The Strand Magazine/1897

Highlights

This year sees the end of the Adventures of a Man of Science and An African Millionaire serials, and the start of several others, including the complete serialisation of Arthur Conan Doyle's book The Tragedy of the Korosko.

Non-fiction series starting this year include Glimpses of Nature by Grant Allen and a set of six articles on Side-Shows.

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No. 73. - January 1897

• The Adventures of a Man of Science, VII. A Race with the Sun, by L. T. Meade & Clifford Halifax.
• Life on a Greenland Whaler, by A. Conan Doyle.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• An African Millionaire, VIII. The Episode of the Seldon Gold-Mine, by Grant Allen.
• Lightning, by Jeremy Broome.
• Dr. Bernard's Patient, by Henry E. Dudeney.
• The Black Side of Animal Life.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• George Faudel Phillips
• Commander Lionel de Lantour Wells
• Rev. Brooke Foss Westcott

• A Child's Memories of Gad's Hill, by Mary Angela Dickens.
• Beer-Markers, by George Dollar.
• Told to the World, by Mrs. Egerton Eastwick.
• The Greatest Juggler in the World, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Two of a Trade, by Robert Barr.
• The Professor's Puzzles - Solutions, by Sphinx.
• "Wittysplinter", from the German of Clemens Brentano.
• Curiosities

No. 74. - February 1897

• The Marquis of the Lofty Mountain, by H. A. Rudall.
• Illustrated Interviews: LII. Sir Clements Markham and the Royal Geographical Society, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Duelling in German Universities, by An English Student.
• A Wooden Shoe, from the French of Ph. Audebrand.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• An African Millionaire, IX. The Episode of the Japanned Dispatch-Box, by Grant Allen.
• A Living Idol, by Framley Steelcroft.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• C. T. Ritchie
• Sir Charles Dalrymple Hay
• Gertrude Kingston
• Harry Nicholls

• The Adventures of a Man of Science, VIII. The Man Who Smiled, by L. T. Meade & Clifford Halifax.
• Some Peculiar Occupations, by Balliol Bruce.
• The Flowery Islands, by Sir George Newnes.
• Her One Inspiration, or, A Modern Wife, by Mrs. Egerton Eastwick.
• Policemen of the World, by C. S. Pelham-Clinton.
• Cliff-Climbing and Egg-Hunting, by L. S. Lewis.
• The Mid-Day Rock, from the French of J. Jarry.
• Curiosities.

No. 75. - March 1897

• A Russian Experience, by Knarf Elivas.
• Illustrated Interviews: LIII. Mr. and Mrs. Beerbohm Tree, by W. D..
• The Salvage Hunter, by Cutcliffe Hyne.
• New Telegraphy: An Interview with Signor Marconi, by H. J. W. Dam.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• James Cameron Lees
• David Salomons
• Alma Stanley
• Prince Mohammed Khan
• Prince Hossem Khan

• Football in Armour, by Charles Emerson Cook.
• Le Grand Désastre, by Christie Dutton.
• Queens of a Day, by Margaret Griffith.
• On Show I. Poultry.
• Dorothy, by James Workman.
• Side-Shows (1 of 6), by William G. FitzGerald.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• An African Millionaire, X. The Episode of the Game of Poker, by Grant Allen.
• Antarctic Exploration, by C. E. Borchgrevink.
• Lillekort, from the French of Xavier Marmier.
• Curiosities.

No. 76. - April 1897

• Captured by Brigands, by Emily Spender.
• Easter Eggs, by L. S. Lewis.
• With an Artist in Japan, by Raymond Blathwayt.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• King Charles I of Roumania
• Queen Elizabeth of Roumania
• John S. Clarke
• Huyshe Yeatman

• The Doctor's Yarn, by W. Carter Platts.
• Some Old Visiting-Cards.
• Side-Shows (2 of 6), by William G. FitzGerald.
• An African Millionaire, XI. The Episode of the Bertillon Method, by Grant Allen.
• Pictures on the Human Skin, by Gambier Bolton.
• The Sculptor of Florence, by Charles J. Mansford.
• Floods, by Jeremy Broome.
• The Parisian, from the French of Paul d'Argenay.
• Curious Bibles.
• The Total Eclipse of 1896, by Sir Robert Ball.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• The Ten Little Fairies, from the French of Georges Mitchell.
• Curiosities.

