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Short Stories (UK) [January 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the September 25th, 1939 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · King Copper · Frank Gruber · na Short Stories Sep 25 1939
34 · Evil Companions [Black John Smith; Halfaday Creek] · James B. Hendryx · ss Short Stories Sep 25 1939
53 · Singapore Smoke Screen · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Short Stories Sep 25 1939
62 · The Crooked Trail to Justice · Raymond A. Berry · nv Short Stories Sep 25 1939
85 · Wyatt’s Horoscope Business [Wyatt] · Captain Frederick Moore · ss Short Stories Sep 25 1939

Short Stories (UK) [February 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Six-Gun Lullaby · John A. Saxon · ss All Western Magazine Aug 1939
12 · Dead Reckoning · Richard Howells Watkins · ss Adventure Aug 1938
24 · The Ghost of Wing Mine · C. V. Tench · ss
33 · Si Urag of the Tail · Oscar Cook · ss Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine Jan 1923
44 · The Night the Taniwha Came · Wm. Lawson · ss
50 · Death Comes on Thursdays · P. K. Sen-Gupta · ss
56 · The Old Lady in Black · Malcolm Tarver · ss
75 · You’re for It · Eric Allen · ss
82 · The Pilgrim Rides Alone · Rolland Lynch · ss All Western Magazine Aug 1939

Short Stories (UK) [March 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the December 25th, 1939 (US) issue, and a single story from the September 25th, 1939 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Dark Passage · William Chamberlain · na Short Stories Dec 25 1939
49 · Nester · Bruce Douglas · ss Short Stories Dec 25 1939
59 · Test Flight Observers Don’t Die · A. A. Caffrey · ss Short Stories Dec 25 1939
68 · Dead Sure Hunch · S. Omar Barker · ss Short Stories Dec 25 1939
74 · White Madness · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Short Stories Dec 25 1939
89 · Hell and High Water · Edward Parrish Ware · ss Adventure Jul 1939

Short Stories (UK) [April 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp)
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Short Stories (UK) [May 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Under Suspicion · C. V. Tench · ss
10 · The Purring Cat · Sinclair Gluck · nv Argosy Jan 20 1940
39 · The Funniest Thing · Robert Blackmon · ss The Shadow Sep 1 1939
47 · The Saddle-Bum and the Gunman · Frank Carl Young · ss All Western Magazine Aug 1939
57 · The Haunted Mountain · Walter Ripperger · nv Double Detective Dec 1937; given as by Walteer Ripperger.
78 · The Missing Hour · E. H. Thackeray · ss
85 · Medico · Lieut. W. J. Stamper, U.S.N. · ss Wide World Adventures Sep 1929

Short Stories (UK) [June 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the January 10th, 1940 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Peace for a Fighting Man · George Armin Shaftel · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1940
20 · Test Pilot Number One [The Beginning of the Air Mail] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1940
30 · The Small Man · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1940
40 · The Dutchman’s Holiday [Kappie De Vries] · R. V. Gery · nv Short Stories Jan 10 1940
66 · Raw Land · Harry Sinclair Drago · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1940
77 · Three Fares from the Arctic · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1940
87 · Seven Millionaires of San Mateo · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [July 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 97pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the January 25th, 1940 (US) issue, plus two stories from the January 10th, 1940 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · One Bottle with Ears · Gordon MacCreagh · nv Short Stories Jan 25 1940
43 · Fire in Their Stacks · Cliff Farrell · ss Short Stories Jan 25 1940
54 · Melvin Gets the Business · William Edward Hayes · ss Short Stories Jan 25 1940
66 · Wreck on the Bar · Ray Millholland · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1940
77 · Man Failure · Andrew A. Caffrey · nv Short Stories Jan 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [August 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the January 25th, 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story from the February 10th, 1940 (US) issue. “The Dutchman Goes Stag” by R.V. Gery is listed on the cover but does not appear in this issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · A Siwash Uses His Judgement [Black John Smith; Halfaday Creek] · James B. Hendryx · ss Short Stories Jan 25 1940
23 · Without Merritt · Berton E. Cook · ss Short Stories Jan 25 1940
35 · Joker Wild · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Short Stories Jan 25 1940
49 · Crimson Avalanche · Raymond A. Berry · nv Short Stories Jan 25 1940
74 · Truck-Load of Trouble · Cliff Farrell · ss Short Stories Feb 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [September 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 81pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 10th, 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story from the February 25th, 1940 (US) issue, and a single story from elsewhere. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Night of Drums · Walter C. Brown · nv Short Stories Feb 10 1940
21 · The Bear That Smoked a Pipe · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories Feb 10 1940
33 · The Shadow Is White [The Beginning of the Air Mail] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss Short Stories Feb 25 1940
44 · The Dutchman Goes Stag [Kappie De Vries] · R. V. Gery · nv Short Stories Feb 10 1940
64 · Copper Takes a Trip · Anita Allen · nv Street & Smith’s Romantic Range Sep 1939

