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MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v3 #1, November 1953] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the September 1953 (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · The Man from the Sea [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · nv Britannia and Eve Oct 1929 23 · All but Empty · Graham Greene · ss The Strand Magazine Mar 1947 26 · Mr. Sefton, Murderer · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss Mr. Sefton, Murderer, Polybooks 1944 47 · The Case of Oscar Brodski [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine Dec 1910; No. 4 in “The Great Detectives”. 84 · The Borderline Case [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Evening Standard Aug 25 1936 92 · Lester Leith, Financier [Lester Leith] · Erle Stanley Gardner · na Flynn’s Detective Fiction Jan 1943, as “Something Like a Pelican”

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v3 #2, December 1953] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the October 1953 (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · Death in the Sun [Mrs. Elizabeth Warrender] · G. D. H. & M. Cole · nv Mrs. Warrender’s Profession, Collins 1938 40 · Harlequin’s Lane [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · nv The Story-teller May 1927 57 · Holmes’ College Career · Dorothy L. Sayers · ar MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1953 70 · The X-Plan [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1953 74 · Background to Murder: The Case of Neville Heath · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1953 94 · The Footbridge [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1953 98 · The Quiet Lady [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv Flynn’s Weekly Oct 16 1926; No. 5 in “The Great Detectives”. 118 · The Man Who Was Milligan · Algernon Blackwood · ss Pearson’s Magazine Nov 1923

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v3 #3, January 1954] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the November 1953 (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · The Key of Life · Sir Philip Gibbs · nv Britannia and Eve Feb 1930 (+2) 49 · The Girl in the Train · Agatha Christie · nv The Grand Magazine Feb 1924 64 · Dr. Watson’s Christian Name · Dorothy L. Sayers · ar MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1953 68 · Background to Murder: The Case of Evraud & Bompard · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1953 87 · He Was Asking After You · Margery Allingham · ss The (London) Evening News Jul 29 1936 92 · The Disappearance of Marie Severe [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Eyes of Max Carrados, Grant Richards 1923; No. 6 in “The Great Detectives”. 116 · Just a Small Case · Michael Innes · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1953 120 · The Ruined Tower [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1953

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v3 #4, February 1954] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the December 1953 (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · The Mystery Mission · Sydney Horler · na The Thriller Aug 31 1929 52 · The Bird with the Broken Wing [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss The Mysterious Mr. Quin, Collins 1930 67 · The Dog Day [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Daily Mail Jun 7 1939 72 · The Red-Headed League · Dorothy L. Sayers · ar MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1953 81 · The Hunt Ball Murder · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss Todd 1943 91 · Accessory Before the Fact · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Westminster Gazette Sep 2 1911 97 · The Earl’s Lipstick · Peter Fraser · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1953 100 · Background to Murder: The Case of the Gentle Murderer · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1953 123 · The Clancarron Ball [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1953

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v3 #5, March 1954] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the January 1954 (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · Death of a Bride · G. D. H. & M. Cole · na Death of a Bride, Vallancey 1945 57 · The Shadow on the Glass [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine Oct 1924 73 · The Unseen Door [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Sunday Empire News Aug 5 1945 77 · Dr. Watson, Widower · Dorothy L. Sayers · ar MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1954 93 · The Motive · Ronald Knox · ss The Illustrated London News Nov 17 1937 105 · Background to Murder: The Bywaters-Thompson Case · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1954 123 · The Cave of Belarius [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1953

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v3 #6, April 1954] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the February 1954 (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · The Toys of Death [Mrs. Elizabeth Warrender] · G. D. H. & M. Cole · na Mrs. Warrender’s Profession, Collins 1938 53 · Philomel Cottage · Agatha Christie · nv The Grand Magazine Nov 1924 71 · A Proper Mystery · Margery Allingham · ss The Lights of Essex May 18 1942 77 · Background to Murder: Horror in Gardenholme Linn · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1954 97 · Aristotle on Detective Fiction · Dorothy L. Sayers · ar MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1954; lecture delivered at Oxford, 5 March 1935. 109 · The Man with the Watches · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine Jul 1898, as “The Story of the Man with the Watches” 123 · Fingerprints · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1954

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v4 #1, May 1954] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the v4 #1, (March 1954) (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · Dead Man’s Mirror [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · na Murder in the Mews, Collins 1937; expanded from “The Second Gong” (Ladies Home Journal, June 1932). 56 · The Sexton’s Wife · Margery Allingham · ss The Master Thriller Series #4 1934 70 · The Deferred Appointment · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Westminster Gazette Jan 21 1911 75 · The Black Veil [Solange Fontaine] · F. Tennyson Jesse · nv The London Magazine Sep 1929 94 · Background to Murder: Arsenic and Young Love · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #1 1954 116 · Error at Daybreak [Colonel March] · Carter Dickson · nv The Strand Magazine Jul 1938

