A complete issue · 3 pages · 1901
The Argosy, Vol. 73 (1901)
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1901 — 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 combines fiction, travel writing, poetry, and a special memorial section devoted to Queen Victoria. Fiction includes "Outrageous Fortune" by Stella M. Divine; "A Knight" by J. Simjoun; "A Spoilt Triumph" by Mabel Quiller Couch; "A Woman of Ashanti" by H. Hesketh Bell; and "Providence and Tim Mudge" by Eden Phillpotts. Travel and topical pieces cover Holland, the Himalayas, Singapore, and Indian gardens, while biographical sketches address John Ruskin and composer Arthur Sullivan. The memorial section examines women's roles under Victoria across philanthropy, nursing, fashion, art, music, education, and literature, with contributions by Henry Gilbert and Rose E. D. Sketchley. Poetry contributors include William Cory, Nora Hopper, and Herbert Morrah. Additional stories explore varied subjects from Australian correspondence to Pidgin-English usage.
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