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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 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 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 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 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 · ss 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 Cockerell 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 October 1916; subtitled “The Murder of Darnley”.

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

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

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

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

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

· The Night of Masquerade · Rafael Sabatini · ts The Premier Magazine 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 Press, 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 · ss (r)

· The House in the Shady Lane · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· History of the Brain Specialist Dr. B · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· Faithful Peter · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· Herr Hannsicke’s Second Birth · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· The Aunt Who Told Lies · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· A Wager · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· The Steward Antonio · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· The Death of Nero · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· Bullfight · Lion Feuchtwanger · ar Men Only #8, 1936

· The Armored Cruiser Potemkin · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· Mr. Wollstein’s Trunk Checks · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss Collier’s July 18 1942

· The Little Season · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

· Polard Expedition · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

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 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 November/December 1947

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

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

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

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

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