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Argosy (UK) [v16 #7, July 1955] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · To Puffin, a White Cat · James Kirkup · pm A Correct Compassion and Other Poems, Oxford University Press 1952
5 · Road to Karbala · Christopher Landon · ss
8 · Wistow · Sydney Tremayne · pm Time and the Wind, Collins 1948
9 · The County Wench · Nigel Balchin · ss Last Recollections of My Uncle Charles, Collins 1954
18 · Let’s Go! · Anon. · qz
19 · Heading for Trouble [from The Heart of the Storm] · David Beaty · ex Secker & Warburg 1954
28 · Come for a Picnic · [Various] · ms (r)
31 · Hat Trick · Paul Gallico · ss (r)
40 · Day-Dreaming in a Train · Fleur Mountain · pm (r)
41 · The Golden Apples of the Sun · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Nov 1953
47 · Carnival of Fear · Kay Boyle · nv The Saturday Evening Post Dec 11 1954 (+1)
66 · Stolen Kisses · [Various] · ms (r)
69 · Enter the Drimbles · Brian St. George · ss
77 · Home with the Herring · Howard Jones · ss
84 · Mahoussian Beast · Jacques Perret; translated by D. H. R. Brearley · ss
101 · Jessica Ann · F. E. Ellwood · ss
108 · Wedding Bells · [Various] · ms (r)
111 · Black Sabre [Part 3 of 4] · John Dickson Carr · sl (r); illustrated by Neville Dear
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #8, August 1955] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Dr. Browning at Breakfast · Walter de la Mare · pm (r)
5 · Roman Figures · H. E. Bates · ss
15 · Talking Point · Geoffrey Household · ss
19 · The Rain Dripped Death [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week Jun 7 1953
29 · Little Peach · John Pudney · ss
34 · Cost of Loving · [Various] · ms (r)
37 · City of the Sun—Ecija [from A Rose for Winter] · Laurie Lee · ex The Hogarth Press 1955
44 · Cherchez la Femme · Anon. · qz
45 · Leander Frailey · Jack Schaefer · ss The Pioneers, Houghton Mifflin 1954
61 · The Mask · Storm Jameson · ss Harper’s Magazine Nov 1954
79 · The Discriminating Reader · Richard Armour · pm (r)
80 · Fun of the Fair · [Various] · ms (r)
83 · The Strawberry Window · Ray Bradbury · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine 1954; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
91 · Stuff and Nonsense · Arthur J. Gilroy · ss
94 · Swan Upping · [Various] · ms (r)
96 · Temple of Kambu · Alan Jenkins · ss
110 · In the Train · Nansi Pugh · pm
111 · Black Sabre [Part 4 of 4] · John Dickson Carr · sl (r); illustrated by Neville Dear
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #9, September 1955] (The Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, digest)

4 · Not Quite Cricket · [Various] · ms (r)
6 · Queer Fish · Kem Bennett · ss
16 · Going to Extremes · Richard Armour · pm (r)
17 · Star Over Frisco · Willard Marsh · ss (r)
26 · Summer in Salander · H. E. Bates · nv
56 · Animal Crackers · [Various] · ms (r)
59 · Brandy for the Colonel · Paul Gallico · ss (r)
71 · Elixir of Love · C. S. Forester · ss (r)
78 · Food for Thought · Anon. · qz
79 · Last Message · C. H. Milsom · ss (r)
84 · Apples · Laurie Lee · pm
85 · Music for the Wicked Countess · Joan Aiken · ss
93 · Memory of a Fight · Gerald Kersh · ss
97 · Both Watches of the Hands · Rowan Ayers · ss
110 · The Chrysalids [Part 1 of 2] · John Wyndham · n.; abridged and revised from Re-Birth (Ballantine, 1955).
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #10, October 1955] (The Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, digest)

