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The Strand Magazine [v115, #691, July 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · [untitled drawing] · Anthony Gilbert · fp 14 · Saturday Afternoon at the Dogs · Inez Holden · ss; illustrated by John Minton 24 · This Is My Land · Lt.-Col. T. A. Lowe · ar; illustrated by David Knight 28 · The English Poets · John Betjeman · ss; illustrated by John Gay 38 · The Rustic · Kathleen Warren · ss; illustrated by Richard Ziegler 49 · York · J. P. Sayer · mp 53 · Can Moles Swim? · T. P. O’Brien · vi 54 · Spotting Car Numbers · Philip Brownrigg · ar 56 · The Askari’s Story · D. R. Cargill · ss; illustrated by Antony Wysard 63 · Insults · Anon. · cl 64 · What the Patient Doesn’t See · Macdonald Hastings · ar 72 · Journey Home · P. J. Alexander · ss; illustrated by Robin Jacques 78 · The Private Collector: Signet Rings · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; illustrated by David Savage 82 · An Amateur Criminologist · Alan Brock · ar; given as “The Amateur Criminologist” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Roland S. Haupt 86 · Useless Information · Air-Commodore E. L. Howard-Williams · cl 88 · Some Things Worth Knowing · A. G. Street · cl 95 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 100 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v115, #692, August 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · Caricature of the Month: The Uncommon Man: Lord Burghley · R. C. Robertson-Glasgow · fp [David George Cecil]; illustrated by Antony Wysard 14 · The First Olympic Athletes · Macdonald Hastings · ar; illustrated by Victor Reinganum 24 · Tragedy for Punch · H. P. Watts · ss; illustrated by John Hanna 29 · Keeping Cool · Roy Campbell · pm; illustrated by Esthy Haufler 36 · The Runners · Charles Barford · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 48 · Useless Information · Nicolas Bentley · cl 49 · The Zoo · J. P. Sayer · mp 53 · Insults · Anon. · cl 54 · Punter’s Paradise · J. B. Booth · ar; illustrated by Phil May 59 · On the Island of Celio Po · Rupert Robinson · ss; illustrated by Anthony Gilbert 64 · The Private Collector: At the Seaside · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; illustrated by W. Savage 72 · Emil’s Pet Lamb · Peter Jackson · ss; illustrated by Jacques Demachy 84 · Hate in a Railway Carriage · Valentine Richmond · ss; illustrated by V. H. Drummond 88 · Some Things Worth Knowing · John Langdon-Davies · cl 95 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 100 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed _100 · Letter of correction · Heinrich Geilen-Brügge · lt

The Strand Magazine [v115, #693, September 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · Caricature of the Month: Stewart MacPherson · Wynford Vaughan Thomas · fp [Stewart MacPherson]; illustrated by Antony Wysard 14 · Thoughts on Growing Older · [Various] · ar 20 · The Photograph · Hilary St. George Saunders · ss; illustrated by Pearl Falconer 28 · Makers of Music · Neville Cardus · ar; illustrated by Roland Haupt 36 · Monarch of Glenchonnie · Hilton Brown · ss; illustrated by Wyndham Robinson 44 · Looking at Trees · Macdonald Hastings · ar; illustrated by John Gay 49 · Winchester · J. P. Sayer · mp 53 · Insults · Anon. · cl 54 · Cat’s Cradles · Henry Akerman · ar 58 · A Letter to the General · Victor MacClure · ss; illustrated by Willem Van Beek 73 · Emma · Kathleen Warren · ss; illustrated by Robin Jacques 80 · The Private Collector: Old Pistols · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar 84 · Useless Information · Nicolas Bentley · cl 85 · The Schoolboy · Ludovic Kennedy · ss; illustrated by Anthony Gilbert 88 · Some Things Worth Knowing · A. G. Street · cl 95 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 100 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v116, #694, October 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · Caricature of the Month: Uncommon Men: Michael Foot and Quinton Hogg · Antony Wysard · fp 14 · Backbencher · J. P. W. Mallalieu, M.P. · ts; illustrated by Wyndham Robinson 22 · Chang’s Great Moment · A. H. Rasmussen · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 28 · Let’s Have More Buttonholes, Gentlemen · Philip Brownrigg · ar 29 · The Golden Days of Autumn · Macdonald Hastings · pi 36 · A Happy Peace · Kathleen Warren · ss; illustrated by F. P. Hoffer 49 · Norwich · J. P. Sayer · mp 53 · £150 in Prizes for New Artists · Anon. · cn 54 · Squinty Abbott’s · Anthony Armstrong · ss; illustrated by Walter Fawkes 63 · Useless Information · Anon. · cl; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 64 · The Strange Case of the Barricaded Brothers [Homer Collyer; Langley Collyer] · William Reid McAlpine · bg 73 · Insults · Anon. · cl 74 · The Spire · Denis Webbe · ss; illustrated by Pearl Falconer 81 · Cradle Song · John Davies · ss; illustrated by Betty Swanwick 84 · The Private Collector: Fans · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; illustrated by Wilfred Savage 88 · Some Things Worth Knowing · John Langdon-Davies · cl 95 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 100 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v116, #695, November 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Robin Jacques) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · Caricature of the Month: A. G. Street · Macdonald Hastings · fp; illustrated by Antony Wysard 14 · Are You a Solomon? · A Barrister-at-Law · cl; illustrated by Wyndham Robinson 21 · The Old Boy Friend · Jon Cleary · ss; illustrated by Pearl Falconer 26 · Man Proposes · Patricia Ledward · ms 28 · The Old Handcraftsmen · Sir Stephen Tallents · pi 36 · The Five-Dollar Bill · George Edinger & Geoffrey Cotterell · ss; illustrated by Robin Jacques 42 · An Honest Day’s Work · David Cargill · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 46 · Please Do Not Touch · James Roose-Evans · ss; given as by James Rhoose-Evans.; illustrated by Heather Standring 48 · Insults · Anon. · cl 49 · Whitehall · J. P. Sayer · mp 53 · How to Avoid Rejection Slips · Anthony Armstrong · ar 56 · The Ears of Conrad Welles · James Langham · ss; illustrated by Paul Wyeth 64 · Fox-Hunting Is Dying on Its Feet · A. G. Street · ar 72 · The Episcopal Seal · J. Maclaren-Ross · ss; illustrated by Walter Fawkes 80 · The Private Collector: Mr. Chippendale · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ss; illustrated by Ralph Beedham 85 · Useless Information · Stanley Rubinstein · cl; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 86 · Competition for New Artists · Anon. · cn 87 · Some Things Worth Knowing · John Langdon-Davies · cl 92 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 100 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v116, #696, December 1948] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 100pp+, digest, cover by Francis Marshall) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 13 · Caricature of the Month: Cyril and Bernard Mills · A. Hippisley Cox · fp; illustrated by Antony Wysard 14 · I Do Believe in Ghosts · Patrick Murray · ar; illustrated by Ronald Searle 20 · “Mr. Robinson Lifted the Lid of the Dustbin and Peered Out...” · gp; three authors were asked to write a short story with the same first line. _20 · The Unknown Traitor · Eric Ambler · vi _22 · The Laugh on Him · Peter Cheyney · vi _23 · Vermin · Gerald Kersh · vi 25 · Noel: A Striking Series of Christmas Pictures · Anon. · pi 32 · The Man I Didn’t Like · Lionel Hale · ss; illustrated by Steven Spurrier 40 · Christmas-Tree Decorations · Lesley Blanch · ar; illustrated by W. Payne 44 · Angela’s Luck · Adam Mann · ss 46 · Inspector Dallow’s Christmas · Hubert Phillips · ss; detective puzzle story with the solution published separately (on p91). 48 · Insults · Anon. · cl 49 · The Return of Long John Silver [Part 1 of 3] · John Connell · na [Robert Louis Stevenson]; a sequel to Stevenson’s Treasure Island; also includes “A True and Exact Map of Treasure Island”.; illustrated by Anthony Gilbert 68 · Dear Miss Shearer, · Macdonald Hastings · pi [Moira Shearer]; given as “A Love Letter to Moira Shearer” in the Table of Contents. 