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Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #3, June 13, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 48pp)

1 · Liz of Paradise Court · E. Newton Bungey · ss
7 · The Second Chance · F. Woodford Eagles · ss
10 · The Hand · William Freeman · ss
15 · “Jack’s the Boy” · Ladbroke Black · ss
21 · Old Miss Majendie · A. M. Burrage · ss
25 · Broken Idols · J. Morton Lewis · ss
30 · Mr. Bunsome’s Japanese Marigolds · Shirley Hook · ss
35 · The Impostor [Part 3 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl
40 · The Dream Life’s End · Howard Rockey · ss Young’s Magazine Jan 1914

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #4, June 20, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 48pp)

1 · In the Plantation · William Freeman · ss
6 · The Other Man · Violet Methley · ss
9 · Grey Ghost · Shirley Hook · ss
16 · The Harlequinade · [Misc.] · ms
19 · In Memory of Henry Aveling—Hero · John Drake · ss
23 · Sacrifice · May Wynne · ss
27 · The Queen’s Mandate · Roy Cohen · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jan 1914
31 · Married · Boyce Storey · ss
37 · The Impostor [Part 4 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl
43 · The Red Man · Adam Stern & Henry Connor · ss

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #5, June 27, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 48pp)

1 · James · Violet Methley · ss
5 · The Iron Hand · S. S. Gordon · ss
11 · The Joyous Marquis · May Wynne · ss
17 · Still Unfinished · A. M. Burrage · ss
20 · Fool’s Luck · Boyd Cable · ss
25 · The Impostor [Part 5 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl
30 · The Marriage of Peggy · Blanche Eardley · nv

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #6, July 4, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 48pp)

1 · The “Magnum” Mysteries No. 1— The Empty Flask [Magnum, Scientific Detective] · Max Rittenberg · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jun 1914
7 · Armine Decides · C. Randolph Lichfield · ss
14 · Burton’s Holiday · Oswald Wildridge · ss
19 · The Tables of the Moneychangers · John Drake · ss
25 · The Return of the Derelict · Blanche Eardley · ss
33 · The Impostor [Part 6 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl
38 · A Sort of Mother · A. M. Burrage · ss

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #7, July 11, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 48pp)

