Bibliography of Anthony Berkeley Cox
This is a bibliography-in-progress in which I hope to list all known publications by Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893-1971) under his various names (A.B. Cox, Anthony Berkeley, Francis Iles, and A. Monmouth Platts).
Please e-mail me at arobinson@lagrange.edu with any additions, corrections, suggestions, or questions. I should especially appreciate hearing from anyone who knows of items not listed below, or has access to those listed as “not seen.”
A. (as A.B. Cox)
1. Brenda
Entertains
(London:
Herbert Jenkins, 1925)
2. Jugged Journalism (London: Jenkins, 1925)
3. The Family Witch: An Essay in Absurdity (London: Jenkins, 1925)
4. The Professor on Paws (London: Collins, 1926; New York: Doubleday, 1927)
5. Mr. Priestley’s Problem (London: Collins, 1927; as The Amateur Crime, New York: Doubleday, 1928)
6. O
7. A Pocketbook of One Hundred New Limericks (London: privately printed, 1959?)
8. A Pocketbook of One Hundred More Limericks (London: privately printed, 1960?)
B. (as Anthony Berkeley)
1. The
2. The Wychford Poisoning Case: An Essay in Criminology (London: Collins, 1926, as by “the author of The Layton Court Mystery”; New York: Doubleday, 1930)
3. Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery (London: Collins, 1927; reprinted by Collins as The Vane Mystery; as The Mystery at Lovers’ Cave, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1927)
4. The Silk Stocking Murders (London: Collins, 1928; New York: Doubleday, 1928)
5. The Poisoned Chocolates Case
(London: Collins, 1929; New York: Doubleday, 1929); reprinted with an
introduction by
6. The Piccadilly Murder (London: Collins, 1929; New York: Doubleday, 1930)
7. The Second Shot (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930; New York: Doubleday, 1931)
8. Top Storey Murder (London: Hodder, 1931; as Top Story Murder, New York: Doubleday: 1931)
9. Murder in the Basement (London: Hodder, 1932; New York: Doubleday, 1932)
10. Jumping Jenny (London: Hodder, 1933; as Dead Mrs. Stratton with an introductory note, “Concerning Roger Sheringham,” New York: Doubleday, 1933)
11. Panic Party (London: Hodder, 1934; as Mr. Pidgeon’s Island, New York: Doubleday, 1934)
12. Trial and Error (London: Hodder, 1937; New York: Doubleday, 1937; reprinted in 1947 by Penguin Books with a new introduction by Berkeley and minor revisions)
13. Not To Be Taken (London: Hodder, 1938; as A Puzzle in Poison, New York: Doubleday, 1938; originally appeared as a serial in John O’London’s Weekly)
14. Death in the House (London: Hodder, 1939; New York: Doubleday, 1939; originally appeared as a serial in John O’London’s Weekly)
15. The Roger Sheringham Stories (London: Thomas Carnacki, 1994, limited edition with an introduction by Ayresome Johns)
16. The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries
from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook (
C. (as A. Monmouth Platts)
1. Cicely Disappears (London: John Long, 1927; a shorter version appeared as a serial, The Wintringham Mystery, as by A.B. Cox, in The Daily Mirror)
D. (as Francis Iles)
1. Malice Aforethought: The Story of a Commonplace Crime (London: Gollancz, 1931; New York: Harper, 1931; also appeared as a serial in the Daily Express)
2. Before the Fact: A Murder Story for Ladies (London: Gollancz, 1932; New York: Doubleday, 1932; reprinted with minor revisions by Pan Books, 1958; also appeared as a serial, Married to a Murderer, in the Daily Express)
3. As for the Woman: A Love Story (London: Jarrolds, 1939; New York: Doubleday, 1939)
1. The Floating Admiral (London: Hodder, 1931; New
York: Doubleday, 1932) (Chapter XII,
“Clearing Up the Mess,” by
2. Ask a Policeman (London: Barker, 1933; New York: Morrow, 1933) (Part II Ch. 3, “Lord Peter’s
Privy Counsel,” by
3. Great Unsolved Crimes (London: Hutchinson, 1935) (“Was Crippen a
Murderer?” pp. 18-26, by Iles; “Who Killed Madame X?” pp. 123-130, by
4. Six Against the Yard (London: Selwyn & Blount, 1936; as Six Against
Scotland Yard, New York: Doubleday,
1936) (story “The Policeman Only Taps Once” by
5. Missing from Their Homes (London: Hutchinson, 1936) (“Publicity Heroine,” pp, 7-62, by
6. Parody Party, ed. Leonard Russell (London: Hutchinson, 1936; Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1970) (“Close Season at Polchester,” pp. 37-74, by Iles)
7. The Anatomy of Murder (London: Bodley Head, 1936; New York: Macmillan, 1937) (“The Rattenbury Case,” pp. 215-302, by Iles); reprinted in More Anatomy of Murder (New York: Berkley Books, March 1990) pp. 59-151
8. Press Gang! Crazy World Chronicle, ed. Leonard Russell (London: Hutchinson, 1937) (“Eastern Love Song,” pp. 33-56, by Iles)
9. The Scoop and Behind the Screen (London:
Gollancz, 1983; New York: Harper & Row, 1983): “Round-robin” mysteries written for radio by
the Detection Club, originally printed in the Listener, 1930-1931;
Berkeley wrote Part IV of Behind the Screen, “In the Aspidistra,” and
Parts V, “Tracing Tracey,” and IX, “Bond Street or Broad Street?” of The
Scoop)
III. Selected Crime Stories (signed “Anthony Berkeley” unless otherwise indicated)
A. Detective Stories Featuring Roger Sheringham (all except “The Bargee’s Holiday” are reprinted in The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, available from Crippen & Landru)
1. “The Avenging Chance” in Pearson’s Magazine, Sept. 1929; reprinted in The Best Detective Stories of the Year 1929 (London: Faber & Faber, 1930) and many times since (see Supplement, Part II)
2. “Perfect Alibi” in Radio Times, 1 Aug.
1930 (reprinted in The Armchair Detective, Summer
1992; revised version in
3. “The Mystery of Horne’s Copse” in Home and Country (Jan.-Dec. 1931)
4. “White Butterfly” in Evening Standard, 28 Aug. 1936; reprinted in Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction (London: Odhams Press, 1938, repr. 1948); Townsville Daily Bulletin (Australia) 31 May and 1 June 1938; and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Dec. 1982
5. “The Wrong Jar” in Detective Stories of To-day (Faber, 1940); reprinted in Black Cabinet, ed. Peter Lovesey (London: Xanadu Publications, 1989; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1989); abridged version in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (hereafter EQMM), March 1947
6. “Mr. Bearstowe Says…” in The Saturday Book 3, ed. L. Russell (London: Hutchinson, Oct. 1943); reprinted in EQMM, July 1945, and Masterpieces of Mystery: The Golden Age: Part Two, ed. E. Queen (New York: Davis Publications, 1977).
7. “The Bargee’s Holiday,” North Devon Journal-Herald, 18 Feb. 1943, pp. 3 and 5 (discovered by Tony Medawar in June 2012; see CADS 64, p. 41; can be purchased from the British Newspaper Archive)
B. Other Crime Stories
1. “Over the Telephone” in Truth, 17 Feb. 1926; reprinted in (Give Me That) Old-Time Detection (Autumn 2005) and in The Ash-Tree Macabre 2005, ed. Jack Adrian (Ashcroft, B.C.: Ash-Tree Press 2005, pp. 68-74).