4 · Fuchsias · John Pudney · pm Sixpenny Songs, John Lane 1953
5 · Trust Little Al · Michael Gilbert · ss
18 · Haunted Summer · Mary Lee Settle · ss
25 · Cat’s-Paw · W. S. Money · ss
29 · Mixed Bag · Anon. · qz
30 · Rendezvous · [Various] · ms (r)
32 · The Good Corn · H. E. Bates · ss
43 · Six Legs Are Welcome · Geoffrey Household · ss
54 · River Music · Fleur Mountain · pm (r)
55 · Duel · Brian Cleeve · ss
67 · Forty Day Road · Christopher Landon · ss
74 · Carte Blanche · Ogden Nash · pm The New Yorker 1955
75 · Heart of the Storm · David Beaty · ex Secker & Warburg 1954
95 · Air on a G-String · Cordelia Baird Gross · ss Harper’s Magazine
100 · Garden Pleasures · [Various] · ms (r)
103 · The Chrysalids [Part 2 of 2] · John Wyndham · n.; abridged and revised from Re-Birth (Ballantine, 1955).
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #11, November 1955] (The Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, digest)

4 · Bonfire Magic · [Various] · ms (r)
6 · Chinese Triangle · Victor Canning · ss
11 · Some Day I’ll Find You · Mark Derby · ss
20 · Bran Tub · Anon. · qz
20 · Holstein · David McCord · pm (r)
21 · A Cheap Line in Cherubs · Patricia Sibley · ss
27 · The Bronze Good-Bye · Vernon Sheridan · ss
36 · Cornets’ Nest · [Various] · ms (r)
39 · Hearth-Eye · John Masters · ss
50 · Seaside Golf · John Betjeman · pm A Few Late Chrysanthemums, John Murray 1954
51 · Fallen Star · John Collier · ss Fancies and Goodnights, Doubleday 1951
62 · Call to Arms · [Various] · ms (r)
65 · Blue Charm · Paul Hyde Bonner · ss Harper’s Magazine Aug 1953
76 · Immortal Story · Isak Dinesen · na Ladies’ Home Journal Feb 1953
98 · Blaze of Colour · [Various] · ms (r)
101 · Of Human Kindness · Hugh Michael Hogan · ss Pick of Today’s Short Stories: Five, ed. John Pudney, Putnam 1954
113 · American Jack · J. A. Brown · ss (r)
121 · Neighbours · G. Rostrevor Hamilton · pm Russian Sister and Other Poems, Heinemann 1955
122 · Storm [Part 1 of 2] · P. Fitzgerald O’Connor · sl; illustrated by Neville Dear
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #12, December 1955] (The Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, digest)

4 · Love Gifts [from The Book of Songs] · Arthur Waley · pm Allen & Unwin 1937
5 · Revelation · Rhys Davies · ss This Quarter Oct/Nov/Dec 1929
14 · Cockatoo · Doreen Munro · ss
23 · Pot Luck · Anon. · qz
24 · Taking Cover... · [Various] · ms (r)
26 · Marriage Broker · John Inglis Hall · ss
39 · Love Is a Gimmick · Paul Gallico · ss (r)
51 · Baghdad Bus · Christopher Landon · ss
66 · The Golden Age · [Various] · ms (r)
69 · Serpent in the Sun · Hugh B. Cave · ss Collier’s Jun 10 1955
83 · Samurai Sword · Celso Carunungan · ss
91 · Tip Your Planet Here · Martin Jordan · ss; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
101 · Melody for Lute and Ocarina · Morris Bishop · pm (r)
102 · A Letter to My Love · [Various] · ms (r)
105 · Cook Wanted · Victor Canning · ss This Week Apr 10 1955, as “The Chef Who Got Fed Up”
110 · Storm [Part 2 of 2] · P. Fitzgerald O’Connor · sl Argosy (UK) Nov 1955; illustrated by Neville Dear
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v17 #1, January 1956] (The Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, digest)

4 · Shining Star · Anon. · pm (r); illustrated by E. Carlile
5 · Christmas Eve in Brooklyn · Sean O’Faolain · ss (r)
15 · Box of Crackers · Anon. · qz
16 · The Street Where the Heart Lies · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss This Week Feb 13 1955; illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans
23 · Claimant · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Third Ghost Book, ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie 1955
30 · Christmas Joy · [Various] · ms (r)
33 · A Winter Tale · William Buchan · ss
43 · A Man of Parts · William Sansom · ss
54 · Tinsel & Tights · [Various] · ms (r)
57 · The Mountain Without a Name · Robert Sheckley · ss Citizen in Space, Ballantine 1955; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
72 · Ludmila · Paul Gallico · ex The Sketch Christmas 1953; illustrated by Shirley Hughes
91 · Follow My Fancy · Joan Aiken · ss
100 · Nocturne · [Various] · ms (r)
103 · Quigley 873 · Frank Sullivan · ss The New Yorker Dec 29 1951
108 · Harry Black [Part 1 of 3] · David Walker · sl; illustrated by Raymond Sheppard
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v17 #2, February 1956] (The Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, digest)

4 · Peacock of Java · William Jay Smith · pm Celebration at Dark, Hamish Hamilton 1950
5 · Spanish Garden · Daphne K. Forster · ss (r)
15 · About Mabel Grote · John Inglis Hall · ss
22 · Perfumes of Arabia · [Various] · ms (r)
25 · Dead Reckoning · Michael Gilbert · ss Adventure Jun 1955, as “The Man Who Sold Out”
33 · A Night at the Opera · Anon. · qz
34 · Deep Range · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine 1954; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
42 · Station Syren · John Betjeman · pm A Few Late Chrysanthemums, John Murray 1954
43 · A Man up an Elm Tree · Rhys Davies · ss
56 · King of String · Richard Armour · pm
57 · Bidding Fair · James Norman · ss (r)
70 · Equestrienne · [Various] · ms (r)
73 · Man Trap · Wilbur Daniel Steele · ss (r)
91 · Little Shoes of Saint Crispin · John Salt · ss
99 · Putting It Across · Cordelia Baird Gross · ss (r)
104 · Harry Black [Part 2 of 3] · David Walker · sl; illustrated by Raymond Sheppard
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v17 #3, March 1956] (The Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, digest)

4 · White Fire · John Barron Mays · pm The Seasons Change, The Fortune Press 1950
5 · A Mouse in the House · Richard Mealand · ss (r)
14 · Girl at the Bar · William Saroyan · ss Argosy Apr 1955
19 · Servants Discuss People · J. D. Scott · ss (r)
26 · Mixed Grill · Anon. · qz
27 · Madman of the Mountain · Hugh B. Cave · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 12 1954
41 · Who’ll Buy My Lingual? · Ogden Nash · pm The New Yorker Feb 19 1955
42 · Cupid Speed the Clocks · [Various] · ms (r)
44 · Arctic Vengeance · Arthur Gordon · ss (r)
51 · Enchanted Trolley · Ray Bradbury · ss Good Housekeeping Jul 1955, as “The Trolley”
55 · The Next to the Last Bullet · Mark Derby · ss This Week Jun 28 1953
64 · A la Mode · [Various] · ms (r)
67 · Call of the Lake · Edmund Gilligan · ss (r)
77 · Painted Death · Winifred Wolfe · ss (r)
93 · Spanish Dancer · Brian Cleeve · ss
103 · Gorging? · Rod Maclean · pm (r)
104 · Whirl of Gaiety · [Various] · ms (r)
107 · Harry Black [Part 3 of 3] · David Walker · sl
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v17 #4, April 1956] (The Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, digest)

4 · Singer’s Nest · Wilfrid Gibson · pm (r)
5 · Edge of Fear · Victor Canning · ss
14 · Brush It Aside · Anon. · qz
15 · Chance of a Lifetime · Ray Bradbury · ss Charm Jul 1954, as “The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone”
25 · Blondes Prefer Gentlemen · Jacques Gillies · ss
36 · High Spirits · [Various] · ms (r)
39 · Killer’s Choice · Patrick Meagher · ss
47 · Martian Eisteddfod · E. L. Malpass · ss; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
51 · Miss Hercules · Paul Gallico · ss (r)
62 · Come Hither · [Various] · ms (r)
65 · Danger Trail · Richard Ferber · ss (r)
79 · Crime in the Kasbah · Michael Sheridan · ss (r)
88 · Night-Lilac · Mark Van Doren · pm (r)
89 · Swamp Boy · John Kruse · ss (r)
106 · Love Locks · [Various] · ms (r)
108 · Be Shot for Sixpence [Part 1 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl; illustrated by Swavek
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v17 #5, May 1956] (The Amalgamated Press, 2/-, 144pp, digest)
With this issue, after almost ten years without a price rise, the price increases to 2/-.

