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The Fine Italian Hand

by Thomas Flanagan

Argosy, July 1951, pp. 45-56

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  Issues of 1950 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
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  Issues of 1951 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1951 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Carol by Margaret Stanley-Wrench, p. 4
    2. Hurricane by J. Matthewman, pp. 5-12
    3. The Windfall by Erskine Caldwell, pp. 13-24
    4. Aquarium by Ogden Nash, p. 25
    5. Sing Nowell, pp. 26-28
    6. Milady Evergreen by Denton Welch, pp. 29-37
    7. King of the Castle!, p. 38
    8. An Elephant Behind You by David Walker, pp. 39-50
    9. A Kiss From Lucia by Roderick MacLeish, pp. 51-63
    10. Shoal Waters, pp. 64-66
    11. Adam and Eve by Clive Burnley, pp. 67-77
    12. Day of These Days by Laurie Lee, p. 78
    13. There's Rosemary, There's Rue by Hugh Falkus, pp. 79-88
    14. Shark Bait by Dorothy Cottrell, pp. 89-99
    15. Fool's Paradise, pp. 100-102
    16. Contraband Woman by Burnham Carter, pp. 103-115
    17. Under Venus by Richard Aldington, p. 116
    18. Old Acquaintance by Charles Dickens, pp. 117-119
    19. Good Company, pp. 120-122
    20. On The Stone by Neil M. Gunn, pp. 123-132
    21. Three Kings by Geoffrey Household, pp. 133-159
    22. Argosy Crossword, pp. 160-162
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    February 1951 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. White Wings by Paul Dehn, p. 4
    2. Sugar For The Horse by H.E. Bates, pp. 5-9
    3. Sporting Times, p. 10
    4. Of That Early World by Dorothy Cottrell, pp. 11-22
    5. Ten Pound Dive by Barry Perowne, pp. 23-31
    6. Over The Border, pp. 32-34
    7. Run For Your Life by John Savage, pp. 35-44
    8. The One Night by Pamela Hill, pp. 45-54
    9. I Could Die Laughing by Frank Stuart, pp. 55-67
    10. One Half Dream, pp. 68-70
    11. Danger Wears Three Faces by Ray Bradbury, pp. 71-84
    12. Blaeberries by Neil M. Gunn, pp. 85-87
    13. First Love, p. 88
    14. Man With Two Hands by Peter Fleming, pp. 89-105
    15. Outlook Unsettled, pp. 106-108
    16. The Door by Lennox Robinson, pp. 109-124
    17. Anyone Else But You by Neill C. Wilson, pp. 125-136
    18. The Tortoise and the Hare by James Thurber, p. 137
    19. Night and Day, p. 138
    20. Never Take No For An Answer by Paul Gallico, pp. 139-159
    21. Argosy Crossword, pp. 160-162
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    March 1951 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Awakening by Gordon Bottomley, p. 4
    2. Ride The Gale by Neil M. Gunn, pp. 5-15
    3. Food of Love, p. 16
    4. The Peto Sisters by A.L. Barker, pp. 17-28
    5. The Crow and the Oriole by James Thurber, p. 29
    6. Come Dance With Me, pp. 30-32
    7. Three Dogs of Siena by William Sansom, pp. 33-44
    8. The Ring by Norman Edwards, pp. 45-52
    9. No Weeping Tonight, Bacchetta! by Joseph Wechsberg, pp. 53-66
    10. Witching-Time, pp. 67-68
    11. Idyll of the Sahara by Lord Dunsany, pp. 69-80
    12. The Green Machine by Ray Bradbury, pp. 81-85
    13. Cobwebs and Cream, pp. 86-88
    14. The Night The Brick Came Through The Window by J.T. Story, pp. 89-94
    15. The Strange One by N.R. Lamburn, pp. 95-105
    16. Down To Earth, pp. 106-108