2. “Unsound Mind” in Time and Tide, 14 and 21 October 1933; reprinted in The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook (see above)
3. “Mr. Simpson Goes to the Dogs,” in
4. “Outside the Law” (Iles) in Strand, Oct. 1934; reprinted in Fifty Masterpieces of Mystery (London: Odhams Press, 1937?; abridged version of this book reprinted as Great Tales of Detection, Chancellor Press 1991, reprinted as Great Crime Stories, 2002, pp. 55-65); also reprinted in Stories of the Underworld, ed. Peter Cheyney (London: Faber, 1942, repr. 1951 as Best Stories of the Underworld) as by Anthony Berkeley; and EQMM, June 1949 (where it is listed as “copyright 1930, by A.B. Cox,” suggesting a possible earlier untraced publication)
5. “Dark Journey” (Iles) in A Century of
Horror Stories, ed. Dennis Wheatley (London: Hutchinson, 1935; Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1971); reprinted
in EQMM, May 1943; To the Queen’s Taste, ed. E. Queen
(Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1946); Argosy
(UK), Aug. 1946; 65 Great Murder Mysteries, ed. Mary Danby (London: Octopus Books, 1983), pp. 305-319; copyright
1934 (Sandoe, p. 302, says this first appeared in the
Sunday News in 1934, but as far as I can ascertain, the Sunday News
was not published in 1934)
6. “It Takes Two to Make a Hero” (Iles) in The Saturday Book 3, ed. L. Russell (London: Hutchinson, 1943); also in Collier’s, Sept. 4, 1943 (translated into American); abridged version, as “The Coward,” in EQMM, Jan. 1953, and EQMM Anthology, 1963 Mid-year Edition
IV. Contributions to Periodicals, mostly signed by Cox unless indicated (for reviews, see section V)
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
“In the Aspidistra” (part IV of Behind the Screen, see II.9 above), Feb. 1996, pp. 132-141
Argosy
(
“Francis
Iles’ Books of the Month,” June 1934 (v 15
#97), pp. 105-108 (Iles)
“The
Avenging Chance,” May 1939 (v25 #156), pp. 54-63 (
“Dark
Journey,” Aug. 1946 (v7 #8), pp. 95-110 (Iles)
The Armchair Detective
“The Burglaring Joke and Other Occasional Pieces,” TAD 14.3 (Summer 1981), pp. 239-242
“Perfect Alibi” (Berkeley), TAD 25.3 (Summer 1992), pp. 312-317
Blue Magazine
“Life with the Gloves Off,” May 1924, pp. 12-20
CADS (Crime and Detective Stories)
“Plotting a Detective Story” (dialogue between Cox and Dorothy L. Sayers, broadcast on 23 July 1930, reprinted in CADS 51, Apr. 2007)
Cleveland Sunday News (Library Section)
“The Second Shot,” May 8, 1932 (16 pages, abridgement of the novel)
Collier’s
Magazine
“It Takes Two to Make a Hero” (Iles), Sept. 4, 1943, pp. 13, 60-62, 64-65
The Crime Writer
[Article by Iles in 1954? Not seen but quoted in The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA, 20 November 1954, p. 11)]
Daily
Express
“In the Studio,” 16 Dec. 1926, p. 8
“Mr. Grigsby Speaks,” 28 Dec. 1926, p. 4
Serial
of Malice Aforethought (Iles), 10 Aug.-15 Sept. 1931 (except Sundays)
“Married
to a Murderer” (Iles), serial of Before the Fact, 25 April-4 June 1932
(except Sundays)
Daily Mail
“The Policeman Only Taps Once” (Berkeley), 25-29 May 1936 (25 May p. 21, 26 May p. 18, 27 May p. 22, 28 May p. 23, 29 May p. 22; Inspector Cornish’s comments 30 May, p. 16)
Daily Mirror
“The
Wintringham Mystery,” serial, 1 March-6 April 1926 (except Sundays
and 2 April)
Daily Telegraph
Reviews (see section V)
Letters to the Editor (10 June 1940, 19 June 1940, 29 July 1940, 2 Nov. 1940, 5 Sept. 1944?)
Democrat
“I Wonder,” 9 Sept. 1922, p. 18
“The Right to Kill,” 30 Dec. 1922, p. 10
Detective Weekly
“The Avenging Chance,” 12 Jan. 1935 (issue no. 99) (not seen)
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (by “Anthony Berkeley” unless indicated)
“Dark Journey,” May 1943, vol. 4 no. 3, pp. 33-48 (Iles); reprinted in Ellery Queen’s 1967 Anthology, pp. 99-113
“Mr. Bearstowe Says,” July 1945, vol. 6 no. 23, pp. 57-71
“Mr. Simpson Goes to the Dogs,” Feb. 1946, vol. 7 no. 27, pp. 116-128; reprinted in Ellery Queen’s 1970 Anthology #18 pp. 71-84 (a French translation apparently appeared in Ellery Queen Mystère Magazine no. 20, Sep. 1949)
“The Wrong Jar,” March 1947, vol. 9 no. 40, pp. 76-91 (abridged)
“Outside the Law,” June 1949, vol. 13 no. 67, pp. 17-27 (Iles)
“The Avenging Chance,” April 1950, vol. 15 no. 77, pp. 65-80
“The Policeman Only Taps Once,” June 1951, vol. 17 no. 91, pp. 95-114 (abridged)
“The Coward,” Jan. 1953, vol. 21 no. 110, pp. 31-42 (abridged); reprinted in Ellery Queen’s Anthology, 1963 Mid-year, pp. 236-248 (Iles)
“White Butterfly,” Dec. 1982, vol. 80 no. 7 (whole no. 473), pp. 24-36
Evening Standard
“Crippen Was Not a Murderer,” 20 Oct. 1934, pp. 15-16 (Iles)
“A
Blackmail Victim Killed ‘Madame X’,” 26 Oct. 1934, pp. 23 and 26 (
“White
Butterfly” (
“Perfect
Alibi” (
George Robey’s Christmas Annual (dates from Johns)
“Borrowed Plumes,” 1923, pp. 24-25
“The Minx in the Tube,” 1924, pp. 12-13
“The
Pretty Lady,” 1924, p. 20 (
“Seeing the Joke,” 1924, p. 48 (anonymous)
“Masks and Faces,” 192?, pp. 14-15
Grand Magazine
“To Evadne,” Oct.. 1913, p. 490 (by “E.G.P.” but in Cox’s scrapbook, so Ayresome Johns attributes it to him)
“Absence
of Mind,” July 1924 (?), pp. 594-597
“Partners in Luck,” Oct. 1924, pp. 148-152
Green Magazine
“The Return of Vera Delane,” 14 Aug. 1923, pp. 254-264
Happy Mag
“Tea at the Cottage,” March 1924, pp. 338-343
Home and Country: The Journal of the Women’s Institute
“Concerning Gossip,” June 1927, pp. 238-239
“The Stray Cat,” Sept. 1927, p. 381
“The Manoeuvres of Mary,” serial in 12 parts, Jan.-Dec. 1928
“My Gardener,” Oct. 1930, p. 505 (reprinted from The Humorist 1925)
“The
Mystery of Horne’s Copse,” serial in 12 parts, Jan.-Dec. 1931 (
“The Man with the Twisted Thumb,” serial in 12 parts, Jan.-Dec. 1933
“Thin Ice,” Jan. 1934, pp. 39-41 (reprinted from The Humorist 1924)
“First-Aid,” May 1934, pp. 270-273 (reprinted from The Humorist 1923)
“When a Man’s Lonely,” Aug. 1934, pp. 434-436 (reprinted from London Opinion 1924)
“Brenda Goes to Church,” Oct. 1934, pp. 540, 542 (reprinted from The Humorist 1924)
“Three Pairs of Silk Stockings,” Dec. 1934, pp. 664, 666-667 (reprinted from London Opinion 1926)
“A Simple Deduction,” April 1935, pp. 222-225 (reprinted from London Opinion 1926)
“An Easy Winner,” June 1935, pp. 342-343 (reprinted from The Humorist 1924)
“Masks and Faces,” Aug. 1935, pp. 453-454 (reprinted from George Robey’s Christmas Annual)
“Village
Wooing,” serial in 12 parts, Jan.-Dec. 1936 (expansion
of “A Sense of Humour,”
The
Humorist
1. “Syncopated Tragedy,” 11 Aug. 1923, p. 73
2. “Brenda Entertains,” 18 Aug. 1823, p. 82
3. “Our Concert Party, ” 18 Aug. 1923, pp. 95-96 (anonymous)
4. “The Solo,” 25 Aug. 1923, pp. 118-119
5. “An Interlude,” 1 Sept. 1923, p. 130 (anon.)
