A complete issue · 82 pages · 1872
The Argosy, Vol. 13
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1872 — all 82 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 82 pages · 1872
This chapter from the serialized novel "Within the Maze" by the author of East Lynne (Mrs. Henry Wood) depicts provincial social life in 1872. The narrative centers on the inauguration of a new church, St. Jerome's, with the arrival of Reverend Guy Cattacomb, described as an ungainly, vain young clergyman with an affected manner. Miss Blake organizes the parish work and presides over a crowded kettle-drum (tea reception) to introduce the new vicar to the neighborhood. Meanwhile, Sir Karl Andinnian returns from London after attending the opera, where he heard the singer Ilma de Murska. Miss Blake interrogates him regarding Mr. Smith, the mysterious estate agent appointed by Sir Karl's mother. Throughout, Miss Blake struggles with unrequited attachment to Sir Karl, now devoted to his young wife Lucy, causing her considerable emotional distress as she witnesses their conjugal affection.
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