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The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 36, No. 212, February 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Half a Ship · Richard Howells Watkins · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 21 1939 12 · Ancient and Modern · Donald Shoubridge · ss 19 · The Lady of the House · John L. Boud · ss 21 · Black-Out · Lynn Dacre · ss 24 · Under New Management · H. W. Twyman · ss 27 · Murder on the Stairs · Harry Ponsford · ss 33 · The Affair at Dawkins’ Wharf [Doctor Augustus Vane] · W. E. Johns · ss 42 · How History Is Made · Stephen Phillips · ss 47 · Second-Prize Winner · George Kirby · ss 55 · The Missing Warden · Sharon Wallace · ss 65 · A Business Risk · Francis Marlowe · ss 72 · The Evil Secret of Montsegur · W. A. Sweeney · ss 79 · Sentiment and the Sailor · Robert Clough · ss 83 · The Man Who Resigned · Richard Walton · ss 91 · Mrs. Mainwaring · Mary Symns · ss 95 · A Pulpit in the Grill-Room IX. Bunglers at the Game [Charles Lyson, the Raconteur; Louis the Manager] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss This Week February 28 1937 103 · Baby Fingers · Alan Kennington · ss 109 · The Fixed Smile · V. Vidal Diehl · ss 113 · Jerry Jarvis’s Wig · The Rev. R. H. Barham · ss Bentley’s Miscellany May 1843, as by Thomas Ingoldsby; a “Gem from the Classics”. 121 · An Authority on Ants · Charles Dalton · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 36, No. 213, March 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Rao Singh Runs Amuck · Leslie Beresford · ss 10 · Cessation of Hostilities · Leslie Holt · ss 15 · A Ring for Her Finger · W. A. Sweeney · ss 25 · Shady Sleuth · Francis Martell · ss 29 · The Recipe · Christopher Craig · ss 35 · Rope’s End · Scott Littleton · ss Liberty September 23 1939 43 · Oysters on the Half Shell · Noel V. Fellom · vi Liberty December 21 1935 45 · Roughneck · Murray Blake · ss 51 · Cargo of Fear · Richard Howells Watkins · ss 60 · His Good Name · Donald Shoubridge · ss 65 · Dancing Through · D. H. Barber · ss 68 · In the Teeth of the Evidence [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss In the Teeth of the Evidence by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1939 75 · A Pulpit in the Grill-Room X. The Flower of Death [Charles Lyson, the Raconteur; Louis the Manager] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss This Week May 23 1937 81 · Aunt Betty and the Bees · Michael David · ss 85 · The Affair at Daneholt Castle [Doctor Augustus Vane] · W. E. Johns · ss 94 · Dry Ginger · George R. Pilgrim · ss 97 · House of Dread · William Adams · ss 105 · Not According to Plan? · Roy Armitage · ss 111 · Duel in the Dark · Charles Lever · ss (r); a “Gem from the Classics”. 123 · Lost Chords · George Kirby · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 36, No. 214, April 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Absolutely Elsewhere [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss The Strand Magazine February 1934 11 · And They Called Me a Liar! · W. A. Sweeney · ss 15 · Mind Over Matter [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv The Blue Book Magazine October 1939 25 · Authority of Sergeant Ash · Stephen Phillips · ss 29 · A Spot of Murder · Penn Gwynne · ss 33 · You Can’t Beat the Sea · Van Harrison · ss 44 · Mrs. Broadbent, Senior · G. B. Stern · ss 51 · Carriage Paid · Maurice Grove · ss 55 · The Bard Was Wrong · Peter O’Donnell · ss 59 · Coupon Crime · Valentine Gregory · ss 65 · The Affair of the Barrage Balloons [Doctor Augustus Vane] · W. E. Johns · ss 72 · Existence Doubtful · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss 81 · The Jolt · Peter Elton · ss 85 · Woman with a Whistle · Charles Dalton · ss 91 · The Yellow Streak · Donald Shoubridge · ss 97 · History Lesson · A. M. Burrage · ss 101 · Entering and Breaking · Harry Ponsford · ss 109 · A Lean and Thirsty Look · William F. Carroll · ss 113 · Moonshine Mountaineer · A. R. Thomas · ss 116 · Somebody’s Luggage · Charles Dickens · gp (r); a “Gem from the Classics”. _ · His Leaving It Till Called For · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1862, uncredited. _ · His Boots · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1862, uncredited. _ · His Wonderful End · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1862, uncredited.

