contents of this page

explanation of the entries

key to codes used in the checklist

checklist of Denis Mackail’s short stories

links to alphabetical sections of the checklist :

A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M
N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · W · Y

statistics of story appearances

on other pages :
introduction – biography – checklist of books – descriptive bibliography

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explanation of the entries

This checklist is an alphabetical summary of all the Denis Mackail short stories known to me – excluding the three translations!

In ordering the titles, initial articles (‘A’, ‘The’ etc.) are ignored. Full entries appear in the descriptive bibliography under appropriate book titles and/or original serial publication dates. Here, against each title, are shown codes for :

The meanings of each set of codes are given below, in the next section, but <abbr> tags in the page coding mean that if you hover the cursor over an abbreviation or link in the entries here you will see the full name. Wherever useful, data is linked through to the appropriate entry or set of entries in the aforementioned descriptive bibliography, which will also give you full details.

Alternative titles are shown in the alphabetical sequence with a ‘see’ reference: under the entry for the first-used title the appearance of the alternative title is indicated by asterisks (*) – note that some of the first-used titles may have been assigned by periodical editors and Mackail may have preferred the apparently ‘later’ title (as found in the book publications). For consistency, all the Tales from Greenery Street stories are indexed under their title without the house number, even though it appeared at the start of the titles of two of the stories in their original magazine publication.

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key to codes used in the checklist

codes for series :

Bra Bradsmith
Gib According to Gibson
Gil Mrs Gilchrist & Birkin
Hob Long Hobson
Hug The fortunes of Hugo
Liv The young Livingstones
Mau Miss Mauleverer
MPC My pretty cousin
TGS Tales from Greenery Street

codes for periodicals :

A The argosy
BB The blue book [Oxford undergraduates’ magazine]
EN Evening news (London) [newspaper]
ER The empire review
G The grand magazine
HI Hearst’s international c/w Cosmopolitan
HM Hutchinson’s magazine
L The London magazine
MS Modern stories
N Nash’s and Pall Mall magazine
NC The news chronicle [newspaper]
NL The new London magazine
P Pearson’s magazine
PM Pall Mall magazine
R The royal magazine
RT The radio times
S The Strand magazine
W The Windsor magazine

codes for collections (*) and anthologies :

AG According to Gibson *
BCS Best crime stories
BDS The best detective stories of the year
CH A century of humour
CLS A century of love stories
FCO The first class omnibus
FH The fortunes of Hugo
FlyC The flying carpet
GeoS Georgian stories (with two-digit suffix showing year : 1924, 1926 or 1927)
GhB The ghost book
GBH The great book of humour
GL Golden leaves (Work-play books series)
HA How amusing! *
HF Having fun *
LL London Lovers *
MG A modern galaxy
PE The Princess Elizabeth gift book
QB The Queen’s book of the Red Cross
SG Sails of gold
TG Tales for a godchild *
TGS Tales from Greenery Street *
TrC The treasure cave
TrS The treasure ship
Wind The windmill
YL The young Livingstones *
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checklist of
Denis Mackail’s short stories