76 · The Passing of Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock Holmes] · E. V. Knox · fa; an obituary notice for Holmes, in the style of The Times, by the editor of “Punch”.; illustrated by Wyndham Robinson 83 · Useless Information · Anon. · cl; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 84 · The Private Collector: How to Decorate Your Christmas Table · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; illustrated by Wilfred Savage 88 · Some Things Worth Knowing · Anon. · cl 95 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 100 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v116, #697, January 1949] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 112pp+, digest, cover by Francis Marshall) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · Caricature of the Month: Lieut.-General G. W. E. J. Erskine · Antony Wysard · fp 18 · This May Be an Election Year · H. Rooney Pelletier · ss; illustrated by Walter Fawkes 24 · Murder in the Arctic · Elizabeth Marc · ss; illustrated by Pearl Falconer 32 · Twenty Questions on Television · Maurice Gorham · ar; illustrated by John Gay 40 · Conan Doyle, Detective · John Dickson Carr · ex (r) [Arthur Conan Doyle; George Edalji]; from The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 52 · The English at Table · Bernard Denvir · pi 62 · Useless Information · Anthony Armstrong · cl; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 63 · Older Woman’s Advice · Patrick Howarth · ss; illustrated by Eric Stemp 67 · Insults · Anon. · cl 68 · The Private Collector: Porcelain · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar 72 · Meet the Dramatic Critics · Hubert Griffith · ar; illustrated by Hans Wild 80 · 30 Books of the Year · Richard Usborne · br 84 · The Return of Long John Silver [Part 2 of 3] · John Connell · na [Robert Louis Stevenson]; illustrated by Anthony Gilbert 98 · 1949: Fair and Warmer · Kenneth Ullyett · ar 99 · The Red Lake · Lord Killanin · ss; illustrated by Susan Einzig 101 · The Farm in January · A. G. Street · cl 103 · Some Things Worth Knowing · Anon. · cl 109 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 112 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v116, #698, February 1949] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 112pp+, digest, cover by Francis Marshall) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · Caricature of the Month: The Uncommon Man: Sir Alexander Korda · Antony Wysard · fp 18 · The Snow Line · Nicholas Blake · ss; detective puzzle story with the solution published separately (on p99).; illustrated by Illingworth 30 · The Best-Selling Authors · Malcolm Muggeridge · ar; illustrated by John Gay 40 · The Experiences of Russell Pasha No. 1 The Snake Charmers of Egypt · Russell Pasha · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 50 · The Letter · William Piers · ss; illustrated by Robert Hunt 52 · At the Play · Philip Hope-Wallace · pi 62 · The Private Collector: Chandeliers · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ss; illustrated by Wilfred Savage 66 · Second Innings · Alec Waugh · ss; illustrated by Ann Buckmaster 70 · The Oldest Inhabited House in Scotland · Claude F. Luke · ss; illustrated by John Gay 82 · The Return of Long John Silver [Part 3 of 3] · John Connell · na [Robert Louis Stevenson]; illustrated by Anthony Gilbert 95 · Insults · Anon. · cl 96 · Are You a Solomon? · George Edinger · cl; illustrated by Wyndham Robinson 98 · Useless Information · Stanley Rubinstein · cl; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 101 · The Farm in February · A. G. Street · cl 103 · Some Things Worth Knowing · Anon. · cl 109 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 112 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v116, #699, March 1949] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 112pp+, digest, cover by Francis Marshall) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · Caricature of the Month: The Uncommon Woman: Margaret Leighton · Alan Dent · fp; illustrated by Antony Wysard 18 · The Letters of Private Wheeler [Part 1 of 3] · Private William Wheeler · ar; letters home written by a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars; introduction and linking material unsigned.; illustrated by Robin Jacques 32 · Mr. Rank’s Young Ladies · Martin Glass · ar; illustrated by John Gay 40 · Miss Ryder’s Husband · David Footman · ss; illustrated by Jacques Demachy 47 · Insults · Anon. · cl 48 · The Ides of March · Kathleen Warren · ss; illustrated by Heather Standring 52 · In the Nursery · Margaret Lane · pi 62 · The Queen of Pig Island · Gerald Kersh · ss; illustrated by Laurence Scharfe 69 · A Fairy Tale · Holloway Horn · ss; illustrated by Eric Stemp 71 · A Bird’s-Eye View of Spring · Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald · pi 80 · The Experiences of Russell Pasha No. 2 The Drug Traffickers of Egypt · Russell Pasha · ar; illustrated by Ronald Searle 92 · The Private Collector: Antique Mirrors · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; illustrated by Wilfred Savage 99 · Useless Information · Bernard Fergusson · cl 100 · The Farm in March · A. G. Street · cl 101 · Some Things Worth Knowing · Anon. · cl _101 · Sherlock Holmes in America · Paul Gore-Booth · lr; reviewing four issues of The Baker Street Journal. 107 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 112 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v117, #700, April 1949] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 120pp+, digest, cover by Francis Marshall) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · Uncommon People: Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh · Antony Wysard · fp [Laurence Olivier; Vivien Leigh] 18 · Stories They Tell About Churchill · [Various] · ar [Winston Churchill]; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 24 · The Skull · Hilton Brown · ss; illustrated by Wyndham Robinson 32 · The World’s Most Highly Paid Photographer · Anon. · pi; illustrated by Erwin Blumenfeld 40 · To Hell with Nell · Barbara Willard · ss; illustrated by the winners of the “illustrate this story” contest. 52 · Night Life in London · James Laver · ar 62 · The Cigarette Case · Eugène Miller Campbell · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 67 · Insults · Anon. · cl 68 · Love Letter to Hedy Lemarr · Alec Waugh · ms [Hedy Lemarr] 71 · Useless Information · Anon. · cl; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 72 · Rolls Royce: “The Best Car in the World” · Macdonald Hastings · ar; given as “R.R.: ’The Best Car in the World’” in the Table of Contents. 80 · The Letters of Private Wheeler [Part 2 of 3] · Private William Wheeler · ar; letters home written by a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars; introduction and linking material unsigned.; illustrated by Robin Jacques 92 · Top Secret · John Davies · ss; illustrated by Francis Marshall 97 · The Farm in April · A. G. Street · cl; illustrated by Bruce Roberts 98 · The Private Collector: Crucifixes · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; illustrated by Wilfred Savage 103 · Some Things Worth Knowing · Frank Stuart, John Langdon-Davies & J. D. U. Ward · cl 109 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 112 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed

The Strand Magazine [v117, #701, May 1949] (George Newnes Ltd., 1/3d, 120pp+, digest, cover by Francis Marshall) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 17 · Caricature of the Month: Augustus John · Antony Wysard · fp [Augustus John] 18 · The King’s Illness · John Langdon-Davies · ar [George VI] 26 · Love Letter to Myrna Loy · Collie Knox · ms [Myrna Loy] 29 · The Stories They Tell About Churchill · Eric Ambler · ss; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley 32 · Seven Wonders of America · Andre de Dienes · pi 40 · The Loves of Comrade Natasha · Boris Zubavin; translated by Ginette Howarth · ss; translated from the Russian (Little Flame). 48 · The Playing-Fields of Eden · Inez Holden · ss; illustrated by Anthony Gilbert 56 · The English in Love · Raymond Mortimer · pi 66 · Cactus Cottage · Barry Perowne · ss; illustrated by Louise Ambler 76 · The Signal Box · Christopher Hill · ss; illustrated by Ronald Searle 80 · The Paintings and Prejudices of Sir Alfred Munnings · Nevile A. D. Wallis · ar; illustrated by Alfred Munnings 88 · The Letters of Private Wheeler [Part 3 of 3] · Private William Wheeler · ar; illustrated by Robin Jacques 101 · Useless Information · Anon. · cl 102 · The Private Collector: Tables · Major D. L. Blumenfeld · ar; illustrated by Wilfred Savage 108 · Insults · Anon. · cl 111 · The Farm in May · A. G. Street · cl; illustrated by Bruce Roberts 117 · Perplexities · Anon. · pz 120 · What the Editor Thinks · [The Editor] · ed