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Short Stories Illustrated [v 1 #16, September 12, 1914] ed. Anon. (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp) [PSP] 1 · Parkinson—Patrol · William Freeman · ss 7 · The Good Turn · F. Morton Howard · ss 13 · Armageddon [Part 2 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl The Adventures of Lieutenant Lawless: ___ 23 · No. 2— The Phantom Fleet · W. Marten · ss 29 · ’Tween Midnight and Dawn · Bertram Munn · ss The Adventures of May Morning—Mannequin: ___ 33 · III. The Matter of an Abduction · Leslie Beresford · ss 39 · The Impostor [Part 16 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl
Short Stories Illustrated [v 1 #17, September 19, 1914] ed. Anon. (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp) [PSP] 1 · The Spirit of France · Ladbroke Black · ss The Adventures of May Morning—Mannequin: ___ 5 · IV. Concerning Some Sealed Orders · Leslie Beresford · ss 11 · The Miracle · Arthur Devon · ss The Adventures of Lieutenant Lawless: ___ 17 · No. 3— The Mysterious Mine-Layer · W. Marten · ss 23 · Armageddon [Part 3 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl 33 · His Serene Highness · L. B. Wendover · ss 38 · The Impostor [Part 17 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl
Short Stories Illustrated [v 1 #18, September 26, 1914] ed. Anon. (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp) [PSP] 1 · No Surrender · Horace J. Simpson · ss 9 · The Spirit of the Game · Alan Dene · ss 15 · Armageddon [Part 4 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl The Adventures of May Morning—Mannequin: ___ 25 · V. The Drama in the House at Hampstead · Leslie Beresford · ss The Adventures of Lieutenant Lawless: ___ 32 · No. 4— A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing · W. Marten · ss 37 · The Impostor [Part 18 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl
Short Stories Illustrated [v 1 #19, October 3, 1914] ed. Anon. (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp) Merges with The Penny Pictorial. All serials finished off. 1 · The Great Sugar Plot · Stacey Blake · ss 7 · A War Prophecy · En Avant · ar 10 · The Reward · Horace J. Simpson · ss 14 · Seven to One · Leslie Thomas · ss 17 · The Great Man’s Influence · S. S. Gordon · ss 21 · Love in the Wastes · Yelva Burnett · ss 25 · When the Call Came · William Freeman · ss 28 · She and Co. · Bertram Munn · ss 30 · Armageddon [Part 5 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl 39 · The Impostor [Part 19 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl
Short Stories Magazine
Publishers: Short Stories Magazine Ltd., Burgess Hill: Short Stories Magazine
Editors: John Ransley - Editor: Short Stories Magazine, Dec ’80 - Jul ’81. Michael Nelson - Editor: Short Stories Magazine, Aug ’81 - Mar ’82.
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 1, December 1980] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 128pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · Misc. Material · ms
6 · New Books · Palisade · br
14 · The Tragic Genius of Guy de Maupassant · R. R. · ar [Guy de Maupassant]; R.R. may be Richard Rycroft
17 · The Lady of the Tombs · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r)
21 · The Poor Relation’s Story · Charles Dickens · ss Household Words Christmas, 1852
27 · The Last Outpost · Joseph Conrad · ss (r)
40 · The Novelist at Work · Anon. · ar
43 · A Christmas Present · John Laurence · ss (r)
49 · A Retrieved Reformation · O. Henry · ss Cosmopolitan Apr ’03
54 · My Country Landlady and Other Critics · Angus Wilson · ar; adapted from Wilson’s address at a Foyles’ Literary Luncheon.
