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Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#44, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) [] Subtitled “Tropical Passions”. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 3 · The Green Palms · Robert Payne · nv Story #127, November/December 1947 32 · The Letter · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International April 1924 65 · Interlude in India · John Dann MacDonald · ss Story #120, July/August 1946 69 · Amok · Stefan Zweig · na Neue Freie Presse, 1922 116 · The Visit of Señor Reilly · Robert Norman Hubner · ss Story #121, September/October 1946

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#45, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) [] Reprints Hellbox by John O’Hara (Random House, 1947 ). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. · Common Sense Should Tell You · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 9 1946 · Pardner · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 22 1947 · Someone to Trust · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 22 1947 · Horizon · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker June 23 1945 · Like Old Times · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 13 1946 · Ellie · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker October 19 1946 · Life Among These Unforgettable Characters · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 25 1945 · War Aims · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 17 1945 · Clara · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 27 1946 · Secret Meeting · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 6 1946 · Drawing Room B. · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 19 1947 · The Decision · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 18 1946 · Somebody Can Help Somebody · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947 · The Pretty Daughters · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 3 1945 · Everything Satisfactory · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 23 1946 · The Moccasins · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker January 25 1947 · Doctor and Mrs. Parsons · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 23 1946 · Wise Guy · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 26 1945 · The Three Musketeers · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 28 1946 · Other Women’s Households · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 24 1947 · Transaction · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947 · Miss W. · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 3 1947 · Time to Go · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947 · A Phase of Life · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947 · The Chink in the Armour · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox by John O'Hara, 1947 · Conversation in the Atomic Age · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker January 12 1946

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#46, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 154pp, digest) [] Subtitled “Love Among the Haystacks and Other Stories by D.H. Lawrence”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. · Love Among the Haystacks · D. H. Lawrence · ss (r) · Once · D. H. Lawrence · ss Love Among the Haystacks, Viking, 1933 · “Tickets, Please!” · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Strand Magazine April 1919 · The Witch à la Mode · D. H. Lawrence · nv Lovat Dickson’s Magazine June 1934 · Monkey-Nuts · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Sovereign Magazine August 1922 · The Horse Dealer’s Daughter · D. H. Lawrence · ss The English Review April 1922 · Fanny and Annie · D. H. Lawrence · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1921 · The Old Adam · D. H. Lawrence · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#47, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) [] Reprints 8 of the 9 stories from Love in Greenwich Village by Floyd Dell (George H. Doran, 1926). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. · The Ex-Villager’s Confession · Floyd Dell · ss (r) · The Kitten and the Masterpiece · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine February 1924 · Phantom Adventure · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine December 1923 · The Button · Floyd Dell · ss (r) · The Gifts of the Fourth Goddess · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine October 1923 · “Hallelujah, I’m a Bum!” · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine June 1925 · A Piece of Slag · Floyd Dell · ss (r) · Green Houses · Floyd Dell · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#48, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) [] Reprints 9 of the 11 stories from Night Club by Katharine Brush (Minton, Balch & Co., 1929). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. · Night Club · Katharine Brush · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1927 · The Long Young Dreams · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan November 1927 · “The Mother Has the Custody—” · Katharine Brush · ss (r) · Fumble · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan March 1928 · Gaudy Lady · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor February 1929 · Eye-Opener · Katharine Brush · ss (r) · 7 Blocks Apart · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan January 1928 · Débutante · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor July 1928 · “All the King’s Horses” · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor October 1927

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#49, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) [] Subtitled “A Modern Lover and Other Stories by D.H. Lawrence”. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. · A Modern Lover · D. H. Lawrence · nv Life and Letters September 1933 · New Eve and Old Adam · D. H. Lawrence · ss A Modern Lover by D. H. Lawrence, Martin Secker, 1934 · Wintry Peacock · D. H. Lawrence · ss Metropolitan August 1921 · You Touched Me · D. H. Lawrence · ss Land & Water April 29 1920 · Samson and Delilah · D. H. Lawrence · ss The English Review March 1917 · The Primrose Path · D. H. Lawrence · ss England, My England and Other Stories by D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Seltzer, 1922 · Her Turn · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Westminster Gazette September 6 1913 · The Prussian Officer · D. H. Lawrence · nv The English Review August 1914, as “Honour and Arms”

