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Short Stories in the Daily Mail

Authors: F - J

Fairfax, Nina
Angel Well Aware, June 25, 1937

Fallon, Walter J.
The Mudman, November 2, 1906

Fane, Alan
5 O'Clock Special, October 28, 1933
Tubby Saves the Pantomime, December 16, 1933
Gwendoline Plays Leading Lady, February 3, 1934
Peter Fiddles to Fame!, March 31, 1934

Farjeon, B. L. (1838-1903)
The Angel of the Poor, December 25, 1897

Farmer, Bernard J. (1902-1964)
When the Sweep Falls, September 25, 1935
Something in the City, August 27, 1936
False Dawn, September 4, 1937

Farnol, Jeffery (1878-1952)
Justly Due, January 19, 1933
The Roller, October 7, 1944

Farrow, G. E. (1866- )
How I Get to Why, December 29, 1897 (all of Farrow's stories form part of his "Adventures in Wallypug-Land" series)
A Strange Welcome, January 11, 1898
A Terrible Night, January 15, 1898
Late for Breakfast, January 22, 1898
The Trial, January 29, 1898
His Majesty is Deposed, February 9, 1898
Foiled!, February 17, 1898
The Little Blue People, February 26, 1898
The Wallypug Recovers His Crown, March 5, 1898
We Make a New Acquaintance, March 14, 1898
Smirkling for Mivlets, March 25, 1898
The W. and W.P.P. Rly. Co., April 2, 1898
Untitled, April 12, 1898 (no title given for this story)
Back to the Palace Again, May 26, 1898

Feakes, Paul  pseudonym of William George Payne (1898-1985)
Borrowed Luck, March 28, 1932
Time Heals, September 20, 1932
The Shorn Lamb, October 9, 1933
Snookered, August 20, 1934

Feiner, Ruth
Fallen Angel, June 17, 1935
Too-Generous Gerard, March 9, 1936

Fenwick, Kenneth
God's Acre, January 7, 1936
A Favour from the Khalif, September 1, 1936

Ferguson, Rachel (1893-1957)
The Aforesaid Thing Called Love, June 13, 1939 (part of the "Seaside Hotel" series of stories set in a common background and contributed by various authors)

Field, George
A Hat in Evidence, June 8, 1936

Findon, Arthur C.
Midnight and Early Morning, April 21, 1908

Fleming, Brandon (1889- )
The Inconvenient Husband, May 20, 1929
The Message, September 30, 1929

Fletcher, J. S. (1863-1935)
The Pedigree, April 6, 1904
Gadding About, April 15, 1904
New Neighbours, April 22, 1904
Something Like a Lord, May 27, 1904
Locked Out, June 14, 1904
Mr. Gosling's Proposal, July 19, 1904
Her Holiday, August 10, 1904
Family Pride, November 1, 1904
The Stolen March, February 17, 1905
The Honeymoon, March 21, 1905
Odd Characters, May 24, 1905
Joä Malins - and Mr. Jessop, July 13, 1905
A Yorkshire Visitor at the Motor Show, November 24, 1905
Overheard at the Cattle Show, December 8, 1905
An Anti-Political Tea Party, January 16, 1906
Mr. Poskitt on Parliament, March 10, 1906
Mr. Poskitt Buys a Motor-Car, April 4, 1906
Too Far and Too Fast, December 22, 1906
Mr. Poskitt on Modern London, August 22, 1907
The Time Test, January 21, 1909
The Common Cause, January 30, 1909
The Heliotrope Hat, March 3, 1909
The Home Cure for Influenza, March 29, 1909
How to Choose a Wife, April 15, 1909
The Spring Cleaning, April 24, 1909
A May Meeting, May 8, 1909
Solomon's Airship, May 31, 1909
Lord Roberts' Advice to Young Women, July 31, 1909

Fletcher, Strawson
The Half-Mile Open, August 29, 1933
Colonel's Orderly, October 4, 1933
The Magic Mount, February 26, 1934
Unhappy Hunting Grounds, May 24, 1934
Breeches of Discipline, July 27, 1934
Left to Cuthbert, October 12, 1934
Range and Disarrange, January 4, 1935
Sent to Try Us, February 18, 1935
Maps & Mishaps, May 22, 1935

Fleur, Elizabeth
Star in Waiting, August 31, 1936

Folkard, H.
Mother Hubbard's Prisoners, October 15, 1912 (a play)
The Cobwebs on the Moon, December 10, 1912 (a play)

