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The Argosy (UK) [v13 #84, May 1933] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 140pp, pulp) 1 · Sirocco · Robert Hichens · nv; illustrated by Arthur Wragg 28 · The Human Brotherhood · [Various] · ms (r) 31 · The Story of a Laugh · Denis Mackail · ss Pearson’s Magazine Mar 1928 39 · The Match · James Oliver Curwood · ss Collier’s Jan 18 1913 45 · The Bell of Ste. Marie · Clarence Winchester · ss The Daily Mail Oct 22 1929 49 · Mr. Bundercombe’s Wink [Joseph H. Bundercombe] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss The Story-teller Jun 1914 58 · The Odyssey of Bim Rochester · Hugh Walpole · ss (r) 65 · The Ninth Life · I. A. R. Wylie · ss The American Magazine Nov 1927 78 · In the Fog [Part 1 of 3] · Richard Harding Davis · na R.H. Russell 1901 83 · I Build WIth Words · Norah Nisbet · pm (r) 93 · Johnson and the Viatique · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Jan 1926 100 · When the Sap Rose · A. T. Quiller-Couch · ss (r) 103 · The Miracle of the Mango [Part 3 of 3] · Leo Perutz; translated by Hedwig Singer · sl (r) 118 · The Greater Courage · Warwick Deeping · nv The New Magazine (UK) Mar 1924; #12 in the “Great Stories of Human Courage” series.

The Argosy (UK) [v13 #85, June 1933] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 140pp, pulp) 1 · A Bargain in the Kremlin · Philip Gibbs · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 23 1923 14 · Miss Pomfret and Miss Primrose · Louis Golding · ss The English Review Feb 1922 17 · Be Warned by Mr. Walpole · Montague Glass · ss Cosmopolitan Oct 1926 27 · The Round Moon’s Up · Joseph Braddock · pm (r) 28 · The Protégé · W. B. Maxwell · ss Pearson’s Magazine Oct 1923 37 · The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Weekly Dec 19 1903 49 · Sleep · Anon. · pm (r) 52 · The Trap · Elinor Mordaunt · ss The Story-teller Mar 1918 63 · “Freckles” and “Frenchy” · Eden Phillpotts · ss (r) 69 · The Nurse · Ben Ames Williams · ss Harper’s Magazine Apr 1926; #13 in the “Great Stories of Human Courage” series. 77 · Saying Farewell · [Various] · ms (r) 80 · The Renaissance at Charleroi · O. Henry · ss Roads of Destiny, Doubleday 1909 87 · Learning Magic · Anon.; translated by Dr. Herbert A. Giles · vi (r) 88 · A Lieutenant and His Soldier-Servant · Edmondo de Amicis; translated by Reginald Merton · ss 93 · Barraclough: Chief Mate · Frank H. Shaw · ss The Story-teller Feb 1909 101 · The World of Books · [Various] · ms (r) 103 · The Housewife · James Branch Cabell · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine Aug 1906 110 · The Valley · Norah Nisbet · pm (r) 111 · In the Fog [Part 2 of 3] · Richard Harding Davis · na R.H. Russell 1901 119 · Rain · W. Somerset Maugham · nv The Smart Set Apr 1921, as “Miss Thompson”

The Argosy (UK) [v14 #86, July 1933] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 140pp, pulp) 1 · Bravo, Toro! · I. A. R. Wylie · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 12 1927; illustrated by Arthur Wragg 8 · Water-Meadows · John Drinkwater · pm (r) 16 · Beside the Sea · [Various] · ms (r) 19 · Billy’s Tenderfoot · Stewart Edward White · ss McClure’s Apr 1902 25 · Irish · Donn Byrne · ss Changeling and Other Stories, Century 1923; #14 in the “Great Stories of Human Courage” series. 34 · A Late Spring · Margaret Campbell Scott · pm (r) 35 · Cuckoo Valley Railway · A. T. Quiller-Couch · ss (r) 38 · Hassan · James Elroy Flecker · pl (r) 76 · Here We Are! · Dorothy Parker · ss Cosmopolitan Mar 1931 81 · Worth While · Ralph Stock · ss Uncharted Waters, Heinemann 1924 85 · The Withered Arm · Thomas Hardy · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Jan 1888 100 · Over the Hills and Far Away · Mary Webb · ss (r) 103 · In the Fog [Part 3 of 3] · Richard Harding Davis · na R.H. Russell 1901 111 · The Bad Zouave · Alphonse Daudet; translated by Margaret I. Baumann · ss (r); translated from the French. 114 · Lord John [Lord John Hasle] · C. N. & A. M. Williamson · nv McClure’s Dec 1915, as “Lord John in New York”

