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Lilliput [v37 #3 (#219), September 1955] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria (?)) The letter column includes responses by Patrick Moore and Francis Wykes to Solon’s article about whether we have landed on the Moon.
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Lilliput [v37 #4 (#220), October 1955] (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria (?)) This issue 88 pages the extra given over to adverts. Jack Hargreaves’s name vanishes as Managing Editor, though the others remain in their roles. The fashion pages (70-71) are photographed by “Ken Russell”. I wonder!
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Lilliput [v37 #5 (#221), November 1955] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo) From this issue the cover paintings change to glamour photos. Internally there are now many full colour illustrations rather than two-tone. Also the editorial names all vanish. This may be when William Richardson became editor.
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Lilliput [v37 #6 (#222), December 1955] (2/-, 104pp, octavo, cover photo) 104 pages for the Xmas issue.
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Lilliput [v38 #1 (#223), January 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo) Back to 80 pages.
- 5 · You’ve got to love the Kiddies · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
- 9 · What’s Wrong with British Sport? · Misc. · ar
- 12 · Lily of France · S. L. Solon · ar; about French beauty.
- 16 · Jeremy Rodock · Jack Schaefer · ss; western.
- 25 · Is Your Railway Really Necessary? · Misc. · ar; a pre-Beeching article promoting scrapping the railways and replacing them with ’motor-roads’.
- 28 · A Nice Girl to Have Around · Roy Round · pi; photo feature of Jackie Collins!
- 30 · Fatherly Advice · Sir Alfred Munnings, Benny Hill, Beverley Nichols, Harry Llewellyn, Freddie Mills, Rex Harrison, Douglas Bader, Hannen Swaffer, Stirling Moss, Peter Scott, Peter Ustinov, Billy Hill & Neville Duke · sy; responses by celebrities to two questions “what advice were they given by their fathers” and “what advice would they give their sons.”.
- 31 · Out of This World · Rene Cutforth · ts; first in a series called “The Adventures of Rene Cutforth”.
- 34 · A Man and his Health · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
- 37 · Toby the Tearaway · Charles Raven · ar
- 42 · Germans on British Soil · Alan & Mary Wood · ex (r); from Islands in Danger.
- 43 · Price of a Bride · Dennis Gray Stoll · ss
- 48 · Knee-deep in the Wine-Dark · Gordon Glover · ss
- 50 · Queen of the Nox-Box · Richard Lane · ar
- 56 · End of a U-Boat Ace · Terence Robertson · ar
- 62 · Good Books Lately · Misc. · br
- 65 · Somewhere different this Year! · Franklin Engelmann · ms; holiday supplement.
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Lilliput [v38 #2 (#224), February 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo)
- 5 · “But Keep it Under your Drier” · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
- 9 · The Reverend · Rene Cutforth · ts; The Adventures of Rene Cutforth 2.
- 13 · What’s Wrong with British Sport? - How to Put it Right · Misc. · ar
- 16 · Cooter James · Jack Schaefer · ss (r); western. from The Canyon.
- 24 · Love Among the Cave-Men · Siggs · hu; cartoons.
- 25 · A Story That Reflects Credit on Practically Everybody · Charles Raven · ar
- 27 · A.D. 2056 · George Thomson, Sir · ex (r); from The Foreseeable Future.
- 28 · Queen of all She surveys · S. L. Solon · ar; about American beauty.
- 31 · Through-Coach · Peter Towry · ss
- 34 · How to Dance the Mambo · Russ Allen · ar
- 36 · Room for another on Top? · Ronald Clarke · ar; about stegophily.
- 42 · Foxing the Krauts · John Baker White · ex (r); from The Big Lie.
- 43 · A Banger for a Monkey · David Langdon · hu; cartoons.
- 45 · The Smile of Sgt. Musa · R. Stanley Morton · ss
- 50 · The Big Fellow · Richard Lane · ar; about Michael Collins.
