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Argosy (UK) [v13 # 6, June 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 2 half-page adverts (Euthymol Toothpaste & Fluxite Solder), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Player’s Navy Cut). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • High Summer • Padraig O’Horan • pm (r)
5 • Circus at Bay • Clive Burnley • ss (r)
13 • The Summit • James Ramsey Ullman • ss (r)
29 • Waiting for England • Bert Stiles • ss (r)
31 • Adlestrop • Edward Thomas • pm (r)
32 • Pastures New • Misc. Material • ms (r)
35 • My Only Indian • Robert Fontaine • ss (r)
39 • Prisoner of France [_Sidney Smith_] • Showell Styles • ss (r)
59 • Nuth and the Gnoles • Lord Dunsany • ss (r)
63 • Local Colour • Anon. • qz (r)
64 • Sweet Thames • Misc. Material • ms (r)
67 • Man for Sale • Frank O’Rourke • ss (r)
79 • Carriage from Britain • Arthur Gordon • ss (r)
90 • Saddle Song • Misc. Material • ms (r)
93 • Mr. Winkles on the Rhine • Malcolm Fielding • ss (r)
100 • Marriage Lines • Misc. Material • ms (r)
101 • Dark Huntress • Stuart Cloete • ss (r)
111 • A Nestling • Jack Trevor Story • ss (r)
116 • Enchanted Wood • Dorothy Rowe • pm (r)
117 • The Spellbinder • Gerald Kersh • nv The Saturday Evening Post Jun 9 ’51
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v13 # 7, July 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (Three Castles Cigarettes), 2 quarter-page adverts (Magna Prints & Aertex), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Ovaltine). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Before Harvest • Richard Hughes • pm (r)
5 • Laughing Odyssey • David Walker • ss (r)
18 • Sitting Pretty • Kenneth Hopkins • pm (r)
19 • Dancing Ox • Laurence Kirk • ss (r)
25 • Travellers’ Joy • Anon. • qz (r)
26 • Warriors in White • Misc. Material • ms (r)
29 • Romantic Young Lady • W. Somerset Maugham • ss (r)
37 • Gentlemen’s Agreement • William MacMillan • ss (r)
43 • Last Call • Nugent Barker • ss (r)
50 • Salad Days • Misc. Material • ms (r)
53 • Masquerade • Anthony Thorne • ss (r)
63 • Hero of Acre [_Sidney Smith_] • Showell Styles • ss (r)
81 • Enchanted Meadow • Paul Roche • ss (r)
90 • O Mistress Mine! • Misc. Material • ms (r)
93 • Mystery at Mr. De Foe’s • Neil Bell • ss (r)
107 • Taming of Aunt Lil • Dal Stivens • ss (r)
110 • Time of Roses [from Once Around the Sun] • Brooks Atkinson • ex (r)
111 • The Delicate Nature • H. E. Bates • nv (r)
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v13 # 8, August 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 2 half-page adverts (Fluxite Solder & Euthymol Toothpaste), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Lightning Fasteners). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Roundelay • Margaret Stanley Wrench • pm (r)
5 • Private View • Sylvia Townsend Warner • ss (r)
12 • Green Fingers • Anon. • qz (r)
13 • Wedding Dress • Michael Foster • ss (r)
27 • Doctor in the House • Richard Gordon • ss Doctor in the House, Michael Joseph, 1952
34 • Typically English • Misc. Material • ms (r)
37 • Half Tame • Stuart Cloete • ss Argosy Oct ’51
46 • Wild Enthusiasm [from His Life and Adventures] • Frank Harris • ex (r)
47 • Not on the Menu • Henry Cecil • ss Full Circle, Chapman and Hall, 1948
53 • Pearl of Great Price • Hugh Michael Hogan • ss (r)
62 • Bath-Time • Misc. Material • ms (r)
65 • Bonnet over the Windmill • Clive Burnley • ss (r)
75 • Mystery of the Moated Farm • C. J. & Annie O. Tibbits • ar (r)
85 • Parisian Spring [from Pacific Pantomime] • Judy Fallon • ex (r)
90 • Love-Lyric • Misc. Material • ms (r)
93 • The Seal Glass • Ruth Manning-Sanders • ss (r)
101 • Find the Lady • William Wallace Irwin • ss (r)
113 • Wings of Love [from More Verse] • Frank Sidgwick • pm (r)
114 • August Night [from Once Around the Sun] • Brooks Atkinson • ex (r)
