The Argosy

This volume of The Argosy, edited by Mrs. Henry Wood and published July-December 1877, is a literary miscellany. The primary serial is "Gabriel's Appointment," running across chapters XIX-XXXVII with illustrations by M. Ellen Edwards. The narrative follows young artist Alice Kerr's journey to North Devon, where she stays with Mrs. Salisbury to work on a portrait of her granddaughter Myra. Subplot concerns Grace Pyne, Alice's attendant, who flees London from a man named Darch Williams and his escalating romantic demands. Other featured content includes "Johnny Ludlow's Papers" (short stories), Charles W. Wood's illustrated travel piece "Through Holland," Julia Kavanagh's "Clement's Love," and the unsigned "A Mysterious Visitor" attributed to the author of East Lynne. The volume contains numerous poems and shorter fiction by named and unnamed contributors, ranging across sentimental, gothic, and domestic genres.