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Argosy (UK) [v29 #11, November 1968] ed. Anon. (Fleetway Publications, 3/6d, 144pp, digest, cover by Michael Johnson) With this issue the printer changes to Fleetway Printers and the table of contents returns to page 1, so there is 1 full-page advert in the front (The London School of Journalism). The rear cover is a full-page for Woman’s Home Journal.

2 · Unscheduled Flight · Douglas Railton · ss; illus. Michael Whittlesea
15 · Pebbles from the Vicar · Geoffrey Andreas · vi
18 · Gaylord, an Example to Us All [Gaylord] · Eric Malpass · ss; illus. Sandra Archibald
29 · Trace the Title · Anon. · pz
30 · Theft of the Clouded Tiger [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Sep ’66; illus. Oliphant
43 · Rush Hour · Misc. · ms (r)
46 · Argosy Profile: Peter Ustinov: Life in Middle C · Dick Adler · iv [Peter Ustinov]
56 · Medalomania · Maddocks · ct (r)
60 · Rosemary · Harry Mark Petrakis · ss; illus. Ron Davis
73 · The Unfortunate Financier [“The Whipping of Uncle Oates”; Simon Templar] · Leslie Charteris · ss Empire News Oct 8 ’33; in the “Author’s Choice” series
75 · Why I Choose This Story · Leslie Charteris · is (r)
87 · Jenkins · Richard Allan · vi
89 · For Art’s Sake · Fredric Scanlan · ss
93 · Behind the Word: Mesmerism [from Concise Oxford Dictionary] · Anon. · ms (r)
94 · Walk Proud · Michael Hastings · ss; illus. Jon Davis
106 · Back to Square One · Richard Awdry · nv; illus. Denis Manton
138 · New Books · Frederick Laws · br
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v29 #12, December 1968] ed. Anon. (Fleetway Publications, 3/6d, 144pp, digest, cover by Bryn Havord) There is 1 full-page advert in the front (The London School of Journalism). The rear cover is a full-page for Premier School of Journalism. 2 · First Love · Brian Cleeve · ss; illus. Sandra Archibald 14 · Cartoon · Anon. · ct (r) 15 · The Private Life of Ifor Tombs · Anne Merrill · ss 21 · Mind Your Manners · Misc. · ms (r) 24 · Theft from the Onyx Pool [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Jun ’67; illus. Oliphant 36 · The Long and the Short of It · George Garrett · ss; illus. Trevor Ridley 45 · It’s No Joke · John Godwin · hu, 1968 52 · Biddy’s Girls · John Salt · ss; illus. Oliphant 69 · All Men Are Bea… · Donald E. Westlake · ss, 1966 78 · Behind the Word: Heath Robinson · Anon. · ms 79 · Cartoon · Mr. Heath-Robinson · ct (r) 84 · Unknown · R. F. Delderfield · ss; in the “Author’s Choice” series 85 · (Introduction) · R. F. Delderfield · is (r) 94 · Opposite Number · Jacob Hay · ss EQMM Dec ’66; illus. Edward McLachlan 106 · Flowers of Folly · Geoff Taylor · nv 138 · New Books · Richard O’Neill · br 144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 1, January 1969] ed. Anon. (Fleetway Publications, 3/6d, 144pp, digest, cover by Edward McLachlan) There is 1 full-page advert in the front (The London School of Journalism). The rear cover is a full-page for Tell Me Why. 2 · Crooked Bone · Gerald Kersh · nv The Saturday Evening Post Aug 10 ’68; illus. Jon Davis 26 · Cash on Delivery · P. M. Hubbard · ss; illus. Sandra Archibald 36 · Last Adventure · Thurman Warriner · ss 44 · ‘Christmas to me’ · Thomas Royle · pm (r) 45 · A Writer and a Gentleman · John Le Carré · ss 49 · Schoolmistress · Alec Waugh · ss Colliers May 13 ’50; in the “Author’s Choice” series 49 · Why I Choose This Story · Alec Waugh · is (r) 57 · A Christmas Feast · Misc. · pz 66 · Christmas Crossword · Anon. · pz 67 · Joyful and Triumphant · Eric Malpass · ss; illus. Edward McLachlan 80 · Theft of the Toy Mouse [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Jun ’68; illus. Oliphant 91 · Lone Survivor · Tom Hopkinson · ss 99 · Old Strollers Carol Party · Cledwyn Hughes · ss 103 · Two Tales From the Islands · George Mackay Brown · gp; Eye of the Hurricane, ss; The Fiddler, ss; illus. Margaret Theakston 137 · New Books · James Leasor · br
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 2, February 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 144pp, digest) There is 1 full-page advert in the front (The London School of Journalism). The rear cover is a full-page for Fashion. With this issue the publisher changes to I.P.C. Magazines.

