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Short Stories in the Daily Mail

Authors: K - O

Kaye-Smith, Sheila (1887-1956)
The Stranger, August 11, 1930

Keating, Joseph (1871-1934)
The Coal-Getters, February 6, 1906
Mogg, March 6, 1908
The Fire Gate, August 24, 1908

Keith, Helen
Cave Captive, August 17, 1935

Kelley, Henry Howard
All's Fair in Love, April 6, 1936

Kennedy, Joan
May Madness, May 25, 1933

Kennington, Alan (1906-1986)
One Touch of Greta, June 4, 1936

Kent, John  pseudonym of Arthur George Balbernie (1893- )
Overdose, February 19, 1935

Kent, Michael (1881- )
The Three Bananas, September 9, 1931
Hair Oil, December 24, 1931
Their Sole Support, September 29, 1933
Albert's Old Lady, January 24, 1934
Man with a Horse, August 25, 1934
Sold!, September 26, 1935
As a Pebble Thrown, January 1, 1937

Keon, Grace  pseudonym of Grace Wallace Doonan (1873- )
Dance of Yesha, October 12, 1935

Kerne, Winslow
A Girl Looks On, June 1, 1937

Kerr, Geoffrey (1895- )
She Had a Way With Figures, August 23, 1937

Kersh, Gerald (1911-1968)
Flesh and Grass, November 15, 1939
Let Lying Dogs Sleep (part one), December 12, 1939
Let Lying Dogs Sleep (part two), December 13, 1939
The Suppressed Part of the Sant Report, December 30, 1949

Kilpatrick, Florence A. (?-1968)
A Tax on Love, September 21, 1932
Inspiration, August 27, 1934
She Didn't Bother, September 9, 1937

King, Penelope
The Clapping Hands, February 12, 1934

King, T. G.
The Plot, September 17, 1932
A Crown for McTavish, January 9, 1933
Postman's Knock, April 29, 1933
Retired Hurt, July 4, 1933
Catspaw, September 24, 1935
Catch as Catch Can..., April 8, 1936
Substitute, October 1, 1937

Kinloch, John
After the Verdict, January 7, 1930

Laing, Nora
The Colonel's Oxfords, September 9, 1935

Lambe, Marjory E.
The Mask, June 29, 1933

Lane, Naunton
Peril at the Queen Oak, March 16, 1935

Lane, Yvonne
The Prince Goes Home, August 13, 1930

Lane-Norcott, Maurice
The Man Who Hated Dancing, January 31, 1922
Helping Him Out, November 21, 1923
A Little Medical Advice, November 24, 1923
A Present for Marjory, December 11, 1923
The Coward, December 15, 1923
The Bird, December 22, 1923
The Dawn, January 8, 1924
The Grumbler, February 8, 1924
Getting Over the "Blues," February 21, 1924
In the Silence Room, February 27, 1924
A Pleasant Evening, March 3, 1924
The Minx, September 3, 1927
Seeing George Off, September 17, 1927
Safety Last, October 28, 1927
Sitting Out, November 23, 1927
Just a Story, June 18, 1928
Mr. Jones Rockets to the Moon, November 5, 1928

Langdale, Peter
Charges Reversed, May 30, 1938
The Silence of the Witness, August 4, 1938
Mink Coat, August 10, 1938
Surprise Party, August 19, 1938

Langton, Edward
The Landlord's Billiard Table, March 9, 1931

Laver, James
Lunch at the Brown Derby, April 14, 1939
The Man Who Understood Women, August 5, 1944

Lawless, Peter
Success to the Party, September 9, 1933

Lawson, Henry
The Loaded Dog, November 4, 1944

Lee, Thorpe
The New Game, November 16, 1912
The Man Who Was Not Superstitious, March 6, 1917

Lenehan, J. C. (1890-1943)
Green Golliwogs, May 21, 1937

Leonard, Bertha
Rescue from the Sky, May 5, 1934
Suzette's Race, June 1, 1935

Le Pla, Bessie
Where Love Lies, January 7, 1933
Mrs. Biggin's Fur Coat, January 1, 1935

