 First edition | |
| Author | Dornford Yates |
|---|---|
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | Ward Lock & Co [1] |
Publication date | 1942 [1] |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 319 [1] |
Period Stuff is a collection of short stories by the English author Dornford Yates (Cecil William Mercer). Some were written in 1939 but not published in book form until 1942. [2] Some of the tales had originally appeared in The Windsor Magazine and others in The Strand Magazine .
| Chapter | Title | Magazine | Date | Volume | Issue | Pages | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | My Lady's Chamber | The Windsor | September 1927 | LXVI | 393 | 394-407 | Howard K Elcock |
| II | Behind The Scenes | ||||||
| III | A Special Case | The Windsor | May 1939 | LXXXIX | 533 | 704-716 | Isabel Veevers |
| IV | His Brother's Wife | The Windsor | September 1939 | XC | 537 | 410-419 | Claude Bendall |
| V | While The Iron Is Hot | ||||||
| VI | Beggar On Horseback | The Strand | February 1940 | XCVIII | 590 | 314-325 | Jack Grandfield |
| VII | Finesse | ||||||
| VIII | Missing, Believed Killed | Woman's Home Companion | October 1941 | Floyd Davis | |||
| IX | And Adela, Too | The Strand | June 1941 | CI | 606 | 82-90 | M Mackinlay |
| X | Above Suspicion | The Strand | October 1940 | XCIX | 598 | 426-435 | M Mackinlay |
| XI | Smooth Justice | ||||||
| XII | Way Of Escape | ||||||
| XIII | Period Stuff | ||||||
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Blood Royal is a 1929 novel by the English author Dornford Yates, the third in his Chandos thriller series. The story features the recurrent characters Richard Chandos (narrator) and George Hanbury, with their servants Bell and Rowley. Jonathan Mansel does not appear in this book.
Fire Below is a 1930 adventure novel by the English author Dornford Yates, the fourth in his Chandos thriller series and a sequel to Blood Royal. The book was published in the US under the title By Royal Command.
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Valerie French is a 1923 adventure novel by the English author Dornford Yates, a sequel to Anthony Lyveden. It was first published in monthly instalments in The Windsor Magazine.
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Maiden Stakes is a 1928 collection of short stories by the English author Dornford Yates originally written for The Windsor Magazine.
The Stolen March is a 1926 fantasy novel by the English author Dornford Yates, first serialised in The Windsor Magazine.
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