6. “Waiting for Joan,” 8 Sept. 1923, pp. 162-163
7. “Entertaining Brenda,” 8 Sept. 1923, pp. 168-169 (anon.)
8. “Getting Things Ready,” 22 Sept. 1923, pp. 216-217
9. “The Criminal,” 29 Sept. 1923, p. 232 (anon.)
10. “The Night of the Show,” 29 Sept. 1923, pp. 240-241
11. “Brenda Wants to Know,” 6 Oct. 1923, p. 254
12. “First Aid,” 13 Oct. 1923, p. 274 (anon.)
13. “Why We Have None,” 13 Oct. 1923, p. 278
14. “It’s an Ill Wind,” 13 Oct. 1923, p. 282 (anon.)
15. “Awkward Questions,” 27 Oct. 1923, pp. 334-335 (anon.)
16. “Marjorie Makes Tea,” 27 Oct. 1923, p. 326 (anon.)
17. “More Awkward Questions,” 10 Nov. 1923, p. 379
18. “Kill or Cure,” 10 Nov. 1923, p. 382 (anon.)
19. “Unexpected Gifts,” 1 Dec. 1923, p. 452
20. “My New Hat,” 8 Dec. 1923, p. 490 (anon.)
21. “A Lesson in Art,” 8 Dec. 1923, pp. 500-501
22. “Brenda Writes a Story,” 15 Dec. 1923, pp. 520-521
23. “Propitiating Pansy,” 15 Dec. 1923, p. 524 (anon.)
24. “The Careless Fairy,” 29 Dec. 1923, pp. 562-563 (anon.)
25. “My Ghost Story,” 5 Jan. 1924, p. 592 (anon.)
26. “A Home-Made Burglar,” 5 Jan. 1924, pp. 594-595
27. “Thin Ice,” 12 Jan. 1924, pp. 616-617 (anon.)
28. “Prompt Action,” 19 Jan. 1924, pp. 634-635
29. “The Scandal-Monger,” 19 Jan. 1924, pp. 644-645 (anon.)
30. “Purely Introductory,” 2 Feb. 1924, p. 30
31. “Unbidden Ballads,” 2 Feb. 1924, pp. 40-41 (anon.)
32. “Uncles, Ltd.,” 8 March 1924, pp. 154-155
33. “My Play,” 15 March 1924, pp. 186-187
34. “Ringing the Welkin,” 22 March 1924, pp. 206-207
35. “Visiting the Sick,” 29 March 1924, pp. 236-237
36. “Telling the Tale,” 29 March 1924 (signed “Anthony Berkeley”)
37. “In the Spring,” 12
April 1924, p. 282 (
38. “The Absent-Minded Dragon,” 19 April 1924, pp. 302-303
39. “Brenda and the Easter Egg,” 26 April 1924, pp. 326-327
40. “Picnics and Miss Porter,” 10 May 1924, p.
378 (
41. “The Great Refusal,” 24 May 1924, p. 418
42. “Getting Busy,” 24 May 1924, pp. 422-423 (
43. “Saturday Morning,” 31 May 1924, p. 446 (
44. “Brenda and the Trivet,” 31 May 1924, pp. 450-451
45. “An Easy Winner,” 7 June 1924, pp. 474-475
46. “Brenda and the Lion,” 21 June 1924, pp. 527-528
47. “Fowl Play,” 5 July
1924, p. 568 (
48. “Tennis and Miss Porter,” 19 July 1924, p. 625 (
49. “Exercise One,” 26 July 1924, pp. 22-23 (
50. “Brenda Performs,” 26 July 1924, pp. 26-27
51. “
52. “Keeping Cool,” 2 Aug. 1924, p. 65 (anon.)
53. “Brenda and Romance,” 9 Aug. 1924, pp. 86-87
54. “Brenda Goes to Church,” 16 Aug. 1924, pp. 106-107
55. “A Bit of a Dog,” 30 Aug. 1924, p. 152 (
56. “The Invalid,” 6 Sept. 1924, p. 174
57. “Quick Change,” 6 Sept. 1924, p. 182 (
58. “The Victim,” 20 Sept. 1924, pp. 230-231
59. “Brenda Turns Matchmaker,” 27 Sept. 1924, pp. 250-251
60. “Brenda Learns a Secret,” 25 Oct. 1924, pp. 364-365
61. “The Dress Designer,” 8 Nov. 1924, p. 406 (
62. “The Unbending of Bertram,” 6 Dec. 1924, p. 536
63. “A Walk with Brenda,” 6 Dec. 1924, p. 536
64. “The Defaulter,” 13 Dec. 1924, pp. 572-573
65. “The Wood-Cutter,” 27 Dec. 1924, pp. 618-619
66. “A Happy Ending,” 24 Jan. 1925, pp. 20-21
67. “The Eavesdropper,” 28 Feb. 1925, pp. 142-143
68. “Brenda and Truth,” 7 March 1925, p. 160
69. “My Popular Song,” 7 March 1925, p. 162 (
70. “Brenda and the Rain,” 21 March 1925, pp. 210-211
71. “Why the Rain Rains,” 28 March 1925, pp. 234-235
72. “The Ministering Angel,” 11 April 1925, pp. 282-283
73. “How They Do It,” 25 April 1925, pp. 336-337
74. “Brenda and the Dentist,” 23 May 1925, pp. 426-427
75. “Early to Bed,” 30 May 1925, pp. 454 and 456
76. “Brenda’s P’s and Q’s,” 20 June 1925, pp. 518-519
77. “No Mean Feet,” 27 June 1925, p. 544
78. “Miss Porter’s
79. “Brenda Takes the Plunge,” 25 July 1925, p. 20
80. “The Expert,” 8 Aug. 1925, p. 78 (
81. “Tennis with John,” 15 Aug. 1925, p. 108 (
82. “Brenda Broadcasts,” 15 Aug. 1925, pp. 110 and 112
83. “Travelling Light,” 22 Aug. 1925, p. 132 (
84. “Water, Water Everywhere,” 29 Aug. 1925, pp. 158-159
85. “Mixed Doubles,” 5 Sept. 1925, pp. 178-179
86. “Brenda and Poetry,” 12 Sept. 1925, pp. 204-205
87. “A Little Flutter,” 26 Sept. 1925, pp. 256-257
88. “Miss Porter Performs,” 3 Oct. 1925, pp. 280-281
89. “Hard to Suit,” 3 Oct. 1925, p. 282 (
90. “Brenda and the Telephone,” 10 Oct. 1925, pp. 308-309
91. “All About Pianos,” 31 Oct. 1925, p. 382
92. “A Waiting Game,” 31 Oct. 1925, p. 394 (
93. “Brenda and the Fifth,” 7 Nov. 1925, pp. 416-417
94. “My Gardener,” 14 Nov. 1925, pp. 438-439
95. “A Matchless Affair,” 21 Nov. 1925, pp. 458-459
96. “A Lesson in History,” 28 Nov. 1925, pp. 486-487
97. “The Business-Like Fairy,” 5 Dec. 1925, pp. 532 and 534
98. “Brenda Romances,” 19 Dec. 1925, pp. 586-587
99. “The Lucky First-Foot,” 2 Jan. 1926, pp. 634-635
100. “An Unclean Sweep,” 16 Jan. 1926, pp. 682-683
101. “Brenda’s Helping Hand,” 23 Jan. 1926, pp. 10-11
102. “In Theory,” 30 Jan. 1926, p. p. 36
103. “Brenda in Disgrace,” 13 Feb. 1926, pp. 92 and 94
104. “The Book-Borrower,” 20 Feb. 1926, pp. 112-113
105.
