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The Strand Magazine [v114, #683, November 1947] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 112pp+, digest, cover by Edward Ardizzone) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · [untitled drawing] · Robin Jacques · fp 18 · The Sun Is Rising Again on the British Empire · Major Lewis Hastings · ar 27 · Aunt Lavinia · Anthony Armstrong · ss; illustrated by Anthony Gilbert 32 · So You’d Like to Be an Author · Richard Usborne · ar; illustrated by John Gay 43 · The House in Goblin Wood [Sir Henry Merrivale] · John Dickson Carr · nv; illustrated by Steven Spurrier 55 · Southwark · J. P. Sayer · mp 59 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 60 · The Private Collector: Chests · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · cl 64 · The Barn Owls · Mac Hastings · ss; illustrated by Betty Swanwick 70 · The Fun of Model Railways · Ewan Butler · ar 78 · Four Swans and a Cygnet · James Langham · ss; illustrated by Antony Groves-Raines 84 · Verse · Philip John Stead · gp _84 · The Reflection of Myself in a New Suit in the Mirror · Philip John Stead · pm _84 · Three Ladies · Philip John Stead · pm 85 · I Know What I Like… · Bernard Denvir · ms 86 · Brother · Barbara Willard · ss; illustrated by John Hanna 93 · Useless Information · Peter Fleming · cl 94 · Queen of the Methodists · Margaret Lane · ar 112 · What the Editor Thinks of This Issue · The Editor · ed

The Strand Magazine [v114, #684, December 1947] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 112pp+, digest, cover by Edward Ardizzone) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · [untitled drawing] · Robin Jacques · fp 18 · The Last Room at the Inn · John Connell · ss 30 · Uncommon People Pictured by Osbert Lancaster: The Boom in Ballet · [uncredited] · bg; illustrated by Osbert Lancaster [Ref. Frederick Ashton] 32 · Echo in the West · L. A. G. Strong · ss; illustrated by Elaine Haxton 38 · The Men Who Dress the Women · Anne Scott-James · pi; illustrated by Louise Ambler & Kanova 50 · Useless Christmas Information · Pat Murray · cl; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 52 · The Christmas Pantomime and Model Theatre · Edward Ardizzone · ar; illustrated by Edward Ardizzone 67 · The Plate in the Camera [Detective Inspector Painton] · Anthony Armstrong · ss 76 · Can I Mix My Drinks? · John Langdon-Davies · ar 78 · A Christmas Quiz · Various · qz 82 · Proofs of Holy Writ · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Strand Magazine April 1934; illustrated by Victor Reingaum 92 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 93 · The Private Collector: Christmas Presents · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar 98 · Party Games · Sally Shrimpton · ar 100 · Perplexities · [uncredited] · pz 112 · What a Contributor Thinks of This Issue · Lionel Hale · ms

The Strand Magazine [v114, #685, January 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 112pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · [untitled drawing] · Anthony Gilbert · fp 18 · [photograph and short biography of Richard “Stinker” Murdoch] · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Richard Murdoch] 19 · The Chronicles of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh No. 1 How We Got the Gutter Mended · Richard Murdoch · ss; illustrated by R. S. Sherriffs 26 · A Memory of the Strand · J. B. Booth · ar 30 · Thirty Books of the Year—The “Strand’s” Choice · Anthony Powell · br 34 · The Dream World of American Advertising · Richard Usborne · ar 42 · Grey Seagull · Liam O’Flaherty · ss; illustrated by Lionel Edwards, R.I. 53 · Useless Information · A. G. Street · cl 55 · The London Theatres · J. P. Sayer · mp 59 · Whoever Invented Barbed Wire? · Henry Akerman · ar 65 · Living by the Clock · Inez Holden · ss; illustrated by Victor Reinganum 70 · Magic Flowers · Roy Campbell · pm; illustrated by David Seabrooks 78 · [photograph and short biography of Cecil Beaton] · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Cecil Beaton] 79 · The Settee · Cecil Beaton · ss; illustrated by Pearl Falconer 85 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 86 · The Private Collector: Sheffield Plate · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar 90 · The Mink Coat · Alec Waugh · ss; illustrated by Tage Werner 92 · Eva’s First Day at School · Betty Swanwick · cs 94 · The Cult of the Handlebar Moustache · Philip Brownrigg · ar 100 · Readers’ Clerihews · The Readers · cn; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 107 · What Was Happening 50 Years Ago · [uncredited] · ms 108 · Perplexities · [uncredited] · pz 112 · For the Editor’s Personal Attention · The Readers · lc

