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The Idler [v12 #4, November 1897] ed. Jerome K. Jerome (London: Chatto & Windus, 142pp, standard) Though not credited it would seem Robert Barr had an editorial hand in this issue. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 428 · The Flower Girl · Robert Sauber · fp 430 · Stories of the Stone Age, V. The Fight in the Lion’s Thicket · H. G. Wells · ss; illustrated by Cosmo Rowe 438 · Life of Napoleon III [Part 16 of 16] · Archibald Forbes · ar 457 · The Mouse Cure · W. L. Alden · ss; illustrated by W. O. Bowman 463 · Sinew and Sentiment: The Pictured History of the Eighteenth Century [Part 2 of 2] · Fred Miller · ar 470 · Triolet · Anon. · pm 471 · “Thou Shalt Not Make to Thyself Any Graven Image” · Emmie Avery Keddell · ss; illustrated by George Hutchinson 476 · Reward for a Good Boy · B. E. Minns · ct 477 · The Veiled Man. III. The Secret of Sâ · William Le Queux · ss; illustrated by Warwick Goble 490 · Nocturne: Herring Boats · Chas. Pears · il 491 · Wanderings in Bookland · Richard Le Gallienne · cl 495 · The Soul’s Passing · Angus Evan Abbott · pm 496 · A Honeymoon Hydropathic · Edwin Lester Arnold · ss; illustrated by R. R. Walters 502 · Why... · P. C. S. (by Percy Cross Standing) · pm 504 · Neglected Letters · Anon.; translated by Nadine Yarintzoff · ss 511 · A Century of Painting [Part 5 of 8] · Anon. · ar 523 · The Cry of Fate · Angus Evan Abbott · ss; illustrated by Sydney Cowell 530 · Love’s Call · Scott Rankin · pm; illustrated by Scott Rankin 531 · Harold Frederic · Robert H. Sherard · ar [Harold Frederic] 541 · Shrewsbury [Part 10 of 12] · Stanley J. Weyman · sl; illustrated by Claude A. Shepperson 562 · The Ideal and the Real: Behind the Scenes · Lewis Baumer · il 564 · The Idlers’ Club: Ought We to Give Up Socialism? · ed. Anon. (by George Burgin) · sy _564 · Ought We to Give Up Socialism? · Robert Blatchford · sy _564 · Ought We to Give Up Socialism? · Morley Roberts · sy _566 · Ought We to Give Up Socialism? · Walter Crane · sy _567 · Ought We to Give Up Socialism? · Percy Cross Standing · sy _568 · Ought We to Give Up Socialism? · Cunninghame Graham · sy; given as by Cuninghame Graham. _568 · Ought We to Give Up Socialism? · H. M. Hyndman · sy _568 · Ought We to Give Up Socialism? · George Bernard Shaw · sy

The Idler [v12 #5, December 1897] ed. Robert Barr (London: Chatto & Windus, 136pp, standard) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 570 · “Flying Fish” · Warwick Goble · fp 572 · Christmas Eve at Sandifers—and Elsewhere · John Oxenham · ss; illustrated by Sydney Cowell 584 · Middle-Aged Husband · Ernest Goodwin · ct 585 · A Century of Painting [Part 6 of 8] · Anon. · ar 597 · Wanted · Fred Whishaw · ss; illustrated by Geo. Hutchinson 601 · The Golden Spurs · Tresham Gwaines · ss; illustrated by Ernest Goodwin 608 · Selfish · Alan Wright · ct 609 · Shrewsbury [Part 11 of 12] · Stanley J. Weyman · sl; illustrated by Claude A. Shepperson 632 · The Way Out · Francis Gribble · ss; illustrated by A. Campbell Cross 636 · Wanderings in Bookland · Richard Le Gallienne · cl 641 · Herrick to His Muse · Stephen Reid · pi 644 · “On Her Majesty’s Service” · Hesketh Bell · ss; illustrated by Max Cowper 655 · Round and About a Paris Fair · Clive Holland · ar 662 · Opening the Ball · N. Wilkinson · il 663 · How Mrs. Dennant Paid Her Debts · Esther Miller · ss; illustrated by John Thompson 669 · The Idler · Alfred Maltby · pm 670 · [untitled cartoon] · Malcolm Patterson · ct 671 · God’s Changeling · A. Adams Martin · ss; illustrated by Leonard Linsdell 677 · My Master · Swanhilde Bulau · pm 678 · Has Our Race Degenerated? · Walter Shaw Sparrow · ar 682 · Christmas—Then, and Now! Mr. George R. Sims at Home · Arthur H. Lawrence · iv 697 · The Idlers’ Club: Orders for Santa Claus! · ed. Anon. (by George Burgin) · sy _697 · Orders for Santa Claus! · Jerome K. Jerome · sy _698 · Orders for Santa Claus! · Barry Pain · sy _699 · Orders for Santa Claus! · Lady Jeune · sy _700 · Orders for Santa Claus! · Fred Whishaw · sy _701 · Orders for Santa Claus! · Nora Vynne · sy _702 · Orders for Santa Claus! · Arthur H. Lawrence · sy _703 · Orders for Santa Claus! · Mrs. Oscar Beringer · sy _704 · Orders for Santa Claus! · Emmie Avery Keddell · sy

