A complete issue · 77 pages · 1873
The Argosy, Vol. 15
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1873 — all 77 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 77 pages · 1873
This serial, attributed to the author of East Lynne, follows the dramatic life of characters in the seaside village of Greylands. The excerpt details Miss Hallet, a respectable 50-year-old former lady's maid living in a cliff cottage, who has adopted her late brother's two children. Her nephew George drowned two years prior during a rescue attempt, while her niece Jane, now 19, supports herself through fine needlework. The narrative depicts daily village interactions—Tom Dance delivering fish, Jane delivering a completed cambric handkerchief to Mrs. Castlemaine for a dinner party—while hinting at undercurrents of class tension and family drama. Madame Guise, a companion, remains at Greylands' Rest with young Flora while the Castlemaine family attends their engagement. Tension emerges around Jane's relationships and proper conduct within her subordinate social position.
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