A complete issue · 82 pages · 1886
The Argosy, Vol. 41
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1886 — 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 · 1886
The Argonaut, April 1886, Chapter XIII: "A Cry in the Darkness" This serial continuation follows protagonist Edric Poynter, summoned by the mysterious Euphrosyne to a private hotel room at Privett's Family Hotel. There, she requires him to serve as a witness to her questioning about his acquaintance with military officer Alwyn Monk, currently in South Africa. After confirming Monk's absence, Euphrosyne requests Edric write an unsigned letter of introduction commending her to Monk's notice. As Edric completes this task, a second woman's voice commands him to stay; the screen falls, the lamp extinguishes, and Edric is expelled. Waiting outside, he discovers the other woman sleeping on a couch—elderly, fine-featured, adorned with gems. When confronted, Euphrosyne warns him to abandon his inquiries. The chapter ends with Edric enraged, accusing both women of manipulation, while Euphrosyne's expression turns serpentine with barely contained fury.
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