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The Strand Magazine [v73, #433, January 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 106pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 2 · The Adventure of the Retired Colourman [Sherlock Holmes] · A. Conan Doyle · ss Liberty Dec 18 1926; illustrated by Frank Wiles 13 · Cupid at the Cross-Roads · Denis Mackail · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 23 · “Hamlet” on the Screen · Cosmo Hamilton · sa; illustrated by E. P. Kinsella 30 · Jackdaws · Agnes G. Herbertson · ss; illustrated by F. W. Purvis 40 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 41 · The Voice That Said “Good-Night” · Roland Pertwee · ss; illustrated by Conrad Leigh 52 · My Letters from Gilbert and Sullivan [Muriel Barnby; William S. Gilbert; Arthur S. Sullivan] · Claude F. Luke · iv 58 · The Epidemic · Arnold Bennett · ss; illustrated by Charles Crombie 66 · Pear Tree Cottage · Albert Kinross · ss; illustrated by Elizabeth Earnshaw 73 · Humours of the Theater · [Various] · ct 77 · At the Sign of the Jade Fish · Edgar Jepson · ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 17 1926; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 86 · The Cleverest Murder—in Fact or Fiction: Part 2 · sy _86 · The Clue of the Running Water · F. Britten Austin · ar _90 · Foiled by a Hat · R. Austin Freeman · ar _91 · The Murder of William Bernays · Sir John Hall · ar _93 · The Curse of Sir Edward Godfrey · G. K. Chesterton · ar 95 · The Monocle · A. M. Burrage · ss; illustrated by Lindsay Cable 100 · The Cinquevalli of the Billiard Table [Richard De Kuyper] · Fenn Sherie · iv 105 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz

The Strand Magazine [v73, #434, February 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 107-210pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 108 · The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger [Sherlock Holmes] · A. Conan Doyle · ss Liberty Jan 22 1927; illustrated by Frank Wiles 117 · The Ring with the Green Stone · J. J. Bell · ss; illustrated by P. B. Hickling 128 · The Popularity of P. G. Wodehouse · Augustus Muir · ar [P. G. Wodehouse] 137 · The Pigeon · Frances Gaither · ss; given as by Francis Gaither.; illustrated by S. Abbey 146 · The Peculiar Imagination of Peter Jackson, Cigar Merchant · Gilbert Frankau · ss; illustrated by S. Briault 157 · The Humours of Walking · George Cummings · ar 164 · Blind Fear · Elisabeth Kyle · ss The Sovereign Magazine Oct 1924; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 170 · The Mystery of Charles Dickens’ Well · A. W. Barnes · ar [Charles Dickens]; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 174 · Dilemma · “Sapper” · ss; illustrated by S. Briault 183 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 184 · The Two-Seater · Denis Mackail · ss; illustrated by R. C. Peter 193 · The Lounge Lizard · Ralph Durand · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 205 · A Master Lesson on the “Liebenstraum” of Liszt · Mark Hambourg · ar _205 · Love Dreams No. 3 · Freiligrath · pm 210 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz

The Strand Magazine [v73, #435, March 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 211-314pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 211 · A Sherlock Holmes Competition · Anon. · cn; see page 281 below. 212 · A Hopeless Case · “Sapper” · ss; illustrated by W. R. S. Stott 221 · The Secret Place · Paul Annixter · ss Short Stories Dec 25 1926; illustrated by S. Tresilian 233 · A Very Romantic Affair · Arnold Bennett · ss Chicago Sunday Tribune Feb 13 1927; illustrated by John Campbell 244 · “How My Plots Come to Me” [Part 1 of 2] · Arnold Bennett, H. A. Vachell, W. J. Locke, E. Phillips Oppenheim, J. J. Bell, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, Anthony Hope & J. S. Fletcher · sy 252 · Mrs. Axminster’s Butler · Denis Mackail · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 262 · Gossip and Gossipers · Sidney Dark · ar 270 · The Romance of a Bulb-Squeezer [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illustrated by Charles Crombie 281 · A Sherlock Holmes Competition · Anon. · cn; illustrated with illustrations from the first 36 Holmes stories on pp. 281-84, and stories 37-44 on page 211. _281 · Mr. Sherlock Holmes to His Readers · A. Conan Doyle · ar 285 · The Emerald Celt · Edgar Jepson · ss; illustrated by Charles Crombie 297 · In the Post: A Peek Behind the Scenes at the Wonders of the G.P.O. · Fenn Sherie · ar 305 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz 306 · A Thread of Scarlet · J. J. Bell · ss; illustrated by E. G. Oakdale 314 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz

The Strand Magazine [v73, #436, April 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 315-420pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 316 · The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place [Sherlock Holmes] · A. Conan Doyle · ss Liberty Mar 5 1927; illustrated by Frank Wiles 328 · The Merry-Go-Round · Edgar Jepson & Frank Birkinshaw · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth 338 · Puzzles in Paint; two critiques (an “indictment” and a “defense”) of contemporary art. _338 · For the Prosecution · Arthur Lawrence · ar _342 · For the Defense · P. G. Kennedy · ar 346 · “Captain London Calling” · Bertram Atkey · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 359 · Cross-Words · Horace Annesley Vachell · ss; illustrated by Fred Purvis 368 · Cases from My Case-Book · H. Ashton-Wolfe _368 · The Author Introduces Himself · H. Ashton-Wolfe · bg _369 · Cases from My Case-Book No. I.—Latouche the Apache · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by Ernest Prater 382 · “Hobnailed Mirth” · Roland Pertwee · ss; illustrated by Treyer Evans 391 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 392 · “How My Plots Come to Me” [Part 2 of 2] · F. Britten Austin, Gilbert Frankau, E. Temple Thurston, J. D. Beresford, Compton Mackenzie, Sapper, W. W. Jacobs, Sheila Kaye-Smith, Ian Hay, Stacy Aumonier, Denis Mackail, W. B. Maxwell, Edgar Jepson & Max Pemberton · sy 401 · The Suttee on the Seine · Herbert Vivian · ss; adapted from the Italian.; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 409 · A Slippery Customer · A. A. Irvine · ss; illustrated by C. E. Brock, R.I. 416 · A Short Suit · Lynn Doyle · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth 420 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz

The Strand Magazine [v73, #437, May 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 421-526pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 422 · Cases from My Crime-Book No. II.—The Suicide Room · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 433 · Half an Hour at Duval’s · Denis Mackail · ss; illustrated by A. T. Smith 443 · These Sentiments · Guy Rawlence · ss; illustrated by Balliol Salmon 451 · The World’s Happiest Museum: Thoughts on a Room of Miracles with Sir A. Conan Doyle · Leonard Crocombe · ar [Arthur Conan Doyle] 459 · Thanksgiving · A. M. Burrage · ss; illustrated by S. Briault 466 · The Story of William [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Liberty Apr 9 1927, as “It Was Only a Fire”; illustrated by Charles Crombie 476 · A Bowl of Contention [Lord Louis Lewis] · Roland Pertwee · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 487 · Nerve · Anon. · ar 494 · The Ninety-Ninth Thread [The Hon. George Angus & Peter Bragg] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss Collier’s Apr 30 1927; illustrated by S. Abbey 505 · A Case of ’Flu · G. R. Malloch · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 511 · Humours of Gardening · [Various] · ct 514 · The Highest Bidder · Garstin Begbie · ss; illustrated by Balliol Salmon 520 · Author, Poet, and Artist at Thirteen · Greta Hunt · gp; collection of works by Greta Hunt, age 13. _520 · Introduction · Mrs. Winston Churchill · si _520 · The Seller of Dreams · Greta Hunt · pm _521 · The Sandman · Greta Hunt · ss _523 · The Emperor of Chocoland · Greta Hunt · ss 525 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz

The Strand Magazine [v73, #438, June 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 527-630pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 529 · Mediterranean Love · Gilbert Frankau · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 540 · Sentiment to the Rescue · Roland Pertwee · ss The Country Gentleman Apr 1927; illustrated by C. E. Brock, R.I. 552 · Cases from My Crime-Book No. III.—The Scented Death · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 565 · When the Cock Crew · Kathlyn Rhodes · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 574 · Stories of the Film Stars · Douglas Furber · ar 581 · Those in Peril on the Tee [The Oldest Member] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Liberty May 21 1927; illustrated by Charles Crombie 592 · “Henry” of Greton Street · Selwyn Jepson · ss; illustrated by S. H. Vedder 600 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 601 · Kenmar’s Golden Day [The Hon. George Angus & Peter Bragg] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss; illustrated by S. Abbey 611 · The Sherlock Holmes Prize Competition—Result · Anon. · cn _611 · How I Made My List · A. Conan Doyle · ms 613 · Dog in Wolf’s Clothing · K. N. Burt · ss; illustrated by S. Briault 622 · A Day in the Life of a Pulp Merchant · G. R. Malloch · ss; illustrated by E. F. Sherie 630 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz

The Strand Magazine [v74, #439, July 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 1-106pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 3 · Came the Dawn [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Liberty Jun 11 1927; illustrated by Charles Crombie 12 · Working Backwards [The Hon. George Angus & Peter Bragg] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss; illustrated by S. Abbey 26 · The Seven Jade Carp · Edgar Jepson & Frank Birkinshaw · ss; illustrated by H. M. Brock, R.I. 36 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 37 · How We Hold Things I.—Pens and Brushes · Claude F. Luke · ar 43 · Buster, Butterfingers, and Ginger · Horace Annesley Vachell · ss; illustrated by W. Bryce Hamilton 52 · A Quiet Day · William Freeman · ss; illustrated by D. L. Ghilchik 59 · Cases from My Crime-Book No. IV.—Orsini the Croupier · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 68 · Bottled Spirit · Anthony Armstrong · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth 76 · Icebergs · Mary Clare Davron · ss The Red Book Magazine Feb 1927; illustrated by A. W. Brown 87 · W.G. Grace—A Memory · A. Conan Doyle · bg 91 · Pieces of Silver · Richard Connell · ss The Century Magazine Sep 1924; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 102 · Zoological Humour · [Various] · il 106 · Perplexities · H. E. Dudeney · pz

The Strand Magazine [v74, #440, August 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 107-214pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 109 · Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey! [Blandings Castle] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Liberty Jul 9 1927; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 120 · A Dream Escape · Helen Redington & Frances Bragg Middleton · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 134 · Houdini the Enigma [Part 1 of 2] [Harry Houdini] · A. Conan Doyle · bg; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 144 · The Cornet-Player · Arnold Bennett · ss; illustrated by C. E. Brock, R.I. 151 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 152 · The Girl Who Was Proud · J. J. Bell · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 162 · Some Great Golf Matches · Bernard Darwin · ar 171 · At Sea · F. Britten Austin · ss; illustrated by John Campbell 185 · Bertie Trails the Herring · Anthony Parsons · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 192 · Cases from My Crime-Book No. V.—Captain Von Cöpenick, Convict and Humourist · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 200 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz 201 · The Main Chance · A. M. Burrage · ss; illustrated by Norman Sutcliffe 207 · Interlude in a Quiet Life · W. Townend · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth

The Strand Magazine [v74, #441, September 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 215-318pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 217 · The Bishop’s Move [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Liberty Aug 20 1927; illustrated by Charles Crombie 226 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 227 · The Gargoyle · Frank Swinnerton · ss The Century Magazine Aug 1927; illustrated by E. G. Oakdale 238 · Cases from My Crime-Book No. VI.—Herr Grünenthal of the Reichsbank and His Tragic Love · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 248 · The Epic of Toby Baskett · John Ressich · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth 256 · ’Tween Decks · Louis Kaye · ss; illustrated by Bryce Hamilton 265 · Houdini the Enigma [Part 2 of 2] [Harry Houdini] · A. Conan Doyle · bg 271 · My Double [Alfred Impey (aka Alfred Corwen)] · Horace Annesley Vachell · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 282 · How We Hold Things II.—Tea-Cups and Cigarettes · Claude F. Luke · ar 288 · Police Protection · Lynn Doyle · ss; illustrated by Tom Cottrell 297 · William Brown: The Story of a Grand Passion · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 304 · Fifty Years of Teaching Swimming · Prof. H. R. Pearce · ar 310 · The Lamp · G. R. Malloch · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 318 · Perplexities · H. E. Dudeney · pz

