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London Mystery Selection [v32, #131, December 1981] (75p, 128pp+, pb) 5 · Uncontrolable Events · Norman Kark · ed 7 · The Curse of Sarah Cory · Colin Hodgson · ss 16 · Echo of Life · Louis Allegri · ss 21 · A Question of Experience · W. J. M. Gosling · ss 26 · The Trenhaile Killings · Valerie Edwards · ss 35 · Going My Way? · Robert Miller · ss 39 · Scent of Danger · Ruth Jemmett · ss 47 · Ghost House · G. P. Jennings · ss 59 · The Last Ring · Peter Bayliss · ss 65 · The Hangman · Guy N. Smith · ss 71 · Appointment with Cyanide [Arthur Cranwell] · Antony Bowl · ss; given as by Anthony Bowl. 83 · Lepidopteral Tycoon · Desmond Tarrant · ss 90 · More Nursery Crimes · J. M. Quinn · pm 91 · The Picture · Richard Young · ss 96 · The Visit · Hanny Kunz · ss 102 · The Mirror · Glyn Jones · ss 109 · Not So Dumb Witness · J. M. Quinn · vi 112 · Mr. Shelton, Beware! · Peter M. Waverly · ss

London Mystery Selection [v33, #132, March 1982] (75p, 128pp+, pb) 5 · Vale · Norman Kark · ed 7 · The Witness · V. M. Perry · ss 17 · Nice Couple · Charles Gregor · ss 22 · Elderberry Wine · Brian Whalen · ss 29 · Unclean Break · Louis Allegri · ss 33 · Belinda’s Birthday · Valerie Edwards · ss 46 · The Other Side of the Door · John McMahon · ss 52 · A Shadow Among the Shadows · Rosemary Timperley · ss 63 · Before You Die · Hanny Kunz · ss 69 · A Small Favour · Hugh Cossham · ss 73 · Rundown · Antony Bowl · ss 82 · Back Again · Joseph Stansfield · ss 88 · Murder House · Guy N. Smith · ss 94 · Man in the Stocking-Mask · Ruth Cameron · ss 98 · Return of Hard-Luck Buggins · J. M. Quinn · pm 100 · Face of the Tiger · F. G. Walker · vi 103 · Caroline · R. A. Forde · ss 111 · Shadowed · Naomi Jackson · ss

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London Opinion [Summer Annual 1913] ed. Lincoln Springfield (London Opinion, Ltd., 1/-, 112pp, 6¾" x 8", cover by J. A. May) Fiction only listed. There are also many cartoon jokes. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 1 · The Statue · Leonard Merrick · ss; illustrated by Arthur Watts 17 · The Grateful Millionaire · A. P. Garland · ss 25 · The Fatal Feathers · Derwent Miall · ss; illustrated by Norah Schlegel 33 · The Beautiful Brenda · F. Morton Howard · ss; illustrated by Alfred Leete 43 · Some Conversations and—No Moral · Priscilla Craven · ss; illustrated by Graham Simmons 55 · The Burglary at “Rotherwood” · Ina Garvey · ss; illustrated by Arthur Watts 66 · The Way of a Man · H. O. B. · pm; illustrated by Bert Thomas 69 · A Slight Engagement · F. Harris Deans · ss; illustrated by Alfred Leete 76 · The Return of Rachel · R. F. W. Rees · ss 80 · A Rude Rondeau · Walter Harrold · pm; illustrated by Bert Thomas 81 · The Wooing of Enameline · Alec Johnston · ss 84 · Imogen’s Lover · James Douglas · ss 93 · Trouble at the Failure Club · Barry Pain · ss; illustrated by H. M. McKie 98 · The Reward · Herbert Flowerdew · ss 103 · On the Shelf · G. B. · pm; illustrated by W. W. Hood 104 · A Very Mixed Bathe · Armiger Barclay · ss

London Opinion [Christmas Extra, 1923] ed. Lincoln Springfield (London Opinion, Ltd., 6d, 62pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by Bert Thomas) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 12 · The Baby of the Future · Barry Pain · hu 14 · The Tragedy of Mr. and Mrs. Beeton · Maurice Lane-Norcott · ss 18 · If Ever I Write a Play · Francis Morton Howard · hu 19 · When Father Puts Baby to Bed · Gluyas Williams · ct; illustrated by Gluyas Williams 20 · Irene and the Archbishop · Cecil Anthony · ss 24 · The Tertium Quid · John Hastings Turner · ss 28 · The Artist’s Model · R. W. Bond · ss 30 · Vivian, Victoria and Albert · Frances James · ss 35 · Two Plays · Desmond Carter · pl; illustrated by Aubrey Hammond 38 · A Slight Mistake · Crosbie Garstin · ss 40 · ’Xmas Day · R. C. B. · hu 43 · His Wife’s Voice · Walter Havers · ss 44 · Hoist with Her Own Petard · M. O. Sale · hu; illustrated by Aubrey Hammond 48 · How Helen Got On · R. Magill · ss 51 · A Stroke of Genius · M. O. Sale · ss 52 · The Patent Lighter · Anon. · ss 55 · The Prisoner of Monte Blotto · Ashley Sterne · hu 62 · Wit of the World · [Misc.] · hu

London Opinion [Christmas Extra, 1926] ed. Reeves Shaw (Newnes, 6d, 66pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by Alfred Leete) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 13 · Christmas Soup · Keble Howard · ss 16 · The $100,000 Ghost · Lawrence Du Garde · ss; humorous ghost story.; illustrated by A. Wallis Mills 18 · A Certain Baron— · Arthur Watts · cs; illustrated by Arthur Watts 20 · A Code in the Head · Basil MacDonald Hastings · ss 22 · Catering for Christmas · Ashley Sterne · hu 24 · Improving the Mistletoe · Maurice Lane-Norcott · hu 26 · Three Pairs of Silk Stockings · A. B. Cox · ss 28 · A Question of Years · J. J. Bell · ss 32 · Only a Woman · D. B. Wyndham Lewis · ss 37 · The Strong Pull · K. R. G. Browne · ss; humorous medieval fantasy. 39 · The Christmas Visitor · Claude Smedley · ss 42 · According to Promise · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 46 · Yours Very Truly! · Richmal Crompton · hu; commentary on rhymes in greetings cards. 48 · The Yule Log · Raymond Price · hu 50 · The Plotters · Charles Matkin · ss 54 · Three for Luck · Harris Deans · hu 56 · Her Christmas Presents · F. Morton Howard · ss Pan: The Fiction Magazine Dec 1921 66 · Wit of the World · [Misc.] · hu

London Opinion [Summer Number, July 1931] ed. Reeves Shaw (Newnes, 6d, 62pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by Wilton Williams) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 13 · New Stuff · K. R. G. Browne · ss 16 · Off the Beaten Track · Ashley Sterne · hu 18 · Those Seaside Reports · F. Morton Howard · hu 20 · Sons of the Soil · Maurice Lane-Norcott · hu 21 · Modesty · W. Heath Robinson · ct; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson 22 · A Little Heroism · Lawrence Du Garde · ss 26 · The Baiting of Bertram · A. B. Cox · ss 30 · The Hotel Complex · Grenville Robbins · hu 31 · Science and Artfulness · Harris Deans · hu 34 · The Crime Mystery · Ellis Parker Butler · ar 36 · Concerning Pierrots · Artemas · ar 38 · A Trial Hike · Raymond Price · ss 42 · Close to Nature · A. A. Thomson · ss 46 · Cream by Post · W. E. Richards · ss 50 · Homeward Bound · Claude Smedley · hu 54 · Snap Snips · Peter Barton · hu 62 · Wit of the World · [Misc.] · hu

London Opinion [Summer Number, July 1933] ed. Reeves Shaw (Newnes, 6d, 50pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by Wilton Williams) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Ol’ Man River · Ashley Sterne · hu 10 · Southward Ho! · K. R. G. Browne · hu The Star Aug 14 1926 12 · Big Business · Edward T. Davis · ar 13 · We Discover England: Cave Men · W. E. Richards · ss 15 · A Little Science · Lawrence Du Garde · ss 17 · What I Know About Country Houses · Austin Barber · ar 20 · Island Life · F. Keston Clarke · ar 22 · Nothing to Speak Of · S. J. Simon · ss 25 · Doing Away with Words · Will Scott · hu 31 · Dangers of the Deep · Dennis Rooke · ss 34 · Short Cuts to Fame · Hylton Cleaver · ar 38 · Under the Seat · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 40 · Rooms Facing Sea · F. Morton Howard · hu 48 · Wit of the World · [Misc.] · hu

London Opinion [Holiday Number, August 1933] ed. Reeves Shaw (Newnes, 6d, 50pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by Wilton Williams) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · My Holiday Scheme · Ashley Sterne · hu 10 · A Matter of Centuries · Lawrence Du Garde · hu; a small group move to a remote village in order to experience what it was like in centuries past. 12 · We Discover England: The Conquest of Porlock · W. E. Richards · ss 14 · Money to Squander · Richard Bond · hu 15 · The Knight-Errant · Harris Deans · ss 17 · As You Were · K. R. G. Browne · ar 20 · Down on the Farm · Adam McInnister · ss 22 · The Duel · Peter Barton · hu 25 · Free Air · F. Keston Clarke · ss 30 · Those Broads · George Sheffield · ar 31 · A Problem or Two · F. Morton Howard · ar 34 · First Time Lucky · Hylton Cleaver · hu 38 · The Super-Snap · Dennis Rooke · hu 40 · Last Man In · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 48 · Wit of the World · [Misc.] · hu

London Opinion [Christmas Number, 1933] ed. Reeves Shaw (Newnes, 6d, 56pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by D. L. Ghilchik) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 13 · Hist! What Was That? · K. R. G. Browne · hu; about ghosts. 16 · My Wider Slate Club Scheme · Ashley Sterne · hu 18 · We Discover England: Carols · W. E. Richards · ss 20 · On the Mat · Grenville Robbins · hu 21 · A Man of the World · Harris Deans · ss 23 · Those Parlour Tricks · F. Morton Howard · hu 26 · The Christmas Guest · F. Keston Clarke · ar 31 · The Haunted Housing Estate · Will Scott · ss 34 · What I Know About Presents · Austin Barber · ar 38 · The Night of the Party · Dennis Rooke · ss 42 · The Bird from the Beak · Hylton Cleaver · ar 46 · To Be Quite Candid · Edward T. Davis · ss 48 · A Christmas Grouse · A. P. Garland · hu 56 · Wit of the World · [Misc.] · hu

London Opinion [September 1934] (George Newnes, 7¼" x 9½") Details supplied by Juri Nummelin. 7- 8 · Roll On, River! · F. Keston Clarke · ar 10-11 · Quoth the Mermaid · Ashley Sterne · ss 12-13 · Lady Bunce takes Charge · W. E. Richards · ss 14 · An Utter Fraud · Edward T. Davis · ss 15-16 · You’re Telling Me! · Peter Barton · ss 16 · The Man Who Followed · E. B. Dunn · vi 17-18 · What’s Yours? · K. R. G. Browne · ar 18 · Envied by All · Anon. · pm 20-21 · A Double Scotch · Will Scott · ss 22-23 · Meet Mr. Hayseed · E. Morton Howard · ss 24 · Whipped Topics · [Misc.] · hu 25-26 · A Lady and Agent · Harris Deans · ss 26 · Solved at Last · Anon. · vi 26 · The Annual Problem · Anon. · vi 28-29 · The Looker-On: Plays and Players on Stage and Screen · [Misc.] · ar 30-31 · The Sea-Dog · A. P. Garland · ss 32 · General Salute · Hylton Cleaver · ar 34 · On Loan · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 36,38 · How’s the Harvest? · Austin Barber · ar 41-42 · The Mere Male · Hadden Knight · vi 44,46 · Wit of the World · [Misc.] · ms

London Opinion [Summer Annual 1939] (George Newnes, 1/-, 7¼" x 9½") Fiction only indexed, illustrated with a variety of cartoons. Details supplied by Richard Bleiler. 6- 8 · The Faithful Hound · W. E. Richards · ss 10- 12 · The Vicar Wins · D. H. Barber · ss 18- 19 · A Glove and Sixpence · George Sheffield · ss 23- 26 · The Cure · Edmund Lewis · ss 28- 30 · Speaking Their Bits · F. Morton Howard · ss 31- 34 · Dutch Treat · A. R. Thomas · ss 36- 41 · The Talisman · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 42- 46 · George’s Conducted Tour · Colin Howard · ss 48- 52 · Imogen Wakes Up · Fabian Tanner · ss 53- 55 · Mushrooms Every Day · Austin Barber · ss 57- 62 · Left Luggage · Hylton Cleaver · ss 64- 68 · Fun in the Sun · Harris Deans · ss 69- 75 · Conjurors in Yellow · Charles Egerton · ss 77- 78 · Neutral Ground · Raymond Price · ss 79- 84 · “Oh, No, Mr. Mayor!” · Peter Barton · ss 85- 93 · Plenty of Hot Water · Frank Ashford · ss 94- 96 · One Man’s Meat · Richard Bond · ss

London Opinion [v1 #6 (New Series), April 1940] (George Newnes, 7d, 96pp, digest) Subtitled “The Modern Monthly”. 5 · Whipped Topics · [Misc.] · ms 7 · Serafin Leaves the Stage · Anthony Armstrong · ss 10 · The Crisis Game · H. L. H. Wheeler · vi 12 · A Tactical Exercise · “Tallow” · ss 16 · Salmonbridge Camouflages · Edgar Norfield · ms 25 · Escape from Arabia · Stephen Leacock · vi 27 · I Use a Cut-Throat Razor · Torben Laub · ms 29 · The Love Philtre · “Merlyn” · vi 33 · They Make Us Smile: O. Soglow · David Chancellor · cl 38 · The Saga of Roger the Ram · John Brophy · ss 45 · All Pools’ Day · C. A. Bromley · ar 51 · An Undertone of War · Robert Baxter · ms 53 · Laughing Philosophers, 6: A.P. Herbert · Reginald Arkell · bg 57 · A Slight Case of Measles · Ralph Wotherspoon · ms 60 · The Suburban Victim · G. E. Hecht · ms 62 · The Jersey Cow · George Galway · ss 65 · Verboten · David Adam · pm 66 · Intelligence Test · Peter Fabrizius · ss 69 · Freehold · Arthur Blair · vi 70 · We Make You Rich · R. C. Cole · ms 81 · Our Competition Pages · [Misc.] · pz 82 · The Maze · Anon. · pz 90 · Essay at Darts · D. H. Barber · ms

London Opinion [v2 #11 (New Series), September 1940] (George Newnes, 8d, 96pp, digest) Subtitled “The Modern Monthly” and given as “London Opinion and The Humorist” on the cover (only). 9 · Whipped Topics · [Misc.] · ms 11 · The Destiny of Herbert Proudfoot · V. Sayers · ss 14 · Nature Study · F. H. Parrot · vi 25 · “Dear Mother...” · D. Compton-James · cl 31 · Happy Landing · P. ru Ane · vi 33 · Adolf Oversteps Himself · Frank Clements · ss 37 · Fear of Spiders · Gunner John Bishop · ss 40 · Timeless Tea · Herbert Hall · vi 45 · New Old Masters · C. A. Bromley · hu 52 · Laughing Philosophers, 11: Damon Runyon · David Chancellor · bg 56 · The Balloon Went Up · F. Keston Clarke · ss 61 · Genius in Balham · James C. Reynolds · ss 64 · The Management’s Meals · Ralph Wotherspoon · pm 65 · They Made Us Smile: Paris Artists · David Arkell · cl 69 · The Man Who Knew About Fish · George Galway · ss 72 · Verboten! · David Adam · pm 80 · The Maze · Anon. · pz 81 · Our Competition Pages · [Misc.] · pz 86 · The Opportunist · Frank Graham · vi

London Opinion [v3 #13 (New Series), November 1940] (George Newnes, 8d, 96pp, digest) Subtitled “The Modern Monthly” and given as “London Opinion and The Humorist” on the cover (only). 9 · Whipped Topics · [Misc.] · ms 11 · Off the Map · Lynn Dacre · ss 14 · Fur Coat, Fat Lady · George Maracco · vi 25 · “Dear Mother...” · D. Compton-James · cl 31 · The Bogwick Vendetta · V. C. Sayers · ss 35 · The Colonel Whose Feet Were Cold · “Tallow” · vi 37 · The Mugg’s Ruby · Walter Foster · vi 40 · Dirty Work Ashore · Christopher Brett · pm 45 · Another Secret Weapon? · C. A. Bromley · hu 51 · Four Men and a Dictator · Geoffrey Palmer · hu 52 · Laughing Philosophers, 13: W.C. Fields · David Chancellor · bg 55 · The Whitewash King · Ivor Waters · ss 58 · The Strange Drama of Cyrus A. Clamm · S. John Peskett · vi 60 · Reunion in Bombay · Aubrey Evans · ss 64 · They Make Us Smile: Lawson Wood · Percy V. Bradshaw · cl [Lawson Wood]; illustrated by Lawson Wood 70 · Hawkshaw’s Night Out · Dan McCourt · vi 79 · The Maze · Anon. · pz 80 · Our Competition Pages · [Misc.] · pz 84 · Strained Relation · Denis Dunn · vi 88 · “On Second Thoughts” · John Greenwell · vi