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Avon Fantasy Reader [#16 (1951)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc.; New York, 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by R. Crowl) 3 · The Black Kiss [Michael Leigh] · Robert Bloch & Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales Jun 1937; given as by Robert Bloch, Kuttner having asked that his name be removed from later publication. 18 · Mr. Strenberry’s Tale · J. B. Priestley · ss The London Magazine Mar 1930, as “Doomsday” 26 · The Man Who Lived Backward · Gelett Burgess · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jan 1946 41 · Something from Above · Donald Wandrei · nv Weird Tales Dec 1930 59 · The Wax Doll · Greye La Spina · ss The Thrill Book Aug 1 1919, as by Ezra Putnam 68 · The Forest of Lost Men · Beatrice Grimshaw · ss The Blue Book Magazine Aug 1934 76 · The Place of Pain · M. P. Shiel · ss The Red Magazine May 1 1914 85 · The River · L. Major Reynolds · ss 94 · The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly Jun 27 1891 101 · The Hounds of Tindalos · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales Mar 1929 113 · The Picture · Francis Flagg · ss Weird Tales Feb/Mar 1931

Avon Fantasy Reader [#17 (1951)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc.; New York, 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by Barton) 3 · The Sapphire Siren · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales Feb 1934, as “The Sapphire Goddess” 28 · Jack-in-the-Box · Ray Bradbury · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House 1947 42 · The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Weekly Jun 25 1904 (+1) 56 · The Pink Caterpillar [Fergus O’Breen] · Anthony Boucher · ss Adventure Feb 1945 65 · The Phantom Dictator · Wallace West · ss Astounding Aug 1935 76 · Through the Gates of the Silver Key [Randolph Carter] · H. P. Lovecraft & E. Hoffmann Price · nv Weird Tales Jul 1934 104 · The Bookshop · Nelson Bond · ss The Blue Book Magazine Oct 1941 111 · One-Man God · Frank Owen · ss 119 · The Mystery of the Sargasso [Sargasso Sea] · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Story-teller Jul 1907, as “The Mystery of the Derelict”

Avon Fantasy Reader [#18 (1952)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc.; New York, 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s) 3 · The Witch from Hell’s Kitchen · Robert E. Howard · nv 21 · The Devil in Hollywood · Dale Clark · ss Argosy Aug 8 1936 35 · The Watcher in the Green Room · Hugh B. Cave · ss Weird Tales Sep 1933 47 · A Victim of Higher Space [John Silence] · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Occult Review Dec 1914 62 · Out of the Eons · Hazel Heald (with H. P. Lovecraft) · nv Weird Tales Apr 1935 82 · Just What Happened · Gelett Burgess · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jun 1944 94 · The Phantom Ship of Dirk Van Tromp · James Francis Dwyer · ss Breath of the Jungle, McClurg 1915 107 · Amina · Edward Lucas White · ss The Bellman Jun 1 1907 116 · The Haunted “Jarvee” [Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Premier Magazine Mar 1929

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly    (about) A halfway house between a magazine and paperback anthology series, this was a generic title for a series of (mainly) single-author reprint collections which ran for a number of years. Publishers: Avon Book Company, 432 Fourth Avenue, New York 16, New York.: Avon Modern Short Story Monthly

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#1, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) Reprints Cosmopolitans by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1936). Details taken from eBay listing. Raw Material · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Nov 1923, as “The Imposters” Mayhew · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Dec 1923 German Harry · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jan 1924 The Happy Man · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jun 1924 The Dream · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan May 1924 In a Strange Land · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Feb 1924 The Luncheon · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Mar 1924 Salvatore · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jul 1924, as “Salvatore the Fisherman” Home · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Sep 1924, as “Home from the Sea” Mr. Know-All · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jan 1925 The Escape · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Feb 1925, as “A Widow’s Might” A Friend in Need · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Apr 1925, as “The Man Who Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly” The Portrait of a Gentleman · W. Somerset Maugham · ar Cosmopolitan Jun 1925, as “The Code of a Gentleman” The End of the Flight · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Harper’s Bazar Jan 1926 The Judgement Seat · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The Judgement Seat, Centaur Press 1934 The Ant and the Grasshopper · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Oct 1924 French Joe · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine Mar 1925, as “Another Man Without a Country” The Man with the Scar · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Oct 1925 The Poet · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Nov 1925, as “The Great Man” Louise · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Sep 1925, as “The Most Selfish Woman I Knew” The Closed Shop · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Harper’s Bazar Sep 1926 The Promise · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Dec 1925, as “An Honest Woman” A String of Beads · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Feb 1927, as “Pearls” The Bum · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Feb 1929, as “A Derelict” Straight Flush · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Apr 1929 The Verger · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jun 1929, as “The Man Who Made His Mark” The Wash-Tub · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jan 1929, as “In Hiding” The Social Sense · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Mar 1929, as “The Extraordinary Sex” The Four Dutchmen · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Dec 1928

