The Argosy, Volume LXI

This bound volume of The Argosy (January-June 1896) contains two serialized novels: Rosa Nouchette Carey's The Mistress of Brae Farm and Sarah Doudney's Pilgrims of the Night, both illustrated and running throughout the volume. Charles W. Wood contributes a six-part illustrated travel series on Spain covering landscape, architecture, and daily encounters. The issue includes numerous short stories by named authors—Mary A. M. Marks contributes multiple pieces including The Painter of Shadows and Topaz; other fiction ranges across domestic drama (For the Child's Sake), mystery (The Grange Mystery, A Village Mystery), and supernatural themes (The Lyttelton and Beresford Ghosts, Voices of the Empty House). A substantial poetry section features verse by Isabella Fyvie Mayo, Christian Burke, and others. Additional features include articles on country life and animal stories.