Forbes, Lady Helen
Down With Pheasants!, October 16, 1913

Forester, C. S. (1899-1966)
Further Outlook Unsettled, June 16, 1939 (part of the "Seaside Hotel" series of stories set in a common background and contributed by various authors)
The Even Chance (part one), April 17, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Even Chance (part two), April 18, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Even Chance (part three), April 19, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Man Who Felt Queer (part one), April 20, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Man Who Felt Queer (part two), April 21, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Spanish Galleys (part one), April 24, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Spanish Galleys (part two), April 25, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Spanish Galleys (part three), April 26, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Examination for Lieutenant (part one), May 1, 1950 (a Hornblower story)
The Examination for Lieutenant (part two), May 2, 1950 (a Hornblower story)

Foster, Adelaide
But Art Goes On For Ever, May 26, 1937

Fox-Hutchinson, Alan
A Table for Six, October 15, 1934

Frampton, H. E.
Double-Cross, December 2, 1937

France, Anatole (1844-1924)
Our Lady's Juggler, October 6, 1932
The Ocean Christ, December 6, 1933

Francis, M. E.  pseudonym of Mrs. Francis Blundell (1859-1930)
A Game of Hazard, December 4, 1903

Francis, O.
The Greater Love, May 19, 1934

Frank, Eric
All Clear, October 27, 1934

Frankau, Pamela (1908-1967)
The Fateful Cry, November 22, 1928
"When a Gentleman -," October 18, 1929

Freeman, William
A Lesson in Behaviour, January 1, 1930

Friedlaender, Helen
Off with the Dance, August 7, 1929
The Amateur Vamp, October 29, 1929

Gallon, Nellie Tom (1874-1938)
Fate Flourishes Her Heels, August 19, 1932 (as by Nellie Tom-Gallon)
When Jimmy Strayed, December 30, 1932 (as by Nellie Tom-Gallon)

Gallon, Tom (1866-1914)
A Dummy Proposal, November 20, 1903

Galloway, Aird
Fame's Father, August 29, 1936

Garland, A. P.
It Seemed So Easy, September 21, 1929
Three Dark Men, October 10, 1929
The Triangle, February 18, 1930
Company for Kong, August 29, 1932
A Fellow Feeling, September 19, 1932
Enter Egbert, December 28, 1932
On New Lines, December 27, 1934
Knight-Errant, April 24, 1935
King of America, August 19, 1935
One Word From You - !, September 10, 1935
Rally Round!, October 8, 1935
First Things First, January 4, 1936
Noblesse Oblige, September 5, 1936

Garnett, Richard
The Elixir of Life, October 10, 1932

Gaunt, Arthur (1906-1978)
The Cup Match, October 6, 1934

Gautier, Théophile (1811-1872)
The Nest of Nightingales, September 29, 1932

Gellert, Elsa
Pinioned Wings, September 19, 1936

Gibbon, Muriel Morgan
Cupid Fires a Broadside, December 9, 1938

Gibbon, Perceval (1879-1926)
Green is for Love, November 18, 1944

Gibbs, Philip (1877-1962)
Fishers of Men, February 26, 1903
In a Gipsy Camp, March 13, 1903

Gibson, Charles
A Clock for a Clock, August 25, 1937

Gielgud, Val (1900-1981)
The Deuce of a Day, September 2, 1936

Gilbertson, Edith
The Next Thing, August 8, 1906
A Decent Little Place, August 25, 1906
Corrupt Practices, January 16, 1907
The Better Time, February 16, 1907
Aunt Elizabeth at Epsom, June 7, 1907
Consolation, August 9, 1907

Gilchrist, Donald (1908-1995)
The Essay, September 6, 1934
Happy Families!, August 30, 1935

Gilchrist, R. Murray (1868-1917)
The End of the World, October 7, 1932

Gilpatric, Guy (1896-1950)
The Head in the Box, September 19, 1931

Gissing, George (1857-1903)
Topham's Chance, December 9, 1903

Gloag, John (1896-1981)
What are the Facts?, August 28, 1936
Consolation, May 15, 1937

Glover, C. Gordon (1908- )
Something in Common, October 26, 1934
We Meet Again, June 9, 1936
Resign Yourself, My Lady, September 3, 1937

Godfrey, Elsa
Just As You Wish, July 6, 1933
Mr. Snigs, September 26, 1933
Hammered, August 4, 1934
Second Fiddle, January 14, 1935
Sunlight and Shadow, April 30, 1935
Shades of Night, June 6, 1936
Take Courage, Friend!, September 3, 1936
No Other Alibi, December 28, 1936