The Argosy (UK) [v14 #87, August 1933] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 140pp, pulp) 1 · The Island · Karel & J. Capek; translated by H. E. Kennedy · ss (r); illustrated by Arthur Wragg 6 · Oh, Liberty! · W. Pett Ridge · ss (r) 11 · The Family Tree · Irvin S. Cobb · ss The Saturday Evening Post Mar 24 1917 19 · The Love Poem · Tristan Klingsor; translated by Joseph Braddock · pm (r) 27 · Mrs. Axminster’s Butler · Denis Mackail · ss The Strand Magazine Mar 1927 35 · The Blackbird · Pierre Mille; translated by Reginald Merton · ss 39 · This Is One Way Round · E. M. Delafield · ss (r) 45 · Splendid with Swords · Wythe Williams · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 19 1925 61 · Miss Jeudwine and Miss Jacks · Warwick Deeping · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction Jan 1923 67 · “I’m a Fool” · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Dial Feb 1922 73 · “The Best Is Yet to Be” · [Various] · ms (r) 76 · The Quaint Companions · Leonard Merrick · na (r); #1 in the “Great Human Problem Stories” series. 85 · Not for My Tears · Humbert Wolfe · pm (r)

The Argosy (UK) [v14 #88, September 1933] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 140pp, pulp) 1 · “Zed Eight” · A. Prestigiacomo · nv; illustrated by Arthur Wragg 34 · In Bohemia · [Various] · ms (r) 38 · The Broken Boot · John Galsworthy · ss Metropolitan Magazine Dec 1922 40 · Pantomime · Lockhart Hudson · pm (r) 41 · Philo Gubb [Philo Gubb] · Ellis Parker Butler · ss The Red Book Magazine May 1913 50 · The Prisoner of Assiout · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Magazine Aug 1891 55 · The Piece of Bread · François Coppée; translated by Reginald Merton · ss; translated from the French. 58 · Six Months to Live · Warwick Deeping · nv The Story-teller Nov 1926; #2 in the “Great Human Problem Stories” series. 65 · Attachments · Geoffrey Johnson · pm (r) 79 · The Child Spy · Alphonse Daudet; translated by Richard Vernon · ss; translated from the French. 83 · The Cuckoo’s Gone · Laurence Housman · pm (r) 85 · The Queer Scare · James Hopper · ss Collier’s Mar 6 1926 90 · Babe’s Last Fling · Hans Fallada; translated by G. E. Halliday · ss (r) 91 · The Author’s Own Story · Hans Fallada · is 98 · The Sadness of Columbine · W. M. Letts · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Oct 1906 103 · Two of a Trade · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Idler Dec 1896 109 · Tempest · [Various] · ms (r) 111 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World Aug 14 1904 115 · The Powder-Mine · H. Greenhough Smith · ss The Strand Magazine Dec 1893 119 · The Invisible Collection · Stefan Zweig; translated by Ralph N. Thompson · ss (r) 127 · Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle Adam; translated by Reginald Merton · ss; translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888). 130 · White Man’s Bounty · Elizabeth Marc · ss The Story-teller Sep 1923

The Argosy (UK) [v14 #89, October 1933] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 140pp, pulp) 1 · In Portofino · Alan Sullivan · ss The English Review 1927; illustrated by Arthur Wragg 7 · The Truth About George Doxley · Stephen McKenna · ss Pandora’s Box and other stories, Ward 1932 16 · Man and His Money · [Various] · ms (r) 19 · Fear · James Warner Bellah · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 6 1926 35 · I’m in a Hurry · William H. Upson · ss Collier’s May 2 1925 43 · The Little Donkeys with the Crimson Saddles · Hugh Walpole · ss Woman’s Journal Apr 1928 50 · “This Will Never Do—” · [Various] · ms (r) 53 · The Silence of Jacques Fargeon · Paul Bourget; translated by Phyllis Mégroz · ss (r); #3 in the “Great Human Problem Stories” series. 60 · Tom Causey’s Masterpiece · Horace Hutchinson · ss The Cornhill Magazine May 1908 65 · Jean Gourdon’s Four Days · Émile Zola · nv (r) 87 · Sing a Song of Sixpence [Edward Leithen] · John Buchan · ss London Pall Mall Magazine Feb 1928 94 · Environment · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss The Story-teller Nov 1927 105 · More Baboo Humour · [Various] · ms (r) 107 · Nenè and Ninì · Luigi Pirandello; translated by Joan Redfern · ss (r) 111 · “Can’t Cross Jordan by Myself” · Wilbur Daniel Steele · ss Pictorial Review Aug 1930 117 · Wine of Jurascon · Charles Coran; translated by G. M. Hort · pm (r) 122 · “Argosy” Readers discuss a “Human Problem” · [The Readers] 122 · [letter] · Ronald R. Smith · lt 122 · [letter] · Margaret H. Matson · lt 122 · [letter] · Stanley Saunders · lt 123 · [letter] · Mrs. G. M. Rawson · lt 123 · [letter] · Adrian Oswald · lt 123 · [letter] · William Ferguson · lt 124 · Mother Knows Best · Edna Ferber · ss Cosmopolitan Apr 1925 128 · At a Party · Norah Nisbet · pm (r) 134 · “I Do Not Like Thee, Dr. Fell—” · [Various] · ms (r) 136 · Bélisaire’s Prussian · Alphonse Daudet; translated by Reginald Merton · ss; translated from the French.

