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The Strand Magazine [v98, #590, February 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 313-416pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 314 · Beggar on Horseback · Dornford Yates · ss; illustrated by J. Grandfield 326 · The Labours of Hercules No. 4 The Erymanthian Boar [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 338 · Britain and Propaganda · Beverley Baxter, M.P. · ar 346 · Cloudburst · Roland Pertwee · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 356 · Visibility—Nil · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 367 · East Face · Will F. Jenkins · ss; illustrated by T. T. Cuneo 376 · Artists in Wartime · P. V. Bradshaw · ar 381 · The Blue Paint [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · ss; illustrated by M. B. Critchlow 392 · The Young Man on Highgate Hill · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by J. Grandfield 396 · The Crooked Cross · William C. White · ss Collier’s Nov 11 1939; illustrated by H. A. Seabright 404 · Mr. Glencannon Plays a System · Guy Gilpatric · ss; illustrated by Hailstone 413 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (10) · You and Your Home · “Milady” · cl (14) · Man in the Strand · “Temple Bar” · cl

The Strand Magazine [v98, #591, March 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 417-520pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 418 · The Passport · Rafael Sabatini · ss; illustrated by Arthur S. Boothroyd 428 · Seal Tregarthen’s Cousin · Margery Sharp · ss Harper’s Magazine Nov 1939; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 436 · The Point of the Knife [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · ss; illustrated by M. B. Critchlow 448 · Cartoon by Camera · H. J. Greenwall · ar 459 · The Labours of Hercules No. 5 The Augean Stables [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 468 · The Unknown Admirer · William C. White · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 478 · Comrades in Arms · George Slocombe · ar 488 · Some Crimes Are Serious · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by H. A. Seabright 498 · Formation Flying · Captain H. S. Broad · ar 504 · Revolt at Sunset · Arthur Tuckerman · ss The American Magazine Dec 1939; illustrated by T. T. Cuneo 514 · Easy Marks · Harrison Brent · ss Liberty Dec 30 1939; illustrated by Colin Orme 517 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (14) · You and Your Home · “Milady” · cl (18) · Man in the Strand · “Temple Bar” · cl

The Strand Magazine [v98, #592, April 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 521-624pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 522 · The Secret Fear · A. E. W. Mason · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 533 · Little Stranger · Margery Sharp · ss; illustrated by Dudley S. Cowes 542 · The Work of the Red Cross · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 550 · The Primrose Petals [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · ss; illustrated by M. B. Critchlow 561 · The Discovery of Inaudible Sound · John Langdon-Davies · ar 564 · Rendezvous · W. Townend · ss Collier’s Feb 17 1940; illustrated by Rowland Hilder, R.I. 574 · The Labours of Hercules No. 6 Birds of Ill-Omen [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss This Week Sep 17 1939, as “The Vulture Women”; book publication as “The Stymphalean Birds”.; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 584 · Training a Naval Diver · Fenn Sherie · ar 592 · Sentence Before Trial · Barry Perowne · ss; illustrated by T. T. Cuneo 604 · Across the Frontier · Augustus Muir · ss; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 612 · Gabriel’s Trumpet · Jacland Marmur · ss; illustrated by Arthur S. Boothroyd 621 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (14) · You and Your Home · “Milady” · cl (18) · Man in the Strand · “Temple Bar” · cl

The Strand Magazine [v99, #593, May 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 1-104pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 2 · Birthday Honours · Roland Pertwee · ss; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 13 · One Way Round · Margery Sharp · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 22 · Sir John Reith, Minister of Information · Beverley Baxter, M.P. · bg 28 · Dark Intruder · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Edward Osmond 38 · A Matter of Form [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · nv; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 49 · Surprise Marriage · Sidney Herschel Small · ss Collier’s Jan 20 1940; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 57 · Grey Caballero · William E. Barrett · vi; illustrated by George W. Leech, R.I. 60 · Royal Servants in the Making · Claude F. Luke · ar 67 · The Labours of Hercules No. 7 The Cretan Bull [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv This Week Sep 24 1939, as “Midnight Madness”; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 77 · Emergency Case · Frank King · ss; illustrated by J. Greenup, R.I. 86 · Good Salesman · Edward L. McKenna · vi Collier’s Aug 5 1939; illustrated by Bernard Venables 88 · Birds at Home · Sir William Beach Thomas · ar 93 · Across the Frontier No. 2 Wings in the Night · Augustus Muir · ss; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 101 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (14) · You and Your Home · “Milady” · cl (18) · Man in the Strand · “Temple Bar” · cl