“The Talk of the Town,” 27 Feb. 1926, p. 138 (
106. “Brenda and the Grampus,” 27 Feb. 1926, pp. 148-149
107. “Brenda and the Moon-Calf,” 6 March 1926, pp. 172-173
108. “My Gardener Again,” 20 March 1926, pp. 228-229
109. “Brenda’s Cold,” 3 April 1926, pp. 284-285
110. “Tent for Two,” 10 April 1926, pp. 310-311
111. “Brenda’s Conscience,” 17 April 1926, pp. 336-337
112. “Spotting the Criminal,” 24 April 1926, p. 368
113. “First Time Out,” 1 May 1926, pp. 392-393
114. “An Awkward Customer,” 8 May 1926, pp. 418-419
115. “Brenda and Friend,” issue dated “May 2, 29 & June 5, 1926,” pp. 472-473
116. “A Question of Economy,” 19 June 1926, pp. 526-527
117. “Brenda and the Social Code,” 26 June 1926, pp. 556-557
118. “Brenda by the Sea,” 17 July 1926, pp. 634-635
119. “Brenda at the Cinema,” 31 July 1926, pp. 704 and 706
120. “The Return of the Wanderer,” 14 Aug. 1926, p. 36
121. “In Confidence,” 21 Aug. 1926, pp. 60-61
122. “The Eye of the Expert,” 28 Aug. 1926, p. 86
123. “Brenda and the Shingle,” 25 Sept. 1926, pp. 194-195
124. “Buying a House,” 9 Oct. 1926, pp. 240-241
125. “The New Hospitality,” 16 Oct. 1926, pp. 275-276
126. “The Life of the Party,” 23 Oct. 1926, pp. 296-297
127. “A Nice Problem,” 20 Nov. 1926, p. 406
128.
“Man of the Moment,” 27 Nov. 1926, p. 434 (
129. “Brenda and First Aid,” 27 Nov. 1926, pp. 443-444
130. “A Ghost Story for Brenda,” 4 Dec. 1926, pp. 498 and 500
131. “A Matter of Warmth,” 11 Dec. 1926, pp. 524-525
132. “Brenda and the Cucumber,” 18 Dec. 1926, pp. 559-560
133. “Snakes and Ladders,” 12 Feb. 1927, pp. 47-48
Hutchinson’s
Adventure Story Magazine
“Pearls and Swine,” Dec. 1926, pp. 23-28
John O’London’s Weekly
Reviews (see section V)
“Poison—Not
To Be Taken,” serial (
“The Problem of the Prisons,” 22 April 1938, p. 111 (Iles)
Letter from Anthony Berkeley, 29 April 1938, p. 164
“The House of Commons Murders,” serial (Berkeley), 10 June-2 Dec. 1938 (also comment on competition, 24 Oct. 1938 p. 145, and report on competition, 2 Dec. 1938)
“They Masqueraded as Men,” 28 Oct. 1938, p. 171 (Iles)
“A History of Fingerprints,” 9 Dec. 1938, p. 431 (Iles)
Listener
“Behind the Screen, Part IV: In the Aspidistra,” 9 July 1930, pp. 68-69, 80
“The Scoop, Part V: Tracing Tracey,” 18 Feb. 1931, pp. 288-289
“The
Scoop, Part IX:
“How’s That?” (letter to the editor), 27 Aug. 1953, p. 344
1. “From A.B. Cox,” 18 Nov. 1922, p. 223
2. “That Betting Tax,” 26 May 1923, pp. 216 and 218
3. “Where There’s a Will,” 26 April 1924, p. 106
4. “The Burning Question,” 28 June 1924, pp. 397-398
5. “When a Man’s Lonely,” Summer Annual 1924, pp. 22-23
6. “The Wedding Gift,” 5 July 1924, p. 15 (
7. “The Opportunist,” 26 July 1924, p. 110
8. “Noises Off,” 23 Aug. 1924, pp. 219-220
9. “Sweet Contentment,” 30 Aug. 1924, p. 241
10. “The Business Instinct,” 6 Sept. 1924, pp. 268-269
11. “The Sleuth,” 29 Nov. 1924, pp. 262-263
12. “Impressing Joan,” 6 Dec. 1924, pp. 308-309
13. “Love and the Car,” 13 Dec. 1924, pp. 340 and 342
14. “The Matchmaker,” ’Xmas ’Xtra 1924, pp. 35-36
15. “Hunt the Needle,” ’Xmas ’Xtra
1924, p. 53 (
16. “Buying a Tie,” 14 March 1925, pp. 300 and 302
17. “A Brief Episode,” 4 April 1925, pp. 22 and 24
18. “The Worst of a Bad Job,” 18 April 1925, p. 98
19. “Our Tennis Party,” 20 June 1925, pp. 382-383
20. “Married Man’s Buttons,” 4 July 1925, pp. 22 and 24
21. “The Deadhead,” 11 July 1925, pp. 46-47
22. “Detective
23. “The Complete Tobogganist,” 6 Feb. 1926, pp. 174-175
24. “Right of Weigh,” 20 Feb. 1926, p. 248
25. “Seeing the Boat Race,” 3 April 1926, pp. 14-15
26. “A Scrap of Paper,” 15, 22, & 29 May, 1926, pp. 238-239
27. “Some Hints on Tents,” 5 June 1926, pp. 268-269
28. “A Simple Deduction,” 19 June 1926, pp. 340 and 342
29. “A Slight Omission,” 24 July 1926, pp. 46-47
30. “Thoughts on Summer,”
24 July 1926, pp. 54-55 (
31. “Our Camping
32. “The Polite Puntist,”
7 Aug. 1926, p. 122 (
33. “Simple Division,” 14 Aug. 1926, pp. 158-159
34. “On Gardens,” 21 Aug. 1926, pp. 186-187
35. “On Swimming,” 28 Aug. 1926, pp. 218-219
36. “Golf Without Tears,” 11 Sept. 1926, p. 280 (
37. “The
38. “Three Pairs of Silk Stockings,” Xmas Xtra 1926, pp. 26-27
39. “A Cheap Car,” 5 March 1927, pp. 230-231
40. “Thoughts on Whitsun,” 11 June 1927, p. 230
41. “A Christmas Goose,” Xmas Xtra 1927, pp. 39-40
42. “A Week-End with John,” 2 June 1928, pp. 214 and 216
43. “It’s Nice To be Loved,” Xmas Xtra 1929, pp. 26-27
44. “The Lost Guide,” Summer Extra 1930, pp. 18-19
45. “Loss of Memory,” Oct. 1931, pp. 26-28
News
Chronicle (
“A Layman Looks at the Law,” 17 Jan. 1935, p. 10
North Devon Journal-Herald
“The Bargee’s Holiday,” 18 Feb. 1943, pp. 3 and 5
Old-Time Detection
“Over the Telephone,” issue #10, Autumn 2005, pp. 17-21 (reprinted from Truth)
Pan
“Fair or Foul,” May 1923, pp. 91-98
Passing Show
1. “The Gentle Shopper,” 28 Oct. 1922, p. 86
2. “Dangerous Days,” 28 Oct. 1922, p. 93 (anon.)
