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Short Stories [No 692, For the week ending April 5th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 417 · Luck of a Lover. A Charming Romance of the Welsh Coast · R. Norman Silver · nv; illustrated by E. Langer 423 · Mr. Bowser’s Tribulations. He Buys a Kodak and Takes Some Snap-Shots · M. Quad · ss 425 · Name Hunting Competition · [Misc.] · pz 426 · Baby’s First Tooth. A Dream That Didn’t Come True · G. T. R. · ss 431 · When the Dead Come to Life. A Woman’s Way of Winning · Harry Pollitt · ss 432 · A Spelling Romance · G. P. N. · ss 433 · The Making of a Musician. A Story of Monte Carlo · Sydney Collis · ss; illustrated by E. S. Hope 438 · Link by Link [Part 5 of 11] · Anon. (by Louis Tracy, [?]) · sl; chpts 13-15.; illustrated by N. Dean 443 · [advert for Pearson’s sixpenny novels, including “Further Adventures of Captain Kettle”] · [Misc.] · ms 444 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 445 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 447 · Pilaster’s Predicament. He Tried a Cure for Thirst - With Sad Results · E. W. · ss 448 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 693, For the week ending April 12th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 449 · A Timely Intervention. The Difference a Letter Made · Arthur H. Budden · ss; illustrated by T. Peddie 454 · At the Last Hour. The Mystery of the One-Eyed Prince · F. L. P. · ss 456 · Mr. Bowser’s Tribulations. He Is Called Upon to Settle a Dispute · M. Quad · ss 457 · A Queer Blunder. How a Bride Was Won by a Mistake · N. S. T. · ss 459 · Name Hunting Competition · [Misc.] · pz 461 · The Lady from London. Being Leaves from the Life-book of Mrs. Dundas Muir · Ralph Enderby · ss; illustrated. 463 · Vedo’s Golden Collar [Part 1 of 2] · “Austral’s” · sl; illustrated by E. F. S. 469 · Ills from next week’s cover of Pearson’s Short Stories · [Misc.] · il 470 · A Muscular Servant Girl. A Maid Who Was Useful in Driving Away Pedlars and Tramps · Olling. P. W. · ss 471 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 472 · Link by Link [Part 6 of 11] · Anon. (by Louis Tracy, [?]) · sl; chpts 15 (cont)-17. 477 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 480 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 694, For the week ending April 19th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 481 · The Brains of the Force. I - The Spiral Staircase · R. Norman Silver · ss; illustrated by H. M. Lewis 486 · Mr. Bowser’s Tribulations. The Effect a Summer Drink Like His Mother Used to Make Had on Him · M. Quad · ss 487 · The Wooing of Miss Emily. How a Valentine Won a Lover · Walter Parsons · ss 489 · Name Hunting Competition · [Misc.] · pz 490 · Harley Boyd’s Triumph. Tracking a Thief to Win a Girl · George A. Baker · ss 492 · Circumstances Alter Cases. A Tale of Two Rivals · Alan MacGregor · ss 494 · Poor Poots! He Had Hard Work to Get a Laugh · W. O. P. · ss 495 · Opening the Season. What the Fresh Air Fund Has Done, and What It Is Going to Do. Ad for Pearson’s Fresh Air Fund · [Misc.] · ms 496 · Vedo’s Golden Collar [Part 2 of 2] · “Austral’s” · sl; illustrated by E. F. S. 502 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 503 · Saint Innice. The Tale of an Old Maid’s Sacrifice · William Arthur · ss 504 · Ills from next week’s cover of Pearson’s Short Stories · [Misc.] · il 505 · Link by Link [Part 7 of 11] · Anon. (by Louis Tracy, [?]) · sl; chpts 18-20. 509 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 512 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 695, For the week ending April 26th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 513 · The Brains of the Force. The Woman at the Little White House · R. Norman Silver · ss; illustrated by H. M. Lewis 518 · The Golden Key. How a Woman Fought for Her Lover · T. L. · ss 520 · A First Experience · O. P. W. · ss 521 · Mr. Bowser’s Tribulations. He Proves the Theory of Transmigration, and Meets with an Adventure · M. Quad · ss 522 · The Shadow Show. Things Are Not Always What They Appear to Be · Grete Hahn · ss 523 · Coals of Fire. How a Man Lost His Money and a Wife · Julian Stanford · ss 525 · Name Hunting Competition · [Misc.] · pz 526 · Mr. Bateson’s Patterns. How Some Letters Were Recovered by a Clever Trick · J. M. B. · ss 528 · Doctor Temple’s Sacrifice. What One Woman’s Love Did · Anon. · ss; illustrated by N. Dean 532 · [adverts, including one for Pearson’s sixpenny novels] · [Misc.] · ms 533 · The Lady of the Photograph. A Romance of the “Twopenny Tube” · Angela Morgan · ss 534 · Robert Lane’s Trial Trip. A New Way of Telling the old, Old Story · Helen E. Wright · ss 535 · Ills from next week’s cover of Pearson’s Short Stories · [Misc.] · il 536 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 537 · Link by Link [Part 8 of 11] · Anon. (by Louis Tracy, [?]) · sl; chpts 21-22. 541 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 544 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 696, For the week ending May 3rd, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 545 · The Brains of the Force. The Strange Stain on the Tweed Cap · R. Norman Silver · ss; illustrated by H. M. Lewis 549 · The Sale of a Widow. The Failure of Mr. Perkins’ Attempted Murder Case · Arthur Merrian · ss 552 · Jack Wynn’s Confession. A Story of Some Stolen Diamonds · J. M. B. · ss 554 · The Only Way. How “Absence Made the Heart Grow Fonder” · D. O. L. · ss 555 · John’s Burglar Hunt · P. O. W. · ss 556 · The Tragedy of Ivydene. Told in Three Acts · George Day · ss 558 · Mr. Bowser, Hypnotist. It Wasn’t His Fault That His Experiments Were Not a Success · M. Quad · ss; also, ills from next week’s cover of Pearson’s Short Stories. 559 · Name Hunting Competition · [Misc.] · pz 560 · The Major’s Wife. What a Girl’s Love of Adventure Did · A. A. Altroff; translated by F. F. Strecker & C. I. Block · ss Short Stories Jan 1900; translated from the German.; illustrated. 566 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 567 · Amelia’s Mother. How a Girl’s Chances of Marriage Were Nearly Spoilt by Her Mother · Grete Hahn · ss 569 · Link by Link [Part 9 of 11] · Anon. (by Louis Tracy, [?]) · sl; chpts 23-24. 573 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 575 · A Self-Sacrificing Wife · Anon. · ss; also, ad for new serial by Henry Farmer, “Thy Will be Done” commencing in “Short Stories” May 17th. His previous serials “Fettered Lives” and “As a Man Sows” were published in “Pearson’s Weekly.” 576 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 697, For the week ending May 10th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 577 · Our Powerful New Romance · [The Editor] · ms; [advert for new serial by Henry Farmer to commence the following week renamed “Out of Great Tribulation.”] 577 · The Brains of the Force. The Perfume in the Cut-Glass Bottle · R. Norman Silver · ss; illustrated by H. M. Lewis 582 · Mr. Bowser’s Tribulations. He Offers Up His Life in the Interests of Medical Science. · M. Quad · ss 583 · The Hampstead Mystery. A Story of a Woman’s Justice · Levin Carnac · ss 586 · A Bit of Blue Chiffon · Angela Morgan · ss 587 · The Maid of the Mountain. A Tourist’s Pretty Love Adventure · Isabel Smithson · ss 589 · Helen’s Lunatic · D. C. L. · ss 590 · A Good-Night Kiss, The Romance of a Hospital Ward · J. M. R. · ss 591 · Name Hunting Competition · [Misc.] · pz 592 · A Modern ’Portia.’ The Story of a Woman’s Wit · Ralph Enderby · ss; illustrated by H. Menzies 598 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 599 · Too Much Business · O. P. W. · ss; also ad for “The Lady’s Magazine.” 600 · In the Top Gallery. A Casual Meeting and Its Consequences · H. Parker · ss 601 · Bank’s Telephone · C. L. L. · ss 602 · Link by Link [Part 10 of 11] · Anon. (by Louis Tracy, [?]) · sl; chpts 25-26. 605 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 608 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 698, For the week ending May 17th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 609 · Out of Great Tribulation [Part 1 of ?] · Henry Farmer · sl; chpts 1- 6.; illustrated. 616 · A Cross Road Courtship. A Pretty Tale Illustrating That “All Is Not Gold That Glitters” · A. Clarke Little · ss 618 · From 3 P.M. to 3 A.M. The Story of a Burglary · Walter J. Mowbray · ss 621 · Bowser’s Memoranda. He Jots Down Many Little Things to Make History · M. Quad · ss 622 · He Stooped to Conquer · Owen Blayney · ss 624 · Who’s the Dupe? The Story of a Visit to Homburg · A. Steffens-Hardy · ss; illustrated by T. Peddie 628 · Name Hunting Competition · [Misc.] · pz 629 · A Marriage of the World. By which Two Hearts Were Broken · Gertrude Keene · ss 630 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 631 · Dorothea. A Charming Story of a Misdeed which Brought a Life Happiness · J. M. B. · ss 634 · Link by Link [Part 11 of 11] · Anon. (by Louis Tracy, [?]) · sl; chpts 27-28 (conclusion). 637 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 639 · [adverts for “The Royal Magazine” and “The Big Budget”] · [Misc.] · ms 640 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 699, For the week ending May 24th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 641 · Out of Great Tribulation [Part 2 of ?] · Henry Farmer · sl; chpts 6 (cont)-8. 647 · By Sheer Bluff · Percy Collins · ss 649 · Love Bound in Leather · Johanna Staats · ss 650 · A Ruined Life · K. D. · ss 651 · The Last Will of Abel Mitchell · W. R. Rose · ss 653 · A Siren of the Sea · S. Rhett Roman · ss 655 · Those Buttons! · Grete Hahn · ss 656 · After Many Days. Two Little Children Lead the Way · Erroll Stanhope · ss; illustrated. 659 · Her Letter · H. Mackenzie · ss 660 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 661 · Puzzle contest · [Misc.] · pz 663 · The Brains of the Force. The Riddle of the Gipsy Caravan · R. Norman Silver · ss; illustrated by H. M. Lewis 668 · See-Saw, Margery Daw · A. H. B. · ss 669 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 671 · [advert for Pearson’s Gossipy Guides] · [Misc.] · ms 672 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 700, For the week ending May 31st, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 673 · Out of Great Tribulation [Part 3 of ?] · Henry Farmer · sl; chpts 8 (cont)-11.; illustrated. 680 · Quite a Prosaic Affair · H. C. L. · ss 682 · The Dentist’s Love Story · John Parker · ss 683 · The Feat of Little Ellen · Enfield Joiner · ss; illustrated. 685 · The Romance of an Eccentric Will. A Lover by Legacy · Fred J. Cox · ss 688 · The Brains of the Force. The Affair on the Prince’s Yacht · R. Norman Silver · ss; illustrated by H. M. Lewis 692 · An Explanation · [The Editor] · ms; a promised series of “true” stories by Cynthia, the companion to a Society lady guilty of various crimes, is delayed until June 14th while the lady’s trial proceeds. 693 · The Proposal · A. B. O. · ss 696 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 697 · Beware the Landlord · John Smythe · ss 698 · A Piece of Wedding Cake · J. L. C. · ss 700 · Ted, the Matchmaker · Ralph Enderby · ss 704 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 701, for the week ending June 7th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 705 · The Honeysuckle & the Bee · A. L. Brazier · ss 707 · The Sound of a Voice · Gwendolyn Nation · ss 709 · Bowser: Genealogist · M. Quad · ss 710 · A Terrible Anarchist. And the Story of a Lost Hat · George Day · ss; illustrated. 714 · From Best Man to Bridegroom · J. Pounds · ss 715 · Then and Now. The Tale of a Love That Was Lost · V. M. Johnson · ss 717 · Poor Sir Caliban. Which Tells of a Bitter Revenge · Ralph Enderby · ss 720 · Out of Great Tribulation [Part 4 of ?] · Henry Farmer · sl; chpts 11 (cont)-13.; illustrated. 726 · Marmalade and Love · Reed Thomas · ss; also plug for a scene from “The Confessions of Cynthia” on next week’s cover of “Short Stories.” 727 · The Great Nag-A-Por Diamond · Frank Wall · ss 730 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 731 · Your Editor Chats · [The Editor] · ed; another plug for next week’s issue with “The Confessions of Cynthia.” “These are a series of revelations made by a Lady’s Companion, and will give you a better insight into the secret crimes which are often practiced in high life than any fictitious novel could do.” 732 · A Point of Law · Anon. · ss 733 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 735 · [advert for Pearson’s Gossipy Guides] · [Misc.] · ms 736 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 702, For the week ending June 14th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 737 · The Confessions of Cynthia. Revelations in High Life by a Lady’s Companion. I.—With the Smart Set in a Country House · Anon. · ss; “The writer of this series of true stories acted for many years in the capacity of a lady’s companion to a Society adventuress who lived by robbing her unsuspecting guests. Names have...been altered, but the facts are true.”; illustrated. 741 · Two Little Keepsakes · L. Stadd · ss 743 · By Right of Deed. A Love Story of To-day · Ralph Enderby · ss; illustrated. 747 · My Friend Hardy · Erroll Stanhope · ss; illustrated. 751 · For Her Mother’s Sake · M. L. Adams · ss 752 · Out of Great Tribulation [Part 5 of ?] · Henry Farmer · sl; chpts 13 (cont)-16.; illustrated. 758 · Your Editor Chats · [The Editor] · ed 759 · Deceiving an Uncle · George Day · ss 762 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 763 · A Marvellous Invention · L. Parkyn · ss 764 · Jones, A. B. · Jeffery Farnol · ss 765 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 768 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 703, For the week ending June 21st, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 769 · The Confessions of Cynthia. Revelations in High Life by a Lady’s Companion. II.—My Cousin Robs the Millionaire · Anon. · ss; illustrated. 773 · An Attempt to Blackmail · John Smythe · ss 776 · A Vagary of Love · F. Livingston · ss; illustrated by Robert Farwig 779 · A Woman’s Revenge · E. M. Gilmer · ss 780 · A Highland Fascination · George Day · ss 782 · On Board a Liner · H. Fielden · ss 783 · Wobble’s Burglar · L. B. · ss 784 · Out of Great Tribulation [Part 6 of ?] · Henry Farmer · sl; chpts 16 (cont)-18.; illustrated. 790 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 791 · An Old Maid’s Ring · R. Pascoe · ss 793 · Your Editor Chats · [The Editor] · ed 794 · Mr. Methuselah · Richard Barker Shelton · ss 796 · Two on a Tandem · A. Clarke Little · ss 797 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 799 · An Alliance in Love · J. B. · ss 800 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Short Stories [No 704, For the week ending June 28th, 1902] (1d, 32pp, 7" x 9½") 801 · Love or Duty? A Story of Coronation Day · L. G. Moberly · ss; illustrated. 804 · A Changed Decision · M. Chalmers · ss 806 · The Confessions of Cynthia. Revelations in High Life by a Lady’s Companion. [3] He Suspects; Make Haste · Anon. · ss; illustrated by T. Peddie 810 · The Storming of the Fortress · G. S. Richmond · ss 813 · Wholesale Economy. Or, How Love’s Labour Was Lost · T. L. Pearse · ss 814 · A Case of True Love · W. R. Rose · ss 816 · An Unconscious Confederate · George Day · ss; illustrated by E. L. 819 · Your Editor Chats · [The Editor] · ed 820 · Storyettes · [The Readers] · vi 821 · Behind the Green Shutters · Ralph Enderby · ss 824 · Out of Great Tribulation [Part 7 of ?] · Henry Farmer · sl; chpts 18 (cont)-20. 829 · [adverts] · [Misc.] · ms 832 · In Confidence · Madge Morris · cl

Smith’s Weekly Title changed from Short Stories.

Smith’s Weekly [v1 #1, June 25, 1904] (C. Arthur Pearson, 1d, 32pp, small tabloid 8¾" x 11½") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 2 · Happenings to an Heiress, I: Stranger Than Fiction · Muriel Hamworthy · ss 11 · Returned Unbroken · Anon. · ss 17 · The Clatter of the Clogs [Part 1 of ?] · Arthur Applin · sl

Smith’s Weekly [v4 #83, January 20, 1906] (C. Arthur Pearson, 1d, 24pp, small tabloid 8¾" x 11½") Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 53 · Grahamson’s Girl · Ruby M. Ayres · ss 55 · Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son, No. 6 · Anon. · ss 58 · Famous Love Stories, No. VII: Dante and Beatrice · Warren Hughes · ar 61 · Your Editor Chats · Editor · cl 65 · In the Grip of Crime [Part ? of ?] · Henry Farmer · sl

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The Magazine of Speculative Poetry [v1 #1, Winter 1984] (cover by Mark Rich) Details supplied by Mark Rich. 2 · Morphological Mugging · Bruce Boston · pm 3 · Turning · R. Bartkowech · pm 4 · Invasion · S. R. Compton · pm 6 · Now · Duane Ackerson · pm 7 · The Moon · Duane Ackerson · pm 8 · Oysters I Have Met · Janet Fox · pm 9 · Excavations: An Archaeological Fantasy · Andrew Joron & Robert Frazier · pm 10 · Hegemony · Andrew Joron · pm 12 · Imagine a Bullet · Michael Finley · pm 13 · Cartoon · Michael Finley · pm 14 · Prologue to the Voyae · Melissa Cannon · pm 15 · Blackfall, and Sequential Patterns · Ron Nance · pm 16 · easier beehive site · Melinda Levokove · pm 17 · Review: Burning with a Vision, by Robert Frazier · Mark Rich · br 20 · From the Ghosts Unlimited Directory · Duane Ackerson · pm