    17. Lili Marie by Vereen Bell, pp. 109-119
    18. The Phoenix by Ogden Nash, p. 120
    19. Death and Mr. Mallett by Steven Bracher, pp. 121-125
    20. In Praise of Green by Antonia Saxon, p. 126
    21. Last Chukker by J.K. Stanford, pp. 127-159
    22. Argosy Crossword, pp. 160-162
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    April 1951 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. April Day by Andrew Young#3, p. 4
    2. The Gentle Reader by Ralph Arnold, pp. 5-9
    3. House to Let!, p. 10
    4. Nothing to Declare by J.B. Morton, pp. 11-15
    5. Queer Street, pp. 16-18
    6. No More the Nightingales by H.E. Bates, pp. 19-26
    7. The Plot by William Saroyan, pp. 27-28
    8. Snow Lady by Frank Stuart, pp. 29-39
    9. Come Live With Me, pp. 40-42
    10. The Cat Who Loved Carnations by Richard Stern, pp. 43-54
    11. Master of Ringsmark by Philip John Stead, pp. 55-61
    12. Way to the Heart, pp. 62-64
    13. The Perfect Servant by John Inglis Hall, pp. 65-70
    14. Three Bounties of Bacchus by Langston Day, pp. 71-87
    15. Pack Clouds Away, pp. 88-90
    16. Dancing Boy by M.E. Macwhirter, pp. 91-95
    17. Thames Barge by Hugh Falkus, p. 96
    18. In a Spanish Garden by Neil M. Gunn, pp. 97-104
    19. Hornblower and the Big Decision by C.S. Forester, pp. 105-120
    20. Murder on the Five Fifteen by M. St. Clair, pp. 121-125
    21. Made in Heaven, pp. 126-128
    22. The Tomb of His Ancestors by Rudyard Kipling, pp. 129-159
    23. Argosy Crossword, pp. 160-162
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    May 1951 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Arise My Love, p. 4
    2. Naboth's Vineyard by John Moore, pp. 5-15
    3. It's My Profession, p. 16
    4. Flagstones by Norman Edwards, pp. 17-23
    5. Devotion, p. 24
    6. Tiger General by Leslie Bonnet, pp. 25-29
    7. Tideways, pp. 30-32
    8. The Goose Girl by Eric Linklater, pp. 33-54
    9. Ellen Terry's Diamond Ring by Michael Foster, pp. 55-68
    10. Time Piece by Victor Canning, pp. 69-73
    11. Point of View, pp. 74-76
    12. One Who Waits by Ray Bradbury, pp. 77-82
    13. Monsieur Seguin's Goat by Alphonse Daudet, pp. 83-86
    14. Serenade by George Bernard Shaw, pp. 87-93
    15. Heigh! the Sweet Birds, pp. 94-96
    16. The Lighthouse by H.E. Bates, pp. 97-112
    17. Happy Event by Liam O'Flaherty, pp. 113-116
    18. Love Potion by John Collier, pp. 117-119
    19. Fiddle-de-Dee, pp. 120-122
    20. A Rough Shoot (First Part) by Geoffrey Household, pp. 123-159
    21. Argosy Crossword, pp. 160-162
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    June 1951 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Wind of Summer by Michael Field, p. 4
    2. The Barbers of Mendoza by Laurence Kirk, pp. 5-18
    3. Lord of the Jungle by Jim Kjelgaard, pp. 19-24
    4. The Black Arab by Anthony West, pp. 25-29
    5. Eureka!, pp. 30-32
    6. Capra by Sarban, pp. 33-52
    7. The Man Who Stood in the Way by Dashiell Hammett, pp. 53-59
    8. Cautionary Tale by C.S. Jarvis, p. 60
    9. No Strings Attached by Ray Bradbury, pp. 61-66
    10. Double Exposure by Viscountess Rhondda, p. 67
    11. A Match for Lord Strafford, pp. 68-70
    12. Scenario by John Galsworthy, pp. 71-76
    13. Legend in Advance by John Gloag, pp. 77-79
    14. Old Familiar Places, p. 80
    15. Suspicion by Giuseppe Marotta, pp. 81-85
    16. Presenting---, pp. 86-88