The Idler [v12 #6, January 1898] ed. Robert Barr (London: Chatto & Windus, 136pp, standard) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 706 · “The Young Year” · Scott Rankin · fp 708 · When the Door Opened · Sarah Grand · ss; illustrated by Sydney Cowell 715 · Shrewsbury [Part 12 of 12] · Stanley J. Weyman · sl; illustrated by Claude A. Shepperson 737 · Cardiff Castle · Elizabeth Hodges · ar 743 · Overheard in the Park · A. Campbell Cross · ct 744 · The Veiled Man. IV. The Three Dwarfs of Lebo · William Le Queux · ss; illustrated by Warwick Goble 754 · The Mermaid · S. H. Sime · il 755 · The Apotheosis of the Grotesque [S.H. Sime] · Arthur H. Lawrence · iv 767 · A Village Wedding · Stephen Reid · il 768 · The Cult of the Gael; or, What we May Expect · Bennett Coll · ss; illustrated by Max Cowper 772 · A Century of Painting [Part 7 of 8] · Anon. · ar 787 · The Junior Sub · Sophie Hart · ss; illustrated by Leonard Linsdell 796 · An Anglican Monastery · Arthur Kelly · ar 807 · A Man with No Character · Andrew Merry · ss; illustrated by A. Campbell Cross 818 · The Dedication of “Lohengrin” · Harold G. Daniels · ar [Richard Wagner] 823 · “Don’t Swear!” · Warwick Goble · il 824 · The Foreigner in the Farmyard · W. F. Shannon · ss; illustrated by A. S. Forrest 831 · Wanderings in Bookland · Percy Cross Standing · cl 835 · Evolution · Malcolm Patterson · ct 836 · The Idlers’ Club: What Good Resolutions Do You Want Your Friends to Make for the New Year? · ed. Anon. (by George Burgin) · sy _836 · What Good Resolutions Do You Want Your Friends to Make for the New Year? · Jerome K. Jerome · sy _837 · What Good Resolutions Do You Want Your Friends to Make for the New Year? · Barry Pain · sy _837 · What Good Resolutions Do You Want Your Friends to Make for the New Year? · Nora Vynne · sy _839 · What Good Resolutions Do You Want Your Friends to Make for the New Year? · G. B. Burgin · sy _840 · What Good Resolutions Do You Want Your Friends to Make for the New Year? · Pett Ridge · sy _840 · What Good Resolutions Do You Want Your Friends to Make for the New Year? · Arthur H. Lawrence · sy _841 · What Good Resolutions Do You Want Your Friends to Make for the New Year? · Fred Whishaw · sy

