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The New Yorker [November 19, 1938] (quarto) []

· Cousin Marie and the Reich · Anna Mary Wells · ss

· Natasha · Emily Hahn · ss

· March, March on Down the Field · Irwin Shaw · ss

· Mr. North Resents Injustice [Mr. & Mrs. (Pam and Jerry) North] · Richard Lockridge · ss

The New Yorker [November 26, 1938] (quarto) []

· Radio Blues · Kenneth Fearing · ss

· Literature Is Saved · Merriam Modell · ss

· Adventure in Serpents · Miriam Teichner · ss

· Winchell in Newton Center · Russell Maloney · ss

· Tchk! Tchk! · W. E. Farbstein · hu

· Ex-Pal [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss

The New Yorker [December 3, 1938] (quarto) []

· The Orphan · Brendan Gill · ss

· Lot 777 · Frances Crane · ss

· High Finance · Martha Gellhorn · ss

· An Accident in the Field · Robert M. Coates · ss

· Distinction · Rose C. Feld · ss

· Back to Nature-Faking · W. E. Farbstein · hu

· Collectors · William Krauss · ss

The New Yorker [December 10, 1938] (quarto) []

34 · Mr. K*A*P*L*A*N Bares His Teeth [Hyman Kaplan] · Leonard Q. Ross · ss

· Best Boy I Ever Had · Anthony Armstrong · ss

· Ordeal at the Pole · Elizabeth Newcomb · ss

· Travel Is Broadening · Julian R. Meade · ss

· Things That Would Depress Me if I Got Them for Christmas · Sarah Addington · ss

· Invite · John O’Hara · ss

The New Yorker [December 17, 1938] (quarto) []

· Death of a Traitor · Emily Hahn · ss

· Patriot · Meyer Berger · ss

· Adventures in Turtles · Miriam Teichner · ss

· Things That Will Depress Me if My Husband Gets Them for Christmas, Though They Will Enchant Him · Sarah Addington · ss

The New Yorker [December 24, 1938] (quarto) []

· The Ocean Came Over · John C. Mosher · ss

· Let Me Help with Christmas · Marion Sturges-Jones · ss

· Susan and Father Christmas · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

The New Yorker [December 31, 1938] (quarto) []

39 · Honors for New Year’s Day · Joseph P. Pollard · hu

· Rhymes for Our Budding Bards · Robert M. Coates · ss

· Madame, She Is a Problem, N’Est-Ce Pas? · Ruth McKenney · ss

The New Yorker [January 7, 1939] (quarto) []

· At Home with the Paleys · E. J. Kahn · ss

· What Do You Mean It Was Brillig? · James Thurber · ss

· Autograph · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [January 14, 1939] (quarto) []

· To My Heroes · Eugene Kinkead · ss

· Oh, Where Is My Wandering Brooch Tonight? · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Downfall of Fascism in Black Ankle County · Joseph Mitchell · ss

· Great Legal Minds at Play · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [January 21, 1939] (quarto) []

· Any Suggestions · George Weller · ss

· Fables for Our Time: I · James Thurber · gp

_ · The Mouse Who Went to the Country · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Little Girl and the Wolf · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Two Turkeys · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Tiger Who Understood People · James Thurber · vi

· Treat · John Cheever · ss

· My Experiences on the American Stage · Victoria Lincoln · ss

· War Prophylaxis · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [January 28, 1939] (quarto) []

· Herr Goebbels Gives a Music Lesson · Allen Rose · ss

· The Life Expectancy of a Goose · Clifford Orr · ss

· Ah, the University! · John Collier · ss

· Goodbye, Jim Zinzinovitch · Louise Field Cooper · ss

· Neglected Obituaries of 1938 · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [Vol. XIV No. 51, February 4, 1939] (F-R Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 68pp, quarto, cover by William Steig) []

17 · The Girls in Their Summer Dresses · Irwin Shaw · ss

20 · Fables for Our Time: II · James Thurber · gp

_20 · The Fairly Intelligent Fly · James Thurber · vi

_20 · The Lion Who Wanted to Zoom · James Thurber · vi

_20 · The Very Proper Gander · James Thurber · vi

_20 · The Hen and the Heavens · James Thurber · vi

21 · My Career as a Counterweight · Richard Lockridge · ss

26 · Engagements for Tomorrow · Kenneth Fearing · pm

38 · Family Affair · Rose C. Feld · ss

56 · Counterpoint (“Frequently as I toss in bed”) · Baird Leonard · pm

57 · Cavalier · Clifford Orr · ar

The New Yorker [February 11, 1939] (quarto) []

· The Coming Struggle for Food · Clifford Orr · ss

· Myopia, My Own · Hildegarde Dolson · ss

· Noblesse Oblige · Merriam Modell · ss

· A Blue Basket · Murdock Pemberton · ss

· Houseparty · Walter Bernstein · vi

· Tourist Home · Benedict Thielen · ss

The New Yorker [February 18, 1939] (quarto) []