57 · Raspberry Jam · Angus Wilson · ss The Wrong Set, Secker, 1949
67 · The Silver Hilt · Ference Molnar · ss (r)
71 · The Horse Dealer’s Daughter · D. H. Lawrence · ss The English Review Apr ’22
81 · A Tough Tussle · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Sep 30, 1888
87 · Feuille d’Album · Katherine Mansfield · ss Ainslee’s Dec ’26
91 · The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Dec ’10
105 · The Sister Years · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Salem Gazette Jan 1, 1839
109 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’12
116 · Directory · Misc. Material · ms
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 2, January 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 128pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · Misc. Material · ms
6 · New Books · Palisade · br
14 · The Tradition of the Irish Short Story · David Marcus · ar
17 · An Occasion of Sin · John Mantague · ss
25 · The Secret of the Growing Gold · Bram Stoker · ss Black and White Jan 23, 1892
33 · It’s Called Progress · S. F. Hardy · ss
37 · Sums · John Jakes & Richard E. Peck · ss Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins, 1976
46 · Men in Fiction · E. M. Delafield · ar (r)
53 · Cat · Christopher Leach · ss
61 · A Letter and a Paragraph · Henry Cuyler Bunner · ss, 1896
67 · Hugo and the Unnatural Mother · Seldon Truss · ss (r)
72 · Dead Call · William F. Nolan · ss Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins, 1976
75 · The Living Daylights [James Bond] · Ian Fleming · ss The Sunday Times (London) Feb 4 ’62
87 · At a Price · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r)
91 · The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Christmas, 1884
103 · Love of Life · Jack London · ss McClure’s Dec ’05; Blackwood’s Dec ’05
114 · Directory · Misc. Material · ms
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 3, February 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 112pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · Misc. Material · ms
6 · New Books · Palisade · br
8 · Authors · Misc. Material · ms
9 · Letters · The Readers · lt
14 · Henry James’s Journeys into Authorship · Anon. · ar [Henry James]
17 · The Friends of the Friends [“The Way It Came”] · Henry James · nv Chap Book May, 1896
31 · Playing with Fire · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r)
35 · The Moose and Rusty Jones · Charles G. D. Roberts · ss (r)
40 · Sacre de Printemps · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss Story Jun ’37
43 · Short Note to a Husband · Marcella Evaristi · ss
49 · The Vengeance Guns · George G. Gilman · ss
59 · Helping · Stephen Henry Whittell · ss
63 · Direct Approach · Tony Linton · ss
69 · The Third Eye · Robert W. Chambers · ss Police!!!, Appleton, 1915
83 · The Mystery of Room 666 [Garron] · Jacques Futrelle · ss The Story-Teller Aug ’10
93 · An Episode of War · Stephen Crane · ss (r)
97 · Directory · Misc. Material · ms
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 4, March 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 112pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · Misc. Material · ms
6 · Letters · The Readers · lt
11 · New Books · Palisade · br
15 · Authors · Misc. Material · ms
16 · The Master of Grand Guignol · Peter Haining · ar [Gaston Leroux]; adapted from Haining’s introduction to The Gaston Leroux Bedside Companion
21 · In Letters of Fire · Gaston Leroux · ss The Strand Jun ’08
31 · The Box · Herb Greer · ss
35 · Snow Angel · Ann Wildman · ss
42 · The Genius of Sir Henry Rider Haggard · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [H. Rider Haggard]
47 · Only a Dream [“The Wedding Gift”] · H. Rider Haggard · ss Harry Furniss’s Christmas Annual, 1905
51 · Cheque Mate · John Park · ss
57 · Girl on the Road · Louis Adamic · nv (r)
72 · The Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle Adam · ss The Strand Jun, 1891; first published in French in Contes Cruels, 1883.
75 · Homing Jane · Ben Travers · ss (r)
83 · The House on the Rynek · Dermot Chesson Spence · ss Little Red Shoes, Williams & Norgate, 1937
89 · The Son’s Veto · Thomas Hardy · ss The Illustrated London News Dec 5, 1891
99 · Directory · Misc. Material · ms
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 5, April 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 100pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · Misc. Material · ms
6 · Who Will Publish Your Short Story? · Lynn Corbyn · ar
