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    Lilliput [v36 #4, #214, April 1955] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria ,[?]) []
    From this issue the magazine becomes side stapled.

    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.

    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!

    Lilliput [v37 #5, #221, November 1955] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by 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.

    Lilliput [v38 #3, #225, March 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) []
    • 5 · Sitting Duck · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
    • 9 · First Aid on the Second Front · Richard Gordon · ts; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; start of series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest” about people’s wartime recollections.
    • 13 · The Vanishing Jezebel · Roly Larson · ar; on prostitution.
    • 16 · Rupert at Naseby · Hugh Ross Williamson · ar
    • 25 · What’s Wrong with British Sport?—The Great Amateur Sham · [uncredited] · ar
    • 28 · Death on the Longsand · G. Goldsmith Carter · ar; about a shipping tragedy in the Thames in January 1881.
    • 30 · Three in a Peter · Charles Raven · ar
    • 32 · An Orchid or a Brussels-Sprout? · S. L. Solon · ar; about English beauty.
    • 35 · Scandal in Bohemia · Guy Deghy & Keith Waterhouse · ex (r)
      from Café Royal.
    • 38 · The Big Marlin · Francis de Wolfe · ss
    • 42 · I Mustn’t Be a Bully, Ma’am · Cecil Beaton · ex (r)
      from It Gives Me Great Pleasure.
    • 45 · Perfectly Suited · David Langdon · hu; cartoons.
    • 47 · Excellent Turn-out · Alan Roland · ex 1955
      from Guardsman.
    • 50 · The Diffident Dynamiter · Richard Lane · ar; about Alfred Nobel.
    • 54 · A Man and His Sport · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
    • 56 · The Ball of Paper · William Cooper · ss
    • 63 · Good Books Lately · Various · br
    • 66 · It’s Our Staple Tipple · Malcolm Monteith · ar (r); Lilliput Beer Report, Part 1.

    Lilliput [v38 #4, #226, April 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) []
    • 4 · Under the Cover-charge · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
    • 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 · 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 · Various · br
    • 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 · 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 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 · hu; cartoons.
    • 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; about Diana Dors.
    • 48 · How to Make Trick Shots · Joe Davis · ia
    • 50 · Passage to Paradise · Dennis 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 · Various · 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.

    Lilliput [v38 #6, #228, June 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) []
    • 8 · Lack of Practice · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
    • 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 · hu; cartoons.
    • 47 · The Angel from Ridley Road · Richard Lane · ar; about Jack Solomons.
    • 50 · A Man and His Bank · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
    • 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 · br

    Lilliput [v39 #1, #229, July 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) []
    From this issue the letter column is dropped.

    Lilliput [v39 #3, #231, September 1956] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by 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; 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 · 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 · Various · br
    • 64 · Law at the Local · Michael Thomas · ar

    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 · hu; cartoons.
    • 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 · 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 · Various · br

    Lilliput [v40 #4, #238, April 1957] (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) []
    • 4 · Full Time Job · Lemuel Gulliver · cl
    • 9 · The Sheik Goes Shopping · Michael Gilbert · ss
    • 13 · Hollowood Comedy · Bernard Hollowood · ct
    • 14 · A Nice Line on Two Wheels · William Boddy · ar
    • 18 · Getting Into the Swim · Ann Long · ar
    • 20 · Pekin-Paris, 1907 · T. R. Nicholson · ex (r)
      from Adventurer’s Road.
    • 29 · Goons at the Graft · Charles Raven · ss
    • 31 · Clementine in Springtime · Jean Bellus · pi
    • 34 · I Wasn’t Paid to Think · Tom Girtin · ar; illustrated by Norman Thelwell; another that would fit in the series “Where the Fighting was Thinnest”, this one about the Home Guard.
    • 37 · The Bobbin Boys · David Langdon · hu; cartoons.
    • 42 · Why I Am Frightened of Feet · Alex Atkinson · ar; start of a series where writers tell of other jobs they have held to keep the “Wolf from the Door”.
    • 46 · A Man Buys a House · Graham · hu; cartoon sequence.
    • 48 · Anonymous Alcoholic No. 1 · Richard Lane · ar
    • 50 · Living Off the Country #2: As Good Fish in the River · Colin Willock · ar
    • 52 · The Loss of the ’Birkenhead’ · John Prebble · ar
    • 60 · Good Books Lately · Various · br

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