· Crazy but Charming · Alan Campbell · ss

· No Starch · Fleta Campbell Springer · ss

· Betrothal · James Reid Parker · ss

· Do You Like It Here? · John O’Hara · ss

· Fables for Our Time: III · James Thurber · gp

_ · The Moth and the Star · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Shrike and the Chipmunks · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Hunter and the Elephant · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Scotty Who Knew Too Much · James Thurber · vi

The New Yorker [February 25, 1939] (quarto) []

· My Grandma’s Muff · Burdette Kinne · ss

· Speaking of Counterweights. · E. B. White · ss

· Sailor Off the Bremen · Irwin Shaw · ss

· Conversation in the Faculty Club · Morris Bishop · ss

The New Yorker [March 4, 1939] (quarto) []

· Oh, Those Tropic Nights! · Benedict Thielen · ss

· Goodbye Now · Clifford Orr · ss

· On Being a Lady in Virginia · Marion Sturges-Jones · ss

· Slow—Dangerous Foibles Ahead! · S. J. Perelman · ar

The New Yorker [March 11, 1939] (quarto) []

· I Stand by Dempsey · Irwin Shaw · ss

· Without Benefit of Galsworthy · John Collier · ss

The New Yorker [March 18, 1939] (quarto) []

21 · More Like Sisters · Thyra Samter Winslow · ss

· Oh, Those Triple Nights! · Benedict Thielen · ss

· Please Omit Flowers · Elizabeth Dickens · ss

· The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · James Thurber · ss

· Ye Olde Ivory Tower · S. J. Perelman · ss

· Trip Home · Shirley Clark · ss

· The Importance of Being Happy · Winifred Willis · ss

The New Yorker [March 25, 1939] (quarto) []

· Break of Day · Dan Wickenden · ss

· The Door · E. B. White · ss

· Western New York’s Debt to Me · Richard Lockridge · ss

· For Want of a Better Word · Robert M. Coates · ss

The New Yorker [April 1, 1939] (quarto) []

· Look Out for the Warelians! · James Thurber · ss

· Death in the Family · Jerome Weidman · ss

· How I Am Now in Chi [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss

· Women Without Men · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

The New Yorker [April 8, 1939] (quarto) []

· Burgess Meredith, Tyrone Power, and I · Dan Wickenden · ss

· Man from Mars · Daniel Fuchs · ss

· You’ll Love It Up There · R. E. S. Thompson · ss

· Good Friday · William Maxwell · ss

The New Yorker [April 15, 1939] (quarto) []

30 · Undressing the Bishop · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

· Everything for the Garden · Eleanor Gilchrist · ss

· Scrambled Eggs · Homer McCoy · ss

· Pony Ride · Jerome Weidman · ss

· An Old Love · Mark Schorer · ss

· Prelude to Reunion · Oliver LaFarge · ss

· Luck Charm · Paul Jones · ss

· Mr. North Is Rapt [Mr. & Mrs. (Pam and Jerry) North] · Richard Lockridge · ss

· Fabulous Figures · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [April 22, 1939] (quarto) []

· Happy Birthday · Benedict Thielen · ss

· Foresight · John A. Holmes · ss

· Berlin Wedding · Miriam Beck · ss

· Red-Ink Day · Richard Lockridge · ss

· Whiskey Rebellion, 1939 · S. J. Perelman · ss

· America: It’s a Funny Place · Ward Morehouse · ss

The New Yorker [April 29, 1939] (quarto) []

· Pnyxie of Pnyx Hill · Cora MacAlbert · ss

· Real Romance · Hope Hale · ss

· The Ideal Man · John O’Hara · ss

· Mr. North’s Good Crack [Mr. & Mrs. (Pam and Jerry) North] · Richard Lockridge · ss

· Documents in the Case · Russell Maloney · ss

· The Cave-Dweller · William C. White · ss

· Fables for Our Time: IV · James Thurber · gp

_ · The Bear Who Let It Alone · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Owl Who Thought He Was God · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing · James Thurber · vi

The New Yorker [May 6, 1939] (quarto) []

74 · Judiciary Problems · Joseph P. Pollard · hu

· The Mentocrats · Edward Newhouse · ss

· Witch’s Money · John Collier · ss

· Souvenir of Malta · Oriana Atkinson · ss

· 6939 and All That · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [May 13, 1939] (quarto) []

· How to Appeal in Germany · Barbara Heggie · ss

· Brezonek Off Broadway · Fred Packard · ss

· Uncle Dockery and the Independent Bull · Joseph Mitchell · ss

· Miss Lanatree · Moyne Rice · ss

· Boy Meets Girl Meets Foot · S. J. Perelman · ss

· Bow Wow [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss

The New Yorker [May 20, 1939] (quarto) []

· Candles for Grace · Brendan Gill · ss

· The Getaway · Dorothy Thomas · ss

· Pariah · Winifred Willis · ss

The New Yorker [May 27, 1939] (quarto) []

· Beach Combers · John C. Mosher · ss

· The Hospital Was All Right · Joseph Mitchell · ss

· How to Become a Contestar · Marion Sturges-Jones · ss

· Science Marches On · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [June 3, 1939] (quarto) []

