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Lilliput [v38 #4, #226, April 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) 4 · Under the Cover-Charge · Lemuel Gulliver · ss 9 · Murder at the Office · S. L. Solon · ar 12 · The Naturalist · Stanley Moss · ts; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; second in series about people’s wartime experiences, “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 17 · Death of an Old Soldier · Roderick Milton · ss; historical. 25 · Three for Great Britain · Rex Hays · ar; motoring feature. 29 · The Adventures of René Cutforth: 3. Running Away from School · René Cutforth · ts 31 · Tragedy at the Buzz · Charles Raven · ss 36 · Belfry-ed Batsmen, Devilled Bowlers · Geoffrey Willans · ex (r) from Crisis Cottage. 37 · Lost in a Volcano · Gibson Cowan · ss 39 · Starke Crazy · Leslie Starke · ct 43 · Just One Club · John Stobbs · ar 45 · View: Matrimony · David Langdon · ct 47 · The First Guided Missile · Jack Tarrant · ar; about the boomerang. 50 · Titan of the Tightrope, Hero of the Handcuff · Richard Lane · ar [Ref. Charles Blondin & Houdini]; 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 · Various · rc 67 · The Lilliput Beer Report, Part 2 · Malcolm Monteith · ar (r)

Lilliput [v38 #5, #227, May 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) This issue is lacking a contents page even though it is complete. 4 · “Never any Dropsy from a Pudden” · Lemuel Gulliver · ss 9 · The White Spell · Victor Canning, uncredited · 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 from Lady Bullfighter, Henry Holt, 1954 29 · Are Women What They Were? · [uncredited] · 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 · ct 37 · Mightier Than the Sword · Alex Atkinson · ts; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; third in series about people’s wartime experiences, “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 42 · The Invaders with a Sting in Their Tail · S. L. Solon · ar 46 · Indoors with Dors · Richard Lane · ar [Ref. Diana Dors] 48 · How to Make Trick Shots · Joe Davis · pi 50 · Passage to Paradise · Dennis Gray Stoll · ss 54 · A Man in the Country · Graham · ct 56 · The Taste of Ashes · Edgar Lustgarten · ss 64 · Good Books Lately · Various · rc 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.

Lilliput [v38 #6, #228, June 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) 8 · Lack of Practice · Lemuel Gulliver · ss 13 · League Cricket Gets Results · Peter Small · ar 16 · Subsmash! · Marshall Pugh · ar; about the search for the submarine “Affray” in 1952. 29 · Raising the Man-Power · John Watney · ts; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; fourth in series about people’s wartime experiences, “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 35 · Operation Pussy Van · Charles Raven · ss 38 · Dish of the Day · C. Gordon Glover · ss 42 · How to Shrink a Head · F. Terry Newman · ar 45 · Fixers with Gigs · David Langdon · ct 47 · The Angel from Ridley Road · Richard Lane · ar [Ref. Jack Solomons] 50 · A Man and His Bank · Graham · ct 52 · Chinese Chow · Malcolm Monteith · ar; second part of a guide to eating foreign foods. 56 · The First Battle of the Ironclads · John Prebble · ss 64 · Good Books Lately · Various · rc

Lilliput [v39 #1, #229, July 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) From this issue the letter column is dropped. 8 · Beaten by the Plumbing · Lemuel Gulliver · ss 13 · Last Dive · John Sidney · ss 16 · The Fabulous Count Zborowski · Rex Hays · ar 20 · An Actor’s Life for Me! · Alex Atkinson · ar 29 · Hot Paris Week-end · Charles Raven · ss 35 · Friend or Foe? · Edward Hyams · ar; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; fifth in series about people’s wartime experiences, “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 37 · Haircut, you! · David Langdon · ct 39 · Zero! Here We Come · Georges Blond · ex (r) from Born to Fly. 42 · The Adventures of René Cutforth: 4. Catfoot Rides the Range · René Cutforth · ts 44 · Hickory, Dickory, Dock · John Stobbs · ar 47 · Francis Plays It Straight · Richard Lane · ar [Ref. Frankie Howerd] 50 · A Man and a Picnic · Graham · ct 52 · Nate Bartlett’s Store · Jack Schaefer · ss Argosy April 1956; western. 60 · Good Books Lately · Various · rc 61 · Shaved by the Sheriff · John D. Fitzgerald · ex (r) from Papa Married a Mormon. 62 · À l’Espagnole, à la Portugaise · Malcolm Monteith · ar 65 · Same Again, Please · Andrew Campbell · ar; start of a complete guide to beer-drinking. 66 · Let Yourself Go! · Emily Hahn · ar; fashion.