115 • H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Harbour [Part 1 of 2] • Nicholas Monsarrat • sl (r)
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v13 # 9, September 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 4 half-page adverts (Euthymol Toothpaste, Fluxite Solder, Three Castles Cigarettes & International Correspondence Schools), and 1 full-page advert (The Regent Institute). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Barcarole • Alfred Noyes • pm (r)
5 • Set in Silver • Evelyn Eaton • ss (r)
12 • Building Licence • Anon. • qz (r)
13 • Warrior’s Challenge • R. W. Krepps • ss (r)
24 • Better Half • Misc. Material • ms (r)
25 • Sleeping Princess • Norman Edwards • ss (r)
34 • Magic Circle • Misc. Material • ms (r)
37 • Sister Virtue • Richard Gordon • ss Doctor in the House, Michael Joseph, 1952
43 • Full Moon [from So Long to Learn] • John Masefield • ex (r)
45 • Romance on Thursday • Sylvia Thompson • ss (r)
62 • Road to the Isles • Misc. Material • ms (r)
65 • One Quiet Evening • Susan Seavy • ss (r)
75 • Kisses, Pigs and Whistles • James Inglis Hall • ss (r)
81 • Lucky Shot • Edmund Ware • ss (r)
92 • All’s Fair... • Misc. Material • ms (r)
95 • Cricketer’s Glory • Hugh de Sélincout • ss (r)
111 • Success Story • Robert Fontaine • ss (r)
114 • Talking of Tortoises • Misc. Material • ms (r)
115 • H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Harbour [Part 2 of 2] • Nicholas Monsarrat • sl (r)
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v13 #10, October 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (Craven Tobacco), 2 quarter-page adverts (Pelman Languages & World Digest), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Ovaltine). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Pastorale • John Alden • pm (r)
5 • Dear Prudence • Michael Foster • ss (r)
19 • Gauntlet of the Falls • F. G. Turnbull • ss (r)
25 • The Woman in the Case • Laurence Kirk • ss (r)
37 • Tinkor, Tailor • Anon. • qz (r)
38 • Flavour of Salt • Misc. Material • ms (r)
41 • Courier of Love • Geoffrey Household • ss (r)
49 • Dried Ginger • Richard Gordon • ss Doctor in the House, Michael Joseph, 1952
59 • Bridal Flower • M. C. Witherbee • ss (r)
66 • Song of Sixpence • Misc. Material • ms (r)
69 • Sound of Thunder • Ray Bradbury • ss Colliers Jun 28 ’52
79 • A Maritime People • James Reid Parker • ss New Yorker
88 • Lovers’ Meeting • Misc. Material • ms (r)
91 • Poor Man’s Inn • Richard Hughes • ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine Apr ’24
101 • The Milk-White Dove • Paul Roche • vi (r)
103 • Grand Salon • Helen Todd • ss (r)
112 • My Friend Joseph • Neil Paterson • nv (r)
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v13 #11, November 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 2 half-page adverts (Embassy Cigars & International Correspondence Schools), and 2 full-page adverts (The Regent Institute & The Brewers’ Society). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • High Tide • John O’Hare • pm (r)
5 • Across the Bay • H. E. Bates • ss (r)
23 • Killer in the Pass • H. G. Evarts • ss (r)
32 • Hidden Hands • Anon. • qz (r)
33 • Chasing the Stork • Richard Gordon • ss Doctor in the House, Michael Joseph, 1952
40 • Triumph of Autumn • Misc. Material • ms (r)
43 • The Cat’s-Paw • Stanley Ellin • ss EQMM Jun ’49
57 • The Ugly Maiden • Larry Finn • ss (r)
60 • Portrait in a Garden • L. E. Jones • pm (r)
61 • Outside Chance • John Welcome • ss (r)
70 • Storm in a Tea-cup • Misc. Material • ms (r)
73 • Turning Point • I. A. R. Wylie • ss (r)
85 • To the North • Frank Stuart • ss Wild Wings, Victor Gollancz
94 • Affaire de Coeur • Misc. Material • ms (r)
97 • A Story at Bedtime • Dorothy K. Haynes • ss Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch, London: Methuen, 1949
101 • Ladies’ Night • Joseph Carroll • ss (r)
116 • Tree Music [from Once Around the Sun] • Brooks Atkinson • ex (r)
117 • The Ballad of the Sad Café [Part 1 of 2] • Carson McCullers • na Harper’s Bazaar Aug ’43
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v13 #12, December 1952] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (E.M.I. Institutes), 2 quarter-page adverts (Redmayne & World Digest), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Ovaltine). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Frost and Fire [from The Singing Earth] • Douglas Gibson • pm (r)
5 • Gift Horse • Louis Arthur Cunningham • ss (r)
13 • Fangs of the Cat • Stuart Cloete • ss (r)
27 • Viennese Picnic • Whit Burnett • ss (r)
37 • Afterglow • Anon. • qz (r)
38 • Winter’s Tale • Misc. Material • ms (r)
41 • On the Cliff • F. E. Ellwood • ss (r)
47 • Sprigs of Mistletoe • Richard Gordon • ss Doctor in the House, Michael Joseph, 1952
55 • Love Letter • Pamela Frankau • ss (r)
68 • Hecate! • Misc. Material • ms (r)
71 • Durga’s Tenth Arm • E. Macwhirter • ss (r)
77 • Passing Gretna Green • Jim Phelan • ss (r)
81 • Rogues A-Plotting • Charles Johnson • ss (r)
86 • Ever Since Adam • Misc. Material • ms (r)
89 • Invisible Weapon • Carter Dickson • ss (r)
103 • A Line for Venus • James Inglis Hall • ss (r)
109 • Growing Pains • Kenneth Hopkins • pm (r)
110 • Image of Love • Misc. Material • ms (r)
111 • The Ballad of the Sad Café [Part 2 of 2] • Carson McCullers • na Harper’s Bazaar Aug ’43
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v14 # 1, January 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (The School of Accountancy), 2 quarter-page adverts (Redmayne & E.M.I. Institutes), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & the R.A.F.). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Sheepheards Song • E. B. • pm (r)
5 • Chaise and Pair • Clive Burnley • ss (r)
15 • Star in the East • E. Macwhirter • ss (r)
20 • Wedded Bliss • Misc. Material • ms (r)
21 • Over Insurance • John Collier • ss (r)
25 • Queer Bird • Ogden Nash • pm (r)
26 • Nowell • Misc. Material • ms (r)
29 • Afterglow [from East of Eden] • John Steinbeck • ex (r)
48 • Boys Will Be Boys • Anon. • qz (r)
49 • Tit For Tat • Robert Fontaine • ss (r)
52 • Light Reading! [from Don’t Look Round] • Violet Trefusis • ex (r)
53 • Maneater • Alastair Scobie • ss (r)
59 • Christmas for the Poor Travellers [from Christmas Stories] • Charles Dickens • ex (r)
60 • Invitation • Misc. Material • ms (r)
63 • Token of Love • Michael Foster • ss (r)
74 • When I Was a Lad [from So Long to Learn] • John Masefield • ex (r)
75 • Lady of Sweet Desire • J. C. Mardrus; trans. by Powys Mathers • ss The Thousand Nights and One Night
79 • Off With His Head • Richard Gordon • ss Doctor in the House, Michael Joseph, 1952
88 • And So to Bed • Misc. Material • ms (r)
91 • The Smile • William Sansom • ss A Touch of the Sun
97 • Brothers of Ajaccio [_Etienne Gerard_] • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • ss (r)
115 • Tree of Fable [from Poems 1943-1947] • C. Day Lewis • pm (r)
116 • The 13 Clocks • James Thurber • nv New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v14 # 2, February 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 3 full-page adverts (Three Castles Cigarettes, The Regent Institute & Ovaltine). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Clair de Lune [from Poems and Songs] • John Evelyn • pm (r)
5 • Chinese Puzzle • John Wyndham • nv
20 • Reading Without Tears! [from Fred Bason’s Second Diary] • Fred Bason • ex Allan Wingate
21 • Point of Honour • W. Somerset Maugham • ss (r)
34 • Sea Fantasy • Misc. Material • ms (r)
37 • Tiger Bait • David Walker • ss (r)
48 • Song of Sixpence • Frank Sidgwick • pm (r)
49 • Laughing Stranger • James Stephens • ss Irish Fairy Tales, London: Macmillan, 1920
54 • Daughters of Eve • Misc. Material • ms (r)