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#2, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) Reprints Files on Parade by John O’Hara (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. Foreword · John O’Hara · fw (r) Price’s—Always Open · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Aug 14 1937 Trouble in 1949 · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar Nov 1938 The Cold House · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 2 1938 Days · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 30 1938 Are We Leaving Tomorrow? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 19 1938 Portistan on the Portis · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Nov 23 1935 Lunch Tuesday · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 3 1937 Shave · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 20 1937 Sidesaddle · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Nov 5 1938 No Mistakes · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Sep 17 1938 Brother · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jul 18 1936 Saffercisco · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 11 1936 Ice Cream · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jul 20 1935 Peggy · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 17 1937 And You Want a Mountain · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jun 11 1938 Pal Joey [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Oct 22 1938 Ex-Pal [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Nov 26 1938 How I Am Now in Chi [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 1 1939 Bow Wow [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 13 1939 Give and Take · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Feb 13 1937 The Gentleman in the Tan Suit · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker 1935 Good-by, Herman · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Sep 4 1937 I Could Have Had a Yacht · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 6 1935 Richard Wagner: Public Domain? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Sep 3 1938 Olive · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Aug 17 1935 It Wouldn’t Break Your Arm · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar Jan 1935 My Girls · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 29 1937 No Sooner Said · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jul 31 1937 Invite · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Dec 10 1938 All the Girls He Wanted · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar Oct 1934 By Way of Yonkers · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Feb 27 1937 Most Gorgeous Thing · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 7 1936 A Day Like Today · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Aug 6 1938 Do You Like It Here? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Feb 18 1939 The Ideal Man · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 29 1939

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#3, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) Reprints To Step Aside by Noel Coward (Doubleday, Doran, 1939). Subtitled “7 Long Short Stories”. Details taken from eBay listing. The Wooden Madonna · Noel Coward · na Cosmopolitan Dec 1939 Traveler’s Joy · Noel Coward · ss (r) Aunt Tittie · Noel Coward · ss To Step Aside, Doubleday 1939 What Mad Pursuit? · Noel Coward · na Cosmopolitan Dec 1939 Cheap Excursion · Noel Coward · ss (r) The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe · Noel Coward · na Cosmopolitan Dec 1939 Nature Study · Noel Coward · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#4, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) Reprints 31 of the 71 stories in Inhale and Exhale by William Saroyan (Random House, 1936). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 1 · Five Ripe Pears · William Saroyan · ss The Yale Review Aut 1935 6 · The Oranges · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 11 · The Younger Brother · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 17 · London, Ah, London · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 23 · Two Days Wasted in Kansas City · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 28 · The Bridge · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 32 · Going Home · William Saroyan · ss Redbook Magazine Feb 1935 38 · The Drinkers · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 44 · The Horses and the Sea · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 51 · The Broken Wheel · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 62 · The Death of Children · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 69 · Our Friends the Mice · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 73 · Raisins · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 80 · Barber Whose Uncle Had His Head Bitten Off by a Circus Tiger · William Saroyan · ss Hairenik Association 1935 87 · How Pleasant to Have Passed Through Buffalo · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 89 · The Drunkard · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 My Picture in the Paper · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 Secrets in Alexandria · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 Antranik of Armenia · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 Six Hundred and Sixty-Six · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 Little Miss Universe · William Saroyan · ss Esquire Dec 1934 An Occurrence at Izzy’s · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 Our Little Brown Brothers the Filipinos · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 At Sundown · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 Rain · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 The Dark Sea · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 Malenka Manon · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 The Proletarian at the Trap Drum · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 The Black Tartars · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 Train Going · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936 The Armenian and the Armenian · William Saroyan · ss Inhale and Exhale, Random House 1936

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#5, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) Reprints Contango by James Hilton (Ernest Benn, 1932) (distributed in the USA as Ill Wind). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. Charles Gathergood · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 Florence Faulkner · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 Stuart Brown · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 Sylvia Seydel · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 Nicholas Palescu · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 Leon Mirsky · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 Max Oetzler · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 Paula Courvier · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 Henry Elliott · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932

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 Aug 10 1918 A Letter from the Queen · Sinclair Lewis · ss Cosmopolitan Dec 1929 The Ghost Patrol · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Red Book Magazine Jun 1917 The Hack Driver · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Nation Aug 29 1923 Go East, Young Man · Sinclair Lewis · ss Cosmopolitan Dec 1930 Moths in the Arc Light · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jan 11 1919 Young Man Axelbrod · Sinclair Lewis · ss The Century Magazine Jun 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 Sep 1937, as “The Ears of Johnny Bear” Cynara · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss Hearst’s International Mar 1924 Coming, Aphrodite · Willa Cather · nv The Smart Set Aug 1920, as “Coming, Eden Bower!” A Doer of the Word · Theodore Dreiser · nv Ainslee’s Magazine Jun 1902 Every Other Thursday · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan Jul 1926 "Tall-stoy" · George Ade · ss (r) Let’s Go to Hinky-Dink’s · Louis Bromfield · ss McCall’s Sep 1927 Muzio · Konrad Bercovici · ss Harper’s Magazine Apr 1923 Madagascar Ho! · Fannie Hurst · ss Cosmopolitan Mar 1926 The Dance · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss The Red Book Magazine Jun 1926 Flowers of the Soul · Dorothy Canfield Fisher · ss (r) The Applewood Chair · Elinor Wylie · ss (r) The Man’s Story · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Dial Sep 1923 Told by the Schoolmaster · John Galsworthy · ss The Forum Dec 1926