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Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#6, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 190pp, digest)
Subtitled “seven selected short stories”. Reprints 7 of the 13 stories from Selected Short Stories by Sinclair Lewis (Doubleday, Doran, 1935).
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Willow Walk · Sinclair Lewis · nv The Saturday Evening Post August 10 1918

· A Letter from the Queen · Sinclair Lewis · ss Cosmopolitan December 1929

· The Ghost Patrol · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Red Book Magazine June 1917

· The Hack Driver · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Nation August 29 1923

· Go East, Young Man · Sinclair Lewis · ss Cosmopolitan December 1930

· Moths in the Arc Light · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Saturday Evening Post January 11 1919

· Young Man Axelbrod · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Century Magazine June 1917

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#7, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 198pp, digest)
Subtitled “14 great stories by 14 great authors”. Revised reprint of Samples ed. by Lilie Ryttenberg & Beatrice Lang (Boni & Liveright, 1927) with 6 stories dropped and a John Steinbeck story added.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Johnny Bear · John Steinbeck · ss Esquire September 1937, as “The Ears of Johnny Bear”

· Cynara · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss Hearst’s International March 1924

· Coming, Aphrodite · Willa Cather · nv The Smart Set August 1920, as “Coming, Eden Bower!”

· A Doer of the Word · Theodore Dreiser · nv Ainslee’s Magazine June 1902

· Every Other Thursday · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan July 1926

· “Tall-stoy” · George Ade · ss (r)

· Let’s Go to Hinky-Dink’s · Louis Bromfield · ss McCall’s Magazine September 1927

· Muzio · Konrad Bercovici · ss Harper’s Magazine April 1923

· Madagascar Ho! · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan March 1926

· The Dance · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss The Red Book Magazine June 1926

· Flowers of the Soul · Dorothy Canfield Fisher · ss The Delineator August 1926, as by Dorothy Canfield

· The Applewood Chair · Elinor Wylie · ss (r)

· The Man’s Story · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Dial September 1923

· Told by the Schoolmaster · John Galsworthy · ss The Forum December 1926

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#8, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 164pp, digest)
Reprints Six Stories Written in the First Person Singular by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1931), except for substituting one story.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Virtue · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan February 1931

· The Round Dozen · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Good Housekeeping (UK) March 1924

· The Human Element · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan December 1930

· Jane · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International April 1923

· A Marriage of Convenience · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The Strand Magazine December 1929
an earlier version was first published in The Illustrated London News, June 23, 1906.

· The Creative Impulse · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Harper’s Bazar August 1926

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#9, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 162pp, digest)
Reprints 10 of the 12 stories from The Long Valley by John Steinbeck (Viking Press, 1938). Given as “13 Great Short Stories from The Long Valley” on the cover as the stories that make up “The Red Pony” counted as separate stories.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

11 · The Murder · John Steinbeck · ss North American Review April 1934

22 · The Snake · John Steinbeck · ss The Monterey Beacon June 22 1935

31 · Flight · John Steinbeck · nv The Long Valley by John Steinbeck, Viking, 1938

47 · The Chrysanthemums · John Steinbeck · ss Harper’s Magazine October 1937

57 · The Vigilante · John Steinbeck · ss Esquire October 1936, as “The Lonesome Vigilante”

63 · The Raid · John Steinbeck · ss North American Review October 1934

73 · The White Quail · John Steinbeck · ss North American Review March 1935

84 · Breakfast · John Steinbeck · vi Pacific Weekly November 9 1936

87 · The Harness · John Steinbeck · ss The Atlantic Monthly June 1938

99 · The Red Pony: The Gift [Billy Buck] · John Steinbeck · nv North American Review November 1933

122 · The Great Mountains [Billy Buck] · John Steinbeck · ss North American Review December 1933

134 · The Promise [Billy Buck] · John Steinbeck · ss Harper’s Magazine August 1937

148 · The Leader of the People [Billy Buck] · John Steinbeck · ss The Argosy (UK) August 1936

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#10, 1943] (Avon Book Company, mg, 25¢, 162pp, digest)
Subtitled “15 selected stories”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Helen, I Love You · James T. Farrell · ss The American Mercury July 1932