57 • Pursuit • Denys Val Baker • ss (r)
68 • Beginners, Please • Anon. • qz (r)
69 • A Pair of Blue Eyes • Margaret Bonham • ss (r)
78 • Prelude to Spring [from Small Calendars] • J. H. B. Peel • ex (r)
79 • Illicit Cargo • Geoffrey Kino • ss (r)
86 • Bedside Manner • Misc. Material • ms (r)
89 • That Poor Pascal • William Wallace Irwin • ss (r)
98 • Ladies and Gentlemen • Misc. Material • ms (r)
99 • Captive Bride • Arthur J. Burks • ss (r)
104 • Hat-Trick • Misc. Material • ms (r)
107 • The Guardians • Paul Gallico • ss (r)
118 • Time’s Revenges • Aldous Huxley • ss (r)
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v14 # 3, March 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 3 full-page adverts (Barney’s Tobacco, The Regent Institute & The R.A.F.). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Spring Song [from The White Peacock] • D. H. Lawrence • ex (r)
5 • Romany Laughter • Jim Phelan • ss (r)
10 • Consolation Prize • Dorothy Parker • pm (r)
11 • Ship of Ice • Edmund Gilligan • ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 10 ’51
22 • Love Through the Ages • Anon. • qz (r)
23 • April Witch • Ray Bradbury • ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 5 ’52
32 • Going Places • Misc. Material • ms (r)
35 • Dark Horses [from The Arm of Mrs. Egan] • William Fryer Harvey • ss (r)
46 • For Art’s Sake? [from Duveen] • S. N. Behrman • ex London: Hamish Hamilton
47 • The Broken Lyre • Bryan MacMahon • ss (r)
52 • Pledge of Affection [from Matty] • A. E. Matthews • ex London: Hutchinson
53 • Journey for Peter • Maurice Regan • nf (r)
58 • Aubade • Misc. Material • ms (r)
61 • Heir Apparent • Hugh Michael Hogan • ss (r)
69 • Face of Courage [from Adventures in Two Worlds] • A. J. Cronin • ex (r)
78 • To Be Your Valentine • Misc. Material • ms (r)
81 • Tiddler’s Ground • Laurence Kirk • ss (r)
89 • Express to Romance • Bruce Marshall • ss (r)
100 • Ballade • Villon; trans. by Barry Joynson Cork • pm (r)
101 • The Gadding Vine • Geoffrey Household • ss (r)
109 • All at Sea • Harley Quinn • pm (r)
110 • Episode in Haiti • Richard Stern • nv Bluebook Aug ’52
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v14 # 4, April 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (Craven Tobacco), 2 quarter-page adverts (E.M.I. Institutes & World Digest), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Player’s Navy Cut Cigarettes). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Heart’s Delight • Lascelles Abercrombie • pm (r)
5 • Enchanted Water • Liam O’Flaherty • ss (r)
11 • Murder Before Meals • Henry Cecil • ss Full Circle, Chapman and Hall, 1948
22 • Portrait of the Artist • Anon. • qz (r)
23 • Silken Lady • Leslie Bonnet • ss (r)
28 • Not Made in Heaven • Misc. Material • ms (r)
31 • Cat and Mouse • Kermit Rolland • ss (r)
40 • Headlines • Misc. Material • ms (r)
41 • Winning Sequence • Margery Sharp • ss The Strand Sep ’36
52 • Of Dancing • Sir J. Davies • pm (r)
53 • Saint Simon • F. E. Ellwood • ss (r)
60 • Happy Families • Misc. Material • ms (r)
63 • Quest in the Jungle [from White Man Returns] • Agnes Newton Keith • ex Michael Joseph
74 • Caviare to the General [from Memories] • Thomas Johnston • ex William Collins
75 • Up in a Balloon • Rupert Sargent Holland • ar (r)
79 • Westward Trail • Michael Foster • ss (r)
93 • Unconditional Surrender [from A Year of Spree] • Eric Linklater • ex New York & London: Macmillan
94 • Tall Story • Misc. Material • ms (r)
97 • Collector’s Piece • John Inglis Hall • ss (r)
104 • Povenaaa’s Daughter • James A. Michener • nv (r)
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v14 # 5, May 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 3 full-page adverts (Barney’s Tobacco, London School of Journalism & Lightning Zips). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School.

