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Gerald Kersh

Gerald Kersh

Kersh, Gerald

August 26, 1911 – November 5, 1968 (aged 57)

Birth place: Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

209 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
January 1936 Short Fiction The Devil That Troubled the Chessboard John O'London's Weekly, January 11, 1936
1937 111 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Meter Courier, Winter 1937/38
June 1937 Short Fiction The Conqueror Worm The Bystander, 23 June 1937
November 1937 Short Fiction Wolf! Wolf! Evening Standard, 2 November 1937
December 1937 Short Fiction Birth of a Love Song Night and Day, 2 December 1937
1938 Essay But Sorrow Cometh In the Morning Courier, Winter 1938/39
1938 95 Short Fiction Comrade Death Courier, Summer 1938
1938 17 Short Fiction Karmesin and Human Vanity Courier, Spring 1938
1938 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Big Flea Courier, Winter 1938/39
1938 13 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Tailor's Dummy Courier, Autumn 1938
1938 Essay Love, the Cost of Passion Courier, Spring 1938
April 1938 10 Short Fiction The Cat Finds His Way Home Evening Standard, 23 April 1938
May 1938 Short Fiction Grey Old She-Wolf Evening Standard, 9 May 1938
May 1938 Short Fiction The Old Burying Place ... Evening Standard, 25 May 1938
June 1938 Short Fiction Prometheus Evening Standard, 23 June 1938
June 1938 Short Fiction The Wolf Dies in Silence John O'London's Weekly, June 3, 1938
November 1938 Short Fiction Lives Eve, November 1938
November 1938 Short Fiction Will to Power The Star, 5 November 1938
1939 Essay Barmaids: A Vindication Courier, Summer 1939
1939 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Raving Lunatic Courier, Spring 1939
1939 81 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Unbeliever Courier, Summer 1939
1939 Essay Not Too Much Water Courier, Spring 1939
May 1939 11 Essay All Alive-O! Daily Mirror, 12 May 1939
May 1939 11 Essay Behind Your Back Daily Mirror, 10 May 1939
May 1939 11 Essay Behind Your Back! Daily Mirror, 8 May 1939
May 1939 14 Essay For 30 Pieces Of Silver Daily Mirror, 18 May 1939
May 1939 11 Essay Put Yourself In Her Clogs Daily Mirror, 11 May 1939
May 1939 11 Essay The Lawyer Hates The Law Daily Mirror, 9 May 1939
July 1939 12 Essay How To Curse - And Get Away With It! Daily Mirror, 26 July 1939
July 1939 Short Fiction Shaggy Yellow Dog Picture Post, 29 July 1939
August 1939 12 Essay Thank Heaven He Can't Really Say It! Daily Mirror, 9 August 1939
September 1939 10 Essay Nightmares—For These Three 'Men'! Daily Mirror, 8 September 1939
November 1939 63 Short Fiction Flesh and Grass Daily Mail, 15 November 1939
December 1939 Short Fiction The Battle of the Singing Men John O'London's Weekly, December 8, 1939
January 1940 10 Essay Any Advance On 95% Daily Mirror, 30 January 1940
January 1940 6 Essay Haven't They Been Here Before? (1940-01-02) Daily Mirror, 2 January 1940
January 1940 10 Essay Haven't They Been Here Before? (1940-01-04) Daily Mirror, 4 January 1940
January 1940 12 Essay The Story Of An Empty Heart Daily Mirror, 29 January 1940
June 1941 Short Fiction The Stone John O'London's Weekly, June 20, 1941
September 1941 Short Fiction The Undefeated Illustrated, September 27, 1941
October 1941 Short Fiction The Fortunes of the Pryskys John O'London's Weekly, October 10, 1941
November 1941 5 Essay Let the Children Die! Says Mrs. T John Bull, 29 November, 1941
November 1941 349 Short Fiction The Dungeon Lilliput, November 1941
December 1941 5 Essay The Boys Are Cashing-In on Sentiment John Bull, 20 December, 1941
March 1942 Short Fiction Two Gentlemen of Bucharest John O'London's Weekly, March 13, 1942
July 1942 Short Fiction The Ten Old Tigers John O'London's Weekly, July 3, 1942
August 1942 Short Fiction The Ruined Wall John O'London's Weekly, August 14, 1942
October 1942 Short Fiction Dudelsack John O'London's Weekly, October 9, 1942
1943 Short Fiction Balaban Courier, Spring 1943
1943 Short Fiction Gratitude Courier, Winter 1943