3. “Wanted – a Policy,” 15 Nov. 1922, pp. 164-165
4. “The Sweets of Triumph,” 23 Dec. 1922, p. 284
5. “Making the
6. “A Lesson in Manners,” 6 Jan. 1923, Supplement p. ii
7. “What They’re Thinking” (tube trains), 20 Jan. 1923, p. 380
8. “If They’d Done It: The Tale of Little Bo Beep as Conan Doyle Would Have Written It,” 3 Feb. 1923, p. 429
9. “Humpty Dumpty as P.G. Wodehouse Would Have Written It,” 10 Feb. 1923, p. 462
10. “Simple Simon as H.G. Wells Would Have Written It,” 17 Feb. 1923, Suppl. p. ii
11. “Mary Had a Little Lamb as A.S.M. Hutchinson Would Have Written It,” 24 Feb. 1923, Suppl. p. ii
12. “Where Are You Going To My Pretty Maid? as W.W. Jacobs Would Have Written It” 10 Mar. 1923, Suppl. p. ii
13. “As We Were,” 31 March 1923, Suppl. p. ii
14. “The Gentle Art of Tail-Salting,” 14 April 1923, Suppl. p. ii
15. “Legislation by Threats,” 28 April 1923, p. 114
16. “
17. “The Revolution from Inside (P.G. Wodehouse
as Our Special Correspondent in
18. “How I Saved the Empire,” 6 Oct. 1923, p. 51
19. “All Nations Please Copy,” 13 Oct. 1923, p. 68
20. “Silent Strength,” 20 Oct. 1923, p. 88
21. “What the
22. “The Stitch in Time,” 10 Nov. 1923, p. 151
23. “Millionaires Please Apply,” 8 Dec. 1923, p. 236
24. “The Theatre of To-morrow,” 12 Jan. 1924, p. 314
25. “What They’re Thinking” (bus), 22 March 1924, p. 26
26. “The Catch of the Season,” 7 June 1924, p. 20
27. “This Christmas,” Christmas Number 1924, p. 20
28. “The Ninth Wonder,” 15 Aug. 1925, p. 12
29. “The Rugged Rugbeian,” 28 Nov. 1925, p. 24
30. “A Gossip About Grapes,” 23 Jan. 1926, p. 33
31. “The Match-Maker,” Christmas Number 1926, pp. 56 & 58 (different from story of same title in London Opinion)
Pearson’s Magazine
“The
Avenging Chance,” Sept. 1929 (vol. 68), pp. 255-265
Punch
1. “The Brown
2. “The Lost Follower,” 15 Nov. 1922, p. 477
3. “The Truth-Tellers,” 6 Dec. 1922, p. 540
4. “A New Note,” 20 Dec. 1922, p. 588
5. “The Telephone Vice,” 17 Jan. 1923, pp. 60 and 63
6. “Pastures New,” 14 Feb. 1923, p. 150
7. “The Church Mouse,” 28 Feb. 1923, pp. 196-197
8. “Rastus: An Appreciation,” 28 Feb. 1923, p. 214
9. “The Deturfers,” 7 March 1923, pp. 224-225
10. “Fine Distinctions,” 14 March 1923, pp. 244-245
11. “The Tragedy of Hezekiah Bunn,” 21 March 1923, pp. 268-269
12. “My Detective Story,” 28 March 1923, p. 290
13. “The Grig,” 11 April 1923, pp. 340-341
14. “The Other Budget,” 18 April 1923, p. 362
15. “The Dark Horse,” 18 April 1923, pp. 378-379
16. “The Burglaring Joke,” 16 May 1923, pp. 460-461
17. “How to Keep Your Husband’s Love,” 23 May 1923, p. 492
18. “The Two Preachers,” 30 May 1923, p. 526
19. “Revival of an Old Custom,” 6 June 1923, pp. 532-533
20. “Points for Biters,” 13 June 1923, p. 554
21. “The Fairy Story Peril,” 29 Aug. 1923, pp. 207-208
22. “Men, Women and Business,” 12 Dec. 1923, pp. 562-563
23. “Hats Off to
24. “A Lesson in Tact,” 27 Feb. 1924, pp. 216-217
25. “Melodic Dress,” 12 March 1924, p. 262
26. “Hot Water,” 14 May 1924, p. 534
27. “Guide to Short Story Writing: Lesson I: The Short Story Analysed,” 30 July 1924, pp. 122-123
28. “Spats and Perdition,” 6 Aug. 1924, pp. 152-153
29. “Lesson II: The Simple Little Love Story,” 13 Aug. 1924, pp. 180-182
30. “Lesson III: The Business Story,” 27 Aug. 1924, pp. 242-244
31. “Lesson IV: The Tense Story,” 10 Sept. 1924, pp. 292-293
32. “A Dressy Affair,” 24 Sept. 1924, p. 344
33. “Lesson V: The Detective Story,” 24 Sept. 1924, pp. 348-349
34. “The Customs of the Country,” 1 Oct. 1924, pp. 376-377
35. “Lesson VI: The Soulful Story,” 8 Oct. 1924, pp. 402-403
36. “Lesson VII: The Nature Story,” 22 Oct. 1924, pp. 468-469
37. “The Author’s Crowning Hour,” 29 Oct. 1924, p. 496
38. “Lesson VIII: The Married Love Story,” 5 Nov. 1924, pp. 508-510
39. “Lesson IX: The Married Love Story,” 12 Nov. 1924, pp. 549-551
40. “The Art of Gratitude,” 19 Nov. 1924, p. 568
41. “The Revue of the Future,” 19 Nov. 1924, p. 577
42. “The Soul of a Typist,” 19 Nov. 1924, p. 581
43. “Lesson X: The Mystery Story,” 26 Nov. 1924, pp. 602 and 605
44. “Lesson XI: The Mystery Story” (continued), 3 Dec. 1924, pp. 630 and 633-634
45. “A Word About Anthony Barker,” 10 Dec. 1924, pp. 648-649
46. “Lesson XII: Some Other Stories,” 17 Dec. 1924, pp. 676-678
47. “First-Footnotes,” 31 Dec. 1924, p. 730
48. “Our Dramatics,” 14 Jan. 1925, p. 30
49. “The Unrespectable Party,” 22 April 1925, pp. 430-431
50. “A Story Against Reviewers,” 3 June 1925, p. 590
51. “My Secretary,” 1 July 1925, p. 720
52. “
53. “Hairless Women,” 6 Jan. 1926, pp. 14-15
54. “Down a
55. “Finding and Keeping,” 24 Feb. 1926, pp. 208-209
56. “The Eternal Ski,” 3 March 1926, pp. 232-233
57. “Rosamund,” 7 April 1926, pp. 384-386
58. “The Great Telephone Stakes,” 2 June 1926, pp. 576-577
59. “
60. “Culture Week,” 13 July 1927, pp. 33-34
61. “Rosamund Regained,” 27 March 1929, pp. 342-343
Radio Times
“Perfect Alibi,” 1 Aug. 1930, pp. 223-224 and 265
Red Magazine
“Nothing Ever Happens,” 11 March 1927, pp. 453-463
Romance
“A Model Burglar,” Aug. 1923, pp. 55-62
“On a Park Bench,” Nov. 1923, pp. 35-42
“An Unofficial Honeymoon,” Aug. 1924, pp. 39-46
“You Never Know,” Oct. 1924, pp. 59-64
“Anne and Another,” Nov. 1924, pp. 39-46
“Prim
Priscilla,” June 1925, pp. 81-86 (
Saturday Book
“It
Takes Two to Make a Hero,” Saturday Book 3 (Oct. 1943), pp. 216-232 (Iles)
“Mr.