2 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed
4 · E Mao Ariki · Robert Edmond Alter · ss, 1968; illus. Michael Whittlesea
17 · First-Footing · Sid Chaplin · ss, 1967
22 · Malignancies Ltd. · John Williams · ss; illus. Edward McLachlan
33 · Rebellion · Curtis W. Casewit · ss, 1968
42 · Cross Currents · Scherzo · ct (r)
44 · The Singularly Ugly Princess · Brigid Brophy · ss
55 · You Can’t Please Everyone · Misc. · ms (r)
58 · Forgetful Man · Nigel Balchin · ss, 1954; in the “Author’s Choice” series
59 · (Introduction) · Nigel Balchin · is (r)
72 · Theft of the Brazen Letters [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Nov ’68; illus. Oliphant
85 · Market-Place · Leone Stewart · ss
95 · A Wake for Johnny · Ralph Norton · ss
102 · Search for the Fabled Tribe [condensed from Fabled Tribe] · Clive Cowley · nf London: Longman’s, 1968
141 · Behind the Word: Shrapnel [from Concise Oxford Dictionary] · Anon. · ms (r)
142 · New Nooks · Quentin Robinson · br
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 3, March 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 144pp, digest) There is 1 full-page advert in the front (The London School of Journalism). The rear cover is a full-page for Tell Me Why.

2 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed
4 · Prisoner’s Dog · Albert Maltz · ss (r); illus. David Nockels
17 · Jungle Green · H. H. Wilson · ss
24 · Curious Facts Preceding My Execution [as by Richard Stark] · Donald E. Westlake · ss AHMM Sep ’60; illus. Denis Manton
36 · Women are a Sex by Themselves · Misc. · ms (r)
39 · Drink to Danger · Victor Francis · ss; in the “Author’s Choice” series
42 · Why I Choose This Story · Victor Francis · is (r)
43 · Well, That’s Show Business · Richard Awdry · ss
55 · Englishman’s Home is His…Headache! [from Mrs. Parkinson’s Law] · C. Northcote Parkinson · ex London: John Murray, 1968
64 · Hunters in the Arctic · Roger Frison-Roche · ex, 1969
83 · The Stone-wall Party [from Sixty-Five Degrees] · Svava Jakobsdottir · ss (r)
89 · Take a Letter · Ray · ct (r)
92 · Asphalt · Svetoslav Minkov · ss (r); illus. Gareth Floyd
106 · Last Chance Jimmy · John Wain · nv; illus. Michael Whittlesea
137 · Behind the Word: Lynch [from Concise Oxford Dictionary] · Anon. · ms (r)
138 · New Books · W. H. Canaway · br
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 4, April 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Michael Whittlesea) There are 2 full-page adverts in the front (The London School of Journalism, and Popular Gardening). The rear cover is a full-page for Bobo Bunny.

2 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed
4 · The Knife · Martin Hall · ss; illus. Denis Manton
17 · Zeppelin Fighter · Arch Whitehouse · ex London: Robert Hale, 1966
23 · A Matter of Recompense · Darrell Bates · ss
32 · I Love You, Joey · Edward Caddick · ss
41 · Hell, Said the TV · Brian Cleeve · ss; illus. Belinda Lyon
52 · Black Waves · Michael Fisher · ss; illus. Jon Davis
60 · Meet the Author · Misc. · ms (r)
63 · The Case of SW2 [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The (London) Evening Standard Mar 8 ’50; in the “Author’s Choice” series
65 · Why I Choose This Story · Julian Symons · is (r)
70 · Mountain Manhunt · Michael Hastings · ss; illus. Oliphant
80 · Behind the Word: Mac(k)intosh [from Concise Oxford Dictionary] · Anon. · ms (r)
81 · Lucky · Robin March · ss
86 · True Grit [Part 1 of 3] · Charles Portis · sl New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968
124 · New Books · Richard O’Neill · br
128 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 5, May 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 128pp, digest) There are 2 full-page adverts in the front (The London School of Journalism, and Popular Gardening). The rear cover is a full-page for Bobo Bunny.