- 54 · A Man Entertains · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
- 56 · K2 Conquered! · Ardito Desio · ts
- 62 · Good Books Lately · Misc. · br
- 65 · Value for Money · Franklin Engelmann · ms; holiday supplement.
- 72 · The Shape of Things to Come · Jon Pertwee · pi; fashion!
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Lilliput [v38 #3 (#225), March 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo)
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Lilliput [v38 #4 (#226), April 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo)
- 4 · Under the Cover-charge · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
- 9 · Murder at the office · S. L. Solon · ar
- 12 · The Naturalist · Stanley Moss · ts; second in series about people’s wartime experiences, “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”.; illus. Norman Thelwell
- 17 · Death of an Old Soldier · Roderick Milton · ss; historical.
- 25 · Three for Great Britain · Rex Hays · ar; motoring feature.
- 29 · Running Away from School · Rene Cutforth · ts; The Adventures of Rene Cutforth 3.
- 31 · Tragedy at the Buzz · Charles Raven · ss
- 36 · Belfry-ed Batsmen, Devilled Bowlers · Godfrey Willans · ex (r); from Crisis Cottage.
- 37 · Lost in a Volcano · Gibson Cowan · ss
- 39 · Starke Crazy · Leslie Starke · hu; cartoons.
- 43 · Just One Club · John Stobbs · ar
- 45 · View: Matrimony · David Langdon · hu; cartoons.
- 47 · The First Guided Missile · Jack Tarrant · ar; about the boomerang.
- 50 · Titan of the Tightrope, Hero of the Handcuff · Richard Lane · ar; about Blondin and Houdini - it mentions how [William Hope] Hodgson nearly defeated Houdini.
- 55 · Grift, Brash and Antol · Edward Hyams · ss
- 64 · Good Books Lately · Misc. · br
- 67 · The Lilliput Beer Report, Part 2 · Malcolm Montieth · ar (r)
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Lilliput [v38 #5 (#227), May 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo) This issue is lacking a contents page even though it is complete.
- 4 · “Never any dropsy from a Pudden” · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
- 9 · The White Spell · Victor Canning · ss; author not credited here but is revealed in the next issue.
- 13 · In Ever-Decreasing Circles · Peter Small & Norman Ash · ar
- 16 · The Long, Long Drift · John Prebble · ar; about the Shackleton Endurance expedition.
- 25 · Full Circle · Alex Kennington · ss
- 28 · Girl Bullfighter Gets Gored · Patricia McCormick · ex (r); from Lady Bullfighter.
- 29 · Are Women What They were? · Misc. · pi; compares pin-ups over the years.
- 32 · Fireside Golf · John Stobbs · ar
- 33 · The Fence and the Fairy-Tale · Charles Raven · ss
- 35 · Espressociety · David Langdon · hu; cartoons.
- 37 · Mightier than the Sword · Alex Atkinson · ts; third in series about people’s wartime experiences, “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”.; illus. Norman Thelwell
- 42 · The Invaders with a sting in their tail · S. L. Solon · ar
- 46 · Indoors with Dors · Richard Lane · ar; about Diana Dors.
- 48 · How to Make trick Shots · Joe Davis · ia
- 50 · Passage to Paradise · Denis Gray Stoll · ss
- 54 · A Man in the Country · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
- 56 · The Taste of Ashes · Edgar Lustgarten · ss
- 64 · Good Books Lately · Misc. · br
- 65 · Currying Flavour · Malcolm Monteith · ar; start of a guide to eating foreign foods.
- 72 · Down the Severn in a Sheep-Trough · A. J. Booth · ts; prize-winning story in Holiday Adventure contest set in the January issue.
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Lilliput [v38 #6 (#228), June 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo)
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Lilliput [v39 #1 (#229), July 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo) From this issue the letter column is dropped.