The Idler [v13 #1, February 1898] (J.M. Dent & Co., 1-148pp) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 4 · At the Court of Catherine the Great [Part 1 of 12] · Fred Whishaw · n.; illustrated by Warwick Goble 22 · Samuel L. Clemens, “Mark Twain” · Robert Barr · ar McClure’s Jan 1898 [Mark Twain] 30 · [cartoon] · Anon. · ct 31 · The Failure of Martha Morris · John Foster Fraser · ss; illustrated by S. H. Vedder 39 · A Century of Painting [Part 8 of 8] · Anon. · ar 52 · [cartoon] · Sydney Aldridge · ct 53 · Why Tumash Dhu Walked · James (“Mac”) MacManus · ss; illustrated by Bernard F. Gribble 60 · Is the British Navy Invincible? · Arthur H. Lawrence · ar 75 · The Pirates of the Solent [Part 1 of 6] · Allen Upward · n.; illustrated by Thos. Downey 85 · On Handwriting · J. Thompson · ct 86 · A Study in Futility · J. Shaw Mor · ss; illustrated by A. Campbell Cross 90 · The Penalties of Pleasure: Seeing the Clown · Thomas Downey · cs 92 · A Photographic Ghost: A Chat with Mr. John Le Couteur · Clive Holland · ar [John Le Couteur] 104 · Wanderings in Bookland · Percy Cross Standing · cl 109 · The Veiled Man V. The Coming of Allah · William Le Queux · ss; illustrated by Warwick Goble 118 · On the Future of Novel Writing · Sir Walter Besant · ar 121 · A Difference—with Distinctions · Amy Wood · ss; illustrated by Joseph Skelton 127 · The Swan-Song of Beethoven · Harold G. Daniels · ar 131 · The Sport of Devils · Mary L. Pendered · ss; illustrated by A. McNeill Barbour 138 · Watching a Naval Death-Duel · Anon. · ar 142 · A Lady’s Magazine at the Beginning of the Century · Mary Geoghegan · ar 148 · The Reaper · W. Arthur Rouse · il

The Idler [v13 #2, March 1898] (J.M. Dent & Co., 145-296pp) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 152 · The Veiled Man VI. The Evil of the Thousand Eyes · William Le Queux · ss; illustrated by Warwick Goble 162 · The Deneholes of Hangman’s Wood · W. H. Hamer · ar 169 · For One Night Only · C. Rann Kennedy · ss; illustrated by J. Barnard Davis 176 · Doré in England · Harold G. Daniels · ar [Gustav Doré] 183 · At the Court of Catherine the Great [Part 2 of 12] · Fred Whishaw · n.; illustrated by Warwick Goble 200 · The Idler Among His Books · Anon. · rc 208 · An Unofficial Affair · Harold Bindloss · ss; illustrated by D. B. Waters 217 · [cartoon] · Sydney Aldridge · ct 218 · The Pulse of the World [Part 1 of 2] · Arthur M. Young · ar; illustrated by W. Arthur Rouse 224 · The Funeral of the Late Mrs. Hodgson · Barry Pain · pm; illustrated by Geo. Morrow 228 · The Life and Death of “The Germ” · Ernest Radford · ar [Dante Gabriel Rossetti] 234 · Nicolette · Charles Kennett Burrow · ss; illustrated by S. H. Vedder 243 · The Idler at the Play · B. · th 250 · Old World Cities: Toledo · Hannah Lynch · ar 259 · The Pirates of the Solent [Part 2 of 6] · Allen Upward · n.; illustrated by Thos. Downey 273 · Great Britain as a Military Power [Sir Charles Dilke, M.P.] · Arthur H. Lawrence · iv 280 · English Cricket in Australia · Captain Philip C. W. Trevor · ar 288 · Goassamers · Professor C. H. Herford · pm 289 · The Idlers’ Club: My Definition of Patriotism · Justin McCarthy, M.P., Lady Jeune, Grant Allen, Arnold Golsworthy & Arthur H. Lawrence · sy 294 · [cartoon] · Malcolm Patterson · ct