2 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed
4 · George Chapman and the Goddess · Willard Manus · ss
15 · How Lance-Bombardier Secome broke his spectacles and met Bronchial Bill · Harry Secombe · hu
21 · Exhibitionism · Maddocks · ct (r)
25 · A Touch of Madness · Gabriel Hythe · ss; illus. Andrew Howat
33 · End of an Old Song · Stan Barstow · ss, 1961; in the “Author’s Choice” series
35 · Why I Choose This Story · Stan Barstow · is (r)
39 · The Bud and the Word · Anthony Naumann · pm
40 · Argosy Profile: Ngaio Marsh · Stephen Merrick · iv [Ngaio Marsh]
52 · Conversation · Misc. · ms (r)
55 · Confessions of a Scoundrel · Mary Gage · ss
61 · The Brooch · Isaac Bashevis & Alma Singer & Elizabeth Pollet · ss The Seance and Other Stories, Farrar, Strauss, 1968
72 · Soft Drink · P. M. Hubbard · ss
81 · The Man Who Sold Silence · Mark Derby · ss (r)
87 · Behind the Word: Diesel [from Concise Oxford Dictionary] · Anon. · ms (r)
88 · True Grit [Part 2 of 3] · Charles Portis · sl New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968; illus. Michael Whittlesea
123 · New Books · Richard O’Neill · br
128 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 6, June 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 128pp, digest) There is 1 full-page advert (The London School of Journalism), 2 quarter-page adverts (Look and Learn & The Writer), and 4 eighth-page adverts (Press Art School, Town & Country Marriage Bureau, The Ashley Marriage Bureau & The Penman Club) in the front. The rear cover is a full-page for Bobo Bunny. 2 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed 5 · Advise and Consent · Chaim Bermant · ss; illus. Sallon 16 · Island Treasure · Roland Morris · ex London: Hutchinson, 1969 35 · Duel in the Dark · Gilbert Wright · ss (r) 45 · The Spies of Life · Misc. · ms (r) 48 · Steps of a Stranger · Graham Seal · ss; illus. Trevor Ridley 61 · Gay Street Ghost · Elizabeth Byrd · ss (r) 65 · Short Cut · Quentin Robinson · ss 72 · Cowslip Field · H. E. Bates · ss, 1957; in the “Author’s Choice” series; illus. Bryn Havord 75 · Why I Choose This Story · H. E. Bates · is (r) 80 · The Devil Wakes Early · R. O. Tide · ss (r) 89 · It Hurts to Grow Up · B. L. Jacot · ss 94 · True Grit [Part 3 of 3] · Charles Portis · sl New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968; illus. Michael Whittlesea 124 · New Books · Richard O’Neill · br 128 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 7, July 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 128pp, digest) There are 2 full-page adverts in the front (The London School of Journalism, and Sputnik). The rear cover is a full-page for Bobo Bunny.

2 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed
6 · The Sailing Club · David Ely · ss Cosmopolitan Oct ’62
18 · Argosy Profile: Len Deighton · Rita Grosvenor · iv [Len Deighton]
26 · A Middling Type · Alberto Moravia; trans. by Angus Davidson · ss Command and I Will Obey You, Secker & Warburg, 1969
33 · The Sister-in-Law · Alberto Moravia; trans. by Angus Davidson · ss Command and I Will Obey You, Secker & Warburg, 1969
38 · Exactly · Alberto Moravia; trans. by Angus Davidson · ss Command and I Will Obey You, Secker & Warburg, 1969
43 · Better Dead Than Wed? · Misc. · ms (r)
46 · The Temporary Open-Air Life · Christopher Leach · ss; illus. John Fearn
60 · From the Author’s Notebooks · Anton Chekhov; trans. by S. S. Koteliansky & Leonard Woolf · ex (r)
61 · Romance with a Double Bass · Anton Chekhov; trans. by M. E. Somersalo & Victor Francis · ss
67 · The Yorkshire Woollen Bank Forgeries · Keith Waterhouse · ss, 1960; in the “Author’s Choice” series
69 · Why I Choose This Story · Keith Waterhouse · is (r)
78 · A Police-Woman’s Lot… · Maddocks · ct (r)
81 · A Duck in Bombay · Berkely Mather · ss Suspense (UK) Nov ’60
92 · Happy Bands · Edward Caddick · ss; illus. Edgar Spenceley
100 · Tamed by Kindness: The Story of Sigvard Berggren · Anon. · bg (r)
123 · New Books · Richard O’Neill · br
128 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 8, August 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 128pp, digest) There are 2 full-page adverts in the front (The London School of Journalism, and Practical Woodworking). The rear cover is a full-page for The Story of The Princes of Wales.