Bearstowe Says,” Saturday Book 3 (Oct. 1943),
pp. 247-266 (
“The Lost Diary of Th*m*s Ed*s*n,” Saturday Book 6 (Oct. 1946), pp. 268-271 (Iles)
Shirburnian – Reviews (see section V)
Sovereign Magazine
“The Beauty of the Harem,” Jan. 1924, pp. 35-40
Spectator
“Plight of the Farmer,” letter to the editor, 29 Aug. 1931, p. 270
“Mr.
Simpson Goes to the Dogs,” June 1934, pp. 634-642 (
“Outside the Law,” July 1934, pp. 55-63 (Iles)
“A Sense of Humour,” Oct. 1935, pp. 1108-1118 (Iles)
“Mrs. Rattenbury,” May 1943, pp. 76-80 (Iles)
“Murder
Reconsidered: The Verdict That May Have
Been Wrong,” Sept. 1944, pp. 72-75 (
Sunday Times – see also Reviews (see section V)
“Social Legislation,” March 11, 1934, p. 16 (letter, as Iles)
Time and Tide
Reviews (see section V)
“Excerpt” (apparently an “out-take” from Before the Fact), 25 June 1932, pp. 712-714 (Iles)
“Unsound
Mind,” 14 Oct. 1932 pp. 1206-1210 and 21 Oct. 1932 p. 1256 (
“Rewards and Reviewers,” letter to the editor, 21 March 1936, p. 412 (Iles)
Times Literary Supplement
Letter
from Crime Club (co-signed by
Tit-Bits
“Miss Bettington’s Lapse,” 21 July 1923, p. 509
“The Girl Who Was Sure,” 29 Sept. 1923, p. 113
“Mistaken Identity,” 15 Dec. 1923, p. 437
“Convincing Mona,” 22 Dec. 1923, p. 437
“George and the Dragon,” Summer Annual 1924, pp. 20-22
“In the Dark,” Summer Annual 1925, pp. 16-18
Truth
“Queer Story: Bitter Almonds,” 1 Aug. 1923, pp. 211-212
“Queer Story: Over the Telephone,” 17 Feb. 1926, pp. 322-324
The 20 Story Magazine
“The Matter-of-fact Young Lady,” March 1923, pp. 84-90
The
Weekly
“The Woman Who Would Not Be Startled,” 14 April 1923, p. 16
A separate list of these periodical publications, keyed to Ayresome Johns’s The Anthony Berkeley Cox Files, is available here.
Paul R. Moy (see Section VII) quotes Cox’s synopsis of a projected novel listed in Jarrolds’s 1941 “New Works of Fiction” (and what may be Cox’s synopsis of another projected novel, On His Deliverance, from Jarrolds’s 1939 spring list), but I have not seen the originals of these.
A. Reviews in Time and Tide (signed “Francis Iles”)
1932: June 4, 18; July 2, 16, 30; Aug. 6, 13; Oct. 1, 15; Nov. 12, 26; Dec. 10, 24
1933: Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 11, 25; March 4, 18; April 8, 22; May 6, 20; June 3, 17; July 1, 29; Aug. 12; Sept. 2, 23; Oct. 7, 21; Nov. 4, 18
B. Reviews in Daily Telegraph (Iles; #also crime fiction reviews signed “A.B.” or “Anthony Berkeley”)
1933: Oct. 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
1934: Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23; April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31; Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23; Dec. 4, 7, 14, 21, 28
1935: Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25; Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, #8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 26; May #3, 10, 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19, 26; Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, #30; Sept. 6, #13, 20, 27; Oct. 4, 11, #18, #25; Nov. 1, #8, 15, 22, #29; Dec. #6, 13, 20, 27
1936: Jan. 3, 17, 29, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 28; March #6, 13, 20, 27; April #3, #11, 14, 17, 24; May #1, 8, 15, 22; June #12
1937: Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 12, 19
C. Reviews in Sunday Times (
1936: Nov. 15, Nov. 29
1937: Oct. 10, Nov. 14
1938: Jan. 2, Jan. 30, Feb. 20, Nov. 13
1940: March 10
1941: Jan. 26
1942: Dec. 27
1943: Sep. 12, Oct. 10 1
1951: Aug. 5; Nov. 18
1952: March 16; July 27; Aug. 31; Oct. 19; Nov. 9, 30; Dec. 7
1953: Feb. 1, 22; March 1; April 5, 19; May 17; June 14, 28 (p. 4 and 8); Aug. 2, 9, 23; Sept. 6; Oct. 4, 18; Nov. 8; Dec. 6
1954: Jan. 3, 17; Feb. 7; April 18; May 16, 30; June 13; July 4, 25; Aug. 15, 22, 29; Sept. 12; Oct. 3, 24, 31; Dec. 19
1955: Jan. 9, 30; Feb. 27; March 20; April 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22; June 5, 26; July 3, 17; Aug. 14, 28; Sept. 11, 25; Nov. 13; Dec. 11
1956: Jan. 1, 15; Feb. 5, 26; March 11; April 8, 22; May 13; July 8; Aug. 12
D. Reviews in John O’London’s Weekly (signed “Anthony Berkeley”)
“Too Much Treacle,” 25 March 1938, pp. 1023 and 1026
“The Police Spy,” 29 April 1938, p. 164
“Murdered Matriarch,” 3 June 1938, p. 333
“House-boat Mystery,” 17 June 1938, pp. 447 and 451 (?)