14 · William Hope Hodgson: A Fearful Imagination · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [William Hope Hodgson]
19 · The Voice in the Night · William Hope Hodgson · ss Blue Book Nov ’07
27 · The Bragado · A. F. Tschiffely · ss (r)
29 · The Dinner Party · Pauline Davies · ss
33 · The Visit · Denis McBride · ss
39 · The Lombardy Poplar · Mary Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Bazaar Sep ’02
47 · A Tragic Honeymoon · G. R. Sims · ss My Two Wives, London, 1894
54 · I’m George - Buy Me · Ivor Smullen · ss
57 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, an, 1839, 1839
68 · The Selfish Giant · Oscar Wilde · ss The Happy Prince and Other Tales, London: David Nutt, 1888
71 · The Death of Doctor Watson [Sherlock Holmes] · Fred Partridge · ss
75 · Crewe · Walter de la Mare · nv The London Mercury Jul ’29
89 · Directory · Misc. Material · ms
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 6, May 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 96pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · Misc. Material · ms
6 · New Books · Palisade · br
11 · Authors · Misc. Material · ms
12 · Talbot Mundy · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [Talbot Mundy]
17 · The Soul of a Regiment · Talbot Mundy · ss Adventure Feb ’12
27 · The Cadaver of Bishop Louis · Frederick Cowles · ss The Night Wind Howls, Muller, 1938
34 · Ruins · Nigel Colborn · ss
39 · Bronze · W. M. Tidmarsh · ss
46 · The Puzzle That has Lasted 100 Years · Colin Fry & M. Jones · ar
49 · The Lady or the Tiger? · Frank R. Stockton · ss The Century Nov, 1882
53 · Brickett Bottom · Amyas Northcote · ss In Ghostly Company, The Bodley Head, 1921
59 · Desiree’s Baby · Kate Chopin · ss, 1893; Bayou Folk, Houghton, 1894
63 · Lonnie Is My Friend · Ann Tyler · ss
69 · The Billiard Ball · Isaac Asimov · nv If Mar ’67
83 · Directory · Misc. Material · ms
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 7, June 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 96pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed 4 · News · Misc. Material · ms 10 · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu]; listed as “A Talent for Horror” in ToC 15 · An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine Dec, 1853 31 · Billy Thursday · Jon Strickland · ss 35 · June Blues · A. N. Carter · ss 45 · The Temple of Lior · Richard Howard · ss 55 · Doing Lennon · Gregory Benford · ss Analog Apr ’75 62 · David H. Keller: Pioneer of Modern SF · Mike Ashley · ar [David H. Keller] 64 · The Dead Woman · David H. Keller · ss Fantasy Magazine Apr ’34 69 · Riesenberg · Ford Madox Ford · nv The English Review Apr ’11 85 · Directory · Misc. Material · ms
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 8, July 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 96pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed 4 · Authors · Misc. Material · bg 9 · John Creasey Remembered · Tom Bird · ar [John Creasey] 13 · Equation · Angela Wye · ss 17 · Aftermath · G. Phillips · ss 25 · The Ordeal of Dr. Trifulgas · Mike Ashley · ar [Jules Verne] 29 · Dr. Trifulgas · Jules Verne · ss The Strand Jul, 1892; allegedly appeared during 4-1885 in the USA; translated from the French (“Frritt-Flacc”, Le Figaro Illustré, 12-1884) 34 · When the Kissing Had to Start · Frank Gillman · ss 38 · A Little of Her Time · Julian Symons · ss; as ‘A Little Bit of Her Time’ on contents page 45 · Patchquote · Dick Chappell · qz 49 · No Way Home · Brian Lumley · ss F&SF Sep ’75 61 · Beggars · Susan George · ss 68 · Looking for Someone · Graham Kennedy · ss 76 · Flight of Fancy · Patricia Chown · ss 81 · Birthday · Catherine Gill · vi 85 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1866 93 · Dad’s Last Project · Paul Sherman · ss
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 # 9, August 1981] ed. Michael Nelson (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 96pp, large digest) Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

4 · Authors · Misc. Material · ms
5 · Something About the Editor · Michael Nelson · ed
7 · The System · John Notley · ss
12 · Exhibit ’A’ · H. G. Battye · ss
17 · The Second Turning · Joan Herdman · ss
22 · A Little Light Reading · Peter Adams · vi
23 · Withdrawal · William Morrison-Bell · ss
30 · The Final Payment · Arthur A. Wilson · ss
33 · Butt’s Global Benefaction · Robin Brooks · ss
38 · The Watermeling Kid · Martin Horan · ss
41 · The Play’s The Thing · John Stoker · ss