· You Never Used to Be Like This · Edward Newhouse · ss

· Memoirs of Deceased Pedagogues · H. L. Mencken · ss

· Can You Carry Me? · John O’Hara · ss

· The Well-Trained Maid · Marion Sturges-Jones · ss

· Pep Talk · Morris Markey · ss

· Hello Operator? I Don’t Want a Policeman · S. J. Perelman · ss

The New Yorker [June 10, 1939] (quarto) []

· Emigrants at the Zoo · Barbara Heggie · ss

· The Church of Africa · Eleanor Gilchrist · ss

· Attention Dies Committee · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Vengeance of 3902090 · James Thurber · ss

· Patron of Letters · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [June 17, 1939] (quarto) []

· A Slight Case of Woe in the Bronx · Arthur Kober · ss

· Rhapsody in Cochineal-Pink · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Anything Suitable · Richard Armour · ss

· So Then Mutt Says to Jute… · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [June 24, 1939] (quarto) []

· A Special Session in the Bronx · Arthur Kober · ss

· Such a Pretty Day · Dawn Powell · ss

· Does Whalen Own the Whelan Drugstores? · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Words of Good Cheer · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [July 1, 1939] (quarto) []

· Discomfort and the Novel · Louise Field Cooper · ss

The New Yorker [July 8, 1939] (quarto) []

· Don’t Men Know Anything? · Robert M. Coates · ss

The New Yorker [July 15, 1939] (quarto) []

· Return to Kansas City · Irwin Shaw · ss

· A Footnote to a Footnote · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [July 22, 1939] (quarto) []

18 · The Water’s House · Sylvia Townsend Warner · pm

· Tant Augusta · Beverly L. Clarke · ss

· What’s in a Name? · Julian R. Meade · ss

· Counter-Irritant · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [July 29, 1939] (quarto) []

· Pastoral · Louise Owen · ss

· Reunion Over Lightly · John O’Hara · ss

· Fables for Our Time: V · James Thurber · gp

_ · The Stork Who Married a Dumb Wife · James Thurber · ms

_ · The Crow and the Oriole · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Elephant Who Challenged the World · James Thurber · ms

The New Yorker [August 5, 1939] (quarto) []

19 · Pigeon Man’ Progress · Sylvia Townsend Warner · pm

57 · How I Left the Navy · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

· Main Currents of American Thought · Irwin Shaw · ss

· Brief Gust of Glory · H. L. Mencken · ss

· The Pessimist · Katherine Mansfield · ss

The New Yorker [August 12, 1939] (quarto) []

· Morton · Louise Field Cooper · ss

· The Public Utilities and Me · Margaret Case Harriman · ss

· My Aunt from Twelfth Street · Jerome Weidman · ss

The New Yorker [August 19, 1939] (quarto) []

· They Have to Be Careful · Angelica Gibbs · ss

· The Big Inflammables · Cornelia Otis Skinner · ss

· Listen, Munich · Kay Boyle · ss

· Gum Across the Sea · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

The New Yorker [August 26, 1939] (quarto) []

· Comeback · Dawn Powell · ss

· I Dream of Mary with the Golden Hair · Philip W. Wrenn · ss

· Fables for Our Time: VI · James Thurber · gp

_ · The Courtship of Arthur and Al · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Hen Who Wouldn’t Fly · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Glass in the Field · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Rabbits Who Caused All the Trouble · James Thurber · vi

The New Yorker [September 2, 1939] (quarto) []

· Confiteor · Brendan Gill · ss

The New Yorker [September 9, 1939] (quarto) []

· Stop-Off at Essen · Mollie Craig · ss

· Helen · Winifred Willis · ss

· Too Young · John O’Hara · ss

The New Yorker [September 16, 1939] (quarto) []

25 · To Cool the Air · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

· Reprise · A. J. Liebling · ss

· Waiting for Luce · E. J. Kahn · ss

· Out in the Sun · John Mosher · ss

· Goodbye, Shirley Temple · Joseph Mitchell · ss

· Batlike Lizard Thou Ever Wert, Bird · St. Clair McKelway · ss

· Come to the Fair · Walter Bernstein · ss

The New Yorker [September 23, 1939] (quarto) []

· Key to English Letter Writing · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Bread Alone · John O’Hara · ss

· The Bride of Berchtesgaden · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

· Comeuppance for an Infidel · Margaret Case Harriman · ss

The New Yorker [September 30, 1939] (quarto) []

61 · Answers to Hard Questions · [uncredited] · fa

· A Toast to Captain Jerk · Russell Maloney · ss

· You Should Live So, Walden Pond · S. J. Perelman · ss

· Guest of Honor · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [October 7, 1939] (quarto) []

· Back for Christmas · John Collier · ss

· Avast and Belay · John O’Hara · ss

· Great Dane in Summer · Louise Field Cooper · ss

The New Yorker [October 14, 1939] (quarto) []

· The Morose Policeman · Daniel Fuchs · ss

· In the Footsteps of Gutenberg · H. L. Mencken · ss

· Date with Romance · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

The New Yorker [October 21, 1939] (quarto) []

· I Am Waiting · Christopher Isherwood · ss

· Fables for Our Time: VII · James Thurber · gp

_ · The Bird and the Foxes · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Tortoise and the Hare · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Unicorn in the Garden · James Thurber · vi

