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Argosy (UK) [v14 #6, June 1953] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")
This issue is subtitled “Coronation Number”.

4 · Queen Elizabeth II · H. M. Raleigh · pm
5 · Crowning a Queen [from The Girlhood of Queen Victoria] · Queen Victoria · ex Longmans, Green 1912
10 · A Masque of Queens · Anon. · qz
11 · Tamperley Ladies · John Moore · ss (r)
21 · Hurricane · Mackenzie Cottrell · ss (r)
31 · A Roman Holiday · William Sansom · ss (r)
35 · Alter Ego · David McCord · pm (r)
36 · Royal Romances · [Various] · ms (r)
39 · The Murderer · Ray Bradbury · ss The Golden Apples of the Sun, Doubleday 1953
47 · Mind of a Child · Roland Pertwee · ss (r)
57 · Patient in Peking [from Brain Surgeon] · William Sharpe · ex Gollancz 1953
67 · Sea Chest · Bartimeus · ss (r)
71 · By Any Other Name [from A Name to Conjure With] · G. B. Stern · ex Macmillan 1953
72 · The Crusader’s Key · Eric Linklater · nv God Likes Them Plain, Cape 1935
90 · To Chelsea · [Various] · ms (r)
93 · Sunset of the Mammoth · R. W. Krepps · ss (r)
104 · What’s Yours? [from Shirtfronts and Sables] · W. Macqueen-Pope · ex Robert Hale 1953
105 · To the Queen · [Various] · ms (r)
106 · School for Danger [Part 1 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl
144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 1 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v14 #7, July 1953] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Poppies · Richard Church · pm Collected Poems of Richard Church, J.M. Dent 1948
5 · Boating Weather · Margery Sharp · ss (r)
15 · More Spinned Against... · John Wyndham · ss Fantasy Fiction Jun 1953
25 · Coronation Tree · Margaret Bonham · ss (r)
34 · Flower of Love · [Various] · ms (r)
37 · Law-Abiding · Marc Brandel · ss
49 · Nothing to Report · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Feb 1939, as “‘Nothing Happens on the Moon’”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
64 · Star-Bright · Haro Hodson · pm
65 · Calling Muldoon! · Geoffrey Kino · ss
72 · Pass the Port · [Various] · ms (r)
75 · White Cottage · L. A. G. Strong · nv Tuesday Afternoon and Other Stories, Gollancz 1935
91 · The Moonstone: A Romance · Wilkie Collins · ms (r); outline of the novel.
94 · Menagerie · Anon. · qz
95 · Gipsy Quest · Jim Phelan · ss
102 · If Wishes Were Horses · [Various] · ms (r)
105 · Isle of Delight [from The Lusiads] · Camoens; translated by William C. Atkinson · ex Penguin 1952
112 · School for Danger [Part 2 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl
144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 2 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v14 #8, August 1953] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Bloom · Wilfrid Gibson · pm (r)
5 · Success for a Shilling · John Inglis Hall · ss
11 · Ring Around the Redhead · John D. MacDonald · ss Startling Stories Nov 1948; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
28 · Captain Stratton’s Fancy · John Masefield · pm Ballads and Poems, Grant Richards 1910
29 · George’s First Affair · Norman Edwards · ss (r)
36 · Salute to Cricket · [Various] · ms (r)
39 · Cherry Ripe · H. E. Bates · ss
46 · Buttons · Walter de la Mare · pm (r); Stuff and Nonsense, Constable & Co. 1927
47 · Neptune’s Horn · Kermit Rolland · ss
56 · The Lady Said—Yes · Anon. · qz
57 · Interrupted Holiday · Laurence Kirk · ss (r)
72 · Night Music · [Various] · ms (r)
75 · Casual Encounter · Alberto Moravia; translated by Bernard Wall · ss (r)
89 · Trilby: A Story of Paris in the ’Nineties · George du Maurier · ms (r); outline of the novel.
