Munsey's Magazine, July 1927

This issue of Munsey's Magazine (July 1927) features "Miss Nobody from Nowhere," a complete novel by Elizabeth Jordan, author of Black Butterflies. The story centers on Eve, a young woman of approximately twenty-three who experiences sudden amnesia while standing on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Unable to recall her identity or recent past, she navigates the crowded street in a panicked state, avoiding detection while attempting to piece together clues from her belongings—a handbag containing money, nose glasses, and a vanity case, but nothing bearing her name. A sympathetic young man, fellow guest at the Garland Hotel, approaches her after noticing her distress and offers assistance. Learning she has been staying at the hotel for at least three days, they travel by taxicab toward it in hopes of discovering her identity through the hotel register. The narrative explores Eve's psychological struggle against the terror of complete amnesia.