October 1943 10 Short Fiction All That One Man Remembered John Bull, 30 October 1943
April 1944 6 Short Fiction Karmesin! The People, 2 April 1944
May 1944 Short Fiction A Saint Who Scorned the Scarlet The People, 14 May 1944
June 1944 6 Short Fiction The Affair Of The Stuffed Head The People, 25 June 1944
July 1944 6 Short Fiction The Case of the Invisible Dog The People, 9 July 1944
August 1944 6 Short Fiction The House Near Charing Cross! The People, 20 August 1944
August 1944 6 Short Fiction The Widow at the Dun Cow The People, 6 August 1944
October 1944 6 Short Fiction The Conquering Worm The People, 29 October 1944
December 1944 6 Short Fiction Inscrutable Providence The People, 24 December 1944
1945 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Invisible Millionaire Courier, Winter 1945
January 1945 Short Fiction Neither Man Nor Dog John O'London's Weekly, January 26, 1945
February 1945 254 Short Fiction Mr. Pryde and Mr. Mann Harper's Magazine, February 1945
June 1945 39 Short Fiction The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy Argosy, June 1945
August 1945 Short Fiction The Undefeated Radetski Esquire, August 1945
November 1945 53 Short Fiction Karmesin, Jewel Thief Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 1945
November 1945 47 Short Fiction Karmesin, Murderer Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 1945
December 1945 3 Short Fiction The Beggar's Stone Esquire, December 1945
February 1946 Short Fiction Hero-Worship John O'London's Weekly, February 22, 1946
March 1946 55 Short Fiction A Vision of a Lost Child Stag: Man's Own Magazine, Spring 1946
April 1946 2 Short Fiction Between Two Sleeps The People, 21 April 1946
April 1946 292 Short Fiction How to Kill a Thousand Men Lilliput, April 1946
April 1946 Short Fiction The Frenchman Who Understood Women Esquire, April 1946
April 1946 50 Short Fiction The Whisper Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan, April 1946
May 1946 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Gorgeous Robes Courier, May 1946
August 1946 103 Essay Banging the Bridegroom Courier, August 1946
September 1946 105 Short Fiction Sad Road to the Sea Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan, September 1946
October 1946 11 Serial Clock Without Hands (Part 1 of 3) Collier's, October 12, 1946
October 1946 18 Serial Clock Without Hands (Part 2 of 3) Collier's, October 19, 1946
October 1946 104 Serial Clock Without Hands (Part 3 of 3) Collier's, October 26, 1946
October 1946 3 Essay Sprung Beds, Little Lamps Don't Make a Soldier Reveille, 17 October 1946
October 1946 79 Essay The £aw of £ibel Courier, October 1946
November 1946 96 Short Fiction Angel Face Collier's, November 9, 1946
December 1946 117 Short Fiction Chickenfeed for Karmesin Courier, December 1946
December 1946 Short Fiction The Hero Worshipped Esquire, December 1946
December 1946 41 Short Fiction The Host Collier's, December 28, 1946
February 1947 11 Short Fiction The Last Battle Argosy, February 1947
April 1947 47 Short Fiction Note on Danger B The Saturday Evening Post, April 5, 1947
May 1947 Short Fiction The Royal Imposter The Saturday Evening Post, May 3, 1947
August 1947 11 Short Fiction Seed of Destruction Esquire, August 1947
December 1947 37|2 Short Fiction Karmesin, Criminal Lawyer Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1947
December 1947 32|1 Short Fiction Karmesin, Swindler Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1947
February 1948 22 Short Fiction The Monster The Saturday Evening Post, February 21, 1948
February 1948 5 Short Fiction This Stuff Is Like Cigarette Ash Argosy, February 1948
March 1948 65 Short Fiction The King Who Collected Clocks Argosy, March 1948
April 1948 Short Fiction Karmesin, Bank Robber Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1948
May 1948 36 Short Fiction Dust of Annan Argosy, May 1948
June 1948 20 Short Fiction The Mysterious Smile of Mona Lisa The Saturday Evening Post, June 26, 1948
October 1948 17 Short Fiction The Ape and the Mystery Argosy, October 1948
