The Wasp — 1878 — page 463: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a serialized fiction story titled "Bertie" by Emma Sara J., rather than political satire or cartoons. The narrative depicts a romantic drama among upper-class characters: Bertie Grand, Captain Cain, Gordon Hay, and Miss Macdaren/Clare. The story involves romantic rivalries and social complications typical of Victorian literature—questions of love, marriage prospects, and class considerations among genteel characters. Gordon Hay appears to be a romantic interest, while various characters discuss propriety, social standing, and emotional entanglements. This represents *The Wasp's* literary content rather than its satirical cartoons, offering serialized entertainment to readers alongside the magazine's political and social commentary found elsewhere.