title st. ser. per. publ. collection(s)
A
The admirable Pipkin S 1937-08 -
After the séance L 1929-02 HA [10]
All about artists (Hob) NC date? FCO
Almost all about April (Liv) P 1930-03 YL 8
Among the presents P 1926-10 HA [23]
Aristocratic old lady S 1929-09 HA [29]
Art S 1936-09 LL 27
Art and craft (Hob) L 1930-10 -
An artist in crime (Hob) P 1928-02 BDS
HA [20]
As a matter of fact P 1928-07 HF 26
As you dislike it L 1928-07 HA [1]
As you were (Hug) N 1926-09 FH 6
The aspidistra P 1935-10 -
At Mr Besley’s S 1923-11 -
Aunt Jane   [child.] - TG [2]
B
Back to Cinderella S 1934-06 LL 2
Bang! P 1928-08 HA [21]
Banglewick’s bowler BB 1912-12 -
Barbara drops a brick!
(* The literary man) 		(Liv) P 1929-11 YL 4 *
Barbara’s blues (Liv) P 1930-05 YL 10
The beautiful Miss Hooper (MPC) S 1925-07 -
The behaviour of the Binghams (TGS) R 1928-02
MS 1934-11 		TGS 9
The best adventure
(* The last adventure) 		(Liv) P 1930-07 YL 12 *
The best man ? HF 24
Bingley rides again S 1941-04 -
The Birdwoods’ bathroom P 1931-01 HF 11
Black or white L 1928-03 HA [26]
The blind boy S 1930-09 HF 23
The blind witness P 1932-11 LL 28
The boy who broke her toys L 1929-04 HF 5
Bradsmith was right (Bra) S 1925-10 GeoS26
HA [4]
CH
Bradsmith was wrong (Bra) S 1932-03 HF 10
A breath from the past P 1931-07
G 1934-06 		HF 28
Bridge-work S 1942-02 -
British shellfish see Perfect reception
Brother Rex works it
(* Just an idea) 		(Liv) P 1929-08 YL 1 *
Brotherly love S 1938-09 -
C
Calling a cab P 1931-03 HF 14
The case of Jevington Beale S 1937-04 LL 23
The case of Mr Clodd (MPC) P 1926-02 -
The chink in Miss Flamborough’s armour L 1929-08 HF 20
Chortlebury Court ? LL 12
Christmas at the Crabapple P 1931-12 -
A Christmas Eve story RT 1927-12 -
Christmas with Uncle Jolliboy   [child.] - TG [10]
The coast of Bohemia S 1933-12 -
College days see Earn while you learn
A comic tragedian N 1925-04 -
The cottagers N 1925-02 -
The court of honour P 1926-01
A 1930-07 		HA [2]
The courtship of Beano Blennerhassett L 1930-07 HF 16
The Cubitts and their daughter (TGS) R 1927-05 TGS 1
Cupboard love P 1935-12 -
Cupid at the cross-roads S 1927-01 -
The curious case of the collector S 1932-05 -
The custody of the child ? HF 17
D
Daisy, Daisy! S 1932-07 HF 19
A day with a débutante S 1929-12 HF 1
The death of the blues P 1928-05 HF 2
The debt P 1925-10 HA [9]
The desert island S 1936-08 LL 20
Dining out S 1938-01 -
The diplomat P 1926-07 -
The discoveries at Buz S 1925-02 HA [24]
“Do you love me?” HI 1930-02 -
Double chin S 1937-02 LL 21
Double fault S 1929-07 HA [25]
Down and up S 1941-01 -
Dumb friends S 1935-02 -
E
Earn while you learn
(* College days) 		(Hug) HI 1926-02
N 1926-05 		FH 7 *
The enthusiasts W 1924-05
G 1933-11 		-
An exception to the rule (TGS) R 1927-11 TGS 7
F
Fat baby   [child.] - TG [1]
Feet of clay (Hug) HI 1926-01
N 1926-04 		FH 4
The first laugh, or, The importance of not being earnest P 1935-01 -
Flourish of trumpets S 1937-05 LL 22
The footling mystery of the Baverstock vase (Hob) S 1930-06 BCS
A footnote to a photograph P 1933-08 -
For love of Galatea (To rhyme with Asia) P 1925-04 -
The fourth monkey S 1937-11 -
A fragment from Gibson (Gib) N 1927-01 -
G
The gallery girls P 1926-06 -
A ghost story for Christmas Eve EN 1923-12 -
Gibson and the blue emerald (Gib) S 1922-09 AG 8
Gibson and the ghost (Gib) ?
A 1934-12 		AG 2
Gibson and the rivals (Gib) ? AG 3
Gibson and the specialist (Gib) S 1922-10
A 1935-02 		AG 5
Gibson and the wager (Gib) S 1923-06
A 1934-09 		AG 7
Gibson on lunch: an anecdote (Gib) N 1927-03 -
Gibson’s last words (Gib) ? AG 10
The gift of the bridegroom (Liv) P 1929-10 YL 3
A girl in a million (Hug) HI 1926-03
N 1926-10 		FH 10
Good-bye to Greenery Street (TGS) R 1928-04 TGS 12
Gooseberry fool P 1929-03 HF 7