February 1949 81 Short Fiction The Forbidding Doorway The Saturday Evening Post, February 19, 1949
March 1949 Short Fiction The Queen of Pig Island The Strand Magazine, March 1949
May 1949 110|2 Short Fiction Karmesin, Con Man Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1949
July 1949 65|2 Short Fiction Karmesin, Blackmailer Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1949
October 1949 Serial Jack of Swords (Part 1 of 5) The Saturday Evening Post, October 1, 1949
October 1949 Serial Jack of Swords (Part 2 of 5) The Saturday Evening Post, October 8, 1949
October 1949 Serial Jack of Swords (Part 3 of 5) The Saturday Evening Post, October 15, 1949
October 1949 Serial Jack of Swords (Part 4 of 5) The Saturday Evening Post, October 22, 1949
October 1949 Serial Jack of Swords (Part 5 of 5) The Saturday Evening Post, October 29, 1949
October 1949 19 Short Fiction The Copper Dahlia Argosy, October 1949
December 1949 Short Fiction Intruders for Tea The Saturday Evening Post, December 17, 1949
December 1949 25 Short Fiction Karmesin Argosy, December 1949
January 1950 107 Short Fiction Some Other Star Argosy, January 1950
February 1950 99 Short Fiction A Bracelet for Karmesin Argosy, February 1950
August 1950 21 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Big Frost Argosy, August 1950
August 1950 123|3 Short Fiction Karmesin, Racketeer Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1950
June 1951 117 Short Fiction The Spellbinder The Saturday Evening Post, June 9, 1951
December 1951 89 Short Fiction The Earring Courier, December 1951
April 1952 22 Short Fiction Broken Promise The Saturday Evening Post, April 19, 1952
October 1952 Short Fiction The Terrible Ride of Colonel Tessier The Saturday Evening Post, October 11, 1952
1953 56 Short Fiction The Brighton Monster The London Mystery Magazine, #16
February 1953 7 Short Fiction The Dancing Doll The Evening News, February 17, 1953
May 1953 Short Fiction The Crewel Needle Lilliput, May-June 1953
July 1953 85 Short Fiction Shark Infested Timor Mortis Courier, July-August 1953
September 1953 80 Essay Is Food Necessary? Courier, September 1953
October 1953 72 Review The Secret Masters The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1953
November 1953 90 Serial The Guttersnipe (Part I) (Part 1 of 5) Courier, November 1953
December 1953 84 Serial The Guttersnipe (Part II) (Part 2 of 5) Courier, December 1953
December 1953 85 Review The Secret Masters Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1953
January 1954 Serial The Guttersnipe (Part III) (Part 3 of 5) Courier, January 1954
January 1954 123 Review The Secret Masters Astounding Science Fiction, January 1954
February 1954 Serial The Guttersnipe (Part IV) (Part 4 of 5) Courier, February 1954
February 1954 118 Short Fiction The Thief Who Played Dead The Saturday Evening Post, February 13, 1954
March 1954 47 Short Fiction Frozen Beauty Argosy, March 1954
March 1954 86 Serial The Guttersnipe (concluded) (Part 5 of 5) Courier, March 1954
March 1954 80 Review The Secret Masters Science Fiction Adventures, March 1954
April 1954 17 Short Fiction The Conscience of Karmesin Lilliput, April 1954
May 1954 Short Fiction A Tomb for Karmesin John Bull, 22 May 1954
May 1954 Short Fiction Karmesin Beats the Blackmailers Lilliput, May 1954
July 1954 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Man Who Was Mad About Diamonds Lilliput, July 1954
August 1954 Short Fiction Men Without Bones Esquire, August 1954
September 1954 Short Fiction The Hack Courier, September 1954
November 1954 71 Essay Enfant Terrible Courier, November 1954
November 1954 Short Fiction The Sympathetic Souse Lilliput, November 1954
March 1955 Short Fiction The Tarleton Twins Esquire, March 1955
May 1955 Short Fiction Elizabeth and Temptation Esquire, May 1955
September 1955 93 Short Fiction Memory of a Fight Argosy, September 1955
January 1956 78 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Royalties Courier, January 1956
May 1956 79 Short Fiction The Waitress Courier, May 1956
June 1956 35 Short Fiction Strange Carnival Argosy, June 1956