· Can All This Grandeur Perish? · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Wanted: A Chauffeur · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Mr. Lunkhead, the Banker · James T. Farrell · ss The Nation May 20 1936

· A Front-Page Story · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Nostalgia · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· The Professor · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Mary O’Reilley · James T. Farrell · ss The Midland May 1931

· Soap · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· Counting the Waves · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· After the Sun Has Risen · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· The Fate of a Hero · James T. Farrell · ss North American Review March 1938

· The Sport of Kings · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

· A Jazz-Age Clerk · James T. Farrell · ss New Frontier July 1936

· The Fall of Machine Gun McGurk · James T. Farrell · ss The Canadian Forum July 1939

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#11, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 164pp, digest)
Subtitled “11 selected great stories”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· Crime Without Passion · Ben Hecht · nv The Grand Magazine September 1933

· The Champion from Far Away · Ben Hecht · ss The Saturday Evening Post August 9 1930

· The Ghost of the San Mareno Hotel · Ben Hecht · nv Liberty March 18 1933 (+1)

· A Wistful Blackguard · Ben Hecht · ss The Champion from Far Away by Ben Hecht, Covici Friede, 1931

· The Bull That Won · Ben Hecht · ss Physical Culture July 1931

· The Shadow · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty January 30 1926

· In the Midst of Death · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty May 28 1932

· The Mystery of the Fabulous Laundryman · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty October 31 1931

· Lindro the Great · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty July 11 1925

· Actor’s Blood · Ben Hecht · nv The Saturday Evening Post February 20 1932

· The Widow Cagle’s Trousers · Ben Hecht · ss Actor’s Blood by Ben Hecht, Covici Friede, 1936

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#12, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 166pp, digest)
Reprints The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan (Harcourt, Brace, 1938).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Someday I’ll Be a Millionaire Myself · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Ants · William Saroyan · ss Lilliput June 1938

· The Acrobats · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Memories of Paris · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Dale Carnegie Friend · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Broken Hearted Comedian (and the Girl who Took the Place of His Unfaithful Wife) · William Saroyan · ss Rob Wagner’s Script October 8 1938

· The Tiger · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Sweetheart Sweetheart Sweetheart · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Brothers and the Sisters · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· I Was Only Kidding · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Way to Be Alive · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· I Could Say Bella Bella · William Saroyan · ss The New Yorker May 14 1938

· The Nurse, the Angel, the Daughter of the Gambler · William Saroyan · ss Story April 1936

· O.K., Baby, This Is the World · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· What Hurts You? · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· On Malibu Bay · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Scenario for Karl Marx · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Legend-Makers · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Great Leapfrog Contest · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Lately I’ve Been Wanting to Go Away · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Citizens of the Third Grade · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The People, Yes and Then Again No · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Everything · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Woof Woof · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Prayer for the Living · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Little Old New York · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The World · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Letter to the Old City Editor · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Clear Warm Day · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Job · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Vision · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· Anything for a Laugh · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· A Nice Boy, Even if He Is Rich · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· The Pool Game · William Saroyan · ss The Trouble with Tigers by William Saroyan, Harcourt Brace, 1938

· We Want a Touchdown · William Saroyan · ss Story January 1938

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#13, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest)
Reprints 3 of the 4 Short Novels from Here Today and Gone Tomorrow by Louis Bromfield (Harper & Brothers, 1934).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

11 · No. 55 · Louis Bromfield · na Here Today and Gone Tomorrow by Louis Bromfield, Harper, 1934

66 · The Listener · Louis Bromfield · na The Story-teller April 1934

111 · Fourteen Years Later · Louis Bromfield · na (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#14, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest)
Subtitled “22 Great Modern Stories from Jackpot”. Reprints 22 of the 75 stories from Jackpot by Erskine Caldwell (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1940).
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

· Meddlesome Jack · Erskine Caldwell · ss We Are the Living by Erskine Caldwell, Viking Press, 1933

· The Medicine Man · Erskine Caldwell · ss We Are the Living by Erskine Caldwell, Viking Press, 1933