92 · Table for Two · [Various] · ms (r)
95 · Daffydilly · William Wallace Irwin · ss (r)
106 · School for Danger [Part 3 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl
144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 3 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v14 #9, September 1953] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Daphne · Edith Sitwell · pm
5 · Whitewash · Rose Macaulay · ss The Second Ghost Book, ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie 1952
9 · Non-Stop · A. J. Deutsch · ss Astounding Dec 1950, as “A Subway Named Mobius”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
22 · Running Buffet [from Shaggy Dog] · John Waller · ex Duckworth 1953
23 · Secret Company · Michael Foster · ss (r)
35 · Turkish Delight [from Cities and Men, Volume I] · Sir Harry Luke · ex Geoffrey Bles 1953
36 · Vision of Delight · [Various] · ms (r)
39 · Romola: Passion and Intrigue in Renaissance Italy · George Eliot · ms (r); outline of the novel.
42 · When Knights Were Bold... · Anon. · qz
43 · Meadow of the World · Ray Bradbury · ss The Golden Apples of the Sun, Doubleday 1953, as “The Meadow”
56 · Personable Cats · [Various] · ms (r)
59 · Champagne! · Michael Arlen · ss (r)
72 · A Kid for Two Farthings [Joe and the Unicorn] · Wolf Mankowitz · ss
89 · Ship Ahoy! · [Various] · ms (r)
91 · Match for the Devil · Stuart Cloete · ss (r)
100 · Calling-Cards · Ivan Bunin; translated by Leo Gruliont · ss (r)
105 · School for Danger [Part 4 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl
144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 4 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v14 #10, October 1953] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · London Wind · Margaret Stanley-Wrench · pm
5 · Scent of Summer · Ray Bradbury · ss Star Science Fiction Stories, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine 1953, as “A Scent of Sarsaparilla”; slightly revised.
11 · Lax the Salmon · Roland Pertwee · ss (r)
22 · Excelsior! · Anon. · qz
23 · Last Boundary · Lord Dunsany · ss John Bull Apr 29 1950, as “Autumn Cricket”
27 · Safe Assumption [from Laughter on the Stairs] · Beverley Nichols · ex Jonathan Cape 1953
28 · Bonne Bouche · [Various] · ms (r)
31 · Lemon Blossom · Edith Macwhirter · ss
37 · Female of the Species · John Wyndham · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Jan 1953, as “Perfect Creature”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.; revised from “The Perfect Creature,” Tales of Wonder #1 ’37, as by John Beynon.
54 · Soldiers of the Queen · [Various] · ms (r)
57 · Three Miles Up · Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman · ss We Are for the Dark, Cape 1951; actually by Howard alone.
72 · Share Cropping · Rod MacLean · pm (r)
73 · Virtuoso · Vincent Sheean · ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 18 1933
84 · Landscape with Figures · [Various] · ms (r)
87 · Clever Dog · Dal Stivens · ss
93 · Under Two Flags: Adventure and Romance with the Foreign Legion · Ouida · ms (r); outline of the novel.
97 · Polynesian Magic · F. T. Bullen · ss (r)
101 · New Member · Geoffrey Kino · ss
112 · Cockney Unicorn [Joe and the Unicorn] · Wolf Mankowitz · nv
144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 5 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v14 #11, November 1953] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Full Moon · Victoria Sackville-West · pm (r)
5 · Secret Vintage · Geoffrey Household · ss
13 · Spanish Reward · John Inglis Hall · ss
19 · Cat Up a Tree · William Sansom · ss The Cornhill Magazine May 1944
27 · Masquerade · Anon. · qz
28 · Deceivers Ever · [Various] · ms (r)
31 · Harsh Country · David Walker · ss
43 · Lodestar · William L. Bade · nv Galaxy Science Fiction Oct 1951, as “Ambition”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
59 · Price of Silence · Ray Bradbury · ss Cavalier Nov 1952, as “Torrid Sacrifice”
64 · Pictures at an Exhibition · [Various] · ms (r)
67 · Heads or Tails · Noel Blakiston · ss Canon James, and Other Stories, Chapman & Hall 1951
73 · Call of the Sea · Bartimeus · ss (r)
77 · The Hollow Man · Thomas Burke · ss Collier’s Oct 14 1933
87 · Reversed Charge [from Cities and Men, Volume II] · Sir Harry Luke · ex Geoffrey Bles 1953
88 · Action Stations · [Various] · ms (r)
91 · Delectable Whiskers · Leslie Bonnet · ss
105 · Invitation · Ogden Nash · pm The New Yorker
106 · The Story of Esther Costello [Part 1 of 4] · Nicholas Monsarrat · sl (r)
144 · Prize Argosy Crossword No. 6 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v14 #12, December 1953] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")
Is now printed by The Hotspur Press, Manchester.