49 · Sir Henry Blount (Born 1602. Traveller.) [from Brief Lives] · John Aubrey · ex (r)
54 · Good Morning, Miss Willis · Lauren Lucas · ss
57 · The Last Bus · J. M. Johnson-Smith · ss
61 · A Positive Success · Fiona MacGregor · ss
63 · Baby · Chris Walmsley · ss
65 · David’s Worm · Brian Lumley · ss Pulp, 1971
71 · The Decision Makers · Brian Stevenson · ss
75 · Old Times · Norman Moloney · ss
79 · Our Poet · Henry Stratton · ss
83 · The Speckled Band [“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”; Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Feb, 1892
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 #10, September 1981] ed. Michael Nelson (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., £1.00, 80pp, 7" x 10") Details taken from photocopy of Table of Contents. [PSP] 3 · Authors · Misc. Material · bg 5 · Letters · The Readers · lt 7 · The End of the Season · Pat Bince · ss 12 · At Death’s Door · Chris Middleton · ss 17 · A Regular Performance · Chris Butler · ss 20 · Mark of Suspicion · Joe Herkles · ss 23 · No Substance · Kathleen McBride · ss 27 · Asking for Trouble · George Rees · ss 30 · Harry’s Last Deal · Sidney Jennings · ss 35 · Poor Ossie Sharp · Hazel M. Wheeler · ss 39 · The Tempting of Mrs Foliage · Yetta Peterson · ss 43 · An Ordinary Mortal · Ron Sharpe · vi 45 · Blanc La Manche and Other Recipes for Travel Sickness · Peter Adams · ss 48 · Bums Along the Mohawk · D. C. McLoughlin · ss 55 · A Sunset in Soho · William Mars · ss 60 · When the Cat’s Away · Eleanor Rogers · vi 62 · Guess Who Came to Breakfast? · D. M. Priestley · ss 67 · Sustenance · Rosemary Stevens · ss 70 · Food for Thought · Misc. Material · cl 73 · La Grande Bretèche · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 #11, October 1981] ed. Michael Nelson (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., £1.00, 80pp, 7" x 10") Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

3 · Authors · Misc. Material · ms
5 · Letters · The Readers · lt
7 · The Losing Game · C. C. Underwood · ss
10 · Three Entertainments · Jeffrey Bernard · gp; Pussies Galore, vi; Bliss, vi; Over and Out, vi
14 · Hospitality · Adel Jervaize · vi
15 · The Girl on the Seventh Floor · John F. Bennett · ss
19 · What Dark God? · Brian Lumley · ss Nameless Places, ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975
23 · The Horse as I Knew Him · G. de Fintry · ss
25 · His First Day · T. C. Kirby · ss
27 · Pantheon · James Preston · ss
35 · The Goodbye Thing · Pat Bince · ss
37 · The Lone Sin of Miss Sarah Please · Bill Jupe · ss
40 · The Widow of Ephesus [from The Satyricon, Rome, 60 A.D.] · Petronius · ex (r)
41 · Shoes and Pearls · Henry Stratton · ss
44 · Language Problems · Janet Shirley · ss
45 · As I Lay Dreaming · P. J. Slater · ss
52 · The Animal · M. J. Malcolm · ss
57 · Two Fishers · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Strand Apr, 1891; trans. from French.
61 · Finis · Frank Lillie Pollock · ss The Argosy Jun ’06
67 · United · David Bell · ss
69 · Terror in Black and White · V. M. Perry · ss
73 · Jerry Stokes · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Mar, 1891
78 · There’s a Man Who Came to Our House · Norman Harvey · ss
Short Stories Magazine [v 1 #12, November 1981] ed. Michael Nelson (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., £1.00, 80pp, 7" x 10", cover by Robert Alexander Hillingford) Details taken from photocopy of Table of Contents. [PSP] 3 · Authors · Misc. Material · bg 5 · Letters · The Readers · lt 7 · The Spoils of War · Carey Blyton · ss 11 · What Is Normal? · Steven Kirk Wilson · ss 21 · Food for Thought · Misc. Material · cl 22 · The Supreme Sacrifice · Graham Edwards · ss 25 · Uncle Baz · Agnes Higgitt · ss 29 · The Dream · Eleanor Rogers · ss 34 · The Healer · T. Marshall · ss 40 · Deidre Darling · Peter Adams · vi 41 · Moon’s Gibbet · Egerton Castle · ss (r) 47 · A Bloody Mess · Simon Hawk · vi 48 · As Good as a Rest · H. J. Warburton · ss 51 · I Hope You Won’t Read This · Harry Hearson · vi 52 · Cor, Strike a Light! · A. E. Dixon · vi 53 · Flight of Fancy · Anon. · vi 57 · East Woods · James Preston · ss 63 · Is There Paranoia After Death? · Les Munday · ss 66 · Perhaps · David Atkins · ss 69 · Returned Empty · Les Munday · ss 76 · Billy’s Girl · Gordon Woolliams · vi 77 · The Great Find of Monsieur Bretoncel · Champfleury · ss (r) Brief Lives: ___ 80 · Mr. Caisho Burroughs · John Aubrey · bg (r)

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