The Argosy (UK) [v14 #90, November 1933] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 140pp, pulp) 1 · Jape in the Stores · Vicki Baum; translated by Ralph N. Thompson · ss; illustrated by Arthur Wragg 12 · More Than Natural · [Various] · ms (r) 15 · Cider of Normandy · Booth Tarkington · ss Cosmopolitan Nov 1930 30 · Old Gadgett · Sheila Kaye-Smith · ss Harper’s Magazine Aug 1922 35 · Fog · A. R. Wetjen · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 18 1926 43 · Autumn · Hilda Hart · pm (r) 48 · Of Importance to Readers · [Various] · ms (r) 50 · The Juggler · Arthur Stringer · ss The Red Book Magazine May 1912 55 · Prize Money · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Strand Magazine Dec 1908 61 · The Dreamer · Bruno Lessing · ss Nash’s Magazine Nov 1911 65 · Triumph · W. B. Trites · ss McClure’s Mar 1918 74 · “Ladies Supreme—” · [Various] · ms (r) 77 · The Funny Man’s Day · Stacy Aumonier · ss The Strand Magazine May 1922 85 · A Jury of Her Peers · Susan Glaspell · nv Every Week Mar 5 1917; #4 in the “Great Human Problem Stories” series.; based on material from the play “Trifles”. 91 · Contrast · Winifred Holmes · pm 97 · An Honest Deal · Walter D. Edmonds · ss The Atlantic Monthly Mar 1929 106 · Responses to “Six Months to Live” · [The Readers] 106 · [letter] · Kenneth Bernard · lt 106 · [letter] · Derek Tangye · lt 107 · [letter] · D. H. Pinner · lt 107 · [letter] · Victor L. Munt · lt 107 · [letter] · J. P. T. · lt 107 · [letter] · Mary Camenzind · lt 108 · The Midget · Marc Connelly · ss (r) 111 · The Presser · A. E. Coppard · ss The Silver Circus, Jonathan Cape 1928 121 · Comrades · Per Hallström; translated by H. E. Kennedy · ss (r) 125 · The Cabin in the Flood · Charles G. D. Roberts · ss The Windsor Magazine Nov 1914 131 · The Case of Mrs. Keller · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine Sep 1925

The Argosy (UK) [v14 #91, December 1933] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 160pp, pulp) With this issue the magazine is considerably redesigned, with the familiar “sailing ship” cover replaced with photographs of three of the authors in the issue, the pagecount expanded to 160 pages and a number of special features added, some heavily illustrated. 5 · Introduction to “Five Silver Daughters” · Louis Golding · is 5 · Five Silver Daughters [Part 1 of 8] · Louis Golding · sl (r) 16 · Singular Speculation of the House-Agent [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Weekly Jun 11 1904 (+1); illustrated by Alan Odle 28 · The Delights of Reading · [Various] · ms (r) 31 · Lovers · Liam O’Flaherty · ss Harper’s Magazine Apr 1931 35 · The Miracle of the Spirito Santo · F. Tennyson Jesse · ss (r) 45 · Lullaby · Norah Nisbet · pm (r) 49 · Children at the Theatre · Leo Tolstoy; translated by Dorothy M. Richardson · ss 53 · These Women Inspired Authors · Anon. · pi 61 · A Picture · Hugh Walpole · ss Good Housekeeping Mar 1927 68 · “Keeping Barbara” · D. H. Lawrence · pl; abridged. 91 · A Story of Summer · Stefan Zweig; translated by Ralph N. Thompson · ss (r) 97 · Introduction to “Four Pigeons” · W. W. Jacobs · is 97 · Four Pigeons · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Strand Magazine Sep 1905 104 · Desmond MacCarthy Talks About Books · Desmond MacCarthy · br 109 · The Wessex Art Supplement · Anon. · pi 117 · The Winters and the Palmleys · Thomas Hardy · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine May 1891 119 · The Wife A-Lost · William Barnes · pm The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250-1900, ed. Arthur Quiller-Couch, Oxford 1919 122 · Round the World with “The Argosy” · [Various] · ms (r) 135 · The “Argosy” Literary Problem Pages · Anon. · pz 137 · Alfred de Musset and the Delilahs · Anon. · bg 139 · Croisilles · Alfred de Musset; translated by Phyllis Mégroz · ss (r) 150 · Melisande; or The Long-Haired Princess · E. Nesbit · ss The Strand Magazine Jul 1900