· September the Third · Kay Boyle · ss

28 · Madame Houdin · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

The New Yorker [October 28, 1939] (quarto) []

17 · Junior Miss · Sally Benson · ss

· Nan · Barbara Heggie · ss

· An Actor Prepares · J. J. O’Malley · ss

· Old Country Advice to the American Traveller · William Saroyan · ss

The New Yorker [November 4, 1939] (quarto) []

· Front-Page News · Donald Marshall · ss

· Recreations of a Reactionary · H. L. Mencken · ss

· Kitchen Bouquet · S. J. Perelman · ar

· Ash Blonde · Sally Benson · ss

15 · The Happiest Days · John Cheever · ss

The New Yorker [November 11, 1939] (quarto) []

· The Kline Technique · James Reid Parker · ss

· Tallyho! · Theodore Pratt · ss

The New Yorker [November 18, 1939] (quarto) []

· Evacues · Elizabeth Delahanty · ss

· Rope Enough · John Collier · ss

The New Yorker [November 25, 1939] (quarto) []

· All Most Comical · Anthony Armstrong · ss

· Joey on Herta · John O’Hara · ss

· Mrs. North Leads On [Mr. & Mrs. (Pam and Jerry) North] · Richard Lockridge · ss

· Personal Appearance · Winifred Willis · ss

17 · A Different World · Robert M. Coates · ss

25 · A Lost Headland · Sylvia Townsend Warner · pm

The New Yorker [December 2, 1939] (quarto) []

· The Compleat Martyr · Brendan Gill · ss

· Honey Boy · Frances Eisenberg · ss

· Ah! Sweet Mystery… · Helen Mears · ss

· In the Honor of Their Daughter · John C. Mosher · ss

· Sunday Night Was a Dangerous Night · Joseph Mitchell · ss

The New Yorker [December 9, 1939] (quarto) []

· The Sky Is Falling · Adeline Rumsey · ss

· George · Donald Moffat · ss

· Russian-Child’s Size · Emily Hahn · ss

· Courtship Through the Ages · James Thurber · ar

· Herr Scheffel’s Deadly Weapon · Montgomery Wright · ss

· The Norths and the Drunk [Mr. & Mrs. (Pam and Jerry) North] · Richard Lockridge · ss

The New Yorker [December 16, 1939] (quarto) []

· God Rest You Merry · Cornelia Otis Skinner · ss

· Hollywood Horticulture · Julian R. Meade · ss

The New Yorker [December 23, 1939] (quarto) []

· A Fine Turkey Dinner · Brendan Gill · ss

· Memoirs of a Master · E. B. White · ss

· Occurence on the Six-Seventeen · George Shepherd · ss

· Joey on the Cake Line · John O’Hara · ss

The New Yorker [December 30, 1939] (quarto) []

· Lemkau, Pogran & Blaufox · Irwin Shaw · ss

· Broken Heart · Sally Benson · ss

· Honors for New Year’s Day · W. E. Farbstein & Joseph P. Pollard · hu

· Eva’s Deathbed Revisited · Wolcott Gibbs · ss

The New Yorker [January 6, 1940] (quarto) []

· A Minute with Father · Frank O’Brien · ss

· The Pelican’s Shadow · Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings · ss

· Meeting at the Pringles’ · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

· Slighted Obituaries of 1939 · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [January 13, 1940] (quarto) []

· Shakespeare Here’s Your Hat · Wolcott Gibbs · ss

The New Yorker [January 20, 1940] (quarto) []

· Letter from Paris · A. J. Liebling · ss

· Poor Monsieur Panalitus · Kay Boyle · ss

· Captain Future, Block That Kick! · S. J. Perelman · ss

The New Yorker [January 27, 1940] (quarto) []

· Mrs. Ramsay’s War · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

· The Net · Robert M. Coates · ss

· The Loved One at Home · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [February 3, 1940] (quarto) []

· Southern Tour · Emily Hahn · ss

· The Erloff [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss

· Inflexible Logic · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [February 10, 1940] (quarto) []

· Whither Are We Puffing? · Frank Sullivan · ss

· Ides of February · Ruth McKenney · ss

· International Plot · Sally Benson · ss

· Bleak Moment · Wolcott Gibbs · ss

The New Yorker [February 17, 1940] (quarto) []

· Punch with Care · Angelica Gibbs · ss

· Fables for Our Time: VIII · James Thurber · gp

_ · The Seal Who Became Famous · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Green Isle in the Sea · James Thurber · vi

_ · The Patient Bloodhound · James Thurber · vi

The New Yorker [February 24, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Sad Case of Mr. Poppolardo’s Pants · Jane Douglas · ss

· Sometimes It Relaxes You · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [March 2, 1940] (quarto) []

· Mother Taft’s Chickens · Geoffrey T. Hellman · fa

· A Mean Streak · John C. Mosher · ss

· Even the Greeks · John O’Hara · ss

· Counter-Revolution · S. J. Perelman · ss

The New Yorker [March 9, 1940] (quarto) []