4 · Moonlit Apples · John Drinkwater · pm To-Day Dec 1917
5 · Playing the Goat · Bryan MacMahon · ss
13 · The Bike · William Saroyan · ss
20 · Talking Through Our Hats! · Anon. · qz
21 · Sea Devil · Arthur Gordon · ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 11 1953
30 · Dancing Days · [Various] · ms (r)
33 · Wings of Love · Lin Yutang · ss Famous Chinese Short Stories, John Day 1952
42 · Now · Walter de la Mare · pm (r)
43 · Finger of Fate · Nina Warner Hooke · ss
61 · The Man from the Morgue · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Sep 1938, as “Impulse”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
71 · Walking on Stilts · John Smith · pm The Dark Side of Love, The Hogarth Press 1952
72 · Something to Declare · [Various] · ms (r)
75 · A Question of Uplift · Rudolph Umland · ss (r)
83 · Marmosets · Paul Roche · vi The Rat and the Convent Dove, and Other Fables, The Hand and Flower Press 1952
85 · Sailor, Sailor! · Wilbur Daniel Steele · ss Pictorial Review Jul 1927
97 · Seeing Eye · E. C. Anstey · ss
106 · Gentlemen Are Cooks · [Various] · ms (r)
108 · The Story of Esther Costello [Part 2 of 4] · Nicholas Monsarrat · sl (r)
144 · Prize Crossword No. 7 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #1, January 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Joy of the Angels · Eleanor Farjeon · pm
5 · Keeper of Christmas · Edith Macwhirter · ss
11 · Love Test · Robert Fontaine · ss Esquire Mar 1953
15 · Peacock Pie · D. Wilson MacArthur · ss (r)
29 · A Charm Against the Toothache · John Heath-Stubbs · pm New Poems 1953
30 · Vision of Love · [Various] · ms (r)
33 · Three Bears Cottage · John Collier · ss Fancies and Goodnights, Doubleday 1951
39 · Sheamus and the Immuny · Martin Jordan · ss; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
48 · Festive Board · Anon. · qz
49 · First Time Out · T. O. Beachcroft · ss
58 · Gloria! · [Various] · ms (r)
61 · Bayswater Tapestry · Langston Day · ss Magic Casements, Rider 1951
79 · Christmas in the Sun · John Pudney · ss
88 · Trouble by Night · [Various] · ms (r)
91 · Wrong Side of the River · Brett Halliday · ss (r)
105 · Guests of Mr. Pang [from Invitation to an Eastern Feast] · Austin Coates · ex Hutchinson 1954
115 · Well-Dressed Turkey · André Villers; translated by J. E. Malcolm · ss
120 · The Story of Esther Costello [Part 3 of 4] · Nicholas Monsarrat · sl (r)
144 · Prize Crossword No. 8 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #2, February 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · To Victoria and Her Snowdrops · John Pudney · pm Sixpenny Songs, John Lane 1953
5 · Resistance Heroine · John Inglis Hall · ss
14 · Map · Lionel Wiggam · pm (r)
15 · Touch of Irish · Hugh Michael Hogan · ss
20 · Make Yourself at Home · Anon. · qz
21 · Contraband · F. E. Ellwood · ss
26 · The Play’s the Thing · [Various] · ms (r)
29 · Mocking-Bird [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss
34 · [letter] · W. Somerset Maugham · lt
35 · The Colonel’s Lady · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Good Housekeeping Mar 1946
51 · Marsha Is the Devil · Wolf Mankowitz · ss
56 · A Bench in the Park · [Various] · ms (r)
59 · I’ll Cut Your Throat Again, Kathleen · Fredric Brown · nv Mystery Book Magazine Win 1948
75 · Sacred Drum of Itampo · E. C. Anstey · ss
86 · Happy Pair · [Various] · ms (r)
88 · Valentine for Betsy · Harriet Frank, Jr. · na Amazing Stories Jun/Jul 1953, as “The Man from Saturn”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.; abridged.