Lilliput [v39 #2, #230, August 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) 6 · The Slow Porter Torture · Lemuel Gulliver · ss 11 · A Matter of Time · R. M. Martin · ss 14 · Cross-Country Golf · John Stobbs · ar 18 · Last Bus, Last Round · Roderick Milton · ar; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; sixth in series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 20 · Who Killed Sir Edmund? · Nesta Pain · 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 · ct 39 · Grabbing an Island · James Fisher · ex from Rockall, Geoffrey Bles, May 1956; similar to the feature in the Sep 1952 issue. 42 · The Unwelcome Return of the Mimser · [uncredited] · ar 44 · “And Then he Heard the Angels call” · [uncredited] · ar; about handguns. 47 · Study in Leadership · Richard Lane · ar 49 · A Man in Scotland · Graham · ct 52 · Able Baker [Able Baker] · Joseph Whitehill · ss The Atlantic Monthly April 1955 60 · Good Books Lately · Various · rc 61 · Poisoners All! · Gustav Schenk · ar The Book of Poisons by Gustav Schenk, Rinehart & Co., 1955 62 · Eggy-Sheggy-ay · Malcolm Monteith · ar

Lilliput [v39 #3, #231, September 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) 6 · Blue Lamp and Red Lights · Lemuel Gulliver · ss 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 · ct 39 · The Flying St. Bernard · Hermann Geiger · ex (r) from Alpine Pilot. 42 · The Klagenfurt Tote · Michael Gilbert · ar; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; seventh in series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 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 · ct 52 · The Priest and the Pirates · John Watney · ss; based on a true incident in 1725 featuring Captain John Gow. 60 · Good Books Lately · Various · rc 64 · Law at the Local · Michael Thomas · ar

Lilliput [v39 #4, #232, October 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) 8 · Legerdemain · Lemuel Gulliver · ss 12 · Drug for the Major · Geoffrey Household · ss 16 · The Guy’s Rugby Experiment · [uncredited] · ar 20 · Terry Bindle [Able Baker] · Joseph Whitehill · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1956 29 · The Blag at the Bailey · Charles Raven · ar 34 · Almost an Officer · Robert Roslyn · ar; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; eighth in series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 37 · Apple a Pound, Pear! · David Langdon · ct 39 · Pick Your Pools with a Pin · John Cohen · ex (r) from Risk and Gambling. 44 · —Into Bottle · Malcolm Monteith · ar 47 · Bear in a Paper Cage · Richard Lane · ar 50 · A Man at the Motor Show · Graham · ct 52 · Three Were Lucky · Ian Mackersey · ex (r) from Into the Silk. 60 · Good Books Lately · Various · rc 63 · Oh, to Be in England! · Richard Bissell · ar

Lilliput [v39 #5, #233, November 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) 8 · Hocus-Focus · Lemuel Gulliver · ss 13 · The Sniper · Colin Morris · ss 20 · Terror in a Penthouse [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 18 1956 25 · The Man They All Hated [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week June 10 1956 29 · Clergyman in Khaki · James Insight · ar; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; ninth in series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 32 · Olympic Athletes Show You How · Guy Butler · pi 34 · Too Much Talent? · Charles Raven · ar 37 · Starnewstanard · David Langdon · ct 39 · The Gorilla Hit Low · Fred G. Merfield · ex 1956 from Gorillas Were My Neighbours. 42 · Power Training for Rugby Clubs · G. A. McPartlin · ar 44 · Tigers in Paradise · Douglas Railton · ss 47 · Brother Goose · Richard Lane · ar [Ref. Peter Scott] 50 · A Man in Winter · Graham · ct 52 · Racing Eights · John Inglis Hall · ss 58 · Good Books Lately · Various · rc 60 · The Battle of Big Hole · Paul Wellman · ex (r) from Death on the Prairie.

Lilliput [v39 #6, #234, December 1956] (2/-, 96pp, octavo, cover by 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; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; tenth in series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”. 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 · ct 45 · Red Rubies for Anushka · R. S. Sabor · ss 51 · Men with Horse · Allan Swinton · ss; western. 55 · A New Look for Soccer · G. A. McPartlin · ar 58 · A Man and Christmas · Graham · ct 61 · Walking Backwards for Christmas · Richard Lane · ar [Ref. Peter Sellers & Spike Milligan] 65 · My First Affair · Alex Atkinson · ss 72 · Good Books Lately · Various · rc