· Some People Are Just Plumb Crazy · Arthur Kober · ss

· Heh-Ven, Pawnbroker · Emily Hahn · ss

· Burden of Wealth · Marjorie Cane Harkness · ss

· The Paragon · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [March 16, 1940] (quarto) []

93 · Answers to Hard Questions · [uncredited] · fa

· Company North · Agnes Burke Hale · ss

· The Knife · Brendan Gill · ss

· My Last Duchess · Clarissa Lorenz · ss

· The Man Who Hated Moonbaum · James Thurber · ss

The New Yorker [March 23, 1940] (quarto) []

· Somebody Always Grabs the Purple · Henry Roth · ss

· Mr. Skidmore’s Gift · Oliver LaFarge · ss

The New Yorker [March 30, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Wilsons; Step by Step · Christopher La Farge · ss

· Brother in Japan · Emily Hahn · ss

· Joey and the Calcutta Club [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss

· Gloria Swanson Defends Her Title · Frank Sullivan · ss

· Busman’s Working Day · Fred Packard · ss

The New Yorker [April 6, 1940] (quarto) []

24 · Point of View · Sylvia Townsend Warner · pm

· Vive La Guerre! · Rose C. Feld · ss

· An Awful Bore · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [April 13, 1940] (quarto) []

· A Day with Ezra Pound · Elizabeth Delehanty · ss

· Is the Horse Coming Back? · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Salome · Mary F. Watkins · ss

· In Clover · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

· How One Man Succeeded in Banking · Morris Bishop · ss

The New Yorker [April 20, 1940] (quarto) []

· The House Next Door · Adeline Rumsey · ss

· No Sugar Thanks · Miriam Battista · ss

· A Matter of Pride · Christopher LaFarge · ss

· Don’t Guess, Let Me Tell You · Ogden Nash · pm

The New Yorker [April 27, 1940] (quarto) []

· Valse Oubliee · Dorothy Gulick · ss

· Yarooh Rof a Driht Mret · Fred Packard · ss

· Riding Stable · John Cheever · ss

· In the Dead of the Night, or How to Read a Fashion Magazine · Russell Maloney · ss

· The Patriot of Salt Cay · William Krauss · ss

The New Yorker [May 4, 1940] (quarto) []

· Oh, to Be in England! · Carlton Brown · ss

· Can’t We Cry a Little? · Dawn Powell · ss

· A Countless for Ernesto · E. J. Kahn, Jr. · ss

· Joey and Mavis · John O’Hara · ss

19 · Virtue and the Tiger · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

The New Yorker [May 11, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Wilsons; Mother’s Day · Christopher La Farge · ss

· Mespoulets of the Splendide · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

· Dog’s Best Friend · Oren Arnold · ss

· Nice News if You Can Get It · Russell Maloney · ss

· Antidote for Megalomania: A Scientific Proposal · Tracy York · ss

The New Yorker [May 18, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Man with the Red Order · Cora MacAlbert · ss

· 5 to 7 · Nathan Asch · ss

· Spring’s a Nice Time · Robert M. Coates · ss

The New Yorker [May 25, 1940] (quarto) []

· My Plan · Clifford Orr · ss

· A Hot Time in the Old Town · Edward Newhouse · ss

The New Yorker [June 1, 1940] (quarto) []

26 · Leaving a House · Sylvia Townsend Warner · pm

· Dealer in Death · Allen Lekus · ss

· Not Lonely but Alone · Edward Newhouse · ss

· Another American Tragedy · John Collier · ss

· Froken Hofberg · Katherine Lyon · ss

· Art at the Hotel Splendide · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

The New Yorker [June 8, 1940] (quarto) []

· End of Exile · Agnes Burke Hale · ss

· Intimations of Neutrality · Russell Maloney · ss

· Torment in Babel · Wolcott Gibbs · ss

The New Yorker [June 15, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Test · Angelica Gibbs · ss

· Where Is the Moral Tone of Yesteryear? · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Footnote on the Future · James Thurber · ss

· A Furtive Tear · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [June 22, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Wilsons; The Other Side · Christopher La Farge · ss

· Where Is Florence Crane? · Frances Crane · ss

· Beauty on Rails · Howard Whitman · ss

· A Nice Little House with a Cistern · Robert M. Coates · ss

The New Yorker [June 29, 1940] (quarto) []

· Why I Don’t Believe in Superman · E. J. Kahn · ss

· Guide, Philosopher, and Friend · James Reid Parker · ss

· .Ooo · Russell Maloney · ss

· No News Is Good News · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [July 6, 1940] (quarto) []

· My Unrequited Passion · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· The Ballet Visits the Splendide’s Magician · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

· The Bear · Paul Osborn · ss

· Haunted House · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [July 13, 1940] (quarto) []

· Cure in Saratoga · Caroline Slade · ss

· Eleven Years with the Wendell Willkies · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· New Career · John O’Hara · ss

The New Yorker [July 20, 1940] (quarto) []

· Marella · Angelica Gibbs · ss

· Lavender · Frances Crane · ss

· Prelude to Bridge · Howard Whitman · ss

· Houdini · Jerome Weidman · ss

· Woodman, Don’t Spare That Tree! · S. J. Perelman · ss

The New Yorker [July 27, 1940] (quarto) []