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#50, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) [] Subtitled “All the Girls He Wanted and Other Stories by John O’Hara”. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. · All the Girls He Wanted · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar October 1934 · Never a Dull Moment · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 8 1933 · The Gentleman in the Tan Suit · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker 1935 · I Could Have Had a Yacht · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 6 1935 · Peggy · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 17 1937 · Days · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 30 1938 · Are We Leaving Tomorrow? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 19 1938 · Portistan on the Portis · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker November 23 1935 · Lunch Tuesday · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 3 1937 · Shave · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 20 1937 · Price’s—Always Open · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 14 1937 · Mary · John O’Hara · ss (r) · I Never Seen Anything Like It · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 3 1932 · Frankie · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker October 8 1932 · Sportsmanship · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 12 1934 · Good-by, Herman · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 4 1937 · New Day · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 23 1930 · It Wouldn’t Break Your Arm · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar January 1935 · Pleasure · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 10 1934 · Saffercisco · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 11 1936 · Ice Cream · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 20 1935 · Screen Test · John O’Hara · ss (r) · Sidesaddle · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker November 5 1938 · Most Gorgeous Thing · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 7 1936 · A Day Like Today · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 6 1938 · Brother · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 18 1936 · Hotel Kid · John O’Hara · ss (r) · Except in My Memory · John O’Hara · ss (r) · My Girls · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 29 1937 · The Ideal Man · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 29 1939 · On His Hands · John O’Hara · ss (r) · Of Thee I Sing, Baby · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker October 15 1932

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#51, 1950] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 126pp, digest) [] Subtitled “The Romantic Young Lady and Other Intriguing People from Creatures of Circumstance”. Reprints 7 of the 15 stories from Creatures of Circumstance by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1947). Details supplied by Denny Lien. · The Romantic Young Lady · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The New Yorker June 21 1947 · Winter Cruise · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Nash’s Annual Christmas 1940 · The Happy Couple · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cassell’s Magazine May 1908 · The Kite · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The Strand Magazine November 1946 · Sanatorium [Ashenden] · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan December 1938 · The Colonel’s Lady · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Good Housekeeping March 1946 · Episode · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Creatures of Circumstance by W. Somerset Maugham, Heinemann, 1947

Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader   (about) Publishers: Avon Novels Inc.; New York: Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, Jan 1953. Stratford Novels Inc.; New York: Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, Apr 1953. Editors: Sol Cohen - Editor: Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader. Features: The Space Ark · Noah Gordon · br;

Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader [v1 #1, January 1953] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Leo Manso) [] 2 · For Humans Only · Alfred Coppel · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler 11 · Like Gods They Came · Irving Cox, Jr. · ss; illustrated by ? 17 · The Forgotten Enemy · Arthur C. Clarke · ss King’s College Review December 1948; illustrated by John Giunta 24 · The Agents · Bryce Walton · ss; illustrated by John Giunta 41 · Mr. Kowtshook · John Christopher · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler 52 · The Shed · E. Everett Evans · ss; illustrated by Gerald McCann 66 · Come Blow Your Horn! · Milton Lesser · ss; illustrated by Mort Lawrence 80 · The Call of the Black Lagoon · Charles L. Harness · ss; illustrated by Gerald McCann 96 · Agratha · Glen Malin · ss; illustrated by Vincent Napoli 104 · Checkmate Morning · John Jakes · ss; illustrated by John Giunta 112 · One-Man God · Frank Owen · ss Avon Fantasy Reader 17 ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Avon Novels Inc., 1951; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler 122 · The Short Count · Theodore R. Cogswell · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler

Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader [v1 #2, April 1953] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Leo Manso) [] 2 · DP! · Jack Vance · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler 22 · The Rather Improbable History of Hillary Kiffer · William Vine · ss Magpie October 1951, as by Samuel Youd; illustrated by Mort Lawrence 28 · Survivor · Irving E. Cox, Jr. · ss; illustrated by John Giunta 40 · Breaking Point [Max Larkin] · John Christopher · ss New Worlds #15, May 1952; illustrated by John Giunta 56 · As Holy and Enchanted · Henderson Starke · ss; illustrated by Norman Nodel 69 · Hunt the Red Roe · Alan Payne · ss; illustrated by Gerald McCann 80 · Crack of Doom · Milton Lesser · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler 94 · The Agent · Stephen Marlowe · ss; illustrated by Mort Lawrence 104 · Forever Is So Long · John Jakes · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler 115 · A Night on Mars Hill · Dr. R. S. Richardson · ar 118 · The Parasite · Arthur C. Clarke · ss; illustrated by John Giunta

Avon Science Fiction Reader   (about) A series of digest-sized anthologies. Don Day indexed them as magazines and SF fans have traditionally considered them as such. Publishers: Avon Novels Inc.; New York: Avon Science Fiction Reader. Editors: Donald A. Wollheim - Editor: Avon Science Fiction Reader.

Avon Science Fiction Reader [#1, 1951] (35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by R. Crowl) [] 3 · The War of the Sexes · Edmond Hamilton · nv Weird Tales November 1933 25 · Green Glory · Frank Belknap Long · ss Astounding Stories January 1935 34 · The Immeasurable Horror · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales September 1931 45 · The Morrison Monument · Murray Leinster · nv Argosy August 10 1935 65 · The Incubator Man · Wallace West · ss Weird Tales October 1928 71 · The Dark Side of Antri [John Hanson] · Sewell Peaslee Wright · nv Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 88 · Blind Flight · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Stirring Science Stories March 1942, as by Millard Verne Gordon 95 · Rhythm of the Spheres · A. Merritt · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1936 revised from “Cosmos - Chapter 11: The Last Poet and the Robots”, Fantasy Magazine Apr ’34. 105 · Madness of the Dust · R. F. Starzl · ss Amazing Stories May 1930 116 · The Cosmic Express · Jack Williamson · ss Amazing Stories November 1930

Avon Science Fiction Reader [#2, 1951] (35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s) [] 3 · Priestess of the Flame [John Hanson] · Sewell Peaslee Wright · nv Astounding Stories June 1932 26 · The Whisperers · Donald Wandrei · ss Astounding Stories May 1935 39 · When Half-Worlds Meet · John Michel · ss Cosmic Stories July 1941, as by Hugh Raymond 53 · The Superperfect Bride · Bob Olsen · nv Amazing Stories July 1929 70 · Vulthoom [Mars] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales September 1935 89 · The Man Who Discovered Nothing [Tubby] · Ray Cummings · ss All-Story Weekly January 10 1920 95 · Highway · Robert W. Lowndes · ss Science Fiction Quarterly #8, Fall 1942, as by Wilfred Owen Morley 105 · When the Flame-Flowers Blossomed · Leslie F. Stone · ss Weird Tales November 1935 115 · The Book of Worlds · Miles J. Breuer · ss Amazing Stories July 1929 124 · The Rebuff [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · vi The (London) Evening News March 10 1945

Avon Science Fiction Reader [#3, 1952] (35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by Earle Bergey) [] 3 · The Robot Empire · Frank Belknap Long · ss Astounding Stories October 1934, as “The Vapor Death” 13 · P.N. 40 · S. Fowler Wright · nv The Red Book Magazine June 1929, as “Love in the Year 93 E.E.” 34 · The Master Ants · Francis Flagg · nv Amazing Stories May 1928 59 · In the Walls of Eryx · Kenneth Sterling & H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales October 1939 81 · The Black Stone Statue · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales December 1937 91 · The Planet of Dread · R. F. Starzl · ss Astounding Stories of Super-Science August 1930 104 · The Alien Vibration · Hannes Bok · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction February 1942 117 · The Ultimate Paradox · Thorp McClusky · ss Weird Tales May 1945