Short Stories (UK) [October 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 25th, 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story each from the February 10th, 1940 (US) and March 10th, 1940 (US) issues. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Killer · Frank Gruber · nv Short Stories Feb 25 1940
23 · The New Man at Christian’s · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Short Stories Feb 10 1940
34 · Lonely Post · C. F. Kearns · ss Short Stories Feb 25 1940
47 · Flaw Test · Ray Millholland · ss Short Stories Feb 25 1940
57 · The Emperor’s Emeralds · R. V. Gery · ss Short Stories Feb 25 1940
69 · Enough Rope · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Short Stories Feb 25 1940
75 · Abilene, Wild and Woolly [The West Was Won by the Pioneer] · William MacLeod Raine · ts Short Stories Mar 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [November 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Eggeling.

2 · Puncher Pete’s Recovery · Floyd T. Wood · pm (r)
3 · A Toot on the Tooter · William Edward Hayes · nv Short Stories Feb 25 1940
24 · Passage to Bangkok · Alexander M. Phillips · ss Short Stories Feb 25 1940
34 · The Flying Stingaree · Homer King Gordon · ss Short Stories Feb 25 1940
41 · If with All Your Heart · Robert H. Leitfred · ss Short Stories Mar 10 1940
51 · A Case of Conscience · R. V. Gery · nv Short Stories Mar 10 1940
65 · And One Got Away · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories Mar 10 1940
73 · In the Jute Shed · Patrick O’Keeffe · ss Short Stories Mar 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [December 1940] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 25th, 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story from the March 10th, 1940 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Corporal Downey: “Suicide”—Black John: “Maybe” [Corporal Downey of the Mounted; Black John Smith; Halfaday Creek] · James B. Hendryx · ss Short Stories Mar 25 1940
15 · Enemy Red · A. A. Caffrey · ss Short Stories Mar 25 1940
27 · Burlap Bandits · O. A. Robertson · na Short Stories Mar 10 1940
60 · The Repeater · Georges Surdez · nv Short Stories Mar 25 1940

Short Stories (UK) [January 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 25th, 1940 (US) issue, plus three stories from the April 10th, 1940 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Them Damned Twins Is Insulted [Paint & Pinto] · Caddo Cameron · nv Short Stories Mar 25 1940
29 · The Blockade Runners · Charles Gilson · nv Short Stories Mar 25 1940
49 · Feng Kai and the Battle-Dragon · Walter C. Brown · ss Short Stories Apr 10 1940
61 · Grudge Patrol · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories Apr 10 1940
73 · Maxie · Murray Leinster · ss Short Stories Apr 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [February 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Blue Squadron · J. Cabrera de Moya · nv Short Stories Apr 10 1940
34 · Dragoons for Santa Fe · George Armin Shaftel · ss Short Stories Apr 10 1940
43 · Hopalong Sits In [Hopalong Cassidy] · Clarence E. Mulford · nv Short Stories Jan 10 1930
56 · Not So Dusty · Frank Tracy · ss Short Stories Apr 10 1940
63 · Full Payment · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss Short Stories Mar 25 1940
71 · The Painted Circle · Norman A. Daniels · ss Clues Detective Stories Sep 1939

Short Stories (UK) [March 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Eggeling.

3 · The Weather-Glass · Wm. de Lisle · pm Short Stories Apr 25 1940
4 · Murder Map [Hashknife Hartley; Cultus Collins] · W. C. Tuttle · nv Short Stories Apr 25 1940
37 · Sand and High Water · Cliff Farrell · ss Short Stories Apr 25 1940
47 · The Wine of Ting Ling · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Short Stories Apr 25 1940
60 · Cheap at the Price · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories Apr 25 1940
69 · Dust to Dust—Almost · Russell Thomas · ar Short Stories Apr 25 1940

