A complete issue · 7 pages · 1909
McClure's Magazine, November 1909
This is the cover of McClure's Magazine from November 1909, priced at fifteen cents. It advertises three featured articles: "The Daughters of the Poor," described as "A Plain Story of the White Slave Trade under Tammany Rule" by George Kibbe Turner; "Psychology and the Market" by Professor Hugo Munsterberg; and "Germany's Preparedness for War." The cover features a classical Greek-key border design in black and gold, with the article titles printed in red text. The publisher information identifies S.S. McClure Company, with offices in New York and London listed at the bottom.
This is a table of contents page from McClure's Magazine for November 1909. The page lists the magazine's contents, including stories, poems, and articles by various authors. Notable entries include "The New Drama and the New Theater" by William Archer, "The Tiger Charm" by Alice Perrin, "Sergeant McCarty's Mistake" by P. C. Macfarlane, and articles on topics like pellagra and Germany's war preparedness. The page also displays publication details, copyright information, and subscription rates ($1.50 per year in the U.S.). At the bottom is a notice that subscription order blanks are enclosed with the magazine.
# "The Tiger Charm" by Alice Perrin This page contains story prose from a pulp fiction tale. It depicts a scene set in India during an elephant expedition through the Himalayas, where Colonel Wingate and his wife Mrs. Wingate are on a tiger-hunting expedition with Captain Bastable. The narrative describes the oppressive heat, Mrs. Wingate's exhaustion and fear, and tensions between the Colonel and Captain Bastable over whose elephant Mrs. Wingate should ride. The passage establishes Mrs. Wingate as a timid, nervous woman enduring her abusive husband's volatile temperament during what appears to be a dangerous colonial adventure.
# Page 19 of "Alice Perrin" This is a prose fiction page, likely from the middle of a serialized story. The text describes an adventure involving Mrs. Wingate and Captain Bastable on an elephant in a jungle setting. They encounter a wounded tiger that attacks, forcing the elephant to flee through the forest. After the danger passes, they await rescue, with Mrs. Wingate remaining composed despite the ordeal. Jim, apparently a native guide, eventually appears leading a small party and reports finding a nearby village, suggesting they move the injured Colonel Wingate there for treatment. The narrative emphasizes action, danger, and the characters' responses to jungle perils.
# Page Analysis This is a **story prose page** (page 20) from "The Tiger Charm," a narrative text printed in two columns. The visible text depicts a scene in an Indian village where Jim Bastable gives Netta an amulet (a tiger charm) after she has been injured and brought to the headman's house. The passage describes Netta's physical distress, Jim's attempts to comfort her, and his explanation of the charm's protective powers against tigers. The narrative concludes with Jim and Netta departing the village in a cart drawn by bullocks, escorted by villagers. The story appears to be an adventure tale set in colonial India involving wildlife danger.
# Page 21 of "Alice Perrin" This page contains story prose—specifically, a continuation of narrative text in a two-column format typical of early pulp magazines. The visible text depicts a tense scene in an Indian camp where Mrs. Wingate warns Captain Bastable that her husband, Colonel Wingate, is intoxicated and dangerous, having threatened to kill Jim and pursue a tiger. Jim insists on accompanying the Colonel despite the danger, while Mrs. Wingate gives him a small charm for luck. The passage ends with the Colonel and Jim discovering they lack sufficient ammunition for their rifles as they prepare to depart on their hunt.
# Page 22 of "The Tiger Charm" This is a story prose page from what appears to be an early-20th-century pulp fiction magazine. The narrative describes an intense encounter between Jim, Wingate, and a tiger in an outdoor setting. The text details a violent struggle where Wingate fights the tiger, eventually driving it away. Jim pursues the fleeing tiger, hoping to frighten it from its prey. The passage culminates in a significant moment: Bastable discovers a small silver amulet—identified as "the tiger charm"—which falls from the tiger's jaws and lands on the ground. The decorative illustration at the page's bottom features cherubs and ornamental vines.