· Horse Thief · Erskine Caldwell · ss Vanity Fair (US) November 1933

· Rachel · Erskine Caldwell · ss Clay Autumn 1931

· A Day’s Wooing · Erskine Caldwell · ss Redbook Magazine March 1935

· Warm River · Erskine Caldwell · ss Pagany January/March 1932

· Snacker · Erskine Caldwell · ss Cosmopolitan December 1937

· Where the Girls Were Different · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

· The Visitor · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

· It Happened Like This · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

· My Old Man:

_ · I. The Night My Old Man Came Home · Erskine Caldwell · ss The New Yorker December 11 1937

_ · II. Handsome Brown and the Aggravating Goats · Erskine Caldwell · ss Georgia Boy by Erskine Caldwell, 1943

_ · III. My Old Man Hasn’t Been the Same Since · Erskine Caldwell · ss Georgia Boy by Erskine Caldwell, 1943

· People vs. Abe Lathan, Colored · Erskine Caldwell · ss Esquire August 1939

· Balm of Gilead · Erskine Caldwell · ss Story March/April 1939

· The Midwinter Guest · Erskine Caldwell · ss Story August 1932

· A Very Late Spring · Erskine Caldwell · ss Scribner’s Magazine June 1930

· The Mating of Marjorie · Erskine Caldwell · ss Scribner’s Magazine June 1930

· An Autumn Courtship · Erskine Caldwell · ss This Quarter March 1931

· The Corduroy Pants · Erskine Caldwell · ss Scribner’s Magazine May 1931

· The Girl Ellen · Erskine Caldwell · ss Vanity Fair (US) April 1935

· Yellow Girl · Erskine Caldwell · ss Story February 1933

· A Knife to Cut the Corn Bread With · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

· Savannah River Payday · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#15, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 128pp+, digest)
Subtitled “13 Great Stories”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

11 · A Watch and the Wilderness · Max Brand · ss The Elks Magazine September 1940

17 · Sunstroke · Ivan Bunin; translated by John Cournos · ss Story March 1934

24 · Dead Man · James M. Cain · ss The American Mercury March 1936

34 · Panic · Daphne du Maurier · ss Saturday Review (UK) March 1 1931

42 · Remember Mother · Frances Eisenberg · ss Story March/April 1941

54 · No Room at the Inn · Edna Ferber · ss Collier’s December 16 1939

60 · The Knot Hole · Dorothy Canfield · nv The Yale Review Spring 1943

78 · An Egg for the Major · C. S. Forester · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 13 1941

89 · The Boarding House · James Joyce · ss The Dubliners by James Joyce, Grant Richards, June 1914

95 · You Can’t Do That [March family] · John P. Marquand · nv The Saturday Evening Post June 22 1935

115 · Mr. Nab · Ferenc Molnar · ss Story May/June 1942

121 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911

124 · Eighteenth Summer · Hallie Southgate · ss Story 1941

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#16, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 134pp, digest)
Reprints 8 long short stories from We Are Ten by Fannie Hurst (Harper & Brothers, 1937).
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

11 · Carrousel · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan January 1930

26 · Soiled Dove · Fannie Hurst · ss (r)

44 · Elaine, Daughter of Elaine · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan October 1937

61 · God Made Little Apples · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan May 1932

73 · Hattie Turner versus Hattie Turner · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan August 1934

92 · Nothing Ever Happens · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan May 1935

111 · The Laugh Was on Harry · Fannie Hurst · ss (r)

127 · Home, James! · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan June 1936

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#17, 1944] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest)
Subtitled “Selected Great Stories”. Abridged from The Hills Beyond by Thomas Wolfe (Harper, 1941).
Details taken from eBay listing.

· No Cure for It · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· Gentlemen of the Press · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· A Kinsman of the Blood · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· Chickamauga · Thomas Wolfe · nv The Yale Review Winter 1938

· The Return of the Prodigal · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· The Lion at Morning · Thomas Wolfe · ss Harper’s Bazaar #2757, October 1941

· The Battle of Hogwart Heights · Thomas Wolfe · ss (r)

· The Lost Boy · Thomas Wolfe · nv Redbook Magazine November 1937

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