A complete issue · 3 pages · 1894
The Argosy, Vol. 57
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1894 — 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 Grey Monk" by T. W. Speight, a serialized novel illustrated by M. L. Gow, spanning chapters from "Alec's Sentence" through "Lady Pell." The narrative involves inheritance disputes, romantic complications, and family secrets, including plot elements concerning false heirs, a character named Luigi, and revelations at St. Oswyth's. A secondary illustrated feature, "Letters from South Africa" by Charles W. Wood, F.R.G.S., provides travel documentation with photographs. The magazine includes approximately forty additional short stories by various authors, covering domestic comedies, mysteries, romance, and adventure—titles like "An Innocent Thief," "The Skipper's Treasure," "Monseigneur," and "A Modern Genie" suggest genre variety. A substantial poetry section features contributions from Julia Kavanagh, Christian Burke, and others, addressing themes of love, nature, and reflection. The contents span approximately 484 pages.
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