A complete issue · 3 pages · 1885
The Argosy, Vol. 39 (1885): Table of Contents
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1885 — all 3 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
About this issue
This issue features "The Mystery of Allan Grale," a serialized mystery spanning twenty-three chapters illustrated by Ellen Edwards. The narrative progresses through investigative sequences: discovery at a farm, mysterious knocking, a black pool, desk searches, manuscript findings, warnings, and the theft of a diamond cross. A secondary serial, "Johnny Ludlow's Papers: Caramel Cottage," begins with three chapters involving a barrister's visit and a disappearance. The issue includes Charles W. Wood's illustrated essay "Among the Welsh" and numerous short stories by named authors, including "Geoffrey Saunders' Wife," "Miss Beauchamp's Will," and "The Conversion of Professor Nabs." A substantial poetry section features contributions from G.B. Stuart, Sidney Grey, Minnie Douglas, and others, covering romantic and reflective themes. Illustrations accompany the major serials and the Welsh essay.
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