4 · Argosy Log Book · John Silver · ed
7 · Pancho’s Gift · Robert Standish · ss (r)
19 · The Revenge of Big Michael · Brian Cleeve · ss
30 · Puzzle Corner · Anon. · qz
31 · Riding High · Edward Hyams · ss
37 · The Naughty Preposition · Morris Bishop · pm A Bowl of Bishop: Museum Thoughts and Other Verses, The Dial Press 1954
38 · Woodnotes Wild · [Various] · ms (r)
41 · Green Paradise · John Steinbeck · ss (r)
48 · Sly Glances · Haynes Bayly · pm (r)
49 · Lion’s Mouth · Stuart Cloete · ss (r)
62 · Infernal Equinox · Philene Hammer · pm (r)
63 · Armageddon · Fredric Brown · ss Unknown Aug 1941
68 · House to House · [Various] · ms (r)
70 · Man of Hate · Jacland Marmur · ss (r)
83 · Flower of Night · John Dew · ss (r)
95 · Ivory Joe · John Pudney · ss
102 · Nut Cutlets · [Various] · ms (r)
105 · Windfall · Martin Armstrong · ss
110 · Be Shot for Sixpence [Part 2 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl; illustrated by Swavek
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v17 #6, June 1956] (The Amalgamated Press, 2/-, 144pp, digest)

4 · Argosy Log Book · John Silver · ed
7 · Cinderella Smile · Arthur Gordon · ss Bluebook Mar 1956
15 · Out for a Duck · Charles C. O’Connell · ss
23 · Fair Game · J. M. Rosen · ss
32 · Office Hours · [Various] · ms (r)
35 · Strange Carnival · Gerald Kersh · ss Men Without Bones, Heinemann 1955, as “Carnival on the Downs”
45 · Hungry Sand · Garnett Radcliffe · ss (r)
49 · The Hot Run · Michael Foster · ss (r)
62 · Chill Down Your Spine · [Various] · ms (r)
65 · Bianca’s Hands · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Argosy (UK) May 1947
73 · Treatment for Shock · John Salt · ss
84 · Love at First Sight · [Various] · ms (r)
87 · Last Rainbow · Arthur Mayse · ss (r)
98 · Pottle Deep · Anon. · qz
99 · Cracken Joke · Clive Burnley · ss
107 · Be Shot for Sixpence [Part 3 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl; illustrated by Swavek
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v17 #7, July 1956] (The Amalgamated Press, 2/-, 144pp, digest)

4 · Argosy Log Book · John Silver · ed
7 · Three Is a Lucky Number · Margery Allingham · ss
16 · Lion with a Delicate Air · Penelope Hughes · ss; illustrated by Moyra Leatham
21 · A Mild Attack of Locusts · Doris Lessing · ss 1951
29 · Model Wife · Joan Aiken · ss
38 · Flower of the Water · [Various] · ms (r)
41 · M Molecule · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953, as “Specialist”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
54 · Summer Pie · Anon. · qz
55 · Concettina’s Roses · Félicien Marceau; translated by J. E. Malcolm · ss
69 · Saturday Night · Erskine Caldwell · ss (r)
76 · Plumb Lines · [Various] · ms (r)
79 · No One Will Ever Know · Geoffrey Household · ss The Saturday Evening Post Aug 28 1948
85 · Vagabond’s Gold · Isabel Adam · ss (r)
91 · The Race Across Our Meadows · Edmund Gilligan · ss (r)
108 · Court Favours · [Various] · ms (r)
111 · Twice Unwelcome · Michael Barker · ss
117 · Be Shot for Sixpence [Part 4 of 4] · Michael Gilbert · sl; illustrated by Swavek
144 · Argosy Crossword · Anon. · pz

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