The Argosy (UK) [v15 #92, January 1934] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 160pp, pulp) 5 · The Story of the “Sanger” Family · Margaret Kennedy · ss (r); illustrated by Arthur Wragg 11 · Homage to Time · Joseph Braddock · pm (r) 14 · Brown of Boomoonoomana · Morley Roberts · ss The Strand Magazine Mar 1921 28 · The Arnold Bennett I Remember · Newman Flower · bg 31 · Honour · Arnold Bennett · ss The Story-teller Jul 1930 39 · The Gallant Little Lady · E. M. Delafield · ss Cassell’s Weekly Mar 30 1923 44 · The Use of Man · Lord Dunsany · pl Harper’s Bazaar Aug 1931 53 · The Greatest Story Told in the Greatest Pictures · Anon. · pi 61 · The Remembering Garden · Alfred Noyes · pm 62 · The Literary Career of Louis Golding · Anon. · bg 63 · Five Silver Daughters [Part 2 of 8] · Louis Golding · sl (r) 82 · “Now Listen to Me—” · [Various] · ms (r) 85 · The House · André Maurois; translated by Jacques Chambrun · vi Harper’s Magazine Jun 1931 88 · Red · Somerset Maugham · nv Asia Apr 1921 100 · Curtain Up! (A Mixed Modern Entertainment) 100 · “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” · Noël Coward · sg (r) 102 · Mild Oats · Noël Coward · pl (r) 108 · Parisian Pierrot · Noël Coward · pm (r) 108 · “Some Day I’ll Find You” · Noël Coward · sg (r) 109 · Noël Coward Looks at Life · [Various] · pi 117 · Desmond MacCarthy Talks About Books · Desmond MacCarthy · br 122 · The Man Whom the Trees Loved · Algernon Blackwood · na The London Magazine Mar 1912; illustrated by Alan Odle 147 · The “Argosy” Literary Problem Pages · Anon. · pz 150 · Olaf the Fair and Olaf the Dark · Cynthia Asquith · ss; labelled as “The Month’s Best Children’s Story”.

The Argosy (UK) [v15 #93, February 1934] (Amalgamated Press, 1/-, 144pp, pulp) With this issue the cover reverts to the traditional “sailing ship” artwork, with an editorial explaining that response to the change of cover style had been entirely negative. 4 · The Ship Comes Back · [The Editor] · ed 5 · The Man with the Good Face · Frank Luther Mott · ss The Midland Dec 1920 16 · Women Want Too Much · Herbert Shaw · ss The Century Magazine Apr 1926 23 · Donn Byrne: Ireland’s Greatest Romantic · Austin Clarke · bg 25 · In Praise of Lady Margery Kyteler · Donn Byrne · ss Pictorial Review Jul 1923 38 · Striking a Bargain · [Various] · ms (r) 41 · The Love-Bird · Osbert Sitwell · ss (r) 50 · The Match Maker · Martin Armstrong · vi Harper’s Magazine Jun 1926 53 · Great Books in Rare Editions · Anon. · pi 61 · Desmond MacCarthy Talks About Books · Desmond MacCarthy · br 65 · The Builder of the House · Elinor Mordaunt · ss People, Houses & Ships, Hutchinson 1924 70 · Five Silver Daughters [Part 3 of 8] · Louis Golding · sl (r) 85 · Cameo · Winifred Holmes · pm 91 · Captain Siagh’s Gold Teeth · Rafael de Nogales · ss (r) 96 · The Real Thing · Henry James · ss Black and White Apr 16 1892 109 · A Galaxy of Argosy Authors · Anon. · pi 117 · Sixpence · Katherine Mansfield · ss The Sphere Aug 6 1921 120 · Fortitude · A. R. Wetjen · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jan 18 1930 126 · Treasure · M. D. Turner · pm (r) 132 · Argosy Essayists Discuss Human Problem Stories 132 · [letter] · Ian A. A. MacDonald · lt 132 · [letter] · J. T. Shearman · lt 133 · [letter] · Edwin F. Pateman · lt 133 · [letter] · L. A. Baxter · lt 134 · [letter] · Donald E. Mullins · lt 134 · [letter] · Margaret G. Smith · lt 135 · The “Argosy” Literary Problem Pages · Anon. · pz 138 · The Goldfish · Eleanor Farjeon · ss; labelled as “The Month’s Best Children’s Story”.