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v4 #2, June 1954] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the v4 #2, (April 1954) (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · The Mystery Man of Soho [Bob Fisher] · Margery Allingham · na The Thriller Apr 1 1933 56 · Sleeping Car · Peter Cheyney · ss Information Received and other stories, Bantam 1948, as “The Sleeping Glass” 61 · The Decoy · Algernon Blackwood · ss Lloyd’s Magazine Dec 1919, as “The Substitute” 77 · Mr. Pettiloe Cites a Case · Sydney Horler · ss The Screaming Skull and other stories, Hodder 1930 84 · The Black Doctor · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine Oct 1898, as “The Story of the Black Doctor” 99 · A Lesson in Crime [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & M. Cole · ss A Lesson in Crime, Collins 1933 109 · Background to Murder: The Acid Bath Murders · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #2 1954

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v4 #3, July 1954] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the v4 #3, (May 1954) (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · Murder in the Mews [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv Redbook Magazine Sep 1936 (+1) 41 · The Wink · Margery Allingham · ss The Daily Express Jan 5 1934 46 · The Traitress · Sydney Horler · nv The Screaming Skull and other stories, Hodder 1930 61 · The End of Count Rollo · Eden Phillpotts · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine Dec 1925 77 · Fast Work · Peter Cheyney · ss Fast Work and other stories, Bantam 1948 82 · The Lost Special · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine Aug 1898, as “The Story of the Lost Special” 97 · The Importance of Spelling · F. Tennyson Jesse · ss (r) 108 · Background to Murder: The Innocence of Florence Maybrick · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #3 1954

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine (US) [v4 #4, August 1954] (35¢, 128pp, digest) Reprint of the v4 #4, (June 1954) (UK) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 2 · The Red-Haired Death · Sydney Horler · nv The Destroyer and The Red-Haired Death, Hodder and Stoutghton 1938 45 · The Correspondents · Margery Allingham · ss The (London) Evening News Jun 26 1937 52 · He Preferred Them Sad · Margery Allingham · ss The (London) Evening News Nov 29 1937 58 · Dead Man’s Evidence [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Sunday Empire News Nov 11 1945 62 · A Matter of Habit · Peter Cheyney · ss Love with a Gun and other stories, Polybooks 1943 68 · Lord Peter and Harriet · Marie W. Hartmann · ar MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #4 1954 72 · An Interesting Development · Peter Fraser · ss The Evening Standard; The Evening Standard Detective Book, 2nd Series, ed. Anon., Gollancz 1951 78 · Ebb Tide · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #4 1954 83 · The Raincoat [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #4 1954 87 · The Tide Runs Strongly · E. R. Punshon · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #4 1954 91 · The Murderous Holly · Kem Bennett · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #4 1954 96 · The White Witch of Curzon Street · Sydney Horler · nv The 20-Story Magazine Jan 1929 110 · Background to Murder: The Loves of Mrs. Rattenburg · Nigel Morland · cl MacKill’s Mystery Magazine v4 #4 1954

Mack’s Pocket Detective Stories Magazine    (about) Virtually nothing is known about this magazine, which is believed to have lasted for only a single issue. Publishers: Pocket Magazine Co.; 1860 Broadway, New York, NY: Mack’s Pocket Detective Stories Magazine

Mack’s Pocket Detective Stories Magazine [v1 #1, November 1930] (Pocket Magazine Co., 15¢, digest) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Taxi for Hire · C. L. Marvin · ss 12 · The Perfect Crime · Alan Mack · ss Cabaret Stories Dec 1928 17 · The Reigate Puzzle [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine Jun 1893, as “The Adventure of the Reigate Squire” 37 · For the Love of Lucille · T. T. Flynn · ss 52 · The Man with the Violin · E. E. Crissman · ss Cabaret Stories Mar 1929

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The Business Magazine

The Business Magazine [v11 #1, October 1905] (144pp) Details supplied by Grant Thiessen. 9 · The Orient Appraised · O. P. Austin · ar 13 · Pigs Is Pigs · Ellis P. Butler · ss American Illustrated Magazine Sep 1905 21 · How We Are Being Poisoned · Robert H. Shepard · ar 32 · Paul Morton, Human Dynamo · Edwin Lefeure · ar 41 · Christie’s · Mary S. Warren · ar Cassell’s Magazine Sep 1905 48 · Fortunes in Advertising · Henry H. Lewis · ar 55 · George Westinghouse, Genius · A Business Associate · ar [George Westinghouse] 59 · James R. Keene Reads the Future · Wm. Griffith · ar 66 · A Night in a Travelling Post Office · M. Woodward · ar 73 · Shopping in Paris · Mrs. John Van Vorst · ar The Pall Mall Magazine Sep 1905 73 · Creating Fashions in Dress · Elizabeth Meredith · ar Cosmopolitan Oct 1905 78 · The Cost of Life Insurance · Allan H. Willett · ar 106 · A Canadian-Named Automobile · Anon. · ar 108 · The European Parcels-Post · Henniker Heaton · ar 117 · Radium and the Sun · Anon. · ar 123 · The American Woman in Business · One of Them · ar 127 · Wiles and Ways of the Counterfeiter · Anon. · ar The New York Times 129 · Contents of Leading Magazines · Anon. · ar 132 · City Circulation · Anon. · ar