The Strand Magazine [v114, #686, February 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 112pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · [untitled drawing] · Anthony Gilbert · fp 18 · The Future of Men’s Clothes · James Laver · ar; illustrated by Raymond de Lavererie 24 · The Chronicles of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh No. 2 Costa Has an Omen · Richard Murdoch · ss; illustrated by R. S. Sherriffs 31 · Those Politicians: What They Said About the Channel Tunnel · R. G. Jessel · ar 34 · The Brains Behind the British Movie Camera · C. A. Lejeune · ar; illustrated by Roland Haupt 43 · The Wrong Traveller · Kathleen Warren · ss; illustrated by Anthony Gilbert 45 · What Do You Read? · [uncredited] · ms 52 · Useless Information · D. B. Wyndham Lewis · cl 55 · St. Bartholomew’s Hospital · J. P. Sayer · mp 59 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 60 · The Private Collector: Teapots · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar 64 · Stroganoff Said the Duchess [Adam Quill; Vladimir Stroganoff] · Caryl Brahms & S. J. Simon · ss To Hell with Hedda! by Caryl Brahms & S. J. Simon, Michael Joseph, 1947; illustrated by A. Horowicz 78 · Romeo of the Range · John Davies · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 80 · The Rose · Eleanor Farjeon · pm 84 · Can You Date a Period House? · Michael Rothenstein · ar; illustrated by Michael Rothenstein 91 · Smash-Up · Lawrence Edgar · ss 92 · Eva and Osbert Mew Buy a Fish · Betty Swanwick · cs 94 · The Nation Should Honour This Great English Farmer · A. G. Street · bg [Ref. A. J. Hosier] 100 · Perplexities · [uncredited] · pz 112 · For the Editor’s Personal Attention · The Readers · lc

The Strand Magazine [v114, #687, March 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 112pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · Blackfriars Bridge—March · Anthony Gross · fp 18 · Good Looks Make Good Sense to the Housewife · [uncredited] · pt 19 · We Must Design or Bust · Richard Usborne · ar 27 · The Chronicles of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh Application for Supplementary · Richard Murdoch · ss; illustrated by R. S. Sherriffs 34 · The Local Paper · John Betjeman · ar; illustrated by John Gay 42 · A Question Answered · Anthony Armstrong · ss; illustrated by Brian Robb 52 · Barrow Boys of 100 Years Ago · Stanley Rubenstein · ar 55 · The Royal Mile, Edinburgh · J. P. Sayer · mp 59 · Libel: The Word That Editors Fear · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 64 · Third Wife Lucky · Alan Wykes · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 70 · Cat Versus Dog · gp _70 · I’m for Cats · Beverley Nichols · pi; illustrated by Ylla _70 · I’m for Dogs · Peter Fleming · pi; illustrated by Ylla 79 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 80 · The Creatures · Valentine Richmond · ss; illustrated by Betty Swanwick 87 · The Private Collector: Bijouterie · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar 92 · Useless Information · The Readers · cl 94 · The Devil You Know · Bernard Denvir · ar 98 · Pearl of the Orient · Jack Philip-Nichols · vi 98 · Eva Plays the Harp—Interrupted by Dan · Betty Swanwick · cs 100 · Some Things Worth Knowing · John Langdon-Davies · cl 108 · Perplexities · [uncredited] · pz 112 · To the Editor’s Personal Attention · The Readers · lc

The Strand Magazine [v115, #688, April 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 104pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · [untitled drawing] · Anthony Gilbert · fp 14 · [photograph and short biography of Vernon Bartlett] · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Vernon Bartlett] 15 · I Am Optimistic About the Future · Vernon Bartlett, M.P. · ar 18 · The Chronicles of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh The Smell on the Landing · Richard Murdoch · ss; illustrated by R. S. Sherriffs 26 · What’s the Weather? · Patrick Murray · ar; illustrated by Walter Goetz 30 · The Big Shots of Scotland Yard · Percy Hoskins · ar; illustrated by John Gay 38 · North of Bombay · Bernard Fergusson · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 48 · Will Income Tax Ever Come Down? · Christopher Hollis, M.P. · ar 51 · Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park · J. P. Sayer · mp 55 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 56 · The Private Collector: Snuff Boxes · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar 61 · The Ear · John Trojan · ss; illustrated by Michael Ayrton 66 · Picasso · Bernard Denvir · pi; illustrated by Pablo Picasso 74 · The Big Bloke · Anthony Armstrong · ss; illustrated by John Hanna 82 · Useless Information · George Edinger · cl 84 · The Poachers · Cledwyn Hughes · ss; illustrated by John Minton 88 · Children’s Strip Cartoon: Eva and the Conjurer · Betty Swanwick · cs 90 · Did You Ever Read a Nat Gould · Philip Brownrigg · ar [Ref. Nat Gould] 95 · Some Things Worth Knowing · John Langdon-Davies & A. G. Street · cl 99 · Perplexities · [uncredited] · pz 104 · For the Editor’s Personal Attention · The Readers · lc

