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Argosy (UK) [v13 #11, November 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 2 half-page adverts (Embassy Cigars & International Correspondence Schools), and 2 full-page adverts (The Regent Institute & The Brewers’ Society). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.
  • 4 · High Tide · John O’Hare · pm (r)
  • 5 · Across the Bay · H. E. Bates · ss (r)
  • 23 · Killer in the Pass · H. G. Evarts · ss (r)
  • 32 · Hidden Hands · Anon. · qz (r)
  • 33 · Chasing the Stork · Richard Gordon · ss Doctor in the House, Michael Joseph, 1952
  • 40 · Triumph of Autumn · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 43 · The Cat’s-Paw · Stanley Ellin · ss EQMM Jun ’49
  • 57 · The Ugly Maiden · Larry Finn · ss (r)
  • 60 · Portrait in a Garden · L. E. Jones · pm (r)
  • 61 · Outside Chance · John Welcome · ss (r)
  • 70 · Storm in a Tea-cup · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 73 · Turning Point · I. A. R. Wylie · ss (r)
  • 85 · To the North · Frank Stuart · ss Wild Wings, Victor Gollancz
  • 94 · Affaire de Coeur · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 97 · A Story at Bedtime · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch, London: Methuen, 1949
  • 101 · Ladies’ Night · Joseph Carroll · ss (r)
  • 116 · Tree Music [from Once Around the Sun] · Brooks Atkinson · ex (r)
  • 117 · The Ballad of the Sad Café [Part 1 of 2] · Carson McCullers · na Harper’s Bazaar Aug ’43
  • 144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz (r)


Argosy (UK) [v13 #12, December 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (E.M.I. Institutes), 2 quarter-page adverts (Redmayne & World Digest), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Ovaltine). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 1, January 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (The School of Accountancy), 2 quarter-page adverts (Redmayne & E.M.I. Institutes), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & the R.A.F.). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 2, February 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 3 full-page adverts (Three Castles Cigarettes, The Regent Institute & Ovaltine). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 3, March 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 3 full-page adverts (Barney’s Tobacco, The Regent Institute & The R.A.F.). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 4, April 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (Craven Tobacco), 2 quarter-page adverts (E.M.I. Institutes & World Digest), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Player’s Navy Cut Cigarettes). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 5, May 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 3 full-page adverts (Barney’s Tobacco, London School of Journalism & Lightning Zips). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 6, June 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (Vantella Shirts), 2 quarter-page adverts (The School of Careers & World Digest), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Three Castles Cigarettes). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School. This issue is subtitled “Coronation Number”.
  • 4 · Queen Elizabeth II · H. M. Raleigh · pm (r)
  • 5 · Crowning a Queen [from The Girlhood of Queen Victoria] · Queen Victoria · ex (r)
  • 10 · A Masque of Queens · Anon. · qz (r)
  • 11 · Tamperley Ladies · John Moore · ss (r)
  • 21 · Hurricane · Mackenzie Cottrell · ss (r)
  • 31 · A Roman Holiday · William Sansom · ss (r)
  • 35 · Alter Ego · David McCord · pm (r)
  • 36 · Royal Romances · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 39 · The Murderer · Ray Bradbury · ss The Golden Apples of the Sun, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1953
  • 47 · Mind of a Child · Roland Pertwee · ss (r)
  • 57 · Patient in Peking [from Brain Surgeon] · William Sharpe · ex London: Gollancz
  • 67 · Sea Chest · Bartimeus · ss (r)
  • 71 · By Any Other Name [from A Name to Conjure With] · G. B. Stern · ex (r)
  • 72 · The Crusader’s Key · Eric Linklater · ss, 1935
  • 90 · To Chelsea · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 93 · Sunset of the Mammoth · R. W. Krepps · ss (r)
  • 104 · What’s Yours? [from Shirtfronts and Sables] · W. Macqueen-Pope · ex London: Robert Hale
  • 105 · To The Queen · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 106 · School for Danger [Part 1 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl
  • 144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 1 · Anon. · pz (r)