    17. Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A.E. Coppard, pp. 89-98
    18. Post-Mortem Murder by Sinclair Lewis, pp. 99-116
    19. Traveller's Tale by William Bartram, pp. 117-119
    20. Summer's Music, pp. 120-122
    21. A Rough Shoot (Last Part) by Geoffrey Household, pp. 123-159
    22. Argosy Crossword, pp. 160-162
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    July 1951 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Pastorale by Clarence Winchester, p. 4
    2. High Desert by Michael Foster, pp. 5-18
    3. Medlar Tree by Gerald Bullett, pp. 19-23
    4. Yo-Ho-Ho!, p. 24
    5. The Whole Town's Sleeping by Ray Bradbury, pp. 25-37
    6. A Humming of Bees, pp. 38-40
    7. Royal Monument Pavillion by Leslie Bonnet, pp. 41-44
    8. The Fine Italian Hand by Thomas Flanagan, pp. 45-56
    9. The Open Window by Saki, pp. 57-59
    10. Eternal Woman, pp. 60-62
    11. Half-Way to Hell by John Collier, pp. 63-68
    12. The Long Hard Day by Eugene Burdick, pp. 69-78
    13. The Aspiring Pig by John Inglis Hall, pp. 79-85
    14. Heavenly Gift, pp. 86-88
    15. Prefect of Discipline by Joseph W. Carroll, pp. 89-100
    16. The Writing on the Wall by Stuart Cloete, pp. 101-119
    17. Over the Hills and Far Away, pp. 120-122
    18. A Time to Kill (First Part) by Geoffrey Household, pp. 123-159
    19. Argosy Crossword, pp. 160-162
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    August 1951 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Fulfilment by Charles Dickens, p. 4
    2. Why Should I Cry? by I.A.R. Wylie, pp. 5-16
    3. Gentlemen's Award by Richard Stern, pp. 17-27
    4. Frailty Thy Name---, pp. 28-30
    5. Point of Honour by Frank O'Rourke, pp. 31-43
    6. Ill Met By Moonlight, p. 44
    7. Gertie Macnamara by Nugent Barker, pp. 45-56
    8. Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury, pp. 57-63
    9. Chanson Hindoue, pp. 64-66
    10. House of Flowers by Truman Capote, pp. 67-78
    11. Hostage by William Ashley Anderson, pp. 79-90
    12. Nine-Finger Jack by Anthony Boucher, pp. 91-95
    13. Train of Ideas, pp. 96-98
    14. Heaven Is Too Far by Sylvia Thompson, pp. 99-108
    15. Orpheus and Eurydice by Rex Warner, pp. 109-111
    16. Harbour by Herbert Bluen, p. 112
    17. A Girl Called Peter by H.E. Bates, pp. 113-121
    18. Alfresco, pp. 122-124
    19. A Time to Kill (Last Part) by Geoffrey Household, pp. 125-159
    20. Argosy Crossword, pp. 160-162
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    September 1951 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Look, Stranger by W.H. Auden, p. 4
    2. Give a Man Rope... by Stuart Cloete, pp. 5-16
    3. For Fear of Little Men by Edward Boyd, pp. 17-25
    4. Rainbow, pp. 26-28
    5. A Story About Love by Ray Bradbury, pp. 29-36
    6. The Man at the Window by Neil Bell, pp. 37-44
    7. The Western Islands by John Masefield, pp. 45-48
    8. Murder Most Foul, p. 49
    9. This Above All, pp. 50-52
    10. Papuan Magic by Hugh B. Cave, pp. 53-65
    11. Summer Song by John Nance, p. 66
    12. Jonathan by Geoffrey Kino, pp. 67-78
    13. The Bad Samaritan by J.F. Hutton, pp. 79-81
    14. Mixed Grill, pp. 82-84
    15. The Obliging Nightingale by Antonia Ridge, pp. 85-92
    16. The Interruption by W.W. Jacobs, pp. 93-103
    17. This Gentle Art, pp. 104-106
    18. Legal Aid by Frank O'Connor, pp. 107-114
    19. Man, p. 115
    20. Magic Cloak by Yetza Gillespie, p. 116
