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    The London Magazine (1898):   (about)
    The London Magazine—UK; Jul. 1898-May 1933 (419 issues); began as The Harmsworth Magazine; monthly; standard format, imitation-Strand; editors Cecil Harmsworth (1898-?), Charles Sisley (1902-Dec. 1905), David Whitelaw; initially priced at 3d (half the price of The Strand), at its peak, around 1906-1913, it was probably the best popular fiction magazine in the UK; published rather more adventure/mystery fiction than others, and most popular writers of the day appeared; indexed, Victorian Fiction Research Guide #10 by Sue Thomas (Univ of Queensland, 1984) covers fiction only from 1898-1915.

    The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v1 #5, November/December 1898] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 6d, 144pp) []
    nb: a note in the issue says that the 6d price for this special Christmas number was a one time thing and that the following month will resume the regular price of 3½d. Since covers etc. are not bound in with the volume being indexed, I don’t know when the “regular” price apparently went up from the 3d implied by the opening editorial to have been the price of the first issue.
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online copy at HathiTrust.

    The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v3 #6, January 1900] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 3½d, 96pp) []
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books.
    • 523 · 1800-1900: Then and Now · J. F. Williams · ar; looking at “why this is the most wonderful century in time.” That meant the 19th century. It runs through the major scientific advances of the 1800s.
    • 531 · For His Sacred Majesty · Harry Percival · ss; a thrilling story of Marston Moor.
    • 539 · A Little House · Edith Brignall · pm
    • 540 · The Corps of Commissioners · W. J. Wintle · ar; “how our old soldiers serve their country still.”
    • 547 · A Tug of War: The Story of How It Ended · Winifred Smith · ss; a light romance.
    • 555 · The Derby of the Snow · Harold J. Shepstone · ar; on Norwegian winter sports.
    • 561 · The Duel in the Deeper Pit · Cutcliffe Hyne · ss; a shoot-out down an old mine.
    • 567 · The Graves of Our Heroes · Arthur Birnage · ar; where our famous soldiers are buried.
    • 573 · A Sunday in Town · R. Andom · ss; the strange adventures of a journalist.
    • 580 · How the Poor Live: Extraordinary Penny Meals · Bernard Owen · ar; an amazingly condescending article about what you can eat for one penny.
    • 585 · “Selling Off”: A Story for January · E. A. Thurlow · ss; another light romance.
    • 589 · A Mint of Money · Joseph Horner · ar; a look at the money minted in 1898 and what it could buy. It includes an interesting chart showing the number of pennies minted since 1884. There’s a marked increase in 1896 because of the introduction of slot machines!
    • 595 · The Little Silver Cross · Lister Maurice · ss; a ghost story, subtitled “A Tragedy of a Cab”, sounds like trying to catch in on Fergus Hume’s triumph.
    • 601 · Children’s Fancy Dresses · Philip Astor · ar
    • 605 · Lullaby · [uncredited] · pm (r)
    • 606 · Can You Fold Your Umbrella? · Herbert Howard · ar
    • 609 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · Various · pi

    The Harmsworth Magazine [v5 #4, November 1900] (Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 136pp) []
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books.

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