The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 36, No. 215, May 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · The Affair of the Blonde in Blue [Doctor Augustus Vane] · W. E. Johns · ss 12 · Half a Quid Pro Quo · J. Alex Pemberton · ss 15 · Dirt Cheap [Montague Egg] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Pearson’s Magazine October 1936 21 · Miracle Man · Richard Walton · ss 29 · Last Day of Summer · Marjorie Bowen · ss 35 · Major Manœuvres · Anthony Richardson · ss 44 · The Million-Dollar Miniature · Geo. E. Rowles · ss 51 · Unlawful Occasions · Ray Carr · ss 57 · Collector’s Flair · Terence Stafford · ss 61 · “Programme! Programme!” · A. M. Burrage · ss 65 · Murder at G.H.Q. · Michael Hastings · ss 69 · The Stout Man · George Kirby · ss 76 · Too Much Imagination · W. A. Sweeney · ss 79 · Cotton-Wool & Cutlets [Constable John Bragg] · Henry Wade · nv 87 · The World Is Full of Them · Stephen Phillips · ss 93 · But Women Are Weak · Peter Clay · ss 99 · The Glass and Cucumber · Roy Armitage · ss 104 · Circular Tour · Donald Shoubridge · ss 109 · The Watcher in the Mirror · Christopher Craig · ss 115 · Murder as a Fine Art · Thomas De Quincey · ar Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine February 1827, as “On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts”; a “Gem from the Classics”.

The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 36, No. 216, June 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · The Soldier · E. L. Bunn · ss 6 · The Professor’s Manuscript [Montague Egg] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss The Passing Show October 20 1934 12 · Old School Tie · Donald Shoubridge · ss 17 · Ninety-Nine—Out! · St. John Ervine · ss 25 · The Odd Streak · John Keith · ss 28 · The Lady Liked Lipstick · Peter Clay · ss 33 · Strange Sequel · Lynn Dacre · ss 38 · The Traveller · Peter Snow · ss 41 · Centre of Attraction · William Adams · ss 46 · Death Stalks by Day · Miguel Anzana · ss 49 · The Weh-Wun Derby · Bernard Nelson · ss 53 · Playing Prodigal · W. A. Sweeney · ss 57 · The Good Old Days · Ian Sullington · ss 62 · To Live · Van Harrison · ss 67 · Reflected Light · V. Vidal Diehl · ss 70 · The Quest I. The Quest · A. M. Burrage · ss 75 · “The Play’s the Thing” · Charles Strong · ss 80 · Never Say “No” · Devery Freeman · ss Maclean’s January 1 1940 89 · The Disappointed Lady · Edward Constable · ss 93 · The Knife · Christopher Craig · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 37, No. 217, July 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Light Patrol · Valentine Gregory · ss 8 · Prologue to an Unfinished Novel · J. B. Priestley · ss Rose Window: A Tribute Offered to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital by Twenty-Five Authors, William Heinemann, 1939 19 · For Freedom · Green Howard · ss 25 · Storm in a Tankard · John L. Boud · ss 27 · The Shooting at Stinger’s · Charles Dalton · ss 30 · ’Tween Lights · Robert Orme · ss 37 · Business—in Three Lessons · Christopher Craig · ss 41 · One Could Shoot · Ken Burns · vi 43 · Strange Attraction · William Adams · ss 46 · He Wanted a Thrill · John Keith · ss 49 · The Affair of the Silent Wings [Doctor Augustus Vane] · W. E. Johns · ss 56 · Mister Rat · Ernest Vancouver · ss 63 · Everywhere He Went · Stephen Phillips · ss 69 · The Quest II. The Rod of Moses · A. M. Burrage · ss 74 · Well-Informed Circles · “Phineas” · ss 77 · Gas! · Charles Strong · ss 81 · Even Things That Are Evil? · Michael David · ss 85 · Keys of Silence · George Kirby · ss 91 · “Where There’s Smoke—” · Harrington Chase · ss 96 · For Mice Only · “Babrios” · vi