2 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed
6 · Golden Spring Queen · Murthy · pm
7 · Keeping an Eye on Jones · Darrell Bates · ss; illus. Philip Galley
19 · Watch · Francis Clifford · ss
24 · Lady from the Jungle · Miles Tripp · ss; illus. Barry Gurbutt
38 · Only If I Larf! · Misc. · ms (r)
41 · December 6th · C. S. Forester · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 23 ’42
43 · Bill Brown and the Story-Teller [from Long Before Forty] · C. S. Forester · ex Michael Joseph, 1967
50 · Stop at Nothing · Edward D. Hoch · ss AHMM May ’67; illus. John Jarvies
60 · The Stilly Night · Ogden Nash · pm (r)
62 · Whaler’s Return · George Mackay Brown · ss, 1968; illus. Ken Evans
75 · What is there here but a lot of old lagoons? · David Lewis · ss
81 · The Rabbit Fancier · Edward McLachlan · ct (r)
85 · Landscape from Limbo · Morris Lurie · ss
92 · Behind the Word: Plimsoll [from Concise Oxford Dictionary] · Anon. · ms (r)
93 · Brave Jack Conway · James Helvick · ss
98 · Happy Holiday Abroad · William Sansom · ss (r); in the “Author’s Choice” series; illus. Alfred Butler
101 · Why I Choose This Story · William Sansom · is (r)
109 · The Watcher · Anon. · ms (r) [William Sansom]
122 · New Books · Richard O’Neill · br
128 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 # 9, September 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Ken Evans) There are 2 full-page adverts in the front (The London School of Journalism, and Practical Motorist). The rear cover is a full-page for Bobo Bunny.

2 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed
6 · Release · Graham Seal · ss; illus. Geoffrey Hough
14 · The Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer: Alan Sillitoe Interviewed · Rita Grosvenor · iv [Alan Sillitoe]
22 · Anybody Can be Good in the Country · Misc. · ms (r)
25 · Savage · Emil Mustafin · ss (r)
33 · Man for the Job · Anon. · qz (r)
34 · The Fourth Sapele Coffin [Dr. Jason Love] · James Leasor · ss (r); in the “Author’s Choice” series; illus. John Jarvies
37 · Why I Choose This Story · James Leasor · is (r)
48 · Golfing Gaieties · Maddocks · ct (r)
53 · A Certain Samaritan · Gordon Wills Johnson · ss
58 · Down to Adelaide · David Walker · ss; illus. Ken Evans
76 · Sixteen Dogs, Cats, Rats and Bats · Geoffrey Grigson · pm (r)
78 · The Killing Game · Conrad Hodgkinson · ss; illus. Joy Funnell
83 · A Wind from the Heath · Judy Chard · ss
89 · Edge of Terror · Thurman Warriner · ss (r); illus. Mabel Roberts
97 · Down at the old Bull and Whatsit · Anon. · ms (r)
98 · Eudora Vanishes · John Salt · ss; illus. Sandra Archibald
121 · Behind the Word: Cardigan [from Concise Oxford Dictionary] · Anon. · ms (r)
122 · New Books · Richard O’Neill · br
128 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz
Argosy (UK) [v30 #10, October 1969] ed. Anon. (I.P.C. Magazines, 3/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Ken Evans) With this issue the table of contents moves back to Page 1, so There is 1 full-page advert in the front (The London School of Journalism). The rear cover is a full-page for Tell Me Why Annuals. 2 · Against a Rainy Day · Anthony Naumann · pm (r) 3 · Scene Stealer · Mary Gage · ss 12 · Down at the old Bull and Whatsit · Anon. · ms (r) 13 · Court Goy · Chaim Bermant · ss 28 · Argosy Profile: Russell Braddon · Rita Grosvenor · iv [Russell Braddon] 37 · Goodbye Again · Quentin Robinson · ss 42 · Spoils of War · Albert Maltz · ss The Saturday Evening Post Oct 5 ’68 56 · Inside Argosy · The Editor · ed 58 · The Human Factor · David Ely · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 16 ’63 71 · The Clock · Merrick Winn · ss (r); in the “Author’s Choice” series 73 · Why I Choose This Story · Merrick Winn · is (r) 82 · Dons, Degrees & Dreaming Spires · Misc. · ms (r) 85 · Lily · Edward Caddick · ss 92 · Sirocco · Patrick Turnbull · nv; illus. Ken Evans 123 · New Books · Richard O’Neill · br 128 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

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