A complete issue · 3 pages · 1876
The Argosy, Vol. 21
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1876 — 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 Victorian periodical features the serialized novel Edina by the author of East Lynne, illustrated by M. Ellen Edwards, spanning eighteen chapters from "Heard at Midnight" through "At Eagles' Nest." The narrative concerns Rosaline Bell and the titular Edina, involving romance, scheming, a wedding, and mysterious revelations culminating at a location called Eagles' Nest. The issue also contains Johnny Ludlow's Papers—a series of sketches including "Rose Lodge," "The Angels' Music," and "Ketira the Gipsy." Additionally, there are numerous short stories by named authors including Emma Rhodes (Outward Bound, The Prison Hawk), Charles W. Wood (travel pieces set in Grenoble and Savoie), Mary Cecil Hay (Through Wind and Rain), and Anne Beale (Come and Teach Us). The collection spans domestic drama, poetry, and travel writing, with accompanying illustrations by M. Ellen Edwards depicting key scenes.
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