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 7, July 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 3 full-page adverts (Three Castles Cigarettes, London School of Journalism & Barneys Tobacco). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.
  • 4 · Poppies · Richard Church · pm Collected Poems of Richard Church, J.M. Dent
  • 5 · Boating Weather · Margery Sharp · ss (r)
  • 15 · More Spinned Against... · John Wyndham · ss Fantasy Fiction Jun ’53
  • 25 · Coronation Tree · Margaret Bonham · ss (r)
  • 34 · Flower of Love · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 37 · Law-Abiding · Marc Brandel · ss (r)
  • 49 · Nothing to Report [“Nothing Happens on the Moon”] · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Feb ’39; the “Science Fiction Choice”
  • 64 · Star-Bright · Haro Hodson · pm (r)
  • 65 · Calling Muldoon! · Geoffrey Kino · ss (r)
  • 72 · Pass the Port · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 75 · White Cottage [from Travellers] · L. A. G. Strong · ss London: Methuen
  • 91 · The Moonstone: A Romance · Wilkie Collins · ms (r); outline of the novel
  • 94 · Menagerie · Anon. · qz (r)
  • 95 · Gipsy Quest · Jim Phelan · ss (r)
  • 102 · If Wishes Were Horses · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 105 · Isle of Delight [from The Lusiads] · Camoens; trans. by William C. Atkinson · ex London: Penguin
  • 112 · School for Danger [Part 2 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl
  • 144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 2 · Anon. · pz (r)


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 8, August 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 3 half-page adverts (Craven Tobacco, The School of Accountancy & Thorsons Publishers), 2 quarter-page adverts (Canine Defence & Pitman Correspondence College), and 1 full-page advert (London School of Journalism). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.


Argosy (UK) [v14 # 9, September 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 3 half-page adverts (Player’s Medium Navy Cut Tobacco, Vantella Shirts & International Correspondence Schools), 2 quarter-page adverts (Redmayne Suits & World Digest), and 1 full-page advert (The Regent Institute). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.
  • 4 · Daphne · Edith Sitwell · pm (r)
  • 5 · Whitewash · Rose Macaulay · ss The Second Ghost Book, ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952
  • 9 · Non-Stop [“A Subway Named Mobius”] · A. J. Deutsch · ss Astounding Dec ’50; the “Science Fiction Choice”
  • 22 · Running Buffet [from Shaggy Dog] · John Waller · ex (r)
  • 23 · Secret Company · Michael Foster · ss (r)
  • 35 · Turkish Delight [from Cities and Men, Volume I] · Sir Harry Luke · ex London: Geoffrey Bles
  • 36 · Vision of Delight · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 39 · Romola: Passion and Intrigue in Renaissance Italy · George Eliot · ms (r); outline of the novel
  • 42 · When Knights Were Bold... · Anon. · qz (r)
  • 43 · Meadow of the World [“The Meadow”] · Ray Bradbury · ss The Golden Apples of the Sun, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1953
  • 56 · Personable Cats · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 59 · Champagne! · Michael Arlen · ss (r)
  • 72 · A Kid for Two Farthings [Joe and the Unicorn] · Wolf Mankowitz · ss
  • 89 · Ship Ahoy! · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 91 · Match for the Devil · Stuart Cloete · ss (r)
  • 100 · Calling-Cards · Ivan Bunin; trans. by Leo Gruliont · ss (r)
  • 105 · School for Danger [Part 4 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl
  • 144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 4 · Anon. · pz (r)


Argosy (UK) [v14 #10, October 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6") Front page adverts are 3 full-page adverts (Barneys Tobacco, London School of Journalism & Ovaltine). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.
  • 4 · London Wind · Margaret Stanley-Wrench · pm (r)
  • 5 · Scent of Summer [“A Scent of Sarsaparilla”] · Ray Bradbury · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953; slightly revised
  • 11 · Lax the Salmon · Roland Pertwee · ss (r)
  • 22 · Excelsior! · Anon. · qz (r)
  • 23 · Last Boundary [“Autumn Cricket”] · Lord Dunsany · ss John Bull Apr 29 ’50
  • 27 · Safe Assumption [from Laughter on the Stairs] · Beverley Nichols · ex Jonathan Cape
  • 28 · Bonne Bouche · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 31 · Lemon Blossom · Edith Macwhirter · ss (r)
  • 37 · Female of the Species [“The Perfect Creature”] · John Wyndham · ss Tales of Wonder #1 ’37; the “Science Fiction Choice”
  • 54 · Soldiers of the Queen · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 57 · Three Miles Up · Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman · ss We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951; actually by Howard alone
  • 72 · Share Cropping · Rod MacLean · pm (r)
  • 73 · Virtuoso · Vincent Sheean · ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 18 ’33
  • 84 · Landscape with Figures · Misc. · ms (r)
  • 87 · Clever Dog · Dal Stivens · ss (r)
  • 93 · Under Two Flags: Adventure and Romance with the Foreign Legion · Ouida · ms (r); outline of the novel
  • 97 · Polynesian Magic · F. T. Bullen · ss (r)
  • 101 · New Member · Geoffrey Kino · ss (r)
  • 112 · Cockney Unicorn [Joe and the Unicorn] · Wolf Mankowitz · nv
  • 144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 5 · Anon. · pz (r)


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