The Wide World, July 1920

THE WIDE WORLD MAGAZINE, Vol. XLV, No. 267 (July 1920)

This issue contains adventure narratives and illustrated articles drawn from international exploration and discovery. Featured content includes Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes's illustrated account "The Mysterious Heart of Asia," examining Central Asian geography and culture. "The Murder Ship," a serialized detective narrative, runs across multiple installments with illustrations by G. Soper. Lieutenant E. H. Jones contributes "The Lifted Veil," a mystery serial.

Military history appears in Sergeant H. Wright's illustrated two-part account "The Great Zeebrugge Raid—and After," describing the 1918 naval assault. Adventure narratives include Walter Noble Burns's "Pirate Gold," F. A. M. Webster's "After Big Game in East Africa" with wildlife photography, and Terence H. Lambert's "Timber-Cruising in California." The "Queer Fixes" section contains three brief dramatic episodes: John G. Rowe's "A Two-Day's Battle with a Baboon," an unnamed account titled "A Night with a Madman," and Joseph Gray's "The Sheriff's Bad Day." Remaining articles cover technical subjects like "The Largest Camera in the World" and miscellaneous curiosities in the "Odds and Ends" section.