fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, hˈeɪstɪŋz ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ðə stɹˈænd mˌæɡɐzˈiːn fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ʌntˈɪl ɪts klˈoʊzɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, wˌɛn hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ fɹˈiːlæns dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst ɐɡˈɛn.
From 1945 to 1950, Hastings edited The Strand Magazine from 1945 until its closing in 1950, when he became a freelance journalist again.