The Idler [v13 #3, April 1898] (J.M. Dent & Co., 297-438pp) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 298 · At the Court of Catherine the Great [Part 3 of 12] · Fred Whishaw · n.; illustrated by Warwick Goble 316 · The Heart of Yorkshire · J. S. Fletcher · ar 326 · [cartoon] · Anon. · ct 327 · A Point of Theology on Mādurŏ · Louis Becke · ss; illustrated by D. B. Waters 334 · The Idler at the Play · B. · th 341 · Hughie McGlanachie’s Courtin’ · James (“Mac”) MacManus · ss; illustrated by Bernard F. Gribble 348 · The Pulse of the World [Part 2 of 2] · Arthur M. Young · ar; illustrated by W. Arthur Rouse 354 · Only a Ball-Dress · Baroness Von Zedlitz · ss; illustrated by Geo. Morrow 361 · The Idler Among His Books · Anon. · rc 367 · The Folly of Albertina · Andrew Merry · ss; illustrated by Joseph Skelton 376 · Kismet · Barry Pain · pm 378 · Luca della Robbia: An Appreciation · Edward Hutton · ar [Luca della Robbia] 388 · The Pirates of the Solent [Part 3 of 6] · Allen Upward · n.; illustrated by Thos. Downey 407 · West Africa and the Empire [Part 1 of 3] · Lieut. F. B. Henderson, R.N. · ar 417 · “Cyrano de Bergerac” · William F. S. Wallace · ar 426 · The Idler Out of Doors · Walter Raymond · ar; illustrated by Arthur W. Rouse 431 · The Idlers’ Club: Is Bohemianism Extinct? · Justin McCarthy, M.P., Max Pemberton, Allen Upward, Coulson Kernahan, Arnold Golsworthy, Miss Mabel Beardsley & Arthur Lawrence · sy

The Idler [v13 #4, May 1898] (J.M. Dent & Co., 439-578pp) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 440 · The Idler Out of Doors: A Bit of Ancient Britain · Walter Raymond · ar; illustrated by Walter Raymond 447 · The Last Dance of Mademoiselle Fan-Tan · Clive Holland · ss; illustrated by Louis Gunnis 458 · The Angel Bird · George A. B. Dewar · ar 461 · Dan Jacobs’ Millions · W. H. Spence · ss; illustrated by James Greig 467 · The Volunteers—and Efficiency [Spenser Wilkinson] · Arthur H. Lawrence · iv 475 · At the Court of Catherine the Great [Part 4 of 12] · Fred Whishaw · n.; illustrated by Warwick Goble 487 · West Africa and the Empire [Part 2 of 3] · Lieut. F. B. Henderson, R.N. · ar 498 · Tomorrow Is Our Wedding Day · William Cowper · pm (r); from “John Gilpin”.; illustrated by C. E. Brock 500 · The Trials of the Bantocks Preface · G. S. Street · lk; illustrated by Malcolm Patterson 502 · The Trials of the Bantocks Mr. Bantock’s Thorn · G. S. Street · ss; illustrated by Malcolm Patterson 505 · Richard Wagner and “The Nieblungen Ring” No. I. The Musical Plan · William F. S. Wallace · ar 513 · The Pirates of the Solent [Part 4 of 6] · Allen Upward · n.; illustrated by Thos. Downey 527 · The Heart of Dandy Fane · Mary Beaumont · ss 529 · Ho, for the Klondike [Part 1 of 2] · Hamlin Garland · ar McClure’s Mar 1898 534 · In Shakespeare’s World I. Dogberry · Evelyn Webster · ar 538 · Aubrey Beardsley · Max Beerbohm · ar; illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley 555 · Old World Cities: Rouen [Part 1 of 2] · Theodore Andrea Cook · ar; illustrated by H. James 564 · Transition · G. O. · pm 565 · The Idler Among His Books · Anon. · rc 567 · The Heart of Dandy Fane · Mary Beaumont · ss; illustrated by S. H. Vedder 572 · The Idlers’ Club: The Quest of Laughter · I. Zangwill, Barry Pain, W. L. Alden, Allen Upward, Arthur H. Lawrence, Arnold Golsworty, Edwin Hamilton & Hon. Stuart Erskine · sy

The Idler [v13 #5, June 1898] (J.M. Dent & Co., 579-720pp) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 582 · In the Great Admiral’s Days [Part 1 of 2] · Charles Kennett Burrow · sl; illustrated by T. H. Robinson 594 · Fra Lippo Lippi: The Search for Self · Edward Hutton · ar 602 · The Trials of the Bantocks II. The Dreadful Governess · G. S. Street · ss; illustrated by Malcolm Patterson 607 · West Africa and the Empire [Part 3 of 3] · Lieut. F. B. Henderson, R.N. · ar 619 · [cartoon] · Anon. · ct 620 · The Perfidy of Mrs. Tucker · Malcolm Brodie · