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The Short Stories: A Cross Reference

In the following list, alternate titles are noted where they were used upon subsequent publication. For some stories, the title did not change, and in those cases, solely the succeeding collections are listed. Precedence is given to the titles as they were first known to have been published.

The Short Stories: By Title

• The Barbarian - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Beauty King - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• Bird Thou Never Wert - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Black Tent - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• Bluebeard's Bathtub - see 'Three Is a Lucky Number'
• The Border-Line Case - in Mr Campion: Criminologist (1937)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
• Bubble Bath No. 3 - see 'Three Is a Lucky Number'
• The Case Is Altered - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• The Case of the Frenchman's Gloves - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published as 'Frenchmen Wear Gloves' (no known anthology version)
  • Also Published as 'The Frenchman's Gloves' in Mr Campion & Others
• The Case of the Hat Trick - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published as 'The Magic Hat' in The Casebook of Mr Campion (1947)
  • Also Published as 'The Hat Trick' in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• The Case of the Late Pig - in Mr Campion: Criminologist (1937)
  • Also Published individually as The Case of the Late Pig (1937)
• The Case of the Longer View - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published as 'The Crimson Letters' in The Casebook of Mr Campion (1947)
  • Also Published as 'The Longer View' in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• The Case of the Man with the Sack - in Mr Campion: Criminologist (1937)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published as 'The Man with the Sack' in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Case of the Name on the Wrapper - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published as 'The Name on the Wrapper' in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• The Case of the Old Man in the Window - in Mr Campion: Criminologist (1937)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published as 'The Old Man in the Window' in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• The Case of the Pro and the Con - in Mr Campion: Criminologist (1937)
  • Also Published as 'The Pro and the Con' in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
• The Case of the Question Mark - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published in The Casebook of Mr Campion (1947)
  • Also Published as 'The Question Mark' in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• The Case of the White Elephant - in Mr Campion: Criminologist (1937)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published as 'The White Elephant' in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• The Case of the Widow - in Mr Campion: Criminologist (1937)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published as 'The Widow' in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• Catching at Straws - see 'The Mind's Eye Mystery'
• The Chocolate Dog - see 'The Dog Day'
• The Correspondants - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Crimson Letters - see 'The Case of the Longer View'
• The Curious Affair on Nut Row - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
  • Also Published as 'Father of All Fish' (no known anthology version)
  • Also Published as 'The Man with the Cuckoo Clock' (no known anthology version)
• The Danger Point - in Mr Campion & Others (1950)
• Dead Man's Evidence - see 'Mr Campion's Lucky Day'
• The Definite Article - in The Casebook of Mr Campion (1947)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others (1950)
• The Doctor and the Silver Plate - see 'Is There a Doctor in the House?'
• The Dog Day - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
  • Also Published as 'The Chocolate Dog' - no known anthology version
  • Also Published as 'Here Today' - no known anthology version
• The End of the Rope - see 'The Psychologist'
• Evidence in Camera - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
• Father of All Fish - see 'The Curious Affair on Nut Row'
• Felony at Mr Mevagissy's - see 'Is There a Doctor in the House?'
• For Love or Money - see 'The Psychologist'
• The Frenchman's Gloves - see 'The Case of the Frenchman's Gloves'
• Frenchmen Wear Gloves - see 'The Case of the Frenchman's Gloves'
• The Great London Jewel Robbery - see 'Is There a Doctor in the House?'
• Happy Christmas - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• The Hat Trick - see 'The Case of the Hat Trick'
• He Preferred Them Sad - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• He Was Asking After You - in Wanted, Someone Innocent (1946)
  • Also Published in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• Here Today - see 'The Dog Day'
• Is There a Doctor in the House? - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'The Doctor and the Silver Plate' - no known anthology version
  • Also Published as 'Felony at Mr Mevagissy's' - no known anthology version
  • Also Published as 'The Great London Jewel Robbery' - no known anthology version
• It Didn't Work Out - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
• It's All Part of the Service - see 'The Lying-In-State'
• Joke Over - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'The Man Who Utterly Vanished' - no known anthology version
• The Kernel of Truth - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• Last Act (Novella) - in Deadly Duo (1949)
• The Lie-About - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
• Little Miss Know-All - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'The Neatest Trick of the Month' - no known anthology version
• The Longer View - see 'The Case of the Longer View'
• The Lying-In-State - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'It's All Part of the Service' - no known anthology version
  • Also Published as 'The Lying-in-State Affair' - no known anthology version
• The Lying-in-State Affair - see 'The Lying-in-State'
• The Magic Hat - see 'The Case of the Hat Trick'
• The Man with the Cuckoo Clock - see 'The Curious Affair on Nut Row'
• The Man with the Sack - see 'The Case of the Man with the Sack'
• A Matter of Form - in The Casebook of Mr Campion (1947)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• The Meaning of the Act - in The Casebook of Mr Campion (1947)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others (Penguin, 1950)
• The Mind's Eye Mystery - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'Catching at Straws' - no known anthology version
  • Also Published as 'The Open Verdict' - no known anthology version
• Mr Campion's Lucky Day - in The Allingham Minibus (1969)
  • Also Published as 'Dead Man's Evidence' - no known anthology version
• Mr Yansen's Gift - see 'The Wind Glass'
• The Mistress in the House - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
• Money to Burn - see 'The Psychologist'
• Mum Knows Best - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'Mother Knows Best' - no known anthology appearance
• Murder Under the Mistletoe - see 'The Snapdragon and the CID'
• Murder Under the Surface - see 'Three Is a Lucky Number'
• My Friend Mr Campion (Essay) - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• The Mystery Man of Soho - see 'A Quarter of a Million'
• The Name on the Wrapper - see 'The Case of the Name on the Wrapper'
• The Neatest Trick of the Month - see 'Little Miss Know-All'
• The Old Man in the Window - see 'The Case of the Old Man in the Window'
• On Christmas Day in the Morning - in The Mysterious Mr Campion (1963)
• Once in a Lifetime - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• One Morning They'll Hang Him - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
• The Open Verdict - see 'The Mind's Eye Mystery'
• The Patient at Peacock's Hall (Novella) - in No Love Lost (1954)
• The Perfect Butler - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
• The Pro and the Con - see 'The Case of the Pro and the Con'
• The Psychologist - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'The End of the Rope' - no known anthology appearance
  • Also Published as 'Money to Burn' - no known anthology appearances
  • Also Published as 'For Love or Money' - no known anthology appearance
• Publicity - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• A Quarter of a Million - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
  • Also Published as 'The Mystery Man of Soho' (1933)
• The Question Mark - see 'The Case of the Question Mark'
• Safe As Houses - in The Casebook of Mr Campion (1947)
  • Also Published in Mr Campion & Others
• Safer Than Love (Novella) - in No Love Lost (1954)
• The Same to Us - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Secret - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Sexton's Wife - in Wanted, Someone Innocent (1946)
  • Also Published in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• She Heard It on the Radio - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Snapdragon and the CID - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'Murder Under the Mistletoe' - no known anthology appearances
• Sweet and Low - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
  • Also Published as 'The Funny-Faced Horse' - no known anthology appearances
• Tall Story - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
• They Never Get Caught - in Mr Campion & Others (Heinemann, 1939)
  • Also Published in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
• Three Is a Lucky Number - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'Bluebeard's Bathtub' - no known anthology appearances
  • Also Published as 'Bubble Bath No. 3' - no known anthology appearances
  • Also Published as 'Murder Under the Surface' - no known anthology appearances
• Tis Not Hereafter - in Wanted, Someone Innocent (1946)
  • Also Published in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Unseen Door - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Villa Marie Celeste - in The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
  • Also Published as 'Family Affair' - no known anthology appearances
• Wanted, Someone Innocent (Novella) - in Wanted, Someone Innocent (1946)
  • Also Published in Deadly Duo (1949)
• What to Do with an Ageing Detective (Essay) - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• The White Elephant - see 'The Case of the White Elephant'
• The Widow - see 'The Case of the Widow'
• The Wind Glass - in The Return of Mr Campion and Other Stories (1989)
  • Also Published as 'Mr Yansen's Gift' - no known anthology version
• The Wink - in The Allingham Minibus (1973)
• The Wisdom of Esdras - in The Return of Mr Campion (1989)
• Word in Season - in Mr Campion's Lady (1965)