The Business Magazine [v11 #2, November 1905] (144pp) Details supplied by Grant Thiessen. 7 · Senator Fulford—Advertising King · A. Bridle · ar 16 · The Smartness of Lewkovitz · Bruno Lessing · ss Cosmopolitan Nov 1905 22 · Big Salaries and Fees · Remsen Crawford · ar 32 · Hard Work Adds Years to Life · John Coleman · ar 35 · The Rothschilds of France · Vance Thompson · ar 40 · A Night in a Marconi Station · Larry Crossman · ar Pearson’s Magazine (US) Nov 1905 44 · The Richest Woman in America · Anon. · ar The New York Times 50 · The Typewriter Girl as She Is · Anon. · ar The Sun 54 · The Largest Vessel Ever Built · Anon. · ar The American Inventor 56 · The Art of Handling Men · Eugene Shinn · ar 60 · E.H. Harriman, Railway Magnate · Samuel Merwin · ar 68 · Two Happy Factories in England · Marcus Woodward · ar 75 · Saving, the Key to Success · G. R. Larke · ar 78 · What Is Credit? · Anon. · ar Investor’s Review 82 · The Great American Seed Industry · George Calvert · ar 84 · How Great Business Men Keep Well · Anon. · ar 87 · The Locomotive · Mary Floyd McMullen · pm Everybody’s Magazine Aug 1905; not in ToC. 88 · The Executive as an Employer · Anon. · ar 92 · From Station Master to Prime Minister · Anon. · ar 95 · Perils in Retiring from Business · Anon. · ar 98 · A Female Training School for Sleuths · N. C. Marbourg · ar 102 · The First Steps of Famous Business Men · Anon. · ar 107 · The Romance of Great Businesses · M. Tindal · ar 117 · Some Famous Stock Exchanges · Anon. · ar 122 · Cranks That Worry Business Men · Anon. · ar 127 · Congenial Work, a Factor in Success · G. R. Clarke · ar 129 · Some Clever Fall Novels · Anon. · rc 131 · Articles in Current Magazines · Anon. · ar

The Busy Man’s Magazine Title changed from Business Magazine.

The Busy Man’s Magazine [v11 #3, December 1905] (160pp) Details supplied by Grant Thiessen. 7 · D.D. Mann, Railroad Builder · Augustus Bridle · ar 15 · Sir Henry Pellatt · Anon. · ar; not in ToC. 16 · Stover, the Resourceful · Lincoln M. Stearns · ss; looks like a fictionalized true story. 20 · Madame Tussaud’s Exhibition · Anon. · ar 25 · Originality, the Secret of Success · Sir William Van Horne · ar 28 · The Managers of Tomorrow · Herbert J. Hapgood · ar 32 · The Man Who Always Tries · Ernest Neal Lyon · pm; not in ToC. 33 · Work Done in Sleep · Rudolph de Cordova · ar The Grand Magazine Nov 1905 38 · Beveridge, a Study of the Self-Made Man · G. H. Lorimer · ar Appleton’s Booklovers Magazine Dec 1905 47 · How Burbank Produces New Plants · Garrett P. Serviss · ar Cosmopolitan Dec 1905, as “How Burbank Produces New Flowers and Fruit” 52 · The Rise of Co-Operation in England · C. E. Russell · ar 57 · The Story of the Franklin Syndicate · Arthur Train · ar 68 · The Waste of London · John E. Doyle · ar 73 · The Automobile’s Service to France · Frank A. Munsey · ar 79 · The Making of the Modern Newspaper · Sir A. Harmsworth · ar 84 · Christmas in the Post-Office · Anon. · ar 88 · Influence · Richard Kirk · pm American Illustrated Magazine Dec 1905; not in ToC. 89 · Money-Making at Home · Anna S. Richardson · ar Success Dec 1905 92 · What Is Advertising? · Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr. · ar 94 · On Living [from Festus] · Philip James Bailey · pm Bazin & Ellsworth 1860; not in ToC. 95 · Bringing Ships Into Port · William S. Birge · ar 98 · The Future Office Building · M. G. Reeves · ar 100 · The Revision of the German Tariff · N. I. Stone · ar 104 · E.D. Smith, M.P.—Successful Canadian · D. B. Gillies · ar 106 · One’s Possibilities · Emerson · ms (r); quote, not in ToC. 107 · The Fight for the “Open Shop” · Isaac F. Marcosson · ar 115 · Charles M. Schwab Advocates Quality · James Creelman · ar 118 · Cultivate Happiness · T. Fuller · ms; quote, not in ToC. 119 · Railroad Rebates · Ray Stannard Baker · ar 127 · The Grand Canal of China · Frederic Williams · ar 131 · The Romance of the Auction Room · J. A. Middleton · ar 136 · Who Are Christians? · Anon. · ar 139 · Other Contents of Current Magazines · Anon. · ms 147 · The Busy Man’s Book-Shelf · Anon. · rc