Godwin, George
The Choice, August 28, 1935

Golding, Louis (1895-1958)
2 Jolly Gentlemen, September 16, 1944

Goldsmith, Oliver
The Disabled Soldier, October 8, 1932

Goodchild, George (1888-1969)
Curing a Pessimist, February 1, 1919

Goodrick, E. M.
A Happy New Year, Colonel, December 29, 1934
Left-Handed Luck, February 9, 1935
Lucky Prince, March 9, 1935

Gordon, Roy
Fools' Gold, July 24, 1934

Govan, Allan
Miss Saville's Friend, January 5, 1932
The Put-Uponers, September 5, 1932
Travellers' Tales, January 3, 1935
The Gap in the Hedge, September 29, 1937

Gowing, Sidney (1878- )
Six O'Clock by Big Ben: A March Sunrise, March 22, 1897

Grace, Jameson
Clown Courage, April 11, 1936

Grant, Douglas Allen
The Philosopher, September 2, 1933

Grant, Hilary
Puppy for Sale, March 23, 1935
Mrs. Nairn's Treasure, May 18, 1935

Graves, H. E.
Last Parade of an Old Soldier, January 6, 1936

Gray, E.
Dick's Dragon, May 12, 1934
Roy's Lucky Stone, March 30, 1935

Gray, John
The Doctor's Field, September 21, 1933
Anniversary, September 30, 1933

Green, Douglas
Out of Darkness, January 15, 1932

Green, Lawrence G. (1900-1972)
Happy Landing, July 14, 1934
The Old Desert Bell, October 2, 1934

Greville, John
Seven Years, January 8, 1932

Gribbin, H. T.
Married a Month, September 26, 1906
The Experienced Lovers, November 21, 1906

Grierson, Francis D. (1888-1972)
The Kiss of Judas, August 21, 1928
Red Kitty, December 20, 1938

Gumley, F. W.
Larry Sinclair's Lucky Snowball, January 20, 1934

Gurney, E. Mary
The Backyard, June 8, 1933

Gwynne, Frank
Zambi, The White Terror, July 28, 1934

H., C.
The Folly of Lady Ainsmere, April 28, 1906
Young Romance, August 15, 1912

H., M. F.
A Pageant of the Flowers, June 13, 1912 (a play)

Halifax, John
A Slice of Luck, September 8, 1932

Halifax, Robert  pseudonym of Robert Edwin Young (1870-1943)
The Way of Transgressors, February 21, 1901

Halward, Leslie (1905-1976)
The Girl in the Photo, May 25, 1937

Hamilton, Cosmo  pseudonym of Henry Charles Hamilton Gibbs (1870-1942)
Reprieved, August 6, 1929

Hamilton, J. Lindsay (1896- )
"Taken for Granted," September 28, 1929
That Kind of Accident, October 25, 1929

Hamilton, Mildred
The Oak Tree, October 6, 1933

Hammerton, Grenville  pseudonym of Captain Frank H. Shaw (1878-1960)
Gunman!, September 2, 1935
Sandwich Bar, October 9, 1935

Hanson, Nell
Shy in Love, May 24, 1935

Harding, Robert (1897- )
Jerry's Jackal, February 24, 1934
Brigand at Bay, July 13, 1935

Hardy, Gwendolen
What it Came to at Last, December 16, 1911

Hardy, Mrs. Thomas
Her Lonely Soldier, April 3, 1915

Hare, Martin
Free-Wheel, January 14, 1933

Harley, W. H.
Ali, The Toy Maiter, February 14, 1935

Harrison, J. W.
The Key, June 5, 1934

Harte, Francis Bret (1836-1902)
Mr. Thompson's Prodigal, August 7, 1933

Harvey, A.
The Wastrels, October 24, 1906

Hastings, Phyllis (1904-1994)
Overdoing It!, October 5, 1935
The Lion Breed, April 3, 1936
Enchanted Valley, January 5, 1937
Passing of a Swan, May 29, 1937

Hay, Ian  pseudonym of John Hay Beith (1876-1952)
Fowl Play, November 19, 1913

Haynes, Vicky
Merely in Memory, June 20, 1935

Hazelton, Betty
Autumn Roses, September 28, 1933

Hearn, Lafcadio (1850-1904)
Of a Mirror and a Bell, January 27, 1934
Yuki-Onna, February 8, 1934

