The Strand Magazine, Vol. 07, Issue 39, March 1894 An Illustrated Monthly

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The Strand Magazine, Vol. 07, Issue 39, March 1894 An Illustrated Monthly

by Various Authors

EN·~4 hours·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total
1

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

0:05
2

THE STRAND MAGAZINE An Illustrated Monthly

0:34
3

Illustrated Interviews. - XXXI.—MR. T. SIDNEY COOPER, R.A.

35:31
4

THAT STOUT GERMAN

9:18
5

ZIG-ZAGS AT THE ZOO

14:07
6

Stories from the Diary of a Doctor.

55:27
7

Beauties:—Children.

0:38
8

Crimes and Criminals. - No. II. Burglars and Burgling.

25:56
9

Lost in a Blizzard

9:32
10

The British Embassy at Paris. - By Mary Spencer-Warren.

26:15

Description

An illustrated monthly from the late‑Victorian era invites listeners into a world of curious observation and gentle storytelling. The centerpiece is an intimate interview with a venerable countryside painter, now in his nineties, whose winter studio at Vernon Holme becomes a study in quiet dedication. Through his own words and the narrator’s observations, we glimpse his daily rhythm of early rising, meticulous palette preparation, and the comforting ritual of reading Scripture aloud between brushstrokes.

Beyond the portrait of the artist, the issue offers a lively assortment of pieces: a playful sketch of zoo antics, a gripping tale of a sudden blizzard, and a concise report on contemporary crimes. Short profiles of well‑known personalities, a detective’s brief adventure, and whimsical “queer” observations round out the collection. Together they capture the charm and variety of a bygone magazine, promising a pleasant journey into the sights and sounds of 1894.

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Full title

The Strand Magazine, Vol. 07, Issue 39, March 1894 An Illustrated Monthly An Illustrated Monthly

Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (271K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2014-11-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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Various Authors

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