The Strand Magazine [v74, #442, October 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 319-424pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 321 · The Maracot Deep: The Lost World Under the Sea [Part 1 of 5; Professor Maracot] · A. Conan Doyle · na; illustrated by Tom Peddie 332 · The Heiress · Frank Swinnerton · ss; illustrated by P. B. Hickling 343 · The Fullness of Time · Roland Pertwee · ss; illustrated by H. Coller 353 · Putting in the Pep · Cosmo Hamilton · ss; illustrated by E. P. Kinsella 367 · History Repeats · A. M. Burrage · ss; illustrated by F. Purvice 374 · Portrait of a Disciplinarian [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Liberty Sep 24 1927; illustrated by Charles Crombie 384 · Studies of a Pom · Sir William Orpen, R.A. · ar 388 · Mrs. Pengarvis [Alfred Impey (aka Alfred Corwen)] · Horace Annesley Vachell · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 398 · Cases from My Crime-Book No. VII.—The Bogus Death-Ray · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 408 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 409 · The Outsider · H. H. Bashford · ss; illustrated by W. Bryce Hamilton 417 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz 418 · “Haunted!” · William Freeman · ss; illustrated by A. T. Smith

The Strand Magazine [v74, #443, November 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 425-528pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 427 · The Maracot Deep: The Lost World Under the Sea [Part 2 of 5; Professor Maracot] · A. Conan Doyle · na; illustrated by Tom Peddie 437 · Something Different · Cosmo Hamilton · ss; illustrated by Fred. W. Purvis 447 · The Art of Disguise · Claude F. Luke · ar 454 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 455 · Two of Those Women · Stacy Aumonier · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 461 · The First Wasp of Summer · Edgar Jepson & Hugh Clevely · ss; illustrated by H. M. Brock, R.I. 471 · Cases from My Crime-Book No. VIII.—Kiki: A Tale of Hanoi Shan, the Spider · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 484 · Safe · G. R. Malloch · ss; illustrated by S. Briault 492 · The Stars in Their Courses · John Hastings Turner · ss; illustrated by John Campbell 500 · How I Painted the King and Queen: An Interview with Mr. Richard Jack, R.A. · Arthur Lawrence · iv 506 · Playing the Game [Alfred Impey (aka Alfred Corwen)] · Horace Annesley Vachell · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 515 · Helping Society Climbers—and Others: Some Confessions of a Press-Agent · Anon. · ar; illustrated by E. P. Kinsella 521 · Perplexities · Henry E. Dudeney · pz 522 · The Man Who Had Lived · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss; illustrated by W. R. S. Stott

The Strand Magazine [v74, #444, December 1927] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 529-672pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 529 · Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit [Jeeves and Wooster; Bobbie Wickham] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illustrated by Charles Crombie 542 · Acrostics · Anon. · pz 543 · The Diamond Parure [Alfred Impey (aka Alfred Corwen)] · Horace Annesley Vachell · ss; illustrated by Stanley Lloyd 553 · Fish Are Such Liars! · Roland Pertwee · ss The Saturday Evening Post Oct 15 1927; illustrated by J. H. Thorpe 563 · Sybil Thorndike—By Her Brother I. Childhood · Russell Thorndike · bg 573 · Running Away from Money · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss 583 · The Chantrey Bequest · Arthur Lawrence · ar 593 · The Maracot Deep: The Lost World Under the Sea [Part 3 of 5; Professor Maracot] · A. Conan Doyle · na; illustrated by Tom Peddie 601 · Every Picture Tells a Story: The Art of the Newspaper Caricaturist · Sidney Dark · ar; illustrated by Sidney Dark 609 · The Humanising of the Bishop · Edgar Jepson · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 624 · Cabin Number Five · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss The Popular Stories Oct 22 1927; illustrated by Bryce Hamilton 636 · The Prince’s Birthday Present · Anthony Armstrong · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth 642 · The Great Characters of Fiction—"Which Should I Most Like to Have Created?" · [Various] · ar 649 · Sold Foreign · W. Townend · ss Adventure Jul 1 1927; illustrated by W. R. S. Stott 660 · Cases from My Crime-Book No. IX.—The Man with the Six Toes · H. Ashton-Wolfe · ts; illustrated by F. E. Hiley 670 · A Batch of Easy Puzzles · Henry E. Dudeney · pz