Heatley, Russell
The Summons Came, November 19, 1937

Hedworth, Barbara
Waiting on the Wire, January 13, 1932

Hellinger, Mark (1903-1947)
Bargain, October 10, 1939
Accident, November 6, 1939

Henry, O.  pseudonym of William Sydney Porter (1862-1912)
A Municipal Report (part one), July 10, 1931
A Municipal Report (part two), July 11, 1931
A Municipal Report (part three), July 13, 1931
The Cop and the Anthem, September 27, 1932

Herbert, Grace
The Gentle Soul, June 7, 1940
Two Gardens, June 14, 1940

Heriot, Adelaide
She Was So Very Victorian, June 24, 1935

Hess, Erwin
The Acrobat, May 9, 1939

Hewitt, Kathleen (1893- )
Stranger and Friend, December 14, 1938

Hickman, Charles
Sandra was Different, March 24, 1932

Hillier, Frank
The Thief, November 14, 1914

Hillson, Norman
Untitled, March 6, 1939 (no title given for this story; a modernisation of the historic love story of Paolo of Rimini and Francesca da Polenta)
Untitled, March 7, 1939 (no title given for this story; a modernisation of the historic love story of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton)
Widow's Harvest, March 8, 1939 (a modernisation of the tale of Ruth, the Gleaner, from the Old Testament)
The Tragic Genius, March 9, 1939 (a modernisation of the life story of Rembrandt)
Tryst with Death, March 10, 1939 (a modernisation of the historic love story of Rudolph of Hapsburg and Baroness Marie Vetsera)

Hilton, Brian
A Modern Scrooge, December 16, 1932

Hinkson, Pamela (1900-1982)
Bustle and Fuss, October 14, 1929

Hodge, J. B.
The Fight to the Death, April 23, 1899 (this story appeared in the Daily Mail Sunday Edition)

Hogan, Michael (1899- )
The Bugginses' Picnic, December 30, 1935 (a play; written with Mabel Constanduros)

Holme, Constance
A Bit of Human Nature, July 2, 1937

Holmes, Antony
Home, James!, January 23, 1933
The Constant Winner, June 5, 1937
Not a Word of This Please!, November 30, 1937

Holmes, E.
The Farmer and the Passer-By, August 1, 1908

Holmes, George W.
The Pal, September 3, 1934

Holt, Henry (1891-1955)
The Green Lizard, October 11, 1929

Holt, Leslie
The New Client, September 6, 1938

Hopcroft, G. E.
Saving the Brightstone Queen, February 10, 1934
Pirates in the Channel, March 24, 1934
Out of Control, June 22, 1935

Hope, Mabel Ellams
Jack and Jill to the Rescue, August 3, 1935

Hopper, Guillan
Okay for What?, March 16, 1939

Horn, Holloway (1886- )
My Card, August 12, 1930
Trouble..., October 6, 1934
Impromptu, October 13, 1934
The Man Who Beheld Truth, November 24, 1937
Last Look, December 30, 1937
The Watcher, August 12, 1938

Horniblow, Sidney
A Pleasure Cruise, August 30, 1932
Rendezvous, July 8, 1933
Who's Eric?, September 19, 1933

Horsfield, H. Knight
The Ghost and the Stockbroker, October 6, 1906

Houghton, Claude  pseudonym of Claude Houghton Oldfield (1889-1961)
In the Sandwich Bar, November 16, 1928
Where There's a Phyl -, September 23, 1930

Howard, Colin (1910- )
Shaun O'Rourke Left a Will, July 10, 1933
Moonshine, August 3, 1933
At Durio's, September 8, 1933
The Tale of a Tongue, October 5, 1933
The Escape, February 28, 1934
He Was a Friend in Need, July 19, 1934
The Hat Trick, August 8, 1934
For the Goose, September 7, 1934
Changeling, February 13, 1935
Mrs. Green's Offence, April 25, 1935
The Wedding Present, June 14, 1935
The Purse, August 24, 1935
Barney's Bequest, September 20, 1935
A Bit of Luck, March 7, 1936
Moyna McCrea's Man, November 4, 1936
Mrs. Gardner's Husbands, January 7, 1937
She Shall Have Music, May 18, 1937

Howard, F. Morton
The Way They Settled It, May 29, 1907
Unhappy Stowaway, August 17, 1934
A Visitor for Christmas, December 21, 1935 (a play)
The Capture, December 27, 1935 (a play)

Howard, Keble  pseudonym of John Keble Bell (1875-1928)
Marjorie's Poet, December 8, 1903
An Aeroplane in Our Village, July 11, 1912
Helping Cupid, August 14, 1912
Companions of the Road, September 3, 1912
Buying Xmas Cards, December 14, 1912
Rag-Time Mania, January 11, 1913
The Vice of Growing Old, September 8, 1913

Howarth, L. S.
Oh L!, September 27, 1937

Howe, Frank W.
True Son of His Father, December 9, 1933

Hoys, Dudley (1899-1980)
Grannie's Young Man, September 9, 1932
A Man Must Eat, October 16, 1934
A Lot of Sheep, October 24, 1934
Thanks a Lot, September 16, 1936

Hsien, P'u Liu
The Stolen Goblet, July 18, 1900

Hughes, Kaye
Chiming Clock, December 24, 1936
High Tide Takes All, June 28, 1937
The Legend of Beauty, July 7, 1937

Hughes, Myfanwy
Red Dusk's Discovery, November 10, 1934

Humphryes, W.
The Creaking Gate, October 4, 1934

Hunt, Cecil
White Roses, April 23, 1937
Counsel for Love, June 2, 1937

Hurford, Katherine
Love - Behind the Mask, October 24, 1929

Hutchinson, Peggy
By Saving Waters, July 8, 1937

Hutten, Baroness von (1874-1957)
Daphne Pursued, November 24, 1928

Hyne, C. J. Cutcliffe (1865-1944)
The Anarchist's Scheme, April 16, 1899 (as by Cutcliffe Hyne; this story appeared in the Daily Mail Sunday Edition)
The Settler-ess, October 16, 1929
Gentlemen - You May Smoke!, March 10, 1930
Saladin's Cake, September 27, 1930

Ibáñez, Vicente Blasco (1867-1928)
The Sleeping Car Porter, February 13, 1934

Inge, Charles
Concerning Easter Eggs, April 1, 1907
The Open Secret, December 19, 1908

Innes, Evelyn
Away From You, July 13, 1933

Irwin, Margaret
Venus Afloat, June 9, 1939 (part of the "Seaside Hotel" series of stories set in a common background and contributed by various authors)

Jackson, Stuart
The Guiding Star, December 19, 1932
The Rainy Day, August 26, 1935
Affinity, August 25, 1936

Jacob, Naomi
The Missing Heart, May 1, 1939

Jacot, B. L.  pseudonym of Bernard Louis Jacot de Boinod (1898-1977)
Fear!, December 29, 1931
Under the Skin, June 18, 1935
Below Ground, May 7, 1937
Grandma Was Right, November 8, 1938
Farewell Message, December 30, 1938
Stony-Face, March 13, 1939
Far Horizon, September 2, 1939

Jacot, J. L.
Heredity, October 28, 1929

James, Cyril
The Problem Picture, July 28, 1934
Second-Hand, August 24, 1934

Jarmayne, Herbert
Eccentric Miss Fludyer, August 20, 1935

Jay, Nancy
Hope Deferred, April 24, 1937

Jenkins, Alan
Light & Shade, July 23, 1934
Not a Quiver!, April 29, 1935

Jepson, Selwyn (1899-1989)
That Careful Alibi, November 14, 1928
The End of Dr. Huss, October 17, 1929
Cush, The Butler, December 30, 1929
Culture 'B', February 12, 1930
The Christmas Pup, December 21, 1932

Jerome, Jerome K. (1859-1927)
Mrs. Korner, November 24, 1904

Joelson, Annette
The Black Stick, March 1, 1934
Eater of Lions' Hearts, September 11, 1934
Malay Magic, September 18, 1937

Jones, Emrys
I Had an Idea for a Book, February 26, 1940
After Dinner in Glasburgh, March 22, 1940

Jones, Howard (1906- )
But Not To Me, January 2, 1932
Search Me!, July 20, 1933
King of the Cliffs, October 1, 1935
Destiny and the Dancing Bear, September 15, 1936
Prisoner on Parole, June 3, 1937

Jones, Paul
The Square Peg, August 21, 1939

Jope-Slade, Christine
Who Loves a Garden, August 18, 1928
Backed by a Millionaire, May 21, 1929
A Street is Going Somewhere, September 25, 1929
Screaming the House Down, October 9, 1929
Walking in His Sleep, January 11, 1937
Just That Sort of Morning, October 28, 1938

Jordan, Travis
Make-Believe Honeymoon, September 17, 1937
Salute to Love!, December 9, 1937

Jude, Saxon
The Return of the Patient, March 24, 1897
Terms Cash, December 4, 1897

 

 

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