An edition of The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Vol. I: January to June 1891
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The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Vol. I: January to June 1891
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First bound volume of 'The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly', containing the first 6 issues.
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The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Vol. I: January to June 1891
1891, Unwin Brothers, Printers, 27, PILGRIM STREET, LONDON, E.C.
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Table of Contents
January 1891
Introduction. 3
Story of the Strand (Illustrated by G.C. Haité). 4
A Deadly Dilemma. By Grant Allen (Illustrations by W. Rainey.). 14
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade: Its Home and Work (Illustrations from Special Photographs by the London Stereoscopic Company, and Drawings by Miss Mabel Hardy and W. B. Wollen, R.I.). 22
Scenes of the Siege of Paris. From the French of Alphonse Daudet. (Illustrations by Sidney Paget.) I.—The Boy Spy. 31
II.—Belisaire's Prussian. 36
Portraits of Celebrities at differant times of their Lives. —Alfred Tennyson. 41
—Professor Blackie. 42
—The Reverend C. H. Spurgeon. 43
—Miss Ellen Terryh. 44
—Henry Irving. 45
—Algernon C. Swinburne. 46
—Sir John Lubbock, Bart. 47
—H. Rider Haggard. 48
A Fair Smuggler. From the Russian of Michael Lermontoff (Illustrations by W. B. Wollen, R.I.). 49
The Maid of Treppi. From the German of Paul Heyse (Illustrations by Gordon Browne, R.B.A.). 57
At the Animal's Hospital. (Illustrations from Special Photographs and from Drawings by Miss Mabel Hardy.). 70
The Mirror. From the French of Léo Lespès (Illustrations by N. Prescott Davies). 78
Fac-simile of the Notes of a Sermon by Cardinal Manning. 84
The Queen of Spades. From the Russian of Alexander Puskin. (Illustrated by Paul Hardy.). 87
The Two Genies: A Story for Children. From the French of Voltaire. (Illustrated by John Gülich.). 105
February 1891
The Pistol Shot. From the Russian of Alexander Puskin. (Illustrated by Paul Hardy.). 115
A Night with the Thames Police. (Illustrations by John Gülich.). 124
The Maid of Treppi (Continued). From the German of Paul Heyse (Illustrations by Gordon Browne, R.B.A.). 133
Our Money Manufactory. (Illustrations by J. Johnson.). 143
Slap-Bang. From the French of Jules Claretie. (Illustrations by W. Rainey.). 150
Portraits of Celebrities at differant times of their Lives. —Cardinal Manning. 154
—John Ruskin. 155
—The Right Honourable W. E. Gladstone, M.P. 156
—Mrs. Langtry. 157
—John Hare. 158
—Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft. 159
—Professor Huxley. 160
—Adelina Patti. 161
Letters from Artists on Ladies Dress. 162
How the Redoubt was Taken. From the French of Prosper Mérimée. (Illustrations by Sidney Paget.). 174
Actors' Dressing Rooms. (Illustrations by W. H. J. Boot, R.B.A.). 178
The Minister's Crime. By Maclaren Cobban. (Illustrations by. W. S. Stacey.). 185
At the Children's Hospital. (Illustrations by Miss Kate Craufurd and Harold Oakley.). 197
Fac-simile of the Notes of a Speech by John Bright. 206
A Passion in the Desert. From the French of Balzac. (Illustrations by A. Pearse.). 210
Barak Hageb and His Wives: A Story for Children. From the Hungarian of Moritz Jokï. (Illustrations by Gordon Browne, R.B.A.). 220
March 1891
Pictures with Histories. (Illustrations from pictures by Reynolds, Gainsborough, Landseer, and E. T. Parris, and Drawings by Alan Wright.). 227
Making an Angel. By J. Harwood Panting. (Illustrations by Gordon Browne, R.B.A.). 235
Birthday Cards. (Illustrations by Edgar Wilson.). 244
The Architect's Wife. From the Spanish of Antonio Trueba. (Illustrations by Sidney Paget, and W. H. J. Boot, R.B.A.). 248
On the Decay of Humour in the House of Commons. By Henry W. Lucy ("Toby, M.P."). (Illustrations by F. C. Gould.). 254
The Snowstorm. From the Russian of Alexander Pushkin. (Illustrations by Paul Hardy.). 258
A Night at The Grand Chartreuse. By J. E. Muddock. (Illustrations by J. L. Wimbush.). 268
Portraits of Celebrities at differant times of their Lives. —Her Majesty Queen Victoria. 277
—Princess Beatrice. 278
—The Empress Fredrick of Germany. 279
—The Duke of Argyll. 280
—H. Beerbohm Tree. 281
—William Black. 282
—Charles Wyndham. 283
—Henry M. Stanlet. 284
Stories of the Victoria Cross: Told by Those who have Won it. (Illustrations by Harry Payne, Sydney Paget, and W. B. Wollen, R.I.) —Sergeant Ablett. 286
—Major John Berryman. 287
—Private William Norman. 289
—Private James Davis. 290
—Private Robert Jones. 291
—Gunner James Collis. 292
How Novelists Write for the Press. 295
Jerry Stokes. By Grant Allen. (Illustrations by A. Pearse.). 299
The Piece of Gold. From the French of François Coppée. (Illustrations by J. Finnemore.). 308
The Voice of Science. (Illustrations by W. S. Stacey.). 312
Camille. From the French of Alfred De Musset. (Illustrations by H. Fokestier.). 318
The Stone Breaker: A Story for Children. From the French of Quatrelles. (Illustrations by Alan W. Wright.). 328
April 1891
Pictures with Histories. (Illustrations from pictures by Reynolds, Gainsborough, Landseer, and E. T. Parris, and Drawings by Alan Wright.). 335
Two Fishers. From the French of Guy De Maupassant. (Illustrations by Leslie Brooke.). 343
Babies. (Illustrations by John Gülich.). 348
"On the Stump for the Pump". By Sir Wilfrid Lawson. (Illustrations by J. F. Sullivan, C. Harrison, and from Photographs.). 356
The King's Stratagem. By Stanley G. Weyman. (Illustrations by Paul Hardy.). 361
Portraits of Celebrities at differant times of their Lives. —Earl Granville. 370
—G. F. Watts, R.A. 371
—Sir John Everett Millais, Bart., R.A. 372
—Sir Richard Everard Webster. 373
—Miss Marion Terry. 374
—William Terriss. 375
—Charles Bradlaugh. 376
—Henry Pettitt. 377
A New Industry for Ladies. By Miss Grace Harriman. (Illustrations by Miss I. G. Brittain.). 378
The Waltz in "Faust". By Richard Dowling. (Illustrations by ErnestT G. Beach.). 382
Orchids {From a Popular Point of View}. (Illustrations by J. H. Hipsley.). 391
A Thing that Glistened. By Frank R. Stockton. (Illustrations by F. Feller.). 397
The State of the Law Courts. I. (Illustrations by A. Ludovici.). 402
Stories of the Victoria Cross: Told by Those who have Won it. (Illustrations by Harry Payne, Sydney Paget, and W. B. Wollen, R.I.) —Deputy Inspector-General J. Jee, C.B., V.C. 410
—Lance-Corporal William Goate. 412
Playwright's Manuscripts. 415
The Luckiest Man in the Colony. By S. W. Hornung. (Illustrations by A. Pearse.)
Jamrach's. (Illustrations by J. L. Wimbush.). 429
The Spider's Web: A Story for Children. From the French of Jacques Normand. (Illustrations by Gordon Browne, R.B.A.). 437
May 1891
An Eighteenth Century Juliet. By James Mortimer. (Illustrations by Paul Hardy.). 447
A Day with an East-End Photographer. (Illustrations by J. L. Wimbush.). 458
The Notorious Miss Anstruther. By E. W. Hornung. (Illustrations by W. S. Stacey.). 466
The Guest of a Cannibal King. (A Personal Experience in the South Seas). By J. E. Muddock, F.R.G.S. (Illustrations by F. Bannister.). 476
Old Stone Signs of London. (Written and illustrated by C. B. B. Barrett.). 487
Captain Jones of the "Rose." By W. Clark Russell. (Illustrations by W. Christian Symons.). 491
Child Workers in London. (Illustrations by Miss Kate Craufurd and Harold Oakley.). 501
Portraits of Celebrities at differant times of their Lives. —Wilson Barrett. 512
—Sir Provo Wallis. 513
—George R. Sims. 514
—Mr. B. L. Farjeon. 515
—Herr Joachim. 516
—Arthur W. Pinero. 517
—Henry A Jones. 518
—Miss Mary Rorke. 519
Humours of the Post Office. I: With Fac-Simlies.
Jenny. From the French of Victor Hugo. (Illustrations by Cyrus Johnson, R.I.). 527
The State of the Law Courts. II.—The County Court. (Illustrations by A. Ludovici.). 531
The Pastor's Daughter of Seiburg: An Episode of the Turkish War. From the German of Julius Theis. (Illustrations by A. Pearse.). 539
Stories of the Victoria Cross: Told by Those who have Won it. (Illustrations by Harry Payne, Sydney Paget, and W. B. Wollen, R.I.) —Private W. Jones. 547
—Private Henry Hook. 548
—Private Thomas Edwards. 551
The Enchanted Whistle: A Story for Children. By Alexander Dumas. (Illustrations by H. Millar.). 552
June
A Torture by Hope. from the French of Villiers De L'Isle-Adam. (Illustrations by Paul Hardy.). 559
How the Blind are Educated. By Edward Salmon. (Illustrations by John Gülich.). 563
Out of a Pioneer's Trunk. By Bret Harte. (Illustrations by A. Pearse.). 571
Anecdotes of the War Path. (Written and Illustrated by Irving Montagu.). 576
The Rynard Gold Reef Company, Limited. By Walter Besant. (Illustrated by W. S. Stacey.). 586
Portraits of Celebrities at differant times of their Lives. —John Lawrence Toole. 591
—Edward S. Willard. 592
—Miss Kate Rorke. 593
—The Duke of Clarence and Avondale. 594
—The Duchess of Fife. 595
—Prince of Wales. 596
—Mme. Albani. 597
—Miss Agnes Jansen. 598
Humours of the Post Office. II: With Fac-Simlies. 599
Celebrated Beauties. 605
Three Birds on a Stile. By B. L. Farjeon. (Illustrations by Gordon Browne.). 612
A Night in an Opium Den. By the Author of "A Dead Man's Diary." (Illustrations by J. L. Wimbush.). 624
Janko the Musician. From the Polish of Sienkiewicz. (Illustrations by H. R. Millar.). 628
A Silver Harvest. ( Written and Illustrated by H. Tuck). 635
The State of the Law Courts. III.—The Bar. (Illustrations by A. Ludovici.). 638
The Home for Lost Dogs. {Illustrations by Miss Mabel Hardy.}. 648
The Hermitt: A Story for Children. From the French of Voltaire. (Illustrations by Alan Wright.). 655
Index. 659
{Librarian's Note: This book has no Table of Contents in the usual way, it has a index at the end which is in alphabetical order by title. Terms with curly brackets are titles, and author's missing from the Index.}
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This is a bound edition of the first 6 issues of "The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly". Beginning with its first issue for January 1891, the magazine would last 711 issues, ending its circulation on March 1950. Its most famous contribution, is the series of 'Sherlock Holmes' short stories that began to appear in July 1891. Each issue of the magazine had its pages numbered so that January-June made up one volume, July then started at page one again and both June and December ended with a index of their volume. Each volume was bound by the publisher every six months, 'Unwin Brothers' for the first three volumes, and then 'George Newnes Limited', from Vol. IV onward. It also had two short lived sister magazines the first titled 'The Strand Musical Magazine,' Edited by E. Hatzfel, which began in Janurary 1895, and second titled 'The Sunday Strand', that lasted from January 1900 to June 1910, before being incorporated into "The Woman at Home".
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