1 · The “Magnum” Mysteries No. 2— The Secret Analysis [Magnum, Scientific Detective] · Max Rittenberg · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jul 1914
8 · “As Once in May” · A. M. Burrage · ss
11 · The White Flag · Violet Methley · ss
18 · The Lady of the Violets · Nathan Clover · ss
23 · The Mystery of the Bell-Buoy · John Arthur Barry · ss
29 · Lady Lavinia’s Hunger-strike · William Freeman · ss
33 · The Impostor [Part 7 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #8, July 18, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · The Capture of London · William Freeman · ss
7 · Little Friend of a Night · A. M. Burrage · ss
12 · A Bunch of Keys · Frank T. Bullen · ss
19 · The Real John Graham · Horace J. Simpson · ss
23 · The “Magnum” Mysteries No. 3— The Virgin Vault · Max Rittenberg · ss
30 · A Little Spadework · F. Morton Howard · ss
35 · The Impostor [Part 8 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #9, July 25, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · Nettie and the Nut · Jay Denby · ss
5 · The “Magnum” Mysteries No. 4— The Three Ends of the Thread [Magnum, Scientific Detective] · Max Rittenberg · ss The Blue Book Magazine May 1914
11 · Relics · A. M. Burrage · ss
13 · “Fine Feathers...” · Bertram Munn · ss
17 · In the Flagship’s Stokehold · John Moran · ss The Argosy Mar 1914
21 · Sea Spray · [Misc.] · ms
23 · One Mad Moment · C. Randolph Lichfield · ss
31 · The Philanthropist · Leslie Thomas · ss
35 · The Impostor [Part 9 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #10, August 1, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · The Woman of Mystery [Part 1 of 4] · Captain Oswald Dallas · sl
7 · In Uncharted Seas · Mary Albertson · ss
13 · Passing the Torch · Max Rittenberg · ss
16 · Holiday Money · John Hilary Garratt · ss
19 · The Making of a Man · Sydney Horler · ss
25 · The Disappearing Portmanteau · H. Maxwell · ss
29 · The Lady in Residence · A. M. Burrage · ss
34 · The Funny Side for the Seaside · [Misc.] · ms
35 · The Impostor [Part 10 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #11, August 8, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · The Last Shot · John Hilary Garratt · ss
7 · The Honeymoon · George Randolph Chester · ss Munsey’s Magazine Jul 1907
11 · The Woman of Mystery [Part 2 of 4] · Captain Oswald Dallas · sl
17 · Keyless · Bertram Munn · ss
21 · The One Surviving · S. H. McGrady · vi
23 · The Dullard · E. Newton Bungey · ss
29 · “The Heir” · Ladbroke Black · ss
34 · Our Fun · [Misc.] · ms
35 · The Impostor [Part 11 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #12, August 15, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · The Trap · Ladbroke Black · ss
7 · The Missing Item · Bertram Munn · ss
11 · The Woman of Mystery [Part 3 of 4] · Captain Oswald Dallas · sl
17 · Bessemer’s Journey · William Freeman · ss
21 · Golden Opportunity · Nathan Clover · ss
27 · Brother Willie · A. M. Burrage · ss
33 · Black Hyacinths · W. H. G. Carlyon · ss
35 · The Impostor [Part 12 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #13, August 22, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · The Hope · T. C. Wignall · ss
9 · The Broken Pierrot · Ladbroke Black · ss
14 · The Kid · A. M. Burrage · ss
19 · The Best Policy · John Hilary Garratt · ss
25 · The House at Cassington · William Freeman · ss
30 · A Piece of Realism · Bertram Munn · vi
32 · The Woman of Mystery [Part 4 of 4] · Captain Oswald Dallas · sl
34 · The Impostor [Part 13 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #14, August 29, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · “The Day” · William Freeman · ss
7 · The Awakening of John Curwin · Maurice FitzGerald · ss
11 · The Adventures of May Morning—Mannequin No. 1 The Affair of the Filmed Princess · Leslie Beresford · ss
17 · The Gift of the God · William Charles Long · ss
23 · Ironbark Murphy’s Return · T. C. Wignall · ss
29 · The Missing Peer · Ladbroke Black · ss
35 · The Impostor [Part 14 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #15, September 5, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · Armageddon [Part 1 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl
9 · “Tim”—V.C. · T. C. Wignall · ss
15 · The Broken “Mug” · John Stephen Cox · ss
19 · The Chance · Horace J. Simpson · ss
25 · The Adventures of May Morning—Mannequin II. The Case of the Mysterious Key · Leslie Beresford · ss
33 · The Adventures of Lieutenant Lawless No. 1— A Game of Bluff · W. Marten · ss
39 · The Impostor [Part 15 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #16, September 12, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · Parkinson—Patrol · William Freeman · ss
7 · The Good Turn · F. Morton Howard · ss
13 · Armageddon [Part 2 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl
23 · The Adventures of Lieutenant Lawless No. 2— The Phantom Fleet · W. Marten · ss
29 · ’Tween Midnight and Dawn · Bertram Munn · ss
33 · The Adventures of May Morning—Mannequin III. The Matter of an Abduction · Leslie Beresford · ss
39 · The Impostor [Part 16 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #17, September 19, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · The Spirit of France · Ladbroke Black · ss
5 · The Adventures of May Morning—Mannequin IV. Concerning Some Sealed Orders · Leslie Beresford · ss
11 · The Miracle · Arthur Devon · ss
17 · The Adventures of Lieutenant Lawless No. 3— The Mysterious Mine-Layer · W. Marten · ss
23 · Armageddon [Part 3 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl
33 · His Serene Highness · L. B. Wendover · ss
38 · The Impostor [Part 17 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #18, September 26, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)

1 · No Surrender · Horace J. Simpson · ss
9 · The Spirit of the Game · Alan Dene · ss
15 · Armageddon [Part 4 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl
25 · The Adventures of May Morning—Mannequin V. The Drama in the House at Hampstead · Leslie Beresford · ss
32 · The Adventures of Lieutenant Lawless No. 4— A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing · W. Marten · ss
37 · The Impostor [Part 18 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Illustrated [v1 #19, October 3, 1914] (Fleetway, 1d, 40pp)
Merges with The Penny Pictorial. All serials finished off.

1 · The Great Sugar Plot · Stacey Blake · ss
7 · A War Prophecy · “En Avant” · ar
10 · The Reward · Horace J. Simpson · ss
14 · Seven to One · Leslie Thomas · ss
17 · The Great Man’s Influence · S. S. Gordon · ss
21 · Love in the Wastes · Yelva Burnett · ss
25 · When the Call Came · William Freeman · ss
28 · She and Co. · Bertram Munn · ss
30 · Armageddon [Part 5 of 5] · W. Holt-White · sl
39 · The Impostor [Part 19 of 19] · David Whitelaw · sl

Short Stories Magazine (about)

Publishers:

Short Stories Magazine Ltd.; Burgess Hill: Short Stories Magazine

Editors:

John Ransley - Editor: Short Stories Magazine, Dec 1980 – Jul 1981.
Michael Nelson - Editor: Short Stories Magazine, Aug 1981 – Mar 1982.

