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Courier
Courier Picturing To-Day [Winter 1937-8] ed. Norman Kark (2/6d, 190pp, 7.3" x 7" spiral-bound) [PSP] 4 · Out of the Box · Misc. Material · hu 23 · The Birth of Courier · Norman Kark · ed 24 · To-Day—To-Morrow · Anon. · nf; current and recent events approached as if by historians of the future. 33 · Lid Off London · Anon. · ar 40 · Stock Exchange · J. Grahame-Parker · ar 53 · Woman: The Ape of Man · Anon. · ar 55 · “So There Aren’t Any Dominant Women!” · Mrs. Emery Bonnet · ar 57 · The Soul · Misc. Material · pi 65 · A Boom or What? · A. E. Blake · ar 75 · The Curled Lip · Misc. Material · ct 79 · De La Rey Dies · H. C. Armstrong · ar 85 · Letters to Paris · Alphonse · lt 87 · The Body · Misc. Material · pi 93 · The Theatre · Anon. · ms 98 · Films · Anon. · mr 104 · Are Our Motor Cars Designed Back to Front? · The Duke of Richmond and Gordon · ar 111 · Planning Britain for Airways · Lord Sempill, A.F.C., F.R.Ae.S. · ar 115 · ’Ere You Are, Ma! · Anon. · ms 117 · Woman and Her Clothes · Fredda · ar 127 · Waves: The Long and Short of Them · Garry Allighan · ar 131 · Fishing: The Sport of Bishops and Burglars · E. Marshall Hardy · ar 135 · The Earth · Misc. Material · pi 139 · The Sea · Misc. Material · pi 143 · Karmesin and the Meter [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss 148 · Lambs Shouldn’t Kill Butchers · Philip Lindsay · ss 157 · MacAgony’s Fist · P. J. Gahagan · ss 161 · Colour Photography · Misc. Material · pi 171 · Envy · Alison Rostron · ss 177 · Turning Over New Leaves · Anon. · br 181 · Headliners of 1937 · Misc. Material · ms
Courier [v12 #6, June 1949] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 180pp, 7.3" x 7") [PSP] 12 · Out of the Box · Misc. Material · ms 15 · Alcoholiday · Barsley · ct 20 · Cartoon · Jan Peterson · ct 27 · Selling Bee · Norman Kark · ed 33 · The “Naughty” Night-Clubs · Sidney Vauncez · ar 39 · Lock-out for Burglars · James Dowdall · ar 44 · Stag Party · Richard Perry · ar 48 · Britain on the Banks · Pilgrim · pi 55 · Let Butchers Buy the Beef! · Edwin J. Baldwin · ar 59 · Santa Claus of Summer · Harvey Day · ar 63 · £ S. D. of the Sport of Kings · Frank Johnston · ar 64 · Across the Downs · Margaret Stanley-Wrench · pm 69 · Four Centuries of Prayer · Lewis Broad · ar 72 · The Gods are Cruel · Katharine Sim · ar 76 · Political Fairground · Armengol · ct 78 · There’ll Be Some Promotion · Louise Bermond · ar The Laboratory: ___ 83 · The Curious Case of Curare · George Glenwood · cl 87 · The Bonnie Corpse · Allan K. Taylor · nf Abe Lincoln Looks On: ___ 91 · Popularity by Post · Anon. · cl Art in Our Time: ___ 94 · No. 48 · Francis Butterfield · pi 99 · The Uses of Unicorns · Jonathan Curling · ar 102 · Death Valley · Stephen Fry · ar 106 · Usurpers of the Tartan · Helen MacGregor · ar 108 · Craftsman at the Window · Norman Wymer · ar 111 · A Basket of Snakes · Lascelles Forbes · ss 116 · A Nice Walk · Edward Hyams · ss 122 · The Chao-Ho Brotherhood · Colonel Victor Kaledin, D.S.O. · ar 127 · A Bench in the Park · Bin · ct 131 · Last Round-up in Corsica · Denis Clark · ar 135 · Line of Grace · Misc. Material · pi 141 · Letter to a Tourist · Colin D. Willock · ar 144 · Musings from “The Old Mandarin” · Christopher Morley · pm 146 · Mistress of the Wardrobe · Anita Christophersen · ar The Stage: ___ 150 · Bed and Bard · Ivor Brown · cl The Screen: ___ 157 · Choose Your Title · Denis Myers · cl Man of Letters: ___ 162 · Herbert Read · Francis Butterfield · ms [Herbert Read] The Page: ___ 163 · Sinners and Skinners · Leslie Kark · cl Headliners: ___ 171 · Festival of Wine · Anon. · cl
Courier [v13 #1, July 1949] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 180pp, 7.3" x 7", cover by H. C. Paine) Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 86 · The Man Who Murdered in Public [“The Clew Proof Murders”; Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss Fiction Parade, 1935 118 · New Boots · Nigel Sligh · ss 138 · Green Nurseries · Justin Richardson · pm Man of Letters: ___ 160 · Nigel Balchin · Francis Butterfield · ms [Nigel Balchin]
Courier [v13 #2, August 1949] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 180pp, 7.3" x 7", cover by H. C. Paine) Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 67 · Morley’s Wife · John Davies · ss 88 · Comforted with Flowers · John Nicholas · pm 99 · Blind Man’s Bluff [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv EQMM Dec ’47 117 · In Governor Marcus’s Time · Edward Hyams · ss Man of Letters: ___ 162 · Compton Mackenzie · Francis Butterfield · ms [Compton Mackenzie]
Courier [v14 #4, April 1950] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 180pp, 8" x 8.5", cover by H. C. Paine) Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] The issues are now about 1 inch wider in width and height than in 1949. 86 · The Minister and the Bureaucrat · John Nicholas · pm 107 · Fall Guy · Alan Whicker · ss 112 · Dragonseed · Frank Stuart · ss 118 · Everything was Planned · David Burk · ss Man of Letters: ___ 164 · Christopher Fry · Francis Butterfield · ms [Christopher Fry]
Courier [v16 #1, January 1951] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 160pp, 8" x 8.5", cover by H. C. Paine) The pagecount has dropped to 160pp by this issue. Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 63 · The Pelican · John Nicholas · pm 85 · The Ghost Spear · E. M. England · ss 92 · The Crowther Manuscripts · Colin D. Willock · ss 101 · The Boomerang Murder · Michael Hervey · ss 104 · Talent or Genius? · Alastair Scobie · ss Man of Letters: ___ 146 · Duff Cooper · Francis Butterfield · ms [Duff Cooper]
Courier [v16 #2, February 1951] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 160pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 42 · Thank you, St. Valentine! · John Nicholas · pm 85 · Monsieur Gromie Reforms · Walter Harris · ss 91 · The Lion’s Share · J. V. Simpson · ss 96 · The Lunch that Got Away · John Gingell · vi 98 · The Pole and the Frog · W. Glynne-Jones · ss 103 · The Marquis and his Wife · Marquis de Sade; trans. by Alan Hull Walton · vi 105 · Interval For Murder! · Stanley Jackson · ss Man of Letters: ___ 146 · Bertrand Russell · Francis Butterfield · ms [Bertrand Russell]
Courier [v16 #4, April 1951] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 160pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 58 · Beware the Odes of March · Justin Richardson · pm 85 · Love from a Serpent · Marquis de Sade; trans. by Alan Hull Walton · vi 86 · The Ears and the Brain · D. G. Howcroft · ss 92 · More Ways Than One · John Seymour · ss 95 · Escape! · Ronald R. Smith · ss 101 · The New Grey Cap · Reginald Moore · ss Man of Letters: ___ 146 · W. Somerset Maugham · Francis Butterfield · ms [W. Somerset Maugham]
Courier [v16 #5, May 1951] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 160pp, 8" x 8.5", cover by Keith Martyn) Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 58 · The Old Beachcomber · John Nicholas · pm 85 · Portrait by Concerto · John Breman · ss; listed as by John Berryman in Table of Contents 92 · One Having Authority · Capt. Frank H. Shaw · ss 98 · A Parcel for Evan · Ivy K. Matthews · ss 101 · The Miracle-Man · A. Hunt · ss 107 · In Our Time · J. B. Hale · ss Man of Letters: ___ 146 · Algernon Blackwood · Francis Butterfield · ms [Algernon Blackwood]
Courier [v17 #2, August 1951] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 152pp, 8" x 8.5", cover by Maurice Laban) Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 61 · Fanny—the Family Bus · John Nicholas · pm 86 · A General’s Daughter · H. P. Watts · ss 91 · The Silent War · Peter Niven · ss 96 · The Walk Home · Arthur Bell Thompson · ss 99 · According to Carson · Alistair MacCrae · ss Woman of Letters: ___ 138 · V. Sackville West · Francis Butterfield · ms [V. Sackville West]
Courier [v17 #3, September 1951] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 144pp, 8" x 8.5", cover by H. C. Paine) The pagecount drops to 144pp with this issue. Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 42 · A Song to the Business Man · John Nicholas · pm 80 · Act of Violence · Alex Atkinson · vi 82 · The Conversion of Captain Case · C. Gull · ss 87 · Man of Vision · Peter Niven · ss 101 · The Gardener Who Worked at Night · Nigel Sligh · ss 105 · The Wrong Turn · John Arnold · ss Man of Letters: ___ 128 · Lord Dunsany · Francis Butterfield · ms [Lord Dunsany]
Courier [v17 #5, November 1951] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 144pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 85 · The Unwritten Thriller · Lord Dunsany · ss 88 · Art Thou Weary? · John Nicholas · pm 90 · Postman’s Knock · Michael Gareth Llewelyn · ss 93 · The Passing of Congo Rudd · C. T. Stoneham · ss 99 · A Son and His Father · Adrian Vincent · ss; listed as ‘The Secret World’ in Table of Contents 105 · Never Trust a Poltergeist! · Peter Niven · ss Man of Letters: ___ 128 · J.B. Morton · Francis Butterfield · ms [J. B. Morton]
Courier [v18 #2, February 1952] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 144pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 85 · Dark Jester · Michael Hastings · ss 101 · Sanctuary · Lovell Sutherland · ss 104 · Jackie and the Kind Lady · Adrian Vincent · ss 110 · Cheap Gloves · Victor K. Kaledin · ss Man of Letters: ___ 128 · Nicholas Monsarrat · Francis Butterfield · ms [Nicholas Monsarrat]
Courier [v18 #5, May 1952] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 144pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 77 · We Petty Men · Anthony Fenwick · ss 97 · Gone to Blazes · Francis Butterfield · ss 100 · A Last Look · Stephen W. Pollak · ss 104 · Sleep No More · Michael Hervey · vi 106 · Suspicion · W. E. Armstrong · ss
Courier [v19 #2, August 1952] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 132pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. By this issue the pagecount has dropped to 132pp. [PSP] 68 · The Jolly Gypsies · Francis Butterfield · pm 70 · Within Four Walls · Stephen Kelen · ss 81 · The Vodi · John Braine · ss 86 · Libation to the Gods · Muriel E. Hammond · ss
Courier [v19 #3, September 1952] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 136pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 72 · It is the Duty of an Officer · Peter W. Johns · ss 89 · The Green Sea · Norah Burke · ss 93 · The Deadliest Beast · C. T. Stoneham · ss
Courier [v19 #4, October 1952] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 136pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 69 · The New Carmen · Evelyn Anthony · ss 75 · Measure for Measure · John Gunn · vi 85 · Piotr the Cosmopolite · Joel Raleigh · ss 90 · Welcome to the Liberators · Frank Celeste · ss 96 · Old Scores · Leslie Godfrey · ss
Courier [v20 #1, January 1953] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 132pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 73 · The Ivory Hunter · E. Plewman de Kock · ss 76 · The Unlucky Pigeon · David Tutaev · ss 89 · “Fat Old Fool” · John Grisdale · ss 94 · The Filigree Bridge · Nigel Tangye · ss 100 · Death of an Outlaw · D. Townley · ss
Courier [v20 #2, February 1953] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 132pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. This issue includes an announcement of Kark’s takeover of “The London Mystery Magazine”. [PSP] 69 · All My Own Work · Justin Richardson · ss 71 · Never Again · Bruce Renton · vi 89 · The Python · Norah Burke · ss 94 · The Return of Hartley · Kathleen V. Richardson · ss 98 · With Double Tongue · Fay King · ss 101 · The Fixed Idea · B. A. C. Yandell · ss
Courier [v20 #3, March 1953] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 132pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. [PSP] 71 · The Pot Boiler · Stephen Kelen · vi 85 · …Where is thy Sting? · Eiver McGuinness · ss 95 · Fire in the Veld · D. Townley · ss; listed as ‘Fire on the Veld’ in Table of Contents 99 · Music for the Millions · Ralph L. Finn · ss
Courier [v20 #5, May 1953] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 128pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. By this issue the pagecount has dropped to 128pp. [PSP] 73 · The Lie · Robert Standish · ss 81 · Kings of the Jungle · E. Plewman de Kock · ss 84 · The English Clown · Patrick Bair · ss
Courier [v22 #4, April 1954] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 128pp, 8" x 8.5") Only fiction and verse listed. By this issue the headline on the table of contents has changed to include “Incorporating To-Day” and all mention of “Band-Wagon” has been dropped. [PSP] 88 · The Sacred Teeth · A. P. Herbert · pm 90 · Ave Caesar! · Frank Walford · ss
Courier [v27 #6, December 1956] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 112pp, 9" x 9.5") Only fiction and verse listed. The issues are now about 1 inch wider in width and height than in 1954, the pagecount has dropped to 112pp, and the cover bears the caption “Britain’s Finest Magazine”. [PSP] 53 · The Little Sailor · William Sansom · ss 55 · The Records · Claris Stephens · vi 59 · The Last Hunt · Hazel M. Peel · vi
Courier [v32 #4, April 1959] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 100pp, 9" x 9.5") Only fiction and verse listed. By this issue the pagecount has dropped to 100pp. [PSP] 46 · Friend Jack · Eric L. Smith · ss 55 · The Street Vendor’s Case · Randal Farnham · ss
Courier [v32 #6, June 1959] ed. Norman Kark (Courier Publishing, 3/-, 100pp, 9" x 9.5") [PSP] 8 · Out of the Letter Box · The Readers · lt 11 · Out of the Box · Misc. Material · ms 15 · Functional Follies · Norman Kark · ed 19 · A Forgotten Genius of Geopolitics · John Biggs-Davison, M.P. · bg [Sir Halford Mackinder] 23 · The London Season · Anthony Mills · ar 26 · Shall We See Another Ranji? · Harvey Day · ar [Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji] 29 · The Italy I Know · Charles Graves · ar 32 · By Calculation Out of Luck · Gregory Blaxland · ar 35 · The English Lakes · Bernard Alfieri · ar 37 · This Britain · Misc. Material · pi 45 · Egbert and the Spook · Robert Standish · ss Art in Our Time: ___ 53 · No. 161 · Francis Butterfield · pi 56 · The Month: June · Misc. Material · ms 57 · Medicine Through the Ages · Peter Hildreth · ar 59 · The Poise in My Life · Patrick Ryan · nf 62 · The Mores of the Craps Table · J. Alvin Kugelmass · ar 64 · The Church of St. Bride · Anon. · ar 67 · Line of Grace · Misc. Material · pi 73 · The Jeweller’s Art · Clive Swanson · ar The Stage: ___ 79 · These Foolish Things · Beresford Egan · cl The Mode: ___ 81 · The Old Order Changeth · Helena Geffers · cl The Page: ___ 83 · Barleycorn Bunkum · Hugh Pierson · cl 85 · Eating British · Victor MacClure · ar The Record: ___ 91 · New Rank Releases · Peter Simon · cl The Motor: ___ 93 · Motoring Matters · Alfred Woolf · cl The Garden: ___ 95 · Those Continuous Blooming Violas · W. E. Shewell-Cooper · cl Headliners: ___ 96 · Commonwealth Crusader · Anon. · cl [Lord Beaverbrook] 98 · Chess · Gerald Abrahams · cl 99 · Bridge · Pontifex · cl
Courier [v39 #5, November 1962] (164pp) Incorporating To-Day. Silver Anniversary issue - first published November 1937. Cover reproduces 16 covers. Contains letters of congrats from Queen Elizabeth and 4 Prime Ministers. Articles by Mark Goulden, Robert Standish, Austen Kark, C. Mm Joad, Ivor Brown. Verse by John Nicholas, A.P. Herbert, William Plomer. Satire by Bertrand Russell, Christopher Morley, Francis Butterfield, J.B. Boothroyd. [PD] 97 · The Prussian Hussar · J. P. Hebel; trans. by S. John Peskett · ss 100 · Chickenfeed for Karmesin [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Dec ’46 61 · The Psycho-Analyst’s Nightmare · Bertrand Russell · ss Courier Apr ’54 66 · Sherlock Holmes Returns · Christopher Morley · ss Courier Dec ’47 75 · Euston Road · Austen Kark · ss Courier Jul ’54 77 · The Value of Philosphy · C. M. Joad · ss Courier Jul ’47 81 · The London I Hate · J. B. Boothroyd · ss Courier Jun ’47 84 · From the Chinese, the Sacred Teeth · A. P. Herbert · ss Courier Apr ’54 98 · Bamboo · William Plomer · ss Courier Aug ’54

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