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Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#37, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 126pp, digest) Subtitled “Concerning a Woman of Sin and Other Stories by Ben Hecht”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. Concerning a Woman of Sin · Ben Hecht · ss Collier’s Mar 27 1943 (+1) Café Sinister · Ben Hecht · ss Collier’s Aug 21 1943 The Pink Hussar · Ben Hecht · ss Collier’s Sep 25 1943 Specter of the Rose · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty Nov 22 1941 The Ax · Ben Hecht · ss Cosmopolitan Nov 1930 The Lost Soul · Ben Hecht · ss A Book of Miracles, Viking Press 1939 Crime Without Passion · Ben Hecht · nv The Grand Magazine Sep 1933 The Rival Dummy · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty Aug 18 1928

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#38, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, 126pp, digest) Reprints 7 of the 10 stories from The Mixture as Before by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1940). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. The Facts of Life · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan Apr 1939 A Man with a Conscience · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jun 1939 The Treasure · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan May 1934, as “The Best Ever” The Lion’s Skin · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Nov 1937 Lord Mountdrago · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan Feb 1939, as “Doctor and Patient” Gigolo and Gigolette · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Nash’s Pall Mall Magazine Mar 1935 An Official Position · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jul 1937

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#39, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, 126pp, digest) Reprints 26 of the 31 “Stories of Venial Sin” from Pipe Night by John O’Hara (Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. Joey and the Calcutta Club [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 30 1940 Summer’s Day · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Aug 29 1942 Walter T. Carriman · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Oct 16 1943 Now We Know · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jun 5 1943 Free · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night, Duell, Sloan & Pearce 1945 Can You Carry Me? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jun 3 1939 Radio · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 22 1943 Nothing Missing · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jun 14 1941 The King of the Desert · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Nov 30 1940 Bread Alone · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Sep 23 1939 Reunion Over Lightly · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jul 29 1939 Memo to a Kind Stranger · John O’Hara · vi Collier’s Nov 6 1943 The Erloff [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Feb 3 1940 Patriotism · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night, Duell, Sloan & Pearce 1945 A Respectable Place · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Oct 19 1940 The Magical Numbers · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jan 18 1941 On Time · John O’Hara · vi Collier’s Apr 8 1944 Graven Image · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 13 1943 Adventure on the Set · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Nov 15 1941 Revenge · John O’Hara · vi Collier’s Sep 25 1943 Fire! · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night, Duell, Sloan & Pearce 1945 The Lieutenant · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Nov 13 1943 The Next-to-Last Dance of the Season · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Sep 18 1943 Leave · John O’Hara · vi Collier’s Dec 2 1944 The Handler · John O’Hara · ss Pipe Night, Duell, Sloan & Pearce 1945 Mrs. Whitman · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jan 27 1945

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#40, 1947] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 123pp, digest) Subtitled “Marianne in India, and other stories”; reprints 14 of the 15 stories from Stories from Far and Near by Lion Feuchtwanger (The Viking Press, 1945). Details supplied by Denny Lien. Marianne in India · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) The House in the Shady Lane · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) History of the Brain Specialist Dr. B · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) Faithful Peter · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) Herr Hannsicke’s Second Birth · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) The Aunt Who Told Lies · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) A Wager · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) The Steward Antonio · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) The Death of Nero · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) Bullfight · Lion Feuchtwanger · ar Men Only Jul 1936 The Armored Cruiser Potemkin · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) Mr. Wollstein’s Trunk Checks · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss Collier’s Jul 18 1942 The Little Season · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r) Polard Expedition · Lion Feuchtwanger · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#41, 1948] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 123pp, digest) Subtitled “A Hell of a Good Time and Other Stories by James T. Farrell”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. The Hyland Family · James T. Farrell · ss (r) Guillotine Party · James T. Farrell · ss (r) To Whom It May Concern · James T. Farrell · ss (r) Omar James · James T. Farrell · ss (r) All Things Are Nothing to Me · James T. Farrell · ss (r) Thanksgiving Spirit · James T. Farrell · ss (r) A Practical Joke · James T. Farrell · ss (r) Sunday · James T. Farrell · ss The American Mercury Dec 1933 A Hell of a Good Time · James T. Farrell · ss (r) $1,000 a Week · James T. Farrell · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#42, 1948] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 121pp, digest) Subtitled “Hollywood Love Clinic: Behind-the-Screen Stories of Passion, Pain and Pleasure”. Details taken from online listing. You Twinkle Only Once · Aben Kandel · ss Story May/Jun 1943 Sylvia Seydel · James Hilton · ss Contango, Ernest Benn 1932 The City Was in Total Darkness · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker Aug 30 1941 To Whom It May Concern · James T. Farrell · ss (r) Merchant of Menace · Leslie T. White · ss The Bedside Bonanza, ed. Frank Owen, F. Fell 1944 Watch the Birdie · Ludwig Bemelmans · ss The New Yorker Jun 6 1942 Crazy Sunday · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss The American Mercury Oct 1932

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#43, 1948] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) Subtitled “East of Suez: Stories of the Tropics by W. Somerset Maugham”. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. Before the Party · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine Dec 1922 My Lady’s Parlour · W. Somerset Maugham · vi The Strand Magazine Oct 1922 The Mongol Chief · W. Somerset Maugham · ss (r) P. & O. · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Hearst’s International Feb 1923, as “Bewitched” Dinner Parties · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Asia Feb 1922, as “Foreign Devils” The Outstation · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International Jun 1924 The Opium Den · W. Somerset Maugham · ar The Strand Magazine Oct 1922 Romance · W. Somerset Maugham · ss (r) The Force of Circumstance · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International Jan 1924 The Stripling · W. Somerset Maugham · ar The Strand Magazine Oct 1922 The Yellow Streak · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Aug 1925 The Sinologue · W. Somerset Maugham · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#44, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) Subtitled “Tropical Passions”. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 3 · The Green Palms · Robert Payne · nv Story Nov/Dec 1947 32 · The Letter · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International Apr 1924 65 · Interlude in India · John Dann MacDonald · ss Story Jul/Aug 1946 69 · Amok · Stefan Zweig · na Neue Freie Presse 1922 116 · The Visit of Señor Reilly · Robert Norman Hubner · ss Story Sep/Oct 1946

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#45, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) Reprints Hellbox by John O’Hara (Random House, 1947 ). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. Common Sense Should Tell You · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Feb 9 1946 Pardner · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Feb 22 1947 Someone to Trust · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 22 1947 Horizon · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jun 23 1945 Like Old Times · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 13 1946 Ellie · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Oct 19 1946 Life Among These Unforgettable Characters · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Aug 25 1945 War Aims · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 17 1945 Clara · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 27 1946 Secret Meeting · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jul 6 1946 Drawing Room B. · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 19 1947 The Decision · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 18 1946 Somebody Can Help Somebody · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox 1947 The Pretty Daughters · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 3 1945 Everything Satisfactory · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 23 1946 The Moccasins · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jan 25 1947 Doctor and Mrs. Parsons · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Feb 23 1946 Wise Guy · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 26 1945 The Three Musketeers · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Sep 28 1946 Other Women’s Households · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 24 1947 Transaction · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox 1947 Miss W. · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 3 1947 Time to Go · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox 1947 A Phase of Life · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox 1947 The Chink in the Armour · John O’Hara · ss Hellbox 1947 Conversation in the Atomic Age · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jan 12 1946

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#46, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 154pp, digest) Subtitled “Love Among the Haystacks and Other Stories by D.H. Lawrence”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. Love Among the Haystacks · D. H. Lawrence · ss (r) Once · D. H. Lawrence · ss Love Among the Haystacks, Viking 1933 "Tickets, Please!" · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Strand Magazine Apr 1919 The Witch à la Mode · D. H. Lawrence · nv Lovat Dickson’s Magazine Jun 1934 Monkey-Nuts · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Sovereign Magazine Aug 1922 The Horse Dealer’s Daughter · D. H. Lawrence · ss The English Review Apr 1922 Fanny and Annie · D. H. Lawrence · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Nov 1921 The Old Adam · D. H. Lawrence · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#47, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) Reprints 8 of the 9 stories from Love in Greenwich Village by Floyd Dell (George H. Doran, 1926). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. The Ex-Villager’s Confession · Floyd Dell · ss (r) The Kitten and the Masterpiece · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine Feb 1924 Phantom Adventure · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine Dec 1923 The Button · Floyd Dell · ss (r) The Gifts of the Fourth Goddess · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine Oct 1923 "Hallelujah, I’m a Bum!" · Floyd Dell · ss The Century Magazine Jun 1925 A Piece of Slag · Floyd Dell · ss (r) Green Houses · Floyd Dell · ss (r)

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#48, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) Reprints 9 of the 11 stories from Night Club by Katharine Brush (Minton, Balch & Co., 1929). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. Night Club · Katharine Brush · ss Harper’s Magazine Sep 1927 The Long Young Dreams · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan Nov 1927 "The Mother Has the Custody—" · Katharine Brush · ss (r) Fumble · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan Mar 1928 Gaudy Lady · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor Feb 1929 Eye-Opener · Katharine Brush · ss (r) 7 Blocks Apart · Katharine Brush · ss Cosmopolitan Jan 1928 Débutante · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor Jul 1928 "All the King’s Horses" · Katharine Brush · ss College Humor Oct 1927

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#49, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) Subtitled “A Modern Lover and Other Stories by D.H. Lawrence”. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. A Modern Lover · D. H. Lawrence · nv Life and Letters Sep 1933 New Eve and Old Adam · D. H. Lawrence · ss A Modern Lover, Martin Secker 1934 Wintry Peacock · D. H. Lawrence · ss Metropolitan Magazine Aug 1921 You Touched Me · D. H. Lawrence · ss Land & Water Apr 29 1920 Samson and Delilah · D. H. Lawrence · ss The English Review Mar 1917 The Primrose Path · D. H. Lawrence · ss England, My England and Other Stories, Thomas Seltzer 1922 Her Turn · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Westminster Gazette Sep 6 1913, as “Strike-Pay I, Her Turn” The Prussian Officer · D. H. Lawrence · nv The English Review Aug 1914, as “Honour and Arms”

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#50, 1949] (Avon Book Company, 35¢, digest) Subtitled “All the Girls He Wanted and Other Stories by John O’Hara”. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. All the Girls He Wanted · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar Oct 1934 Never a Dull Moment · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jul 8 1933 The Gentleman in the Tan Suit · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker 1935 I Could Have Had a Yacht · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 6 1935 Peggy · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 17 1937 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 Price’s—Always Open · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Aug 14 1937 Mary · John O’Hara · ss (r) I Never Seen Anything Like It · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Sep 3 1932 Frankie · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Oct 8 1932 Sportsmanship · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 12 1934 Good-by, Herman · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Sep 4 1937 New Day · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Aug 23 1930 It Wouldn’t Break Your Arm · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar Jan 1935 Pleasure · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Mar 10 1934 Saffercisco · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 11 1936 Ice Cream · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jul 20 1935 Screen Test · John O’Hara · ss (r) Sidesaddle · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Nov 5 1938 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 Brother · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Jul 18 1936 Hotel Kid · John O’Hara · ss (r) Except in My Memory · John O’Hara · ss (r) My Girls · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 29 1937 The Ideal Man · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Apr 29 1939 On His Hands · John O’Hara · ss (r) Of Thee I Sing, Baby · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker Oct 15 1932