October 1956 85 Short Fiction Crazy Quarrel Esquire, October 1956
March 1957 Short Fiction The Murderer's Eye The Saturday Evening Post, March 2, 1957
July 1957 85 Short Fiction Macagony's Fist Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1957
July 1957 12 Short Fiction Mistress of Porcosito Playboy, July 1957
August 1957 Short Fiction A Slight Miscalculation Everybody's Magazine (UK), 17 August 1957
November 1957 Short Fiction Bracelet for a Man of Genius Everybody's Magazine (UK), 2 November 1957
December 1957 68 Short Fiction Something on His Mind Playboy, December 1957
December 1957 Short Fiction The Secret of the Bottle The Saturday Evening Post, December 7, 1957
March 1958 Short Fiction River of Riches The Saturday Evening Post, March 8, 1958
July 1958 Short Fiction Apprentice Assassin The Saturday Evening Post, July 19 1958
August 1958 81 Short Fiction Shout Without Sound Argosy, August 1958
September 1958 117 Review On an Odd Note Fantastic Universe, September 1958
September 1958 98 Review On an Odd Note The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1958
October 1958 36 Short Fiction The Terribly Wild Flowers The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1958
November 1958 79 Review On an Odd Note Amazing Science Fiction Stories, November 1958
December 1958 78 Short Fiction The Oxoxoco Bottle Argosy, December 1958
January 1959 28 Short Fiction The Death Tunnel The Saturday Evening Post, January 31, 1959
February 1959 36|1 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Crown Jewels Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 1959
April 1959 144 Review On an Odd Note Galaxy Magazine, April 1959
May 1959 22 Short Fiction Colonel Bowie's Gamble The Saturday Evening Post, May 9, 1959
May 1959 10 Short Fiction Dead End John Bull, 23 May 1959
October 1959 122 Short Fiction Open Verdict Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1959
November 1959 61 Short Fiction Budaful Pest Argosy, November 1959
April 1960 7 Short Fiction Skate's Eyeball Argosy, April 1960
May 1960 96 Short Fiction A Dog's Best Friend Suspense (UK), May 1960
December 1960 50 Short Fiction Oalámaóa Playboy, December 1960
May 1961 83 Short Fiction The Laughingstock Playboy, May 1961
August 1961 75 Short Fiction The Defeat of the Demon Tailor Playboy, August 1961
October 1961 109 Short Fiction Bored with it All The Saturday Evening Post, October 14, 1961
February 1962 64 Short Fiction The Spanish Prisoner Playboy, February 1962
April 1962 Short Fiction The Unsafe Deposit Box The Saturday Evening Post, April 14, 1962
July 1962 60 Short Fiction A Deal in Overcoats Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1962
September 1962 31 Short Fiction The Unkillable Man Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1962
October 1962 107 Short Fiction A Lucky Day for the Boar Playboy, October 1962
October 1962 38 Short Fiction Pride of Profession Cavalier, October 1962
December 1962 42 Short Fiction Impasse Argosy, December 1962
December 1962 Short Fiction Karmesin Et Le Faux Gauguin Mystère, December 1962
December 1962 Short Fiction The Karmesin Affair The Saturday Evening Post, December 15, 1962
April 1963 54 Short Fiction A Bargain with Cashel The Saturday Evening Post, April 27, 1963
April 1963 43 Short Fiction Ghost Money Playboy, April 1963
June 1964 131 Short Fiction The Person in Solferino Park Playboy, June 1964
August 1964 6|1 Short Fiction Honor Among Thieves Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1964
November 1964 33|2 Short Fiction Karmesin Takes Pen in Hand Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 1964
March 1965 116 Short Fiction Somewhere Not Far from Here Playboy, March 1965
March 1965 15 Short Fiction The Geometry of the Skirt Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1965
June 1965 Short Fiction The Unbroken Heart Courier, June 1965
July 1965 19 Short Fiction A Matter of Pink Elephants Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1965
July 1965 12 Short Fiction The Haunted Typewriter Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1965