The Strand Magazine [v115, #689, May 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · [untitled drawing] · Anthony Gilbert · fp 14 · Not in the Log · A. E. W. Mason · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 22 · Everyone Has Space for a Window-Box · Michael Rothenstein · ar _27 · How You Can Grow Flowers in a Window-Box · Theo. A. Stephens · ar 28 · Some Artists Who Won’t Be Exhibiting at the R.A. · Bernard Denvir · ar; illustrated by Roland Haupt 36 · The Good Cow · Kathleen Warren · ss; illustrated by Pearl Falconer 45 · Has British Sport Gone to the Devil? · C. B. Fry · ar; illustrated by Tom Webster 49 · Bath · J. P. Sayer · mp 53 · Useless Information · Nicolas Bentley · cl 54 · The Private Collector: Old Swords · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar 58 · The Chronicles of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh The Author Regrets · Richard Murdoch · ss; illustrated by R. S. Sherriffs 64 · Lions · Lewis Hastings · ar 67 · The Big Fight · Stewart MacPherson · pi; illustrated by Ylla 73 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 74 · Fly High, Bonny Bird · Hedley Barker · ss; illustrated by John Hanna 83 · Writing by Electricity · Oliver Stewart · ar 86 · The Dog That Could Answer the Phone · T. P. O’Brien · ss; illustrated by Robin Jacques 88 · Things Worth Knowing: Board of Trade, Please Note · [uncredited] · cl 95 · Perplexities · [uncredited] · pz 100 · For the Editor’s Personal Attention · The Readers · lc

The Strand Magazine [v115, #690, June 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · [untitled drawing] · Anthony Gilbert · fp 14 · The English Rose · Philip Brownrigg · ar; illustrated by Russell Leslie 20 · The Incoming Basket · Patrick Howarth · ss; illustrated by Antony Wysard 24 · How to Look at a Racehorse · Arthur G. Rickman · ar 28 · 120 Years of Feminine Fashion · Doris Landley Moore · ar; illustrated by Felix Fonteyn 36 · The Greatest Cricketer That Ever Was · Adam Mann · ss; illustrated by Wyndham Robinson 48 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 49 · Brighton · J. P. Sayer · mp 53 · Newspaper English · Oliver Stewart · ar 56 · What a Newspaper Editor Says to His Staff · The Editors of the Daily Express · ar 58 · The Chronicles of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh Dispatch from the Henhouse · Richard Murdoch · ss; illustrated by R. S. Sherriffs 65 · The Man Who Transformed the Gardens of England · George Godwin · bg [Ref. Lancelot Brown] 73 · Informaciones Inútiles · J. Halcro Ferguson · cl; given in the table of contents as the usual “Useless Information”; contents in this issue are about South America. 74 · Treborrow’s Children · Alan Wykes · ss; illustrated by Robin Jacques 82 · The Private Collector: I Bought These Glasses for 5/- Each · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; given as “Glasses” in the Table of Contents. 86 · It’s Very Queer · F. Hyatt · ss; illustrated by Jean de Banzie 88 · Some Things Worth Knowing · John Langdon-Davies · cl 91 · Memo from the Editor · The Editor · ed; explaining why the magazine cannot go back to a larger size as some readers have requested. 95 · Perplexities · [uncredited] · pz 100 · What the Editor Thinks · The Editor · ed

The Strand Magazine [v115, #691, July 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · [untitled drawing] · Anthony Gilbert · fp 14 · Saturday Afternoon at the Dogs · Inez Holden · ss; illustrated by John Minton 24 · This Is My Land · Lt.-Col. T. A. Lowe · ar; illustrated by David Knight 28 · The English Poets · John Betjeman · ss; illustrated by John Gay 38 · The Rustic · Kathleen Warren · ss; illustrated by Richard Ziegler 49 · York · J. P. Sayer · mp 53 · Can Moles Swim? · T. P. O’Brien · vi 54 · Spotting Car Numbers · Philip Brownrigg · ar 56 · The Askari’s Story · D. R. Cargill · ss; illustrated by Antony Wysard 63 · Insults · [uncredited] · cl 64 · What the Patient Doesn’t See · Macdonald Hastings · ar 72 · Journey Home · P. J. Alexander · ss; illustrated by Robin Jacques 78 · The Private Collector: Signet Rings · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; illustrated by David Savage 82 · An Amateur Criminologist · Alan Brock · ar; illustrated by Roland S. Haupt; given as “The Amateur Criminologist” in the Table of Contents. 86 · Useless Information · Air-Commodore E. L. Howard-Williams · cl 88 · Some Things Worth Knowing · A. G. Street · cl 95 · Perplexities · [uncredited] · pz 100 · What the Editor Thinks · The Editor · ed