“The Mad Laird,” 5 Aug. 1938, p. 674
“Can They Do Wrong?” 26 Aug. 1938, p. 756
“A Promising Newcomer,” 2 Sept. 1938, p. 784
“An
Island
“Society Blackmail,” 7 Oct. 1938, pp. 72-73
“A Study of Murder,” 18 Nov. 1938, p. 303
“Strange Crimes,” 9 Dec. 1938, p. 446
E. Reviews in the
1956: Nov. 2; Dec. 7
1957: Jan. 4; Feb. 1; March 1; April 5; May 3; June 7; July 5; Aug. 2; Sept. 6; Oct. 4; Nov. 1; Dec. 6
1958: Jan. 3; Feb. 7; March 7; April 11; May 2; June 6; July 4; Aug. 8; Sept. 12; Oct. 3; Nov. 14
1959: March 20; April 10; May 8; June 12; July 31; Sept. 4; Oct. 9; Nov. 13; Dec. 18
1960: Jan. 22; Feb. 26; March 25; April 29; May 20; June 24; July 29; Aug. 26; Sept. 23; Oct. 21; Dec. 9
1961: Jan. 20; Feb. 3; March 3; April 7; May 12; June 9; July 14; Aug. 18; Sept. 15; Nov. 3; Nov. 24; Dec. 8; Dec. 15 (“Critic’s Choice”)
1962: Jan. 5; Feb. 9; March 23; March 30; April 13; May 4; June 8; June 29; July 20; Aug. 10; Sept. 7; Sept. 21; Oct. 5; Nov. 10; Dec. 7
1963: Jan. 4; Feb. 8; March 15, 29; April 5; May 3, 31; June 7; July 5; Aug. 2; Sept. 6; Oct. 11; Nov. 8; Dec. 20
1964: Feb. 21; March 13; April 17; May 8; June 5; July 10; Aug. 7; Aug. 14; Sept. 18; Oct. 2; Oct. 9; Oct. 16; Nov.20; Dec. 4; Dec. 11
1965: Jan. 15; Feb. 5; March 12; April 2; May 14; June 11; July 9; Aug. 13; Sept. 3; Oct. 8; Nov. 5; Dec. 17
1966: Jan. 14; Feb. 4; March 4; March 31; May 6; June 10; July 15; Aug. 12; Sept. 2; Oct. 7; Nov. 18; Dec. 23
1967: Jan. 6; March 17; April 14; May 26; June 9; July 14; Aug. 11; Oct. 13; Nov. 10; Nov. 24; Dec. 8
1968: Jan. 12; Feb. 2; March 8; April 19; May 10, 31; July 12; Aug. 9; Aug. 16; Sept. 13; Nov. 15; Dec. 13
1969: Jan. 17; Feb. 20; March 27; April 24; May 22;
June 12; July 17; Aug. 14; Sept. 11; Oct. 2; Dec. 23
1970: Feb. 19; April 2, 30; May 28; July 2; Aug. 20; Sept. 24; Oct. 15
F. Reviews in The Shirburnian
Reviews by Iles: Lent Term 1963 (pp. 28-29) and Trinity Term 1963 (pp. 22-23)
VI. Miscellaneous Unpublished Materials by Cox (publicly accessible)
A. Typescripts of Stage Plays in the Lord Chamberlain’s Play Collection, Manuscripts Collections, British Library
Mr.
Priestley's Problem (first produced at Brighton 19 March 1928; in London at
Royalty Theatre, 27 March 1928; LCP 1928/10)
The Merchant Prince (music by J.J. Sterling Hill; first produced in Watford 26 March 1928; in London at New Scala Theatre, 30 May 1928; LCP 1928/18)
Note: The vocal score of The Merchant Prince was published in 1928 by the National Operatic & Dramatic Association. The libretto was also (apparently privately) printed; George Locke's A Spectrum of Fantasy, vol. 2 (London: Ferret, 1994), describes Cox’s copy as “grey wraps stapled at spine,” with the “imprint of Lowe & Brydon printers.” Another copy of this was in the Theatre Museum, London, before it closed in 2007; it is presumably now in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
B. Radio Plays in BBC Written Archives Centre
Red Anemones (radio play by Anthony Berkeley, broadcast in 2 parts, June 1 and 7, 1940; source of “Mr. Bearstowe Says”; reprinted in The Roger Sheringham Stories)
The Case of Serafino Pelizzioni, by Anthony Berkeley with “two songs composed by Anthony B. Cox,” broadcast 19 Dec. 1957 (the BBC Written Archives Centre also has a transcript of a conversation between J.K. Cross and Cox discussing this case)
Trial
and Error, “adapted for broadcasting by A.B. Cox,” broadcast
Note: The microfiche edition of the BBC Play Library catalogue also lists a script of Trial and Error “adapted by Francis Iles” and broadcast 12 December 1957, but this has been missing since at least 1987, so it cannot be determined whether this differed substantially from the 1959 version. This catalogue also indicates that a radio script of Hue and Cry by Iles was submitted to the BBC but turned down in 1951; the BBC did not keep rejected scripts.
Also in the BBC Written Archives Centre:
· Draft of “Plotting a Detective Story” by Dorothy L. Sayers and Anthony Berkeley (date given as 23.7.30; manuscript revisions, some in Cox's hand, some not; printed in CADS Apr. 2007, see Section IV)
·
Transcript of interview of Iles, “Books and
Authors,”
The above items are on microfilm. Iles also participated in the radio programme “Stump the Story Teller,” 6 May 1948, but since this involved improvisation, the script does not indicate what he said.
C. Letters by Cox (in libraries’ manuscript collections)
1 May 1931 to Miss Collins; 16 Nov. 1935 to G.K. Chesterton (British Library Manuscripts Collections, Add 73235 G.K. Chesterton papers, vol. L, 31ff.103-104v)
24 Sep. 1936, 12 March 1940, 16 Nov. 1940, 30 July 1941, 12 Apr. 1946, 2 Oct. 1946, 10 Oct. 1946, 18 Nov. 1946, 27 Nov. 1946, 12 Jan. 1947, 12 March 1948, 27 Nov. 1953, 14 June 1954, and an undated postcard in the Penguin Books Archives at the University of Bristol, Special Collections
24? Sept. 1942 and 26 Oct. 1943 to The Richards Press Ltd (Manuscripts collection of the Lilly Library at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA)
20 Nov. 1952, 12 Apr. 1956, 17 Apr. 1956, 16
Sep. 1956, 24 Sep. 1956, 1 Nov. 1956, 30 May 1959, 10 Nov. 1960, 15 Apr. 1966
to George
Bellairs (John Rylands
Library, University of Manchester)
According to the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, there is correspondence relating to Cox in the Frederic Dannay papers at Columbia University; but this may consist of letters to, rather than by, Cox. I have not seen these.
D. Will of Anthony Berkeley Cox (dated 25 August 1969): a copy may be requested at the Probate Search Room, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London (I’m not sure whether this address is still valid)
E. Journal of Anthony Berkeley Cox in the Royal Archives at Windsor (RA EDW/PRIV/ABD/2; “KE VIII Ab. Box 5,” according to Philip Ziegler, King Edward VIII, p. 512); journal dated 27 October 1936-16 April 1937
VII. Selected Secondary Sources (* indicates Cox is quoted)
Bloom,
Harold, ed. Classic Mystery Writers.
*Brand,
Christianna.
Introduction to The Floating Admiral.
Brand, Christianna. “Famous Writers I’ve Known in the Long-Ago Past,” Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Japanese edition) July 1983 (reprinted in CADS (Crime and Detective Stories) 52 [Aug. 2007] 3-7 as “Detection Club Memories”).
*Carr, John Dickson. “The Jury Box.” Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine 60.1 (July 1972) 87-88. (Reprinted in Sandoe; see below)
Cooper, John, and B.A. Pike.
Detective Fiction:
The Collector’s Guide.
Dalrymple, Theodore. “The Anatomy of Murder.” New Criterion 21.6 (Feb. 2003) 23-29. [Discusses Malice Aforethought]
Dabundo, Laura.