Gunnersbury’s last case N 1925-05 -
Gyratory P 1928-11 HA [11]
H
Half an hour at Duval’s S 1927-05 HA [19]
Hands off Barbara!
(* The inseparables) 		(Liv) P 1930-04 YL 9 *
The handy husband (TGS) R 1927-09 TGS 5
Happily married S 1931-08 -
Happy new year S 1935-01 LL 1
Hardface’s half-holiday N 1924-12 -
Having fun P 1931-04 HF 30
He who gets tipped P 1932-06 HF 27
The head of the family S 1938-08 -
Her umbrella S 1930-05 -
His lordship S 1929-03 HA [16]
The hotel game (MPC) S 1926-08 -
How amusing! N 1925-07 HA [30]
Hugo in the underworld (Hug) N 1926-07 FH 9
Hugo the sleuth (Hug) HI 1925-10
N 1925-12 		FH 1
Hugo’s new suit (Hug) N 1926-02 FH 5
Humpy P 1933-04 -
The Hunters and their telephone (TGS) R 1927-06 TGS 2
I
The importance of not being earnest see The first laugh
In the days of railings   [child.] - TG [4]
In the dome L 1929-12 -
In the shop N 1926-11 -
The inaudible man S 1936-01 LL 13
The inseparables see Hands off Barbara!
The intervention of Algernon (Hug) N 1926-06 FH 8
The invention of Professor Salt (Gib) ? AG 1
Is this it? S 1935-10 -
It makes the world go round S 1937-12 LL 24
It’s the thought that counts - QB
J
Jackson’s four-toed rumpiti S 1934-09 LL 7
The jemmy (Hob) P 1931-02 -
Jumping Jehoshaphat P 1936-12 LL 15
Just an idea see Brother Rex works it
Just like Birkin (Gil) S 1937-03 -
Just one big family S 1941-11 -
K
Kiss and make up S 1938-07 -
The kiss effect S 1930-07 HF 15
L
The last adventure see The best adventure
The last nannie   [child.] - TG [8]
The last word S 1930-08 HF 12
The law and the profit (Hob) P 1931-11 -
The lemon sponge   [child.] - TrS
GL
TG [3]
The life of Charles Edward Cantaloup S 1935-04 LL 9
Listening to Rupert P 1934-09 -
The literary man see Barbara drops a brick!
The little arm-chair (TGS) P 1931-09 HF 25
The little presents (TGS) R 1928-03 TGS 11
The little red hat P 1934-10 -
The little window on the stairs   [child.] - TG [9]
London lovers S 1935-05 LL 30
Loophole in the law ? LL 26
The lost cocktail P 1926-04 HA [17]
The lost tragedy - GhB
HA [28]
Love among the house-agents P 1926-05 -
Love among the Livingstones
(* Trial by tact) 		(Liv) P 1930-02 YL 7 *
Love at Upper Todbury P 1936-03 -
Love locked in P 1935-02 LL 5
The Lovetts and their dog (TGS) R 1927-10
MS 1934-12 		TGS 6
Lucky Lucille (Mau) S 1929-08 HF 13
M
The magic medicine   [child.] - FlyC
TG [6]
The magic word P 1935-03 -
Mainly about marriage P 1928-04 -
Man proposes P 1933-02 -
The man who wrote love stories P 1929-01 -
Many happy returns (Liv) P 1929-09 YL 2
The mascot P 1925-11 -
The Meiklejohns and their luck (TGS) R 1927-07 TGS 3
A midsummer ice cream P 1931-05 HF 9
Mishap to a bishop HM 1929-05 -
The mistletoe bough (MPC) P 1925-12 -
Mr – and Mrs – Mystery L 1928-05 HF 3
Mr Clements S 1925-04 HA [22]
Mr Warburton’s discovery   [short] W 1931-10 -
Mr Weaver’s fairy story P 1926-09 HA [12]
Mrs Axminster’s butler S 1927-03
A 1933-08 		HA [6]
Musical Miranda S 1933-02 -
My pretty cousin (MPC) S 1924-08 -
My pretty cousin again (MPC) S 1925-06 -
The mystery of the managing director (Gib) ?
A 1927-12 		AG 6
GeoS24
N
Nana sahib ER 1925-05 HA [14]
The Newmans and their neighbours (TGS) R 1927-08 TGS 4
No getting away from it : a story RT 1929-12 -
No. 24, The behaviour of the Binghams (TGS) see The behaviour…
No. 31, The Poultons and their party (TGS) see The Poultons…
Non-stop S 1934-07 LL 8
None so blind S 1936-06 LL 18
Not so neat (TGS) P 1931-10 HF 4
O
Oh, Charlie! S 1935-11 LL 14
Oh, woman! S 1934-04 -
On the other hand S 1935-08 LL 11
The open taxi ? HA [7]
P
A pair of them S 1935-09 -
The Parnassus prize S 1924-07 -
Paying the debt see The debt
Perfect reception
(* British shellfish) 		S 1933-10 LL 6 *
The pets   [child.] - TG [5]
Pictures in the fire (Hob) P 1934-08 -