The Strand Magazine [v99, #594, June 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 105-192pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 106 · Half Way Upstairs · Hugh Walpole · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 114 · To Hold the Baby · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by H. A. Seabright 123 · Nice People · Margery Sharp · ss; illustrated by Arthur S. Boothroyd 126 · War Reporting—To-day and Yesterday · Harry J. Greenwall · ar 134 · The News in English · Graham Greene · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 140 · The Labours of Hercules No. 8 The Horses of Diomedes [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 150 · The Romance of Salvage · Claude F. Luke · ar 156 · Maid in China · Sidney Herschel Small · ss The Saturday Evening Post Mar 2 1940; illustrated by T. T. Cuneo 166 · Britain’s Air Defence Strongholds · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 172 · The Rum Blossom [Colin Glencannon] · Guy Gilpatric · ss The Saturday Evening Post Mar 16 1940; illustrated by Hailstone 181 · Across the Frontier No. 3 The Dark Fraülein · Augustus Muir · ss; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 189 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (12) · Motors and Motoring · The Hon. Maynard Greville · cl (14) · You and Your Home · “Milady” · cl

The Strand Magazine [v99, #595, July 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 193-280pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 194 · Dudley Is Back to Normal [Bobbie Wickham] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 204 · The Humble Heart · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 213 · The Locked Room [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss; illustrated by M. B. Critchlow 222 · The Rt. Hon. A. Duff Cooper, P.C., D.S.O. · Beverley Baxter, M.P. · bg 228 · A Menace to Navigation · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss Maclean’s Mar 1 1940; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 238 · Training the R.A.F. Cameraman · Fenn Sherie · ar 245 · The Labours of Hercules No. 9 The Girdle of Hippolyte [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss This Week Sep 10 1939, as “The Disappearance of Winnie King”; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 253 · The Man from Yesterday · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 261 · Raising Our Sunken Ships · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 266 · Hollywood Never Knew · Viña Delmar · ss Cosmopolitan Mar 1940; illustrated by Albert Bailey 277 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (10) · You and Your Home · “Milady” · cl

The Strand Magazine [v99, #596, August 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 281-352pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 282 · The Ginger King [Insp. Gabriel Hanaud] · A. E. W. Mason · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 293 · Corn in Egypt · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 302 · Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary of State for Air · Beverley Baxter, M.P. · bg 308 · The Labours of Hercules No. 10 The Flock of Geryon [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss This Week May 26 1940, as “Weird Monster”; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 316 · The Modern Tower of Babel · Claude F. Luke · ar 320 · First Winner · Paul Schubert · ss Collier’s Jan 6 1940; illustrated by George W. Leech, R.I. 324 · Animals in War · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 330 · Tony the Duke · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Hailstone 337 · Love Potion · Horatio Winslow · vi; illustrated by Colin Orme 339 · A Case of Barratry · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by D. L. Wynne 349 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (10) · You and Your Home · D. D. Cottington Taylor · cl

The Strand Magazine [v99, #597, September 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 353-424pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 354 · Tee for Two [The Oldest Member] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jan 20 1940; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 363 · Star Turn · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 370 · Out of the World · W. B. Courtney · ar Collier’s Jun 1 1940 374 · The Labours of Hercules No. 11 The Apples of the Hesperides [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss This Week May 12 1940, as “The Poison Cup”; book publication as “The Apples of Hesperides”.; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 381 · Born Soldier · John Kent · ss Cosmopolitan Jun 1940; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 385 · The Radiant Refugee [Dr. Colin Starr] · Rufus King · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 392 · London’s River Emergency Service · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 396 · Smooth Worker · George Surdez · ss; illustrated by George W. Leech, R.I. 400 · Among the Cannibals [from African Hazard] · P. W. Rainier · ex John Murray 1940 402 · The Red Sign · Sidney Herschel Small · ss; illustrated by T. T. Cuneo 410 · Guilt · Allan Vaughan Elston · vi The American Magazine Jul 1940; illustrated by George W. Leech, R.I. 412 · This Time It’s Different! · Marian Spitzer · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 8 1940; illustrated by Clive Uptton 421 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (10) · You and Your Home · D. D. Cottington Taylor · cl

The Strand Magazine [v99, #598, October 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 425-496pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 426 · Above Suspicion · Dornford Yates · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 436 · A Guest in the House [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss; illustrated by M. B. Critchlow 444 · The Right Hon. Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour · Francis Williams · bg 450 · Once a Champion · Edward L. McKenna · ss Collier’s May 11 1940; illustrated by Edward Osmond 455 · The Problem Child · Jane England · ss; illustrated by H. Gaffron 463 · The Message · Leslie Gordon Barnard · vi; illustrated by G. W. Leech, R.I. 466 · R.A.F. Pilots “Fly” Indoors · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 470 · One Little Slip · William C. White · ss; illustrated by H. A. Seabright 480 · Friends in Every Port · Fenn Sherie · ar 485 · The Three Baleful Brothers [Dr. Colin Starr] · Rufus King · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 493 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (14) · You and Your Home · D. D. Cottington Taylor · cl