· Water Shortage · A. C. Spectorsky · ss

· Readers of Marcel Proust, Please Note · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Free Conscience, Void of Offence · Irwin Shaw · ss

· Splendide’s Magician Does a New Trick · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

· Our Own Business Directory · [uncredited] · ss

· The Works · Nathan Asch · ss

The New Yorker [August 3, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Wilsons; Open Them Yourself · Christopher La Farge · ss

· Tomorrow Is a Beautiful Day · John Cheever · ss

· Mr. North Gets the Iodine [Mr. & Mrs. (Pam and Jerry) North] · Richard Lockridge · ss

· Maloney’s English Usage · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [August 10, 1940] (quarto) []

· Two Weeks Without Gold · Fred Packard · ss

· The Most Outrageous Consequences · James Reid Parker · ss

The New Yorker [August 17, 1940] (quarto) []

· Whither Hollywood? · E. J. Kahn · ss

· Select Clientele · Irwin Shaw · ss

· Herr Lindstrom · Katherine Lyon · ss

· Though It Breaks My Heart to Go · Nancy Hale · ss

· Elvire Was Practical · Victoria Lincoln · ss

The New Yorker [August 24, 1940] (quarto) []

· The View from the Terrace · James Reid Parker · ss

· Summer Theatre · John Cheever · ss

· Caution-Soft Prose Ahead! · S. J. Perelman · ss

18 · The Magpie Charity · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

The New Yorker [August 31, 1940] (quarto) []

· Healer from the Bronx · Arthur Kober · ss

· As the Fruitful Vine · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

· Rcc · Russell Maloney · ss

· Grandma Gets a Reprieve · Ruth McKenney · ss

· Ambulance · Theodore Pratt · ss

The New Yorker [September 7, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Wilsons; Over the Bumps · Christopher La Farge · ss

· All Right, I Heard You the First Time · E. J. Kahn · ss

· Adieu, Dear Coccyx · John C. Mosher · ss

· It’s an Ill Wind · Ruth McKenney · ss

· Something Else to Think About · W. A. Powers · ss

· Beaux Gestes · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [September 14, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Sun Goes Down · Daniel Fuchs · ss

· A Likable Young Man · James Reid Parker · ss

· Mr. Hodgekins Shows His Rockery · Katherine Lyon · ss

· Easy Money at the Splendide · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

· Dickens Was a Perfectly Lovely Historian · Ruth McKenney · ss

· Swing Out, Sweet Chariot · S. J. Perelman · ss

· It Happened This Way— · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [September 21, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Wilsons; Let Them Find Out · Christopher La Farge · ss

· The Super · Eleanor Gilchrist · ss

· Calling Fanny Farmer…Come in, Fanny! · Russell Maloney · ss

17 · Plutarco Roo · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

The New Yorker [September 28, 1940] (quarto) []

· Introduction to a War · Emily Hahn · ss

· How Much Money Do You Make? · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Creepy-Time Gal · S. J. Perelman · ss

The New Yorker [October 5, 1940] (quarto) []

43 · How Long Has This Been Going On? Oh, Quite Long · Ogden Nash · pm

· The Jukes Family · Frank Sullivan · ss

· The Law and Mr. Li · James Reid Parker · ss

· The Women (Rep.) · Russell Maloney · ss

50 · The Water and the Wine · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

The New Yorker [October 12, 1940] (quarto) []

· My Career as an Athlete · A. C. Spectorsky · ss

· They Weren’t Going to Die · Kay Boyle · ss

The New Yorker [October 19, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Sevenfold Pooh · E. B. White · ss

· Ten Thousand Men of Harvard, Farewell · E. J. Kahn · ss

· A Wonderful Time · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss

· Washington on the Wire · James Reid Parker · ss

· A Respectable Place · John O’Hara · ss

· Dead to the World · W. E. Farbstein · hu

· Retreat · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [October 26, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Wilsons; So Many Problems · Christopher La Farge · ss

· La Patrie · Philip Hamburger · ss

· Vote · Theodore Pratt · ss

The New Yorker [November 2, 1940] (quarto) []

· Dinner with Henry Luce · E. B. White · ss

· For Humanity’s Sake · Emily Hahn · ss

· My Bank · Frances Crane · ss

· Halloween · Nancy Hale · ss

The New Yorker [November 9, 1940] (quarto) []

· No Place Like It · A. J. Liebling · ss

· The Homesick Bus Boy of the Splendide · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

· The Cherry Orchard on Park Avenue · Russell Maloney · ss

· Men Are All Alike · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [November 16, 1940] (quarto) []

21 · London Suburb · Sylvia Townsend Warner · pm

· I Can Read Between the Lines · Arthur Kober · ss

· Descendants of Peter Cooper, Please Note · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Introduced by Mrs. Wetherby · Katherine Lyon · ss

· Don’t Tell Me the Truth · Leane Zugsmith · ss

· Between the Dark and the Daylight · Nancy Hale · ss

The New Yorker [November 23, 1940] (quarto) []