January 1966 21|1 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Hamlet Promptbook Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1966
February 1966 16 Short Fiction And If This Ain't Love, Gorblimey Argosy, February 1966
October 1966 99|3 Short Fiction Time Is the Illusion Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1966
December 1966 165 Short Fiction The Truth About Orlik Playboy, December 1966
January 1967 98 Short Fiction For a Song Argosy, January 1967
June 1968 148 Short Fiction The Ambiguities of Lo Yeing Pai Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1968
August 1968 2 Short Fiction Crooked Bone The Saturday Evening Post, August 10, 1968
March 1969 112|3 Short Fiction Karmesin and the Trismagistus Formula Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1969
January 1970 119|2 Short Fiction Karmesin the Fixer Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1970
April 1970 137|4 Short Fiction Mr. Tomorrow Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1970
October 1970 36|2 Short Fiction Dr. Ox Will Die at Midnight Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1970
September 1977 88|7 Short Fiction Trip Out on Red Lizzie Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1977
July 2008 10 Review The World, the Flesh, and the Devil Weird Tales, July-August 2008

42 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1934 Novel Jews Without Jehovah Gerald Kersh
1936 Novel Men Are So Ardent Gerald Kersh
1938 Novel Night and the City Gerald Kersh
1939 Collection I Got References Gerald Kersh
1941 Collection The Private Life of a Private Gerald Kersh
1943 Collection Selected Stories Gerald Kersh
1943 Novel The Dead Look On Gerald Kersh
1943 Novel They Die With Their Boots Clean Gerald Kersh
1944 Novel Faces in a Dusty Picture Gerald Kersh
1944 Collection The Battle of the Singing Men and Selected Stories Gerald Kersh
1944 Collection The Horrible Dummy and Other Stories Gerald Kersh
1945 Novel An Ape, a Dog and a Serpent Gerald Kersh
1945 Novel The Weak and the Strong Gerald Kersh
1946 Nonfiction Clean, Bright and Slightly Oiled Gerald Kersh
1946 Collection Neither Man Nor Dog Gerald Kersh
1947 Novel Prelude to a Certain Midnight Gerald Kersh
1947 Collection Sad Road to the Sea Gerald Kersh
1949 Collection Clock Without Hands Gerald Kersh
1950 Novel The Thousand Deaths of Mr. Small Gerald Kersh
1952 Collection The Brazen Bull Gerald Kersh
1953 Collection The Brighton Monster and Others Gerald Kersh
1953 Novel The Great Wash Gerald Kersh
1953 Novel The Secret Masters Gerald Kersh
1954 Collection Guttersnipe: Little Novels Gerald Kersh
1955 Collection Men Without Bones Gerald Kersh
1957 Novel Fowlers End Gerald Kersh
1958 Collection On an Odd Note Gerald Kersh
1960 Collection The Best of Gerald Kersh Gerald Kersh
1960 Collection The Ugly Face of Love and Other Stories Gerald Kersh
1962 Collection Men Without Bones Gerald Kersh
1962 Collection The Terribly Wild Flowers Gerald Kersh
1964 Collection More Than Once Upon a Time Gerald Kersh
1965 Novel A Long Cool Day in Hell Gerald Kersh
1965 Collection The Hospitality of Miss Tolliver and Other Stories Gerald Kersh
1968 Collection Nightshade & Damnations Gerald Kersh
1969 Novel Brock Gerald Kersh
2003 Collection Karmesin: World's Greatest Criminal – or Most Outrageous Liar Gerald Kersh
2006 Collection The World, the Flesh, & the Devil: Fantastical Writings Volume 1 Gerald Kersh
2013 Collection Men Without Bones and Other Haunting Inhabitants Gerald Kersh
2013 Collection Nightshade and Damnations Gerald Kersh
2013 Novel The Thousand Deaths of Mr Small Gerald Kersh
2020 Collection Private Life of a Private Gerald Kersh

Some first publications of collected short stories used the pseudonyms "Piers England", "P. J. Gahagan", "G. J. Herbert", "Alison Rostron" and "Waldo Kellar". All collected stories appeared as by Gerald Kersh.
Harlan Ellison's Kersh site is dated 10 February 1999. It appears not to have been updated since then.
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