“Anthony Berkeley.” In Critical
Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction:
Authors, ed. Frank Magill.
Pasadena, California: Salem
Press, 1988. (vol. 1, pp. 118-123); rev.
by Fiona Kelleghan for 100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction (
Edwards, Martin. “As for "As for the Woman."” CADS (Crime and Detective Stories) 44 (Oct. 2003) 41-42.
Edwards, Martin. “The Urbane Innovator.” Mystery Scene 102 (2007).
*Evans,
Curtis. “Was Corinne’s Murder
Clued? The Detection
Club and Fair Play, 1930-1953.” CADS Supplement 14 (2011). (Cox quoted pp. 37 and 53,
and referred to throughout.)
*Haycraft, Howard. “Anthony Berkeley Cox.” Wilson Library Bulletin 14 (Dec. 1939) 268.
*Haycraft, Howard. Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story. New York: Appleton Century, 1941.
*Hogarth, Basil. Writing Thrillers for Profit: A Practical Guide. London: A. & C. Black, 1936. (Cox quoted on p. 29 and pp. 116-117)
*Johns, Ayresome. The Anthony Berkeley Cox Files: Notes Towards a Bibliography. London: Ferret Fantasy, 1993.
*Kunitz, Stanley J. and Howard Haycraft, ed. Twentieth Century Authors: A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Literature. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1942. (pp. 321-322)
*Kunitz, Stanley J., ed. Twentieth Century Authors: A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Literature, First Supplement. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1955. (p. 241)
Lachman, Marvin. “Out of the Past.” Mystery News 18.1 (February/March 2000) 7.
Medawar, Tony. “Serendip’s Detectives I: Mr. Roger Sheringham,” CADS 8 (May 1988) 3-4.
Medawar, Tony. “A Puzzle of Character.” The Armchair Detective 25.3 (Summer 1992) 308-311.
Medawar, Tony. “Serendip’s Detections VIII: Scotland Yard Triumphs.” CADS 24 (Nov. 1994) 21-23.
Medawar, Tony. “Serendip’s Detections: XIV, Roger Sheringham v Adolf Hitler.” CADS 64 (Nov. 2012) 41-42.
*Moy, Paul R. “A Bibliography of the Works of Anthony Berkeley Cox (Francis Iles).” The Armchair Detective 14.3 (Summer 1981), 236-238. (“Revised edition 1983” in The Poisoned Pen 5.4 [Oct. 1983] 11-18)
Moy, Paul R. “Anthony Berkeley’s Unknown Pseudonym: A ‘Lost’ Detective Story Discovered.” The Poisoned Pen 5.3 (May-June 1983) 12.
Page, Dudley S., and B. Richardson Billings. Operas Old and New. London: Simpkin Marshall, Ltd., 1929. (Pages 212-214 give a synopsis and listing of musical numbers for The Merchant Prince)
Panek, Leroy Lad. Watteau’s Shepherds: The Detective Novel in Britain 1914-1920. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Press, 1979. (Chapter on Cox, pp. 111-125)
Pike, Barry. “A PEN Profile Special: Anthony Berkeley (1893-1971).” The Poisoned Pen 5.4 (Oct. 1983) 3-10.
Reynolds, William. “Collaborative Detective Publications in Britain 1930-1939.” Clue 9.1 (Spring/Summer 1998) 49-70.
*Sandoe, James, et al., foreword and notes. The Poisoned Chocolates Case and “The Avenging Chance.” San Diego: University Extension, University of California, 1979.
Scowcroft, Philip L. “Anthony Berkeley: Crime Novelist and Critic – An Appreciation of His Work.” CADS 54 (July 2008) 29-31.
Segal. Eyal. “Closure in Detective Fiction.” Poetics Today 31.2 (Summer 2010) 153-215. (pp. 189-204 on The Poisoned Chocolates Case)
Shibuk, Charles. “The Literary Career of Mr. Anthony Berkeley Cox.” The Armchair Detective 2 (April 1969), 164-168 and 170.
Shibuk, Charles. “Anthony Berkeley (A.B. Cox, Francis Iles).” In British Mystery Writers, 1920-1939, ed. Bernard Bernstock and Thomas F. Staley, vol. 77 of Dictionary of Literary Biography (Detroit: Gale Research, 1989), 36-43
*Stewart, R.F. “The Very Faithful Servant: George Bellairs and John Gifford.” CADS 24 (Nov. 1994) 3-10. [Quotes letters by Cox on p. 6]
Strickland, William Bradley. “Anthony Berkeley Cox.” In Twelve Englishmen of Mystery, ed. Earl F. Bargainnier. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Press, 1984. (pp. 120-141)
Turnbull, M.J. “The Wonderfully Fallible Roger Sheringham.” Clues 17.2 (1996) 59-86.
*Turnbull, Malcolm. Elusion Aforethought: The Life and Writing of Anthony Berkeley Cox. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Press, 1996.
*Turnbull, Malcolm. Victims or Villains: Jewish Images in Classic English Detective Fiction. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Press, 1998.
Turnbull, Malcolm J. “Escaping ‘The Thraldom of Formula.’” Sidelights on Sayers 47 (Aug.. 1998) 39-47.
*Ziegler, Philip. King Edward VIII: The Official Biography. London: Collins, 1990. (for Cox see pp. 319, 345)
Newspaper articles include:
*“Author
Demands to Go to Prison.” Daily Sketch
*“Motorist at Cross Roads.”
London Times
Symons,
Julian. “Francis Iles.” Sunday Times
Symons, Julian. “Villains at Work.” Review in TLS, 10 March 1978, p. 274
*Crispin, Edmund. “Francis Iles.” Letter to the Editor in TLS, 7 April 1978, p. 393
Music: Philip L.
Scowcroft reports that an Anthony Berkeley Cox published several pieces of
music in 1960: “Four Conventional Waltzes,”
“Four Unconventional Waltzes,” “Two Marches,” “The Fighting Patrol (March for
the Home Guard),” and “Highland Patrol.”
Scowcroft states that this Cox “may be identical” with
the Anthony Berkeley Cox who wrote crime fiction. I have seen this music at the British Library
and can confirm this; these songs were published by “A.B. Cox Ltd., 131a
Some sources for Anthony Berkeley Cox’s books:
Most of the periodicals in section III are in the British Library at St. Pancras or the British Library Newspaper Library in Colindale.
Wikipedia previously listed a 1938 short story by Berkeley, “Thomas Meagher Eats an Apple.” I have contacted an expert on Cox, and we both suspect that this is an error; but if anyone knows differently, please contact me at arobinson@lagrange.edu with a citation.
My thanks to Tony Medawar for alerting me to several items of which I had been unaware; to Julie Snelling of the BBC Written Archives Centre; to Charles Stone-Tolcher, who sent me copies of Cox’s two articles from the 1924 Grand Magazine (missing from the British Library); to R.F. Stewart; to Hannah Lowery of the University of Bristol Special Collections; Stephen Freeth of the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section; to the staffs of the British Library, British Newspaper Library, Cambridge University Library, and Indiana University Library; and to the people on whose bibliographies I have drawn, especially Paul R. Moy, Ayresome Johns, and Malcolm J. Turnbull (see Section VII).
For the
masochist, further bibliographic information on Anthony Berkeley Cox is
available here.
http://home.lagrange.edu/arobinson/coxbibliog.htm
Last updated 3 December 2012