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Lilliput [v39 #2 (#230), August 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo)
- 6 · The Slow Porter Torture · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
- 11 · A Matter of Time · R. M. Martin · ss
- 14 · Cross-Country Golf · John Stobbs · ar
- 18 · Last Bus, Last Round · Roderick Milton · ar; sixth in series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”.; illus. Norman Thelwell
- 20 · Who Killed Sir Edmund? · Nesta Paine · ar; reinvestigates the murder in 1678 of Sir Edmund Godfrey.
- 29 · The Short, Honest Life of Walker the Talker · Charles Raven · ar
- 31 · How to Cheat at Cards · John Scarne · ex (r); from Scarne on Cards.
- 35 · Yondo, the Hunter · Dennis Gray Stoll · ss
- 37 · The Smudge-Boys · David Langdon · hu; cartoons.
- 39 · Grabbing an Island · James Fisher · ex (r); from Rockall and similar to the feature in the Sep 1952 issue.
- 42 · The Unwelcome Return of the Mimser · Misc. · ar
- 44 · “And Then he heard the Angels call” · Misc. · ar; about handguns.
- 47 · Study in Leadership · Richard Lane · ar
- 49 · A Man in Scotland · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
- 52 · Able Baker [Able Baker] · Joseph Whitehill · ss Atlantic Monthly Apr ’55
- 60 · Good Books Lately · Misc. · br
- 61 · Poisoners All! · Gustav Schenk · nf The Book of Poisons, Gustav Schenk, Rinehart & Co., 1955
- 62 · Eggy-Sheggy-ay · Malcolm Monteith · ar
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Lilliput [v39 #3 (#231), September 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo)
- 6 · Blue Lamp and Red Lights · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
- 15 · The Toughest Digestion in the World · John Sidney · ar
- 17 · Fast Driving can be Safe Driving · S. L. Solon · ar
- 20 · End of the Graf Spee · Dudley Pope · ar (r); from The Battle of the River Plate.
- 29 · Never go crewing with an Upper-Crust Teddy-Boy · Charles Raven · ar
- 35 · The Hired Woman · Rearden Conner · ss
- 37 · Honkers on Champers · David Langdon · hu; cartoons.
- 39 · The Flying St. Bernard · Hermann Geiger · ex (r); from Alpine Pilot.
- 42 · The Klagenfurt Tote · Michael Gilbert · ar; seventh in series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”.; illus. Norman Thelwell
- 44 · Low-down on Hi-Fi · Roger Wood · ar
- 47 · 15 Million Mummys can’t be Wrong · Richard Lane · ar
- 50 · A Man and a Caravan · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
- 52 · The Priest and the Pirates · John Watney · ss; based on a true incident in 1725 featuring Captain John Gow.
- 60 · Good Books Lately · Misc. · br
- 64 · Law at the Local · Michael Thomas · ar
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Lilliput [v39 #4 (#232), October 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo)
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Lilliput [v39 #5 (#233), November 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover photo)
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Lilliput [v39 #6 (#234), December 1956] (2/-, 96pp, octavo, cover photo) 96 pages for Xmas issue.
- 10 · Present Company · Marcus Sackville · ar; really a continuation of the regular fashion column “Off the uff” but this time with photos of celebrities in fashion of their choice, including Francis Burbridge, Tyrone Power and Marcus Lipton.
- 19 · The Strange Case of A/C O’Hara · R. F. Delderfield · ar; tenth in series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”.; illus. Norman Thelwell
- 22 · Ironmongery on the Mountains · Ronald Clarke · ar
- 24 · Fall into Wilderness · Kem Bennett · nv
- 41 · Christmas Eve at the Grass · Charles Raven · ar
- 42 · “And a Merry Christmas to you, too!” · David Langdon · hu; cartoons.
- 45 · Red ubies for Anushka · R. S. Sabor · ss
- 51 · Men with Horse · Alan Swinton · ss; western.
- 55 · A New Look for Soccer · G. A. McPartlin · ar
- 58 · A Man and Christmas · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
- 61 · Walking Backwards for Christmas · Richard Lane · ar; about Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan.
- 65 · My First Affair · Alex Atkinson · ss
- 72 · Good Books Lately · Misc. · br
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