    21. The Needle's Eye by Ellery Queen, pp. 117-143
    22. Argosy Crossword, pp. 144-146
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    October 1951 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Stardust by Brooks Atkinson, p. 4
    2. Dark Coast by Michael Foster, pp. 5-17
    3. Secret Vice, p. 18
    4. The Cat and the Cornfield by Bryan MacMahon, pp. 19-29
    5. Tarantella, pp. 30-32
    6. Epicure's Odyssey by Geoffrey Household, pp. 33-43
    7. Pets' Corner, p. 44
    8. A Belt for Charlie by John Greenwood, pp. 45-48
    9. Trouble with the Union by Dennis Harrington, pp. 49-61
    10. A Time For Love, pp. 62-64
    11. Drums in Haiti by Patrick Leigh Fermor, pp. 65-72
    12. Stanley Hutchinson by Nugent Barker, pp. 73-80
    13. Stand at Ease, p. 81
    14. Writers' Circle, pp. 82-84
    15. Lost Silver by John Inglis Hall, pp. 85-96
    16. Pumpernickel by Ray Bradbury, pp. 97-100
    17. Island of Women by Peter Quennell, pp. 101-105
    18. Malice Aforethought, pp. 106-108
    19. Devoted Concubine by Leslie Bonnet, pp. 109-115
    20. Eastern Love Song by V.P.W., p. 116
    21. The Enemy by Charlotte Armstrong, pp. 117-143
    22. Argosy Crossword, pp. 144-146
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    November 1951 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Song for November by Roy Campbell, p. 4
    2. Across the Lake by Ruth Harnden, pp. 5-11
    3. Relatively Speaking, p. 12
    4. Fighting Cockerel by Victor Canning, pp. 13-18
    5. Glad Caloppe by David McCord, p. 19
    6. How to Woo, pp. 20-22
    7. The Rammond Case by Phyllis Bentley, pp. 23-38
    8. The Camel by Gerald Bullett, pp. 39-46
    9. Valley of the Winds by Ray Bradbury, pp. 47-55
    10. My Kingdom...!, pp. 56-58
    11. Rain Forest by Dorothy Cottrell, pp. 59-72
    12. Nocturne by Colin Bullard, pp. 73-78
    13. Norman Farm by Martin Armstrong, pp. 79-89
    14. Words Words Words, pp. 90-92
    15. Dandawa's Message by Larry Finn, pp. 93-96
    16. The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe, pp. 97-101
    17. Pilgrimage by Wilfrid Gibson, p. 102
    18. Caught in the Act by Norman McGlashan, pp. 103-104
    19. In Vino Veritas, p. 105
    20. Feu de Joie by Ethelind Fearon, p. 106
    21. My Tiger (First Part) by David Walker, pp. 107-143
    22. Argosy Crossword, pp. 144-146
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    December 1951 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Frost-Flowers by Lord de Tabley, p. 4
    2. The Widow Trap by Robert Fontaine, pp. 5-10
    3. Song Without Words by Frank O'Connor, pp. 11-17
    4. The Old Story, pp. 18-20
    5. Spur of Decision by H.G. Evarts, pp. 21-32
    6. Time Won't Wait by Lorenzo Semple, pp. 33-35
    7. Friend to Men, p. 36
    8. The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury, pp. 37-48
    9. Sea-Cow by John Steinbeck, pp. 49-51
    10. Per Ardua, pp. 52-53
    11. Gentleman from Paris by John Dickson Carr, pp. 54-76
    12. A Night at the Opera by Charles Causley, pp. 77-81
    13. In Search of Pleasure, pp. 82-84
    14. The Oldest Talland by Hugh Walpole, pp. 85-94
    15. Are You Too Late? by John Collier, pp. 95-98
    16. Candaules' Lady by Herodotus, pp. 99-101
    17. Entreaty, p. 102
    18. My Tiger (Last Part) by David Walker, pp. 103-143
    19. Argosy Crossword, pp. 144-146
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