· Ten Years on a Desert Island · Edward Newhouse · ss

· Confessions of an Opium Rubber · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· The Oregonians · James Reid Parker · ss

· Forever Hold Your Peace · John Cheever · ss

The New Yorker [November 30, 1940] (quarto) []

· Mr. Rico and the Pitch · A. C. Spectorsky · ss

· Raypaytay-Ler, See Voo Play · Fred Packard · ss

· The King of the Desert · John O’Hara · ss

· Les Temps Perdus · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [December 7, 1940] (quarto) []

· Probationer · Louise Field Cooper · ss

· Lunch with Mr. Biddle · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

· Their Names Are Known · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [December 14, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Language of Love · Daniel Fuchs · ss

· Fanny Hopler Leads the Way · Elizabeth Delehanty · ss

· When Grandmother Goes · John Cheever · ss

· A Place to Hide in · Nancy Hale · ss

The New Yorker [December 21, 1940] (quarto) []

· Initiation · Angelica Gibbs · ss

· Who Do You Think You Are—Jay Gould? · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Retreat to Sharon · Jonathan Harrington · ss

· The Splendide’s Night in Granada · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

· Spirit of Christmas · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [December 28, 1940] (quarto) []

· The Chaser · John Collier · ss

· Knut · Katherine Lyon · ss

The New Yorker [January 4, 1941] (quarto) []

· Tough Kid · Edward Newhouse · ss

· Coupez Votre Carpe… · Louise Field Cooper · ss

· A Pox on You, Mine Goodly Host · S. J. Perelman · ss

· New Leaf · Sally Benson · ss

51 · The Shirt in Mexico · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

· Slighted Obituaries of 1940 · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [January 11, 1941] (quarto) []

· Afternoon in the Jungle · Albert Maltz · ss

· Pro Patria—1917 · Frances Winwar · ss

· Are Businessmen People? · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Cousin Lolly Comes North · Marion Sturges-Jones · ss

The New Yorker [January 18, 1941] (quarto) []

20 · Dropped from Heaven · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

· Nana · Ernest Boyd · ss

· A Little Quiet Fun · James Reid Parker · ss

· The Magical Numbers · John O’Hara · ss

· Old Stuff · W. E. Farbstein · hu

The New Yorker [January 25, 1941] (quarto) []

· The Wolf · Edward Newhouse · ss

· Adolf Hitler, Please Note · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· I Hardly Closed an Eye · S. J. Perelman · ss

· Primrose Path · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [February 1, 1941] (quarto) []

· Best Regards · A. C. Spectorsky · ss

· The Triumph · Brendan Gill · ss

· Over the Waves · Clifford Orr · ss

· Material Witness · Irwin Shaw · ss

The New Yorker [February 8, 1941] (quarto) []

· Yoo-Hoo, Satan, I’m Idle · Hildegarde Dolson · ss

· The Archimandrite’s Niece · James Reid Parker · ss

· Your Mother Wants You Home · Leane Zugsmith · ss

· Ah, Linger Inga · Phyllis McGinley · ss

The New Yorker [February 15, 1941] (quarto) []

· Unfit · Miranda Bliss · ss

· They’ve Got to Be Funny · Sally Benson · ss

· Days of Innocence: I—The Girl from Red Lion, P.A. · H. L. Mencken · ar

The New Yorker [February 22, 1941] (quarto) []

· That Was Camp Devens · Frank Sullivan · ss

· The Good Fight · James Reid Parker · ss

· Jessamine Springs · Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings · ss

· Cara Petronilla · Megan Laird · ss

The New Yorker [March 1, 1941] (quarto) []

· Days of Innocence: II—Slaves of Beauty · H. L. Mencken · ar

· The Billboard on the Rue De Longchamp · Ida Treat · ss

· Enemy · Rebecca West · ss

· The Raffle · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [March 8, 1941] (quarto) []

· We’re Not Speaking Any More · Arthur Kober · ss

· Battle of the Greeks · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

The New Yorker [March 15, 1941] (quarto) []

· Won’t You Come Up and See My Twing Memorial Window? · E. J. Kahn · ss

· The Rebel · Emily Hahn · ss

· Third-Generation Morgan, Very Rare; Please Do Not Handle · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [March 22, 1941] (quarto) []

· How to Disappear for an Hour · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· The Law of the Jungle · John Cheever · ss

· The Splendide’s Hispano · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss

· Mr. Pocock Cannot Take It · Ruth Howe · ss

The New Yorker [March 29, 1941] (quarto) []

· This Little Pig · Elinor Rice · ss

· War News-Secret · Eric Knight · ss

· Days of Innocence: III—The Judicial Arm · H. L. Mencken · ar

The New Yorker [April 5, 1941] (quarto) []

· Loew’s Kings, the Chink’s, and a Ride Home · Daniel Fuchs · ss

· The Manners of Marie · Emily Hahn · ss

· Exiles · John C. Mosher · ss

The New Yorker [April 12, 1941] (quarto) []