109 · Dusk Below Helvellyn [from Fell Days] · Graham Sutton · ex Museum Press 1948
114 · The Story of Esther Costello [Part 4 of 4] · Nicholas Monsarrat · sl (r)
144 · Prize Crossword No. 9 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #3, March 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Mirage · Wilfrid Gibson · pm (r)
5 · Proud Lady Yun · Leslie Bonnet · ss
13 · Light of the Moon · Walter Macken · ss (r)
20 · A Way with Children · Anon. · qz
21 · After the Earthquake · James Courage · ss
30 · Journey’s End · [Various] · ms (r)
33 · Never Explain, Never Complain · John Masters · ss
46 · The Castaway · R. P. Lister · pm
47 · Frozen Beauty · Gerald Kersh · ss John Bull Nov 29 1941, as by Waldo Kellar
51 · Number Nine · Cleve Cartmill · ss Astounding Feb 1950; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
60 · Pleasures of the Chase · [Various] · ms (r)
63 · The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl · Ray Bradbury · ss Detective Book Magazine Win 1948, as “Touch and Go!”
73 · Lovers’ Meeting · Gladys Hasty Carroll · nv (r)
94 · Song of Wales · [Various] · ms (r)
97 · Dear Departure · Norman Edwards · ss (r)
108 · Home, Sweet Home · [Various] · ms (r)
110 · The Skull & The Sword [Part 1 of 4] · Christopher Landon · sl
144 · Prize Crossword No. 10 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #4, April 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Plum Blossom Country · Douglas Gibson · pm Winter Journey and Other Poems, Jonathan Cape 1945
5 · Hear My Song · John Salt · ss
15 · Secret Taboo · Edward Lindall · ss
28 · Love’s Winter · Gilbert Phelps · pm
29 · Fireman’s Wife · Neil Bell · ss Three Pair of Heels, Alvin Redman 1950
33 · Parsimoniously · Rod Maclean · pm (r)
34 · Bright Lights · [Various] · ms (r)
37 · A Country Walk · William Sansom · ss (r)
50 · Question Time · Anon. · qz
51 · The Waveries · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Jan 1945; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
69 · Cap Money · Audrey Erskine Lindop · ss
78 · First Love · [Various] · ms (r)
81 · At the Fair [from The House That Nino Built] · Giovanni Guareschi; translated by Frances Frenaye · ex Gollancz 1953
85 · The Princess Who Couldn’t Say Yes · Mark Van Doren · ss (r)
94 · Mixed Blessings · [Various] · ms (r)
97 · One Kind of Woman · Jean Leslie · ss (r)
108 · The Skull & The Sword [Part 2 of 4] · Christopher Landon · sl
144 · Prize Crossword No. 11 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #5, May 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Springtime [from Precious Bane] · Mary Webb · ex Jonathan Cape 1924
5 · Traitors · Doris Lessing · ss (r)
13 · Romany Trick · Jim Phelan · ss
18 · Final Thoughts on the Weather in England During 1953 · David Daiches · pm The New Yorker
19 · Big Game · Alistair MacCrae · ss
24 · Song of the Veld · [Various] · ms (r)
27 · Pedigree Pup · T. Thompson · ss Lancashire Fun, George Allen & Unwin 1938
32 · Tom, Dick and Harry · Anon. · qz
33 · Love-Letters · John Inglis Hall · ss
45 · Racin’ Admirals · David Walker · ss
57 · The Cuckoo · Jennifer Plowman · pm (r)
58 · Wedding Day · [Various] · ms (r)
61 · Singing Walls · Madeleine Masson · ss
71 · Pete Can Fix It · Raymond F. Jones · nv Astounding Feb 1947; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
89 · The Birthday Cake [from The House That Nino Built] · Giovanni Guareschi; translated by Frances Frenaye · ex Gollancz 1953
94 · Water Music · [Various] · ms (r)
97 · Front Page Story · Brett Halliday · ss (r)
106 · May Morning · Jean Passerat; translated by Richard Aldington · pm Fifty Romance Lyric Poems, Allan Wingate 1948
107 · Cast the First Shadow · Marc Brandel · ss Cosmopolitan May 1953
112 · The Skull & The Sword [Part 3 of 4] · Christopher Landon · sl
144 · Prize Crossword No. 12 · Anon. · pz

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