Pigs after sunset PM 1927-10 HA [8]
Playing the game W 1925-11 -
The pocket nightingale (Hug) HI 1925-11
N 1926-01 		FH 2
Podd the press agent (Mau) S 1932-09 -
Point-to-point P 1935-05 -
The Poultons and their party (TGS) R 1927-12 TGS 8
Pretty low L 1930-08 -
Private detection P 1936-09 LL 3
“The Pro” ER 1923-06 -
The professional angle S 1941-06 -
Progress P 1936-01 -
Public relations S 1941-08 -
The pyjamas of destiny ER 1925-09 -
Pym’s party P 1926-08
A 1930-02 		GeoS27
HA [3]
CLS
Q
The quest S 1938-03 -
R
The refractory table S 1937-10 -
The resources of civilisation P 1934-06 -
Revenge is sweet (MPC) S 1925-08 HA [15]
Rex gets a free ticket
(* The triangle) 		(Liv) P 1930-01 YL 6 *
The riddle of the minx P 1935-11 LL 10
The rider S 1936-03 -
The ring L 1929-09 -
Roderick dines out P 1926-03 -
Romance at Belloni’s S 1932-08 HF 18
The rule of three P 1932-07 -
The rum business of the bust (Hob) S 1931-01 -
S
Say it with cheese S 1933-08 GBH
The schoolroom S 1937-06 -
The sculptor knew best P 1932-01 -
The sea again S 1933-05 -
The secret of success S 1932-02 -
The secret of the spats P 1933-06 -
Sh! P 1932-09 -
“Signs of spring” L 1928-06 -
The silent father P 1933-12 LL 25
The slightly strange case of Miss Mimms P 1931-08 -
The slogan king - Wind
Smoke in their eyes S 1936-10 LL 16
Snow-man’s land S 1938-12 -
Spring! S 1933-04 -
The stars have spoken   [short] NL 1930-12 -
Starvation corner (Gil) P 1934-03 CH
LL 29
The still younger Yardleys (Liv) P 1930-06 YL 11
The story of a laugh (Gil) P 1928-03
A 1933-05 		HA [13]
The story of Colonel Turpentine (Gib) ? AG 4
The story of rather greedy Little Hugh   [child.] - PE
The strange behaviour of Henry Gibson (Gib) ? AG 9
The Sumners and their staff (TGS) R 1928-01
[MS 1935-01] 		TGS 10
T
Ten for tact (Gil) S 1931-06 HF 8
Their love letters P 1928-01 -
There, now! P 1939-04 -
This is so sudden! ? HF 22
The three-thirty P 1935-07 -
Through the windscreen P 1928-06 HA [27]
The Todd Street ghost (Hug) HI 1925-12
N 1926-03 		FH 3
The torch S 1936-11 -
Trial by tact see Love among the Livingstones
The triangle see Rex gets a free ticket
The truth about the dilemma   [child.] - TrC
TG [7]
The turning point S 1934-01 -
The two mirrors S 1926-12 -
The two Miss Hamptons S 1938-06 -
The two-seater S 1927-02
G 1934-03 		HF 21
Twopennyworth of crime (Hob) S 1936-05 LL 17
U
Up top S 1926-10 HA [18]
W
Wanted on the voyage ? HA [5]
MG
We must have music P 1936-08 -
The Weekes case S 1925-09 -
Well done, Horsey! S 1931-10 HF 6
What happened to Oz - SG
“What is my secret?” S 1924-02 -
What noise annoys an author? P 1932-05 HF 29
What’s in a name S 1935-03 LL 4
The Whitaker plot S 1931-05 -
Why do they do it? P 1939-03 -
Why dramatists don’t write plays N 1926-12 -
The wolf from the door (Liv) P 1929-12 YL 5
A woman at the wheel S 1930-10 -
Y
You may telephone from here P 1927-12 -
You’re marvellous S 1935-06 LL 19
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statistics of story appearances

periodical known
stories 		note
The argosy 8 (reprints)
The blue book (Cambridge Univ.) 1
The empire review 3
Evening news (London) 1
The grand magazine 3 (reprints)
Hearst’s international
    c/w Cosmopolitan (US) 		1 (+ 6 dupl. Nash’s)
Hutchinson’s magazine 1
The London magazine and
    The new London Magazine 		13
Modern stories 3 or 4 (reprints)
Nash’s and Pall Mall magazine(s) 20
The news chronicle (London) 1
Pearson’s magazine 80
The radio times 2
The royal magazine 12
The Strand magazine 94
The Windsor magazine 3
total known, original stories in periodicals 232
stories as yet known only in collections and anthologies 18 + 11 children’s stories
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on other pages :
introduction – biography – checklist of books – descriptive bibliography