Short Stories Magazine [v1 #1, December 1980] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 128pp, large digest)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · [Misc.] · ms
6 · New Books · Palisade · br
14 · The Tragic Genius of Guy de Maupassant · R. R. · ar [Guy de Maupassant]; R.R. may be Richard Rycroft
17 · The Lady of the Tombs · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r)
21 · The Poor Relation’s Story · Charles Dickens · ss Household Words Christmas 1852, uncredited
27 · The Last Outpost · Joseph Conrad · ss (r)
40 · The Novelist at Work · Anon. · ar
43 · A Christmas Present · John Laurence · ss (r)
49 · A Retrieved Reformation · O. Henry · ss Cosmopolitan Apr 1903, as “A Retrieved Reform”
54 · My Country Landlady and Other Critics · Angus Wilson · ar; adapted from Wilson’s address at a Foyles’ Literary Luncheon.
57 · Raspberry Jam · Angus Wilson · ss The Wrong Set, Secker 1949
67 · The Silver Hilt · Ference Molnar · ss Vanity Fair Dec 1925
71 · The Horse Dealer’s Daughter · D. H. Lawrence · ss The English Review Apr 1922
81 · A Tough Tussle · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Sep 30 1888
87 · Feuille d’Album · Katherine Mansfield · ss Ainslee’s Magazine Dec 1926
91 · The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine Dec 1910
105 · The Sister Years · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Salem Gazette Jan 1 1839
109 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Jan 1912
116 · Directory · [Misc.] · ms

Short Stories Magazine [v1 #2, January 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 128pp, large digest)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · [Misc.] · ms
6 · New Books · Palisade · br
14 · The Tradition of the Irish Short Story · David Marcus · ar
17 · An Occasion of Sin · John Mantague · ss
25 · The Secret of the Growing Gold · Bram Stoker · ss Black and White Jan 23 1892
33 · It’s Called Progress · S. F. Hardy · ss
37 · Sums · John Jakes & Richard E. Peck · ss Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins 1976
46 · Men in Fiction · E. M. Delafield · ar (r)
53 · Cat · Christopher Leach · ss
61 · A Letter and a Paragraph · Henry Cuyler Bunner · ss Love in Old Cloathes and Other Stories, C. Scribner’s Sons 1896
67 · Hugo and the Unnatural Mother · Seldon Truss · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine May 1929
72 · Dead Call · William F. Nolan · ss Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins 1976
75 · The Living Daylights [James Bond] · Ian Fleming · ss The Sunday Times Feb 4 1962
87 · At a Price · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r)
91 · The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Budget Christmas 1884
103 · Love of Life · Jack London · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Dec 1905
114 · Directory · [Misc.] · ms

Short Stories Magazine [v1 #3, February 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 112pp, large digest)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · [Misc.] · ms
6 · New Books · Palisade · br
8 · Authors · [Misc.] · ms
9 · Letters · [The Readers] · lt
14 · Henry James’s Journeys Into Authorship · Anon. · ar [Henry James]
17 · The Friends of the Friends · Henry James · nv Chapman’s Magazine May 1896, as “The Way It Came”
31 · Playing with Fire · Guy de Maupassant · ss Complete Works, Dunne 1903, as “The Signal”; translated from the French (“Le Signe”).
35 · The Moose and Rusty Jones · Charles G. D. Roberts · ss (r)
40 · Sacre de Printemps · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss Story Jun 1937
43 · Short Note to a Husband · Marcella Evaristi · ss
49 · The Vengeance Guns · George G. Gilman · ss
59 · Helping · Stephen Henry Whittell · ss
63 · Direct Approach · Tony Linton · ss
69 · The Third Eye [Bronx Park Zoological Society; Percy Smith] · Robert W. Chambers · ss Hearst’s Magazine Feb 1915
83 · The Mystery of Room 666 [Garron] · Jacques Futrelle · ss The Story-teller Aug 1910
93 · An Episode of War · Stephen Crane · ss (r)
97 · Directory · [Misc.] · ms

Short Stories Magazine [v1 #4, March 1981] ed. John Ransley (Short Stories Magazine Ltd., 90p, 112pp, large digest)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Introduction · John Ransley · ed
4 · News · [Misc.] · ms
6 · Letters · [The Readers] · lt
11 · New Books · Palisade · br
15 · Authors · [Misc.] · ms
16 · The Master of Grand Guignol · Peter Haining · ar [Gaston Leroux]; adapted from Haining’s introduction to The Gaston Leroux Bedside Companion
21 · In Letters of Fire · Gaston Leroux · ss The Strand Magazine Jun 1908; translated from the French.
31 · The Box · Herb Greer · ss
35 · Snow Angel · Ann Wildman · ss
42 · The Genius of Sir Henry Rider Haggard · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [H. Rider Haggard]
47 · Only a Dream · H. Rider Haggard · ss Harry Furniss’s Christmas Annual 1905, as “A Wedding Gift”
51 · Cheque Mate · John Park · ss
57 · Girl on the Road [from My America] · Louis Adamic · nv Harper 1937
72 · The Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle Adam; translated by M. P. Shiel · ss The Strand Magazine Jun 1891; translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888).
75 · Homing Jane · Ben Travers · ss The 20-Story Magazine Jan 1929
83 · The House on the Rynek · Dermot Chesson Spence · ss Little Red Shoes, Williams & Norgate 1937
89 · The Son’s Veto · Thomas Hardy · ss The Illustrated London News Dec 5 1891
99 · Directory · [Misc.] · ms

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