The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 37, No. 218, August 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Horror in the “Abigail” · Edward Doherty, et al. · ss 8 · Such a Fool! · Frances Ogilvie · ss 13 · Glamour · Vera Brittain · ss 16 · Madame Guillotine’s Murder · W. A. Sweeney · ss 21 · “Man Proposes—” · Wilkinson Cobb · ss 25 · The Invisible Murderer · George C. Bachelor · ss 31 · Facts and Figures · John Keith · ss 34 · World’s Most Peaceful Spot · Charles Strong · ss 39 · The Fatal Glimpse · Valentine Gregory · ss 45 · T’Other from Which · F. Keston Clarke · ss 49 · The Quest III. Something Very Private · A. M. Burrage · ss 54 · The Affair of the Haunted Priory [Doctor Augustus Vane] · W. E. Johns · ss 61 · A Cry from the Heart · Harry Hearson · ss 63 · Jungle Strategy · John L. Boud · ss 66 · The Confession · William Adams · ss 69 · Theory—and Practice · Christopher Craig · ss 72 · “Once Bitten—” · Coutts Brisbane · ss 77 · Fourteen Windows · Maurice Grove · ss 90 · Equality Jack · Captain Marryat · ex from Mr. Midshipman Easy, Saunders & Otley, 1836; a “Gem from the Classics”. 96 · The Reception · “Babrios” · vi

The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 37, No. 219, September 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Papa Molin Goes West · George Bellairs · ss 6 · The Gift Horse · John Kent · ss Argosy March 23 1940 15 · Castaway’s Choice · Lynn Dacre · ss 19 · The Original · Donald Shoubridge · ss 23 · The Canary Waistcoat · A. G. Macdonell · ss 28 · Two Were to Die · D. P. Hopkins · ss 33 · Queer Quirk · Christopher Craig · ss 37 · Heroic Rabbit · L. Stewart Boyd · ss 41 · A Matter of Method · Michael James · ss 44 · The Slip-Coach Mystery · George C. Bachelor · ss 49 · Finesse in Oil · Edward Lanchbery · ss 53 · The Mission of Mr. Beaufoy · William Brownlee · ss 60 · The Quest IV. Lucky Shot · A. M. Burrage · ss 63 · The Affair of the Transparent Invaders [Doctor Augustus Vane] · W. E. Johns · ss 69 · English Ruffler · Van Harrison · ss 79 · Late Visitor · B. L. Jacot · ss 83 · Bed of Justice · John Keith · ss 87 · Roast Goose Is Off · Robert Strong · ss 90 · Ten Thousand a Year · Samuel Warren · ex William Blackwood & Sons, 1841; a “Gem from the Classics”. 96 · The Two Daughters · “Babrios” · vi

The 20-Story Magazine [Vol. 37, No. 220, October 1940] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp, cover by Colin Orme) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · The Green Men · W. J. Passingham · ss 11 · Soames’s “Happy Dispatch” · Charles Strong · ss 17 · After Death the Deluge · Elizabeth Ferrars · ss 27 · “All Upside Down” · Claude Smedley · ss 31 · More Than a Monkey? · Arthur Savage · ss 35 · Infamous Conduct · Maurice Grove · ss 39 · “O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?” · William Adams · ss 43 · Flowers for Foo Sing · Stephen Phillips · ss 49 · The Quest V. Scissors · A. M. Burrage · ss 52 · In a Telephone Cabinet [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & M. Cole · nv Superintendent Wilson’s Holiday by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1928 64 · Keep the Men Moving · Peter Snow · ss 67 · Dead Man’s Cough · Christopher Craig · ss 73 · Special Case · Donald Shoubridge · ss 77 · The Scarecrow · Roy Armitage · ss 82 · Last Resort · Cedric Maugham · ss 85 · Safety Valve · L. Stewart Boyd · ss 90 · Around the World in Eighty Days · Jules Verne · ex Sampson Low, 1873; a “Gem from the Classics”. translated from the French (Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, 1873). 96 · Utopia · “Babrios” · vi