4 • Green Tide • Margaret Rhodes • pm (r)
5 • Panic Inn • Anthony Steven • ss (r)
16 • Rainbow Pavements [from The Cockney] • Julian Franklyn • ex London: Andre Deutsch
17 • Almost an Anniversary • Adrian Alington • ss (r)
20 • Shopping List • Anon. • qz (r)
21 • Locked Room [_Dr. Gideon Fell_] • John Dickson Carr • ss The Strand Jul ’40
34 • Under the Greenwood Tree • Misc. Material • ms (r)
37 • Tune of Love • H. E. Bates • ss (r)
43 • Deliverance • Rebecca West • ss, 1952
51 • Cat’s Cradle • John Foot • ss (r)
56 • Come and Kiss Me • Misc. Material • ms (r)
59 • Trap of Gold • Louis L’Amour • ss Argosy Aug ’51
66 • Mot Juste [from The Vagrant Mood] • W. Somerset Maugham • ex London: Heinemann
67 • The Last Pirate • B. Joynson Cork • ss (r)
81 • Medici Mirror • E. C. Hornsby • ss (r)
92 • Venus Adorned • Misc. Material • ms (r)
95 • Gauntlet of Flame • Dorothy Cottrell • ss (r)
109 • Rickshaw • Edith Macwhirter • ss (r)
115 • Bridge of Colour [from City of the Bees] • Frank Stuart • ss London: Allen & Unwin
122 • The Other Place • J. B. Priestley • nv The Other Place, 1953
144 • Argosy Crossword • Anon. • pz (r)

Argosy (UK) [v14 # 6, June 1953] ed. Anon. (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6"); Front page adverts are 1 half-page advert (Vantella Shirts), 2 quarter-page adverts (The School of Careers & World Digest), and 2 full-page adverts (London School of Journalism & Three Castles Cigarettes). The rear cover is still a single full-page for The Fleet Street School. This issue is subtitled “Coronation Number”.

4 • Queen Elizabeth II • H. M. Raleigh • pm (r)
5 • Crowning a Queen [from The Girlhood of Queen Victoria] • Queen Victoria • ex (r)
10 • A Masque of Queens • Anon. • qz (r)
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 • Misc. Material • ms (r)
39 • The Murderer • Ray Bradbury • ss The Golden Apples of the Sun, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1953
47 • Mind of a Child • Roland Pertwee • ss (r)
57 • Patient in Peking [from Brain Surgeon] • William Sharpe • ex London: Gollancz
67 • Sea Chest • Bartimeus • ss (r)
71 • By Any Other Name [from A Name to Conjure With] • G. B. Stern • ex (r)
72 • The Crusader’s Key • Eric Linklater • ss, 1935
90 • To Chelsea • Misc. Material • ms (r)
93 • Sunset of the Mammoth • R. W. Krepps • ss (r)
104 • What’s Yours? [from Shirtfronts and Sables] • W. Macqueen-Pope • ex London: Robert Hale
105 • To The Queen • Misc. Material • ms (r)
106 • School for Danger [Part 1 of 4] • Michael Gilbert • sl
144 • Prize Argosy Crossword No. 1 • Anon. • pz (r)

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