No. 77. - May 1897

• The Tragedy of the Korosko (1 of 8), by A. Conan Doyle.
• Explosions, by Framley Steelcroft.
• Dusky Dandies.
• An African Millionaire, XII. The Episode of the Old Bailey, by Grant Allen.
• Side-Shows (3 of 6), by William G. FitzGerald.
• The Weight of the Earth, by J. Holt Schooling.
• In a Treasure Ship, by Owen Hall.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• John Wareing Bardsley
• Mrs. Patrick Campbell
• Robert Gibb
• Sir John Compton Lawrance

• Elephants at Work, by L. S. Lewis.
• Leslie Mansford, Barrister, by A. J. Dawson.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• On Show: II. Dogs.
• The Magician and His Pupil, from the French of A. Godin.
• How a Snake Swallows, by R. Francis Nesbit.
• Cusiosities.

No. 78. - June 1897

• Personal Relics of the Queen and Her Children, by William G. FitzGerald.
• The Tragedy of the Korosko (2 of 8), by A. Conan Doyle.
• The Evolution of the Typewriter, by C. L. McCluer Stevens.
• The Holding Up of the Alhambra, by S. Frances Harrison.
• Illustrated Interviews LIV. Sir W. Martin Conway, by Framley Steelcroft.
• An Earth-Girdler, by George Dollar.
• How Buildings Are Moved, by James Walter Smith.
• The Telegraph Message, by Robert Barr.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Stanhope A. Forbes
• King Christian IX of Denmark
• Queen Louise of Denmark
• August Manns
• Samuel Pierpoint Langley

• The New Flying-Machine, by Professor S. P. Langley.
• A Mystery of Evil, by J. Laurence Hornibrook.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• Extremes Meet, by Mary E. Johnson.
• Captains of Atlantic Liners, by Alfred T. Story.
• A Long Shot, by W. Buckley.
• The Queen's Stables, by C. S. Pelham-Clinton.
• At the Pistol's Point, by E. W. Hornung.
• Side-Shows (4 of 6), by William G. FitzGerald.
• The Torture of the Mirror.
• Witch-Scarers
• The Strawberry Thief, from the German of Pauline Schanz.
• Curiosities.

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No. 79. - July 1897

• The Tragedy of the Korosko (3 of 8), by A. Conan Doyle.
• Glimpses of Nature, I. The Cows That Ants Milk, by Grant Allen.
• How a Racing Boat is Built, by S. J. Housley.
• The Strange Experience of Alkali Dick, by Bret Harte.
• Ourselves in Figure and Diagram.
• By the Mess Fire, by The Professor.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Robert Eyton
• Henrietta Rae
• Nathan Rothschild
• Thomas Hayward

• Queer Competitions, by Framley Steelcroft.
• Catch of the Season, by Mary Angela Dickens.
• On Show III: More Dogs.
• Timber Titans, by George Dollar.
• Side-Shows (5 of 6), by William G. FitzGerald.
• A Railway Adventure, from the German of Dr. Max Nordau.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• The Adventures of Said, from the German of W. Hauff.
• Curiosities.

No. 80. - August 1897

• His First Love, by A. Blair Lees.
• Glimpses of Nature, II. A Plant That Melts Ice, by Grant Allen.
• The Oklahoma Boomers, by George Dollar.
• The Tragedy of the Korosko (4 of 8), by A. Conan Doyle.
• Side-Shows (6 of 6), by William G. FitzGerald.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Rev. John Wogan Festing
• Emma Eames-Story
• William McTaggart
• T. Richardson

• Stopped on the Long Stretch, by John Arthur Barry.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• Some Unpublished Sketches by George Cruikshank.
• His Word of Honour, from the French of Jean du Rebrac.
• The Floating Church, by L. S. Lewis.
• Captains of Atlantic Liners, by Alfred T. Story.
• Haste to the Wedding, by Gertrude Kingston.
• The G.P.O. Museum, by Framley Steelcroft.
• Blizzards, by S. Blair McBeath.
• Wandering Soldier, from the German.
• Curiosities.