The Strand Magazine [v100, #599, November 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 1-72pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 2 · Backgrounds · Gilbert Frankau · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 11 · The Fantastic Armada · Dorothy Black · ss Ladies’ Home Journal Oct 1940; illustrated by Bertram Prance 19 · The Right Hon. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply · Francis Williams · bg 25 · Occupation: Beachcomber · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 32 · Piano in Panama · Steve Fisher · ss; illustrated by T. T. Cuneo 40 · The Lifeboat Service in War · Fenn Sherie · ar 45 · Dance Girl · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 52 · The Way Out · Brandon Fleming · ss; illustrated by Treyer Evans 60 · Exploring the Moon [from Life on Other Worlds] · H. Spencer Jones, F.R.S. · ex The English Universities Press 1940 62 · The Snakeskin Bag · Frank King · ss; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 69 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (14) · You and Your Home · D. D. Cottington Taylor · cl

The Strand Magazine [v100, #600, December 1940] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/-, 73-160pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. “Our Fiftieth Birthday Number”. 74 · The Gordian Knot · Rafael Sabatini · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 82 · Bramley Is So Bracing [Bingo Little; Freddie Widgeon] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Saturday Evening Post Oct 28 1939; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 88 · Fifty Years of the “Strand Magazine” · Anon. · ar 98 · King Cupp’s Competition · Anthony Armstrong · ss; illustrated by A. K. Macdonald 106 · The King’s Daughters in Wartime · Ann Ring · ar [Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret] 114 · So Far and Yet So Near · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Bert Thomas 121 · Humorous Drawings in Color · Lawson Wood, W. Heath Robinson, Gilbert Wilkinson, Bert Thomas, Nicolas Bentley, Lees & Hynes · ct 129 · Glory’s End · Matt Taylor · ss Liberty Jul 27 1940; illustrated by Clive Uptton 134 · The Clue of the Red Wig · John Dickson Carr · nv; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 146 · No Actresses! · Robert Carson · ss Maclean’s Jul 15 1940; illustrated by Frank Oldham 157 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (26) · You and Your Home · D. D. Cottington Taylor · cl

The Strand Magazine [v100, #601, January 1941] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/3d, 161-232pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 162 · “A-Hunting We Will Go” · I. A. R. Wylie · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jul 27 1940; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 170 · A Ship Came Home · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss; illustrated by Edward Osmond 178 · The Rt. Hon. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty [A.V. Alexander] · Francis Williams · bg 185 · Down and Up · Denis Mackail · ss; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 192 · Monkshood · Sidney Herschel Small · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 21 1940; illustrated by T. T. Cuneo 200 · The Art of Illingworth · Fenn Sherie · ar [L. G. Illingworth]; illustrated by Illingworth 206 · The Rose Noble · Richard Keverne · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 214 · Our Bombers at Work · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 220 · Two of Everything · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Steven Spurrier 227 · The Bomb · Pat Frank · vi Collier’s Jul 8 1939; illustrated by Albert Bailey 229 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (10) · You and Your Home · D. D. Cottington Taylor · cl

The Strand Magazine [v100, #602, February 1941] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/3d, 233-304pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 234 · The Gentlewoman’s Amanuensis · Rafael Sabatini · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 242 · Friend in Need · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 249 · Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal · Douglas Reed · bg 254 · William Wilson’s Racket [Colonel March] · Carter Dickson · ss; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 261 · Out of Order · Richard Powell · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 268 · Back to Service: A Bren Gun Carrier Returns to Work · Claude F. Luke · ar 273 · Delayed Action · Frank King · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey 280 · Art for Heart’s Sake [Colin Glencannon] · Guy Gilpatric · ss; illustrated by Hailstone 288 · Heroes of the Coastal Command · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 294 · Not Wanted · Steve Fisher · ss; illustrated by Oakdale 302 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (10) · You and Your Home · D. D. Cottington Taylor · cl

The Strand Magazine [v100, #603, March 1941] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1/3d, 305-376pp+, standard) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 306 · The Regular Customer [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss Collier’s Nov 9 1940, as “Four and Twenty Blackbirds”; illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff 313 · Action on Monday · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Edward Osmond 319 · The Right Hon. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare · Francis Williams · bg 325 · Taboo in Samoa · John Russell · ss Collier’s Oct 26 1940; illustrated by Alfred Sindall 332 · Squadron Badges of the R.A.F. · Fenn Sherie · ar 337 · The Wicker Chair · Herman Petersen · ss; illustrated by T. T. Cuneo 346 · The Curse on Mr. Camberwell · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Steven Spurrier 353 · Preview To-night · Corey Ford · ss Collier’s Oct 19 1940; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 358 · Service for the Services · Claude F. Luke · ar 364 · Wings for Miss Sprott · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss; illustrated by R. M. Chandler 373 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz (14) · You and Your Home · Anon. · cl