Short Stories (UK) [April 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the April 25th, 1940 (US) issue, plus two stories from the May 10th, 1940 (US) issue and a feature from the June 10th, 1940 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Sunken Saddles [Red Harris] · Gene Van · ss Short Stories Apr 25 1940
20 · Too Much Advice · Berton E. Cook · ss Short Stories Apr 25 1940
30 · The Dutchman Pulls a Fast One [Kappie De Vries] · R. V. Gery · nv Short Stories Apr 25 1940
47 · Oil for Troubled Waters · Alfred Batson · ss Short Stories May 10 1940
57 · Diesel Wings · Ray Millholland · ss Short Stories May 10 1940
65 · Windward of Bolinao · Kenneth Perkins · ss Short Stories Apr 25 1940, as “Westward of Bolinao”
74 · Good-Bye, Boys [The West Was Won by the Pioneer] · William MacLeod Raine · ts Short Stories Jun 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [May 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 73pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the May 10th, 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story from the June 10th, 1940 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Four Secret Words · Albert Richard Wetjen · nv Short Stories May 10 1940
25 · Beef Hearts for Huskies · Reece H. Hague · ss Short Stories May 10 1940
36 · The Wind Passeth Over · Bruce Douglas · ss Short Stories May 10 1940
43 · Gaff Game · Allan Vaughan Elston · nv Short Stories May 10 1940
60 · Vengeance in Samarra · E. Hoffmann Price · ss Short Stories Jun 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [June 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 80pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Eggeling.

2 · Beyond the Jungle · John Murray Reynolds · na Short Stories Jun 10 1940
31 · Ward of the North · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Short Stories Jun 10 1940
39 · Witness the Wind · Robert H. Leitfred · ss Short Stories Jun 10 1940
49 · Mistakes Don’t Pay · Gordon Keyne · nv Short Stories Apr 10 1940
65 · Serpents Can’t Fly · Garnett Radcliffe · ss Short Stories May 10 1940
69 · Adventurers All: One Liberation of Finland · Nils V. Wickstrom · ts Short Stories Apr 10 1940
70 · Adventurers All: A Singular Guardian · W. T. Stead · ts Short Stories May 10 1940
73 · Medico Message · Patrick O’Keeffe · ss Short Stories May 10 1940

Short Stories (UK) [July 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 72pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the July 10th, 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story from elsewhere. Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Two Strings to the Bow · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories Jul 10 1940
16 · Countermand · Luke Short · ss Short Stories Jul 10 1940
27 · Lao Sheng’s Silk Hat · Walter C. Brown · ss Short Stories Jul 10 1940
39 · Panel of Treason [Harden Bayle] · B. E. Cook · ss Short Stories Jul 10 1940
51 · Desert Detail · E. Hoffmann Price · ss Short Stories Jul 10 1940
64 · Girl of the Blizzard · Fay Mulhollen · nv Street & Smith’s Romantic Range Sep 1939

Short Stories (UK) [August 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 72pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Eggeling.

1 · Spanish Stallion · George Armin Shaftel · na Short Stories Jul 10 1940
30 · The Cross of Palms · Allan Vaughan Elston · nv Short Stories Aug 10 1940
42 · Five Pieces of Silver · Robert H. Leitfred · ss Short Stories Aug 10 1940
53 · Staker’s Gold · C. F. Kearns · nv Short Stories Jul 25 1940
68 · Injun Scrape · George Armin Shaftel · ss Short Stories Jul 25 1940

Short Stories (UK) [September 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 72pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Eggeling.

3 · Brave Men Are Lucky [Captain Bill Jones] · Gordon Young · na Short Stories Jul 25 1940
39 · Diesel Backfires · Ray Millholland · ss Short Stories Aug 10 1940
51 · Twice in the Same Place · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories Aug 10 1940
60 · Red Smells Smoke [Red Harris] · Gene Van · ss Short Stories Jul 25 1940

Short Stories (UK) [October 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 72pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Man Country · Arthur O. Friel · nv Short Stories Jun 10 1940
20 · Fuel for a Raider · Alfred Batson · ss Short Stories Jun 10 1940
30 · A Bomber Goes East · Homer King Gordon · ss Short Stories Jun 25 1940
38 · To-night We Die · William G. Bogart · nv Short Stories Jun 25 1940
56 · The Prairie Stretched Away · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss Short Stories Jul 25 1940
62 · Little Red Devils · Gordon MacCreagh · ss Short Stories Jun 25 1940

Short Stories (UK) [November 1941] (The World’s Work (1913) Ltd., 1/-, 72pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 25th, 1940 (US) issue, plus a single item from the June 10th, 1940 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Ride No More · Frank Gruber · na Short Stories Jun 25 1940
30 · The Justice of Twain Creek · C. F. Kearns · ss Short Stories Jun 25 1940
44 · Keeping Up with Herbert · Crawford Sullivan · ss Short Stories Jun 25 1940
52 · Crazy Shane’s Secret · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Short Stories Jun 25 1940
64 · The Dog That Wanted a Job · Kenneth Perkins · ss Short Stories Jun 25 1940
69 · The Story Tellers’ Circle · Anon. · cl Short Stories Jun 25 1940
71 · Adventurers All: A Filed Ring · Dale O’Hara · ts Short Stories Jun 10 1940

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