Le Queux, William (1864-1927)
The Red Hat, December 12, 1904

Leslie, Dudley
No Time for Love, January 12, 1932

Lewis, Charles J. R.
The Humble "Casualty," May 28, 1901

Lewis, D. B. Wyndham (1891-1969)
Buttercup Time, March 3, 1926 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
Carnival, March 31, 1926 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
The Last Liberal, June 2, 1926 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
Children's Corner, June 30, 1926 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
The Lapse, September 4, 1926
The Crystal Tower, October 20, 1926 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
My England!, December 8, 1926 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
The Wood, December 22, 1926 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
The Spartan Mother; or, Lumme, Who Knows?, January 12, 1927 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
The Crabchild Family, April 27, 1927 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
The Eleventh Hour, May 11, 1927 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
Rods of the Righteous, July 7, 1927 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
So the World Wags, August 3, 1927 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
A Sword for the King, September 14, 1927 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
In a Suburb, September 21, 1927 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
The Crabchilds Again, September 28, 1927 (this story appeared in Lewis' humorous column "At the Sign of the Blue Moon")
The Shyest Girl in the Lower Fourth, March 21, 1928 (as by "Ella B. Eagerly")
A Pint of Ale, May 25, 1928
The Crabchilds Again, June 13, 1928
The Crabchilds Again, August 9, 1928
The Crabchilds: Emily's Sin, September 20, 1928
The Crabchilds Again: A Day of Trials, November 21, 1928
The Crabchilds Again: More About Ingratitude, December 12, 1928
An Interview with Helen of Troy, January 16, 1929
The Crabchilds Again, March 12, 1930

Lewis, Duncan
The Outlaw of White Rock Valley, September 21, 1933
The Big Bang!, November 2, 1933

Lewis, Helen Prothero (1853- )
Private Olympics, July 16, 1908

Ley, Phil E.
The Secret Night-Rider, January 6, 1934
Pirates Aboard, August 18, 1934
Jimmy Rawlin's Cracker, November 3, 1934
Celebration Bonfire, May 4, 1935

Lindsay, Philip (1906-1958)
Mediæval Justice, January 8, 1935 (based upon a true story told by Gregory of Tours)

Lindsey, John
Stratosphere, August 1, 1934

Little, A. Clarke
The Other Woman, May 14, 1899 (this story appeared in the Daily Mail Sunday Edition)

London, Jack (1876-1916)
The Banks of the Sacramento, December 8, 1904

Love, Hilda M.
Women Who Wait, September 16, 1916
Her First Leave: How The "WAACS" Came Home, November 20, 1917

Lowndes, Mrs. Belloc (1868-1947)
Not Every Woman's Fortune, May 28, 1928
Sanchia's Love Letters, August 16, 1928
Just a Word With You, October 7, 1929
Doctor John's Dilemma, January 7, 1931

Lowry, H. D. (1869-1906)
The Sympathetic Agent, October 31, 1898

Luke, Alan
Two Sides of an Angle, January 4, 1937

Luke, Claude F. (1905- )
Recipe of Death, September 8, 1936

Lyndon, Barré  pseudonym of Alfred Edgar (1896-1972)
She Said it 15 Times, May 19, 1939
The Fourpenny Haddock, November 21, 1939

M.
My Ordeal at the Zoo, June 13, 1911

Maartens, Maarten  pseudonym of Joost Marius Williem van der Poorten (1858-1915)
The Heiress, December 11, 1903

Macadam, John
City Man, July 6, 1933

MacArthur, D. Wilson (1903-1981)
Pulling Out, May 23, 1934
Accident, August 15, 1934
Taboo, September 10, 1934
The Way Out, October 9, 1934
Second Generation, January 21, 1935
Safe Custody, September 12, 1935
A Tow in Time, April 9, 1936
When Deep Calls to Deep, June 15, 1936
A Cup to Celebrate, May 13, 1937

Macdonald, George A. (1869-1936)
The Willoughby's Lawsuit, July 8, 1908
Lady Carteret Makes Her Will, July 17, 1908
Mr. Puckle's Client, August 12, 1908

Macer-Wright, S.
Not Given in Evidence, August 18, 1934

McEvoy, Charles (1879-1929)
His Lordship, July 30, 1915

MacGill, Patrick (1889-1963)
Lost in the Trenches, August 25, 1916

McHutchon, J. F.
The White Rhino, August 24, 1935
The White Squirrel, September 7, 1935
The Riddle of the Ring, November 16, 1935

McInnister, Adam
Bawks, August 18, 1933

Mack, Louise (1870-1935)
The Man From Cook's, June 8, 1908
A Cycle of Sightseeing, September 18, 1908

Mackenzie, Compton (1883-1972)
It Happened in Athens, May 5, 1939

McKenzie, F. A.
The Prodigal Son, June 29, 1908

MacNair, J. H.
Water and Land, September 17, 1913 (a play)

Macrae, Stuart
The Master Hand, January 18, 1932

Mahony, Nellie
Their Garden, August 22, 1908

Makin, W. J. (1894-1944)
Pearls with the Pêche-Melba, July 19, 1933
Tiger Tiger, June 5, 1936

Malloch, G. R.
The Anti-Gossip Society, August 17, 1938

Manhood, H. A. (1904-1991)
Beauty, March 10, 1931
The Way of Her Going, December 27, 1932
Midnight Muddle, January 17, 1933
The Bull in a China Shop, April 27, 1933
He Talked to Dogs, July 1, 1933
Love Thy Neighbour, August 11, 1933
Juggernaut, September 11, 1933
The Apple Women, September 8, 1934
Duck on Wheels, April 27, 1935
Hope Costs Nothing, September 6, 1937
Kill or Cure, January 12, 1938

Mann, Mary E. (1848-1929)
A Little White Dog, December 15, 1903
It Answered, December 2, 1904
The Village Oracle, January 8, 1910
Spring's Parable, March 25, 1910
The Personal Note, May 18, 1910
The Music of the Scythe, July 2, 1910
The Holiday Spirit, July 29, 1910
Her London Season, May 6, 1911
The Old Shepherd, September 2, 1911
A Gentleman at Large, August 13, 1912

Mansfield, Katherine (1888-1923)
Life of Ma Parker, October 5, 1932
Her First Ball, January 16, 1933
Taking the Veil, July 3, 1933
The Woman at the Store, November 11, 1944

Marex, Chiltern
The Cure, February 14, 1934

Marner, Geoffrey
But Surely You Love Me?, April 21, 1939

Marriott, Charles (1869-1957)
On the Horns, December 1, 1903

Marshall, Archibald  pseudonym of Arthur Hammond Marshall (1866-1934)
A Village Excitement, April 25, 1907
The Clerk, January 29, 1908
The Inquest, February 10, 1908
A Thousand a Year, February 18, 1908
Simple Simon, March 5, 1908
Brother Paul, March 21, 1908
The Parson's Wife, April 17, 1908
The Magician, April 22, 1908
The Deadly Competence, May 6, 1908
The Shepherd, May 16, 1908
The Family, May 23, 1908
The Holiday, June 6, 1908
The Senior Wrangler, June 17, 1908
Old Ox, June 27, 1908
A Leander Scarf, July 1, 1908
The Old Maid, July 18, 1908
Rich in Possessions, July 29, 1908
The Two Merchants, August 14, 1908
What Miss Budge Saw, March 6, 1909
An Old Family, April 1, 1909
Mr. Barton's Holiday, August 2, 1909
Form 4, September 28, 1910
Aunt Susan on the Land, October 5, 1910
On the Telephone, February 17, 1912
What We Talk About, April 4, 1912
Keep Your Eye On The Ball, April 13, 1912
A Lesson in Golf, May 10, 1912
The Lucky Man, June 6, 1912
The Chatty Golfer, June 12, 1912
My Partner, July 22, 1912
Candid Critics, January 20, 1913
Golf Temper, March 21, 1913
The Hairdresser's Secret, April 18, 1913
The Father of the Club, May 13, 1913
In the Train, August 5, 1913
The Holiday Golfer, August 20, 1913

Martyn, Wyndham  pseudonym of William Henry Martin Hosken (1874-1963)
The Unknown Quantity, September 16, 1933

Marvell, Andrew  pseudonym of Howell Davies (1896-1985)
Misfire, December 30, 1936

Mason, S. C. (1901-1985)
The Look on His Face, October 24, 1938

Matthew, Hardie
A Pair of Trousers, August 21, 1935

Maugham, W. Somerset (1874-1965)
Flirtation, February 3, 1906
The Consul, October 14, 1944

Maupassant, Guy de (1850-1893)
The Necklace, October 3, 1932
The Minuet, July 25, 1933

Maxwell, W. B. (1866-1938)
The Selfish Man, February 10, 1906
Naughty Edie, February 16, 1906
The Caged Birds, February 23, 1906
The Informer, August 9, 1928

Meade, H. C.
Gentlemen's Game, August 31, 1934

Meik, Vivian (1894-1955)
A Gentleman Pledges His Word, September 2, 1931

Mercer, Dora
The Doctor, September 5, 1934

Merrick, Leonard (1864-1939)
The Tale That Wouldn't Do, May 16, 1904

Michael, John
Kid Brother, October 11, 1934

Miles, C. W. (1884-1954)
Pig and No Whistle, April 17, 1937

Millard, Bessie
The Confession, January 2, 1936

Millard, John
Pirates in the Air, August 10, 1934
A Sense of Rhythm, September 11, 1936
The Bishop's Visitor, May 17, 1937
His Past in Waiting, July 14, 1937
Gentleman Into What?, November 18, 1937

Mills, Anthony
The General Wondered Why, September 16, 1931
Murder by Mistake, March 23, 1932
Control Tower, September 10, 1932
The Leopard's Spots, September 22, 1932
Double - and Quits, June 28, 1933
Bells on the Road, July 11, 1933
Mistaken Diagnosis, February 23, 1934
Do I Tell?, July 25, 1934
Tail of a Mule, May 24, 1937

Mills, Arthur (1887-1955)
Flashlight, December 27, 1929
Sun God, August 21, 1933

Milne, A. A. (1882-1956)
Christmas Party, December 24, 1949

Mitchell, Pat
His Other Loyalty, October 5, 1937
He Wouldn't See, November 20, 1937
She Missed Her Cue, December 16, 1937

Moore, John
The Last Bottle, September 9, 1944

Moore, John C.
The Wicked Eye, September 1, 1932

Moorhead, A. M.
Ah Lee Flies a Kite, September 23, 1933
Held to Ransom, October 26, 1933
A King in Hiding, April 7, 1934

Mordaunt, Elinor  pseudonym of Evelyn May Clowes Mordaunt Wiehe (1877-1942)
The Green Ticket, October 8, 1929

Morgan, Joan
Midwinter Madness, January 15, 1937

Morison, Roderick
A Minute to Live, January 25, 1933
The Gods Know Best, August 28, 1933
Boat Train, May 25, 1935
Pacific Gesture, September 4, 1935
An Eagle in the Hand..., June 2, 1936
Menu in French, January 13, 1937
He Held the Baby, July 10, 1937

Morley, Christopher (1890-1957)
A Good Deed, September 5, 1931

Morris, M. H.
Lancing at the Lizard, September 7, 1906

Morrison, Arthur (1863-1945)
On the Stairs, July 6, 1931

Moseley, Sidney A.
A Frenchman's Love Troubles, October 10, 1913

Moss, Geoffrey  pseudonym of Geoffrey McNeill-Moss (1886-1954)
The Helping Hand, October 3, 1929
Marching On, February 13, 1930

Moss, Robert A.
The Lilton Luck, September 19, 1933 (as by Robert Moss)
To the Rescue of Rodney, September 30, 1933 (as by R. A. Moss)
Plotters on the River, October 5, 1933 (as by Robert Moss)
The Prince's Archer, October 21, 1933 (as by Robert Moss)
A Gallop in Mexico, November 18, 1933 (as by Robert Moss)
The Secret Signal, January 13, 1934 (as by Robert Moss)
Secret of the Fen, June 2, 1934 (as by Robert Moss)
Backwoods Ablaze, August 25, 1934 (as by Robert Moss)
Riding the Rapids, October 20, 1934

Mountain, Hugh
Four - and Aft, May 28, 1937

Muir, Augustus (1892-1989)
Rats!, February 15, 1916
Hot Cross Buns!, April 21, 1916

Muir, Ward
Select Snowslopes, Ltd, November 20, 1913

Muirhead, A. Lawson
The Sin of Serafina, April 21, 1937
Makumba the Matchmaker, September 30, 1937

Mundy, Talbot pseudonym of William Lancaster Gribbon (1879-1940)
The Soul of a Regiment (part one), July 3, 1931
The Soul of a Regiment (part two), July 4, 1931

Munro, Francis
The Bridge, August 5, 1933

Munro, Neil (1863-1930)
The First-Foot, August 22, 1933
The Cloak of Darkness, September 20, 1933

Murphy, Pat
The Dog Companions, September 2, 1939

Murray, George
Santa Claus Pays a Debt, December 23, 1948

Murrell, Shirley
Devil-Bird Vengeance, January 10, 1935

Myers, Elizabeth (1912-1947)
The Donkey and the Stars, April 7, 1936
The Cow it was that Died, June 1, 1936
What Good Will It Do?, April 19, 1937

N., G. F.
"The Chink," August 19, 1918

Nash, Kathleen M.
Rendezvous with Time, August 24, 1937

Needham, Raymond
Diabolo!, September 25, 1907
Une Affaire de Coeur, October 12, 1907

Neish, Mrs. Rosalie
A Visit of Sympathy, March 25, 1904
How the Poor Live, April 1, 1904
A Thorough Change, April 13, 1904
The Unwelcome Guest, April 18, 1904
A "Racy" Transaction, April 25, 1904
Lady Isabel, May 4, 1904
An Act of Kindness, May 14, 1904
A May Morning, May 24, 1904
The Charity Dinner, June 4, 1904
A Labour of Love, June 13, 1904
The Honourable Nobody, June 23, 1904
The Supernatural, July 13, 1904
People and Things, July 27, 1904
The Genuine Article, August 9, 1904
A Good Investment, September 1, 1904
A Matter of Opinion, December 1, 1904
A Shopping Day, January 23, 1905
Too Late to Mend, February 15, 1905
Birds of a Feather, April 13, 1905
The Sale, April 25, 1905
A Change of Front, May 18, 1905
A Chance Invitation, June 30, 1905
In the "Off" Season, July 27, 1905
A Seaside Mission, September 12, 1905
Lost and Found, October 3, 1905
Mollie, October 13, 1905
Touch and Go, November 13, 1905
A Mere Nonentity, November 27, 1905
A Step Too Far, December 12, 1905
An Undesirable, December 27, 1905
Found Out, January 1, 1906
An Opportunity, January 11, 1906
Plato Misunderstood, March 17, 1906
A Social Reformer, March 23, 1906
On Second Thoughts, March 30, 1906
A Flash in the Pan, April 13, 1906
Lady Annerlie's Principles, January 5, 1907
A Final Argument, July 11, 1907
A Rigid Ruler, August 26, 1907
A Game of Bluff, September 26, 1908
The Woman Who Waited, August 22, 1928 (as by Lady Neish)
The Awakening of John, November 15, 1928 (as by Lady Neish)
The Truth About Pamela's Pearls, December 23, 1929 (as by Lady Neish)
Nothing Ever Happens, September 29, 1930 (as by Lady Neish)

Nettleton, Arthur  pseudonym of Arthur Nettleton Gaunt (1906-1978)
Landlubbers' Luck, July 26, 1933
A Summons on the Moor, August 23, 1933
Warning Beacon, October 12, 1935
Robin to the Rescue, November 9, 1935

Newton, Douglas (1884-1951)
The End of the Quest, October 30, 1929
The Crab With One Claw, February 14, 1930
The Tryst, September 23, 1931

Nicol, Nesta
The Mystery of the North Field, November 11, 1933
The Christmas Highwayman, December 23, 1933

Noble, Edward (1857-1941)
A Plain Tale of the Hills, January 21, 1904
A Strange Light in Channel, December 19, 1906

Norman, Mrs. George
Valentines - With a Difference, February 14, 1908
Lady Harroway's Influenza, February 29, 1908
Lady Harroway's Motor-Car, May 2, 1908
Lady Harroway and the Exhibition, May 30, 1908
Lady Harroway's Balloon Party, June 25, 1908
Lady Harroway's Goodwood Frock, July 31, 1908

Norris, Frank  pseudonym of Benjamin Franklin Norris (1870-1902)
The Broken Cupid, November 27, 1903

Norris, W. E. (1847-1925)
Sir Robert & the Adventuress, March 23, 1906

Norsworthy, George
The Revolver, August 8, 1929

Northrop, W. B.
A Perilous Quest, April 30, 1899 (this story appeared in the Daily Mail Sunday Edition)

Norton, G. L.
Unwanted Lamb, August 26, 1938

Nuttall, G. Clarke
The Wrong Miss Anne, August 6, 1900

O'Connell, Geoffrey
Lying by Truth, June 27, 1933
Paying for Success, July 17, 1933

Ormsby, Robert
The Source, September 1, 1934

Osborne, Irene
A Plot Against the Prince, July 21, 1934

Outram, Leonard (1855-1901)
Out of the Jaws of Death, June 27, 1898

Owen, Collinson (1882-1956)
Father Christmas Steps In..., December 18, 1931

 

 

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