· Welcome to Aunt Kitty’s · James Reid Parker · ss

· Atheist Hit by Truck · John McNulty · ss

· Olav Sinding · Katherine Lyon · ss

· A Winter in the Country · Robert M. Coates · ss

· Is There a Toothpick Among Your Keepsakes? · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [April 19, 1941] (quarto) []

· Marital Matters in the Bronx · Arthur Kober · ss

· Out Where the West Begins · Edward Newhouse · ss

· A Garland of Ibids for Van Wyck Brooks · Frank Sullivan · ss

· Bigwigs I Have Bothered · Fred Packard · ss

· Lucky Girl · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [April 26, 1941] (quarto) []

59 · Judiciary Problems · Joseph P. Pollard · hu

· Ask the Man Who Owns a Beneficial One · E. J. Kahn · ss

· Uncle Phineas and the Prophecy of Doom · Elinor Rice · ss

· Act 1, Scene 2 · Sally Benson · ss

· Days of Innocence: IV—The Gospel of Service · H. L. Mencken · ar

The New Yorker [May 3, 1941] (quarto) []

· The Squirrel · Joel Sayre · ss

· The Touch of Nutmeg Makes It · John Collier · ss

· Mr. Whittington · Katherine Lyon · ss

· Of Authors and Men · Russell Maloney · ss

· Never to Return · Sally Benson · ss

The New Yorker [May 10, 1941] (quarto) []

· Home Is Where You Hang Yourself · A. O. Goetz · ss

· May Morning · Charles Cooke · ss

· The Nature-Lover · Henry Anton Steig · ss

· Oh Death! · Joel Sayre · ss

· Another Dunkerque · Robert Carson · ss

· Greek, the World’s Tongue · Valentine Ackland · ss

The New Yorker [May 17, 1941] (quarto) []

· How to Become a Terrible Bore · Geoffrey T. Hellman · ss

· Defeat · Kay Boyle · ss

· Miracle in May · Wolcott Gibbs · ss

The New Yorker [May 24, 1941] (quarto) []

22 · To Be in England · Sylvia Townsend Warner · pm

· The Volga Tongue · Cornelia Otis Skinner · ss

· Between Madison and Park · Sally Benson · ss

· Days of Innocence: V—Giants at the Bar · H. L. Mencken · ar

The New Yorker [May 31, 1941] (quarto) []

· The Gay Nineties · Fred Packard · ss

· The Dry Rock · Irwin Shaw · ss

· The Wee Barn on the Hill: I—Sturges May Want Her · Russell Maloney · ss

· From the South · Ruth Howe · ss

The New Yorker [June 7, 1941] (quarto) []

· Thursday · Dorothy McCleary · ss

· Person to Person · James Reid Parker · ss

The New Yorker [June 14, 1941] (quarto) []

· Nothing Missing · John O’Hara · ss

· Fru Gunderson · Katherine Lyon · ss

· Days of Innocence: VI—Souvenirs de la Noblesse Francaise · H. L. Mencken · ar

The New Yorker [June 21, 1941] (quarto) []

· The Extraordinary Pelvis · Emily Hahn · ss

14 · Noah’s Ark · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

· The Wee Barn on the Hill: II—Unless They’re Impossible · Russell Maloney · ss

The New Yorker [June 28, 1941] (quarto) []

· The Birds and the Bees · Adeline Rumsey · ss

· Song of the Shirt, 1941 · Dorothy Parker · ss

· Scrub Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar · S. J. Perelman · ss

The New Yorker [Vol. XVII No. 21, July 5, 1941] (The F-R. Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 56pp, quarto, cover by James Thurber) []

14 · A Tonic for Dr. Mulquean · Joel Sayre · ss

16 · Stone Horse Shoals · Malcolm Cowley · pm

19 · The Wee Barn on the Hill: III—The Works · Russell Maloney · ss

21 · Days of Innocence: VII—Fire Alarm · H. L. Mencken · ar

22 · A Matter of Courses · Phyllis McGinley · pm

42 · Suffer Little Children · Edwin Seaver · ss

The New Yorker [July 12, 1941] (quarto) []

· The War Between the States · James Reid Parker · ss

· Fin De Siecle · Mollie Panter-Downes · ss

The New Yorker [July 19, 1941] (quarto) []

· Gibbon Vs. Tenant · Emily Hahn · ss

· There They Go · John Cheever · ss

· Mr. Wilbur’s Accident · Victoria Lincoln · ss

The New Yorker [July 26, 1941] (quarto) []

· Uncle Phineas Errand of Mercy · Elinor Rice · ss

· Incident on a Lake · John Collier · ss

· Treat a Bomb with Respect · Ruth Howe · ss

The New Yorker [August 2, 1941] (quarto) []

24 · A Visit · Sylvia Townsend Warner · pm

· Search Through the Streets of the City · Irwin Shaw · ss

· Run, Sheep, Run · John Cheever · ss

The New Yorker [August 9, 1941] (quarto) []

· I Wish We’d Turned Back at the Border · Dan Wickenden · ss

· The Whip-Poor-Will · James Thurber · ss

· The Wee Barn on the Hill: IV—The Kid’s Last Kid Part · Russell Maloney · ss

17 · Out of My Happy Past · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss

· The Strength to Say No · W. E. Farbstein · hu

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