No. 81. - September 1897

• The Tragedy of the Korosko (5 of 8), by A. Conan Doyle.
• Longfellow With His Children, by Alice Longfellow.
• Touch and Go, by Owen Hall.
• Tornadoes, by James Walter Smith.
• Her Only Chance, by G. M. Robins.
• Glimpses of Nature, III. A Beast of Prey, by Grant Allen.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Prince Somdetch Chowfa Maha Vagiravudh
• Rev. Harry Drew
• Mary Drew
• Sir William H. White

• Illustrated Interviews, LV. Sir. William H. White, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Distorting Mirrors, by L. S. Lewis.
• The Chrysanthemum, from the French of Fernand Beissier.
• On Show, IV. Cage Birds.
• Foolhardy Feats, I. The Niagara Fools, by George Dollar.
• The Pioneers of Pike's Peak, by Basil Tozer.
• Old Traveller's Yarns, by Framley Steelcroft.
• The Giant Knarratschki and the Princess Tingaling, from the German of Clements Brentano.
• Curiosities.

No. 82. - October 1897

• The Tragedy of the Korosko (6 of 8), by A. Conan Doyle.
• Carpet-Bedding, by Oliver Thorne.
• At a Baby Show, by Framley Steelcroft.
• The Drover's Yarn, by The Professor.
• Some Curious Optical Illusions, by George Lindsay Johnson.
• Glimpses of Nature, IV. A Woodland Tragedy, by Grant Allen.
• The White Kitten, by James Workman.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Robert Malcolm Kerr
• George Forrest Browne
• Bishop of Bristol
• Anna Williams
• Harry De Windt

• The New El-Dorado on the Klondike, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Professional Opportunities, by Neil Wynn Williams.
• Some Peculiar Wills, by L. S. Lewis.
• In Birchy Copse, by Geoffrey Mortimer.
• Skin Writing, by Jeremy Broome.
• Queer Conveyances.
• The Shy Princess, by Flora Schmalz.
• An Educated Monkey.
• Curiosities.

No. 83. - November 1897

• The Tragedy of the Korosko (7 of 8), by A. Conan Doyle.
• The Amphibious Boat, by James Walter Smith.
• A Romance of Four Wheels, by Catherine Adams.
• The Champion Jumper of the World, by Oswald North.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• George Ridding
• Lord Monkswell
• Francis Galton
• R. C. Carton

• A Little Scrap of Melody, by Helen Boddington.
• Fireworks of the Past, by Alfred Whitman.
• The Peaches, by André Theuriet.
• Pests, by Warren Cooper.
• Wrecks, by William G. FitzGerald.
• The Greatest Athletic Feat of Modern Times, by A. M. Donaldson.
• On Show, V. More Cage Birds.
• Woodcutter’s Daughter and the Mysterious Voice, from the German.
• Glimpses of Nature, V. Marriage Among the Clovers, by Grant Allen.
• Curiosities.

No. 84. - December 1897

• The Tragedy of the Korosko (8 of 8), by A. Conan Doyle.
• Snow Statues, by Thomas E. Curtis.
• Ivan's Grave, by Dorothea Gerard.
• Hand Shadows, by Bernard Miller.
• The Compleat Novelist, by James Payn.
• Red Warder of the Reef, by John Arthur Barry.
• Illustrated Interviews, LVI. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, by Arthur H. Lawrence.
• A Human Alphabet, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Heroines, by Douglas J. Murdock.
• The Thames Valley Catastrophe, by Grant Allen.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Lord William Watson
• Irene Vanbrugh
• Sir John Simmons
• Dr. Charles Villiers Stanford

• Letters to Santa Claus, by Mary K. Davis.
• Silenced, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Glimpses of Nature, VI. Those Horrid Earwigs, by Grant Allen.
• A Hundred Years Ago (1797), by Alfred Whitman.
• The Preservation of Henniker, by Arthur E. H. Barry.
• The Dog Orchestra, by John West.
• Peculiar Churches, by Louis Greville.
• The Little Tin Trumpet, by James Workman.
• Things Made by Children, by Robert Henderson.
• Why Reginald Fawley Was Never Disbarred, by J. S. Sheridan.
• Foolhardy Feats, II. Other Fools, by George Dollar.
• For the Good of the County, by Mary Angela Dickens.
• The Dreyfus Case: a Puzzle in Handwriting, by J. Holt Schooling.
• Christmas in the Forest, from the German.
• Curiosities.