92, September/October 1941 [Ref. Sherwood Anderson]

· Goodbye to an Old Man · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· How Do You Do? · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Open Letter to Mr. Churchill · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Obit for Nobody · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· A Poet Out of Yesterday · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Four Rabbis Speak · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· A Maverick from Movie Land · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Wreath for a Little Girl · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· The Bewitched Tailor · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Hand Me Me Sword · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Three Without a Story · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· I Want to Go Home · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Murder in Broome Street · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Mishkin’s Soul of Man · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· As Apple Blossom Falls · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· No Casting · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Echoes from a Rubbish Heap · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Ballad of Dead Reporters · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· My Tribe Is Called Israel · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Poor People · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Hitler’s Lost Cause · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Nude on Rocks · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Evening in Ermine · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Miracle on WHN · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· A Paganini of the Gutter · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Tale of a Midget · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

· Afternoon of an Author · Ben Hecht · ss 1001 Afternoons in New York by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1941

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#28, 1946] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Subtitled “Twelve Great Stories”.

· Triumph of Justice · Irwin Shaw · ss Esquire December 1940

· The Raffle · Sally Benson · ss The New Yorker March 1 1941

· Mock Hen and Mock Turtle [Ephraim Tutt] · Arthur Train · ss Tutt and Mr. Tutt by Arthur Train, Scribner, 1920

· The Man Who Looked Like Himself · Erskine Caldwell · ss The American Mercury May 1933

· The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and Nothing but the Tooth · Robert Benchley · ss Inside Benchley by Robert Benchley, Harper and Brothers, 1942

· The Vivid Imagination · John Steinbeck · ss The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932

· Up Ferguson Way · Louis Bromfield · ss Cosmopolitan December 1943

· A Humoresque in Ham · Ben Hecht · ss The Smart Set April 1918

· No Trouble at All · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss Vogue March 1 1937

· The Farewell Murder [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · na Black Mask February 1930

· Too Bad · Dorothy Parker · ss The Smart Set July 1923

· The Body Beautiful · Cornelia Otis Skinner · ar The American Mercury May 1941

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#29, 1946] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 130pp, digest) []
Reprints Hope of Heaven and Other Stories by John O’Hara (Faber and Faber, 1939).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Hope of Heaven · John O’Hara · n. 1938

· Platform · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night by John O'Hara, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945

· A Purchase of Some Golf Clubs · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night by John O'Hara, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945

· Too Young · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 9 1939

· Where’s the Game · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night by John O'Hara, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#30, 1946] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 146pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Georgia Boy and Other Stories by Erskine Caldwell”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Georgia Boy · Erskine Caldwell · n. 1943

· Handy · Erskine Caldwell · ss The New Republic September 23 1940

· Hamrick’s Polar Bear · Erskine Caldwell · ss Redbook Magazine July 1937

· Carnival · Erskine Caldwell · ss Mid-Week Pictorial October 24 1936

· Dorothy · Erskine Caldwell · ss Scribner’s Magazine April 1931

· The Rumor · Erskine Caldwell · ss American Earth by Erskine Caldwell, Charles Scribner's, 1931

· Maud Island · Erskine Caldwell · ss The Sunday Review of the Brooklyn “Daily Eagle” 1934

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#31, 1946] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 162pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Twelve Great Stories: A New Anthology”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Little Curtis · Dorothy Parker · ss Here Lies by Dorothy Parker, Viking Press, 1939

· Yonder’s Henry · Thorne Smith · ss Esquire February 1934

· The Philanderer’s Wife · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss Cosmopolitan February 1938

· Philomel Cottage · Agatha Christie · nv The Grand Magazine November 1924

· Ransom · Pearl S. Buck · nv Cosmopolitan October 1938

· Benediction · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss The Smart Set February 1920

· Crime Passionnel · Louis Bromfield · ss The New Yorker March 25 1944

· The Tear Squeezer · Barry Benefield · ss The Smart Set October 1913

· Pale Hands · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss (r)

· The Jilting of Granny Weatherall · Katherine Anne Porter · ss Transition February 1929

· Everybody Was Very Nice · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 5 1936

· Molly Morgan · John Steinbeck · ss The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#32, 1946] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) []
Reprint of Welcome to the City and Other Stories by Irwin Shaw (Random House, 1942).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

11 · The City Was in Total Darkness · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker August 30 1941

23 · Main Currents of American Thought · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker August 5 1939

32 · God on Friday Night · Irwin Shaw · ss Story #75, January/February 1939

37 · The Eighty-Yard Run · Irwin Shaw · ss Esquire January 1941

49 · Welcome to the City · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker January 17 1942

60 · Free Conscience, Void of Offence · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker July 27 1940

68 · Material Witness · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker February 1 1941

74 · The House of Pain · Irwin Shaw · ss Esquire November 1940

80 · Triumph of Justice · Irwin Shaw · ss Esquire December 1940

90 · Night, Birth and Opinion · Irwin Shaw · ss Harper’s Magazine May 1941

98 · Search Through the Streets of the City · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker August 2 1941

105 · Select Clientele · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker August 17 1940

112 · The Indian in the Depth of Night · Irwin Shaw · ss Story #87, January/February 1941

117 · It Happened in Rochester · Irwin Shaw · ss Esquire December 1939

125 · The Dry Rock · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker May 31 1941

135 · Prize for Promise · Irwin Shaw · ss Mademoiselle January 1941

142 · Lemkau, Pogran and Blaufox · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker December 30 1939

147 · Dinner in a Good Restaurant · Irwin Shaw · ss (r)

151 · The Lament of Madam Rechevsky · Irwin Shaw · ss (r)

157 · Pattern of Love · Irwin Shaw · ss Harper’s Bazaar #2757, October 1941

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#33, 1946] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 132pp, digest) []
Subtitled “A New Collection of Great Stories”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown · Gene Fowler · ss (r)

· Accident · James T. Farrell · ss Story #78, July/August 1939

· New Cabin · Erskine Caldwell · ss College Humor July 1936

· The Three-Day Blow [Nick Adams] · Ernest Hemingway · ss In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway, Boni & Liveright, 1925

· I’m a Fool · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Dial February 1922

· Bella Fleace Gave a Party · Evelyn Waugh · ss Harper’s Bazaar March 1933

· The Road to Recovery · Budd Schulberg · ss (r)

· The Old Chevalier · Isak Dinesen · nv Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen, Smith & Haas, 1934

· Adam and Eve and Pinch Me · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921

· Girl on the Road · Louis Adamic · nv from My America, Harper, 1937

· “Ask That Man” · Robert Benchley · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#34, 1946] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 129pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Great Stories by Louis Bromfield”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Death in Monte Carlo · Louis Bromfield · ss The World We Live In by Louis Bromfield, Harper & Row, 1944

· The Old House · Louis Bromfield · ss The World We Live In by Louis Bromfield, Harper & Row, 1944

· True Love · Louis Bromfield · ss Cosmopolitan June 1944

· Aunt Flora · Louis Bromfield · ss Cosmopolitan June 1933

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#35, 1946] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 134pp, digest) []
Reprints 6 of the 8 stories in The Trembling of a Leaf by W. Somerset Maugham (George H. Doran, 1921).
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Pacific · W. Somerset Maugham · in The Trembling of a Leaf. Little Stories from the South Sea Islands by W. Somerset Maugham, George H. Doran, 1921

· Mackintosh · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan November 1920

· The Fall of Edward Barnard · W. Somerset Maugham · nv The Trembling of a Leaf. Little Stories from the South Sea Islands by W. Somerset Maugham, George H. Doran, 1921

· The Pool · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan September 1921

· Honolulu · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Everybody’s October 1921

· Envoi · W. Somerset Maugham · ms The Trembling of a Leaf. Little Stories from the South Sea Islands by W. Somerset Maugham, George H. Doran, 1921

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#36, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, 126pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Stories of Love and Adventure”; reprints 7 of the 13 stories from The Historical Nights’ Entertainment by Rafael Sabatini (Martin Secker, 1917).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· The Night of Kirk o’ Field · Rafael Sabatini · ts The Premier Magazine #30, October 1916; subtitled “The Murder of Darnley”.

· The Night of Witchcraft · Rafael Sabatini · ts The Premier Magazine #33, January 1917; subtitled “Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan”.

· The Night of Nuptials · Rafael Sabatini · ts The Premier Magazine #37, May 1917; subtitled “Charles the Bold and Sapphira Danvelt”.

· The Night of Stranglers · Rafael Sabatini · ts The Premier Magazine #35, March 1917; subtitled “Giovanna of Naples and Andreas of Hungary”.

· The Night of Hate · Rafael Sabatini · ts The Premier Magazine #31, November 1916; subtitled “The Murder of the Duke of Gandia”.

· The Night of Escape · Rafael Sabatini · ts The Premier Magazine #38, June 1917; subtitled “Casanova’s Escape from the Piombi”.

· The Night of Masquerade · Rafael Sabatini · ts The Premier Magazine #39, July 1917; subtitled “The Assassination of Gustavus III of Sweden”.

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#37, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 126pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Concerning a Woman of Sin and Other Stories by Ben Hecht”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Concerning a Woman of Sin · Ben Hecht · ss Collier’s March 27 1943 (+1)

· Café Sinister · Ben Hecht · ss Collier’s August 21 1943

· The Pink Hussar · Ben Hecht · ss Collier’s September 25 1943

· Specter of the Rose · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty November 22 1941

· The Ax · Ben Hecht · ss Cosmopolitan November 1930

· The Lost Soul · Ben Hecht · ss A Book of Miracles by Ben Hecht, Viking, 1939

· Crime Without Passion · Ben Hecht · nv The Grand Magazine September 1933

· The Rival Dummy · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty August 18 1928

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#38, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, 126pp, digest) []
Reprints 7 of the 10 stories from The Mixture as Before by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1940).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· The Facts of Life · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan April 1939

· A Man with a Conscience · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan June 1939

· The Treasure · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine May 1934, as “The Best Ever”

· The Lion’s Skin · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan November 1937

· Lord Mountdrago · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan February 1939, as “Doctor and Patient”

· Gigolo and Gigolette · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine March 1935

· An Official Position · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan July 1937

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#39, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, 126pp, digest) []
Reprints 26 of the 31 “Stories of Venial Sin” from Pipe Night by John O’Hara (Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Joey and the Calcutta Club [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 30 1940

· Summer’s Day · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 29 1942

· Walter T. Carriman · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker October 16 1943

· Now We Know · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker June 5 1943

· Free · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night by John O'Hara, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945

· Can You Carry Me? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker June 3 1939

· Radio · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 22 1943

· Nothing Missing · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker June 14 1941

· The King of the Desert · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker November 30 1940

· Bread Alone · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 23 1939

· Reunion Over Lightly · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 29 1939

· Memo to a Kind Stranger · John O’Hara · vi Collier’s November 6 1943

· The Erloff [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 3 1940

· Patriotism · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night by John O'Hara, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945

· A Respectable Place · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker October 19 1940

· The Magical Numbers · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker January 18 1941

· On Time · John O’Hara · vi Collier’s April 8 1944

· Graven Image · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 13 1943

· Adventure on the Set · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker November 15 1941

· Revenge · John O’Hara · vi Collier’s September 25 1943

· Fire! · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night by John O'Hara, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945

· The Lieutenant · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker November 13 1943

· The Next-to-Last Dance of the Season · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 18 1943

· Leave · John O’Hara · vi Collier’s December 2 1944

· The Handler · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night by John O'Hara, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945

· Mrs. Whitman · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker January 27 1945

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#40, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 123pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Marianne in India, and other stories”; reprints 14 of the 15 stories from Stories from Far and Near by Lion Feuchtwanger (The Viking Press, 1945).
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Marianne in India · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · nv Marianne in India by Lion Feuchtwanger, tr. Basil Creighton, Viking Press, 1935
translated from the German (“Marianne in Indien”).

· The House in the Shady Lane · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss (r)

· History of the Brain Specialist Dr. Bl. · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss Marianne in India by Lion Feuchtwanger, tr. Basil Creighton, Viking Press, 1935
translated from the German (“Geschichte des Gehirnphysiologen Dr. Bl.”).

· Faithful Peter · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss (r)

· Herr Hannsicke’s Second Birth · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss Marianne in India by Lion Feuchtwanger, tr. Basil Creighton, Viking Press, 1935
translated from the German (“Herrn Hannsickes Wiedergeburt”).

· The Aunt Who Told Lies · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss (r)

· A Wager · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss (r)

· The Steward Antonio · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss (r)

· The Death of Nero · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss (r)

· Bullfight · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss Marianne in India by Lion Feuchtwanger, tr. Basil Creighton, Viking Press, 1935
translated from the German (“Stierkampf”).

· The Armored Cruiser Potemkin · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss (r)

· Mr. Wollstein’s Trunk Checks · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss Collier’s July 18 1942

· The Little Season · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · nv Marianne in India by Lion Feuchtwanger, tr. Basil Creighton, Viking Press, 1935
translated from the German (“Nachsaison”).

· Polar Expedition · Lion Feuchtwanger; translated by Basil Creighton · ss Marianne in India by Lion Feuchtwanger, tr. Basil Creighton, Viking Press, 1935
translated from the German (“Polfahrt”).

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#41, 1948] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 123pp, digest) []
Subtitled “A Hell of a Good Time and Other Stories by James T. Farrell”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Hyland Family · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Guillotine Party · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· To Whom It May Concern · James T. Farrell · ss To Whom It May Concern by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1944

· Omar James · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· All Things Are Nothing to Me · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Thanksgiving Spirit · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· A Practical Joke · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Sunday · James T. Farrell · ss The American Mercury December 1933

· A Hell of a Good Time · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· $1,000 a Week · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#42, 1948] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 121pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Hollywood Love Clinic: Behind-the-Screen Stories of Passion, Pain and Pleasure”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents.

3 · You Twinkle Only Once · Aben Kandel · nv Story #101, May/June 1943

26 · Sylvia Seydel · James Hilton · nv Contango by James Hilton, Ernest Benn, 1932

53 · The City Was in Total Darkness · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker August 30 1941

66 · To Whom It May Concern · James T. Farrell · ss To Whom It May Concern by James T. Farrell, Vanguard Press, 1944

78 · Merchant of Menace · Leslie T. White · ss The Bedside Bonanza ed. Frank Owen, F. Fell, 1944

96 · Watch the Birdie · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss The New Yorker June 6 1942

105 · Crazy Sunday · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss The American Mercury October 1932

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#43, 1948] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) []
Subtitled “East of Suez: Stories of the Tropics by W. Somerset Maugham”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Before the Party · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine December 1922

· My Lady’s Parlour · W. Somerset Maugham · vi The Strand Magazine October 1922

· The Mongol Chief · W. Somerset Maugham · ss (r)

· P. & O. · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Hearst’s International February 1923, as “Bewitched”

· Dinner Parties · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Asia February 1922, as “Foreign Devils”

· The Outstation · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International June 1924

· The Opium Den · W. Somerset Maugham · ar The Strand Magazine October 1922

· Romance · W. Somerset Maugham · ss (r)

· The Force of Circumstance · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International January 1924

· The Stripling · W. Somerset Maugham · ar The Strand Magazine October 1922

· The Yellow Streak · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan August 1925

· The Sinologue · W. Somerset Maugham · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#44, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) []
Subtitled “Tropical Passions”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

3 · The Green Palms · Robert Payne · nv Story #127, November/December 1947

32 · The Letter · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International April 1924

65 · Interlude in India · John Dann MacDonald · ss Story #120, July/August 1946

69 · Amok · Stefan Zweig · na Neue Freie Presse, 1922

116 · The Visit of Señor Reilly · Robert Norman Hubner · ss Story #121, September/October 1946

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#45, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) []
Reprints Hellbox by John O’Hara (Random House, 1947 ).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Common Sense Should Tell You · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 9 1946

· Pardner · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 22 1947

· Someone to Trust · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 22 1947

· Horizon · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker June 23 1945

· Like Old Times · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 13 1946

· Ellie · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker October 19 1946

· Life Among These Unforgettable Characters · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 25 1945

· War Aims · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 17 1945

· Clara · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 27 1946

· Secret Meeting · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 6 1946

· Drawing Room B. · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 19 1947

· The Decision · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 18 1946

· Somebody Can Help Somebody · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947

· The Pretty Daughters · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 3 1945

· Everything Satisfactory · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 23 1946

· The Moccasins · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker January 25 1947

· Doctor and Mrs. Parsons · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 23 1946

· Wise Guy · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 26 1945

· The Three Musketeers · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 28 1946

· Other Women’s Households · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 24 1947

· Transaction · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947

· Miss W. · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 3 1947

· Time to Go · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947

· A Phase of Life · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947

· The Chink in the Armour · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947

· Conversation in the Atomic Age · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker January 12 1946

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#46, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 154pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Love Among the Haystacks and Other Stories by D.H. Lawrence”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Love Among the Haystacks · D. H. Lawrence · ss (r)

· Once · D. H. Lawrence · ss Love Among the Haystacks, Viking, 1933

· “Tickets, Please!” · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Strand Magazine April 1919

· The Witch à la Mode · D. H. Lawrence · nv Lovat Dickson’s Magazine June 1934

· Monkey-Nuts · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Sovereign Magazine August 1922

· The Horse Dealer’s Daughter · D. H. Lawrence · ss The English Review April 1922

· Fanny and Annie · D. H. Lawrence · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1921

· The Old Adam · D. H. Lawrence · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#47, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) []
Reprints 8 of the 9 stories from Love in Greenwich Village by Floyd Dell (George H. Doran, 1926).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· The Ex-Villager’s Confession · Floyd Dell · ss (r)

· The Kitten and the Masterpiece · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine February 1924

· Phantom Adventure · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine December 1923

· The Button · Floyd Dell · ss (r)

· The Gifts of the Fourth Goddess · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine October 1923

· “Hallelujah, I’m a Bum!” · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine June 1925

· A Piece of Slag · Floyd Dell · ss (r)

· Green Houses · Floyd Dell · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#48, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) []
Reprints 9 of the 11 stories from Night Club by Katharine Brush (Minton, Balch & Co., 1929).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Night Club · Katharine Brush · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1927

· The Long Young Dreams · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan November 1927

· “The Mother Has the Custody—” · Katharine Brush · ss (r)

· Fumble · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan March 1928

· Gaudy Lady · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor February 1929

· Eye-Opener · Katharine Brush · ss (r)

· 7 Blocks Apart · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan January 1928

· Débutante · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor July 1928

· “All the King’s Horses” · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor October 1927

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#49, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) []
Subtitled “A Modern Lover and Other Stories by D.H. Lawrence”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· A Modern Lover · D. H. Lawrence · nv Life and Letters September 1933

· New Eve and Old Adam · D. H. Lawrence · ss A Modern Lover by D. H. Lawrence, Martin Secker, 1934

· Wintry Peacock · D. H. Lawrence · ss Metropolitan August 1921

· You Touched Me · D. H. Lawrence · ss Land & Water April 29 1920

· Samson and Delilah · D. H. Lawrence · ss The English Review March 1917

· The Primrose Path · D. H. Lawrence · ss England, My England and Other Stories by D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Seltzer, 1922

· Her Turn · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Westminster Gazette September 6 1913

· The Prussian Officer · D. H. Lawrence · nv The English Review August 1914, as “Honour and Arms”

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#51, 1950] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 126pp, digest) []
Subtitled “The Romantic Young Lady and Other Intriguing People from Creatures of Circumstance”. Reprints 7 of the 15 stories from Creatures of Circumstance by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1947).
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Romantic Young Lady · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The New Yorker June 21 1947

· Winter Cruise · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Nash’s Annual Christmas 1940

· The Happy Couple · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cassell’s Magazine May 1908

· The Kite · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The Strand Magazine November 1946

· Sanatorium [Ashenden] · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan December 1938

· The Colonel’s Lady · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Good Housekeeping March 1946

· Episode · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Creatures of Circumstance by W. Somerset Maugham, Heinemann, 1947

Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader (about)

Publishers:

Avon Novels Inc.; New York: Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, Jan 1953.

Stratford Novels Inc.; New York: Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, Apr 1953.

Editors:

Sol Cohen - Editor: Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader.

Features:

The Space Ark · Noah Gordon · br;

Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader [v1 #1, January 1953] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Leo Manso) []

2 · For Humans Only · Alfred Coppel · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler

11 · Like Gods They Came · Irving Cox, Jr. · ss; illustrated by ?

17 · The Forgotten Enemy · Arthur C. Clarke · ss King’s College Review December 1948; illustrated by John Giunta

24 · The Agents · Bryce Walton · ss; illustrated by John Giunta

41 · Mr. Kowtshook · John Christopher · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler

52 · The Shed · E. Everett Evans · ss; illustrated by Gerald McCann

66 · Come Blow Your Horn! · Milton Lesser · ss; illustrated by Mort Lawrence

80 · The Call of the Black Lagoon · Charles L. Harness · ss; illustrated by Gerald McCann

96 · Agratha · Glen Malin · ss; illustrated by Vincent Napoli

104 · Checkmate Morning · John Jakes · ss; illustrated by John Giunta

112 · One-Man God · Frank Owen · ss Avon Fantasy Reader 17 ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Avon Novels Inc., 1951; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler

122 · The Short Count · Theodore R. Cogswell · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler

Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader [v1 #2, April 1953] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Leo Manso) []

2 · DP! · Jack Vance · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler

22 · The Rather Improbable History of Hillary Kiffer · William Vine · ss Magpie October 1951, as by Samuel Youd; illustrated by Mort Lawrence

28 · Survivor · Irving E. Cox, Jr. · ss; illustrated by John Giunta

40 · Breaking Point [Max Larkin] · John Christopher · ss New Worlds #15, May 1952; illustrated by John Giunta

56 · As Holy and Enchanted · Henderson Starke · ss; illustrated by Norman Nodel

69 · Hunt the Red Roe · Alan Payne · ss; illustrated by Gerald McCann

80 · Crack of Doom · Milton Lesser · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler

94 · The Agent · Stephen Marlowe · ss; illustrated by Mort Lawrence

104 · Forever Is So Long · John Jakes · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler

115 · A Night on Mars Hill · Dr. R. S. Richardson · ar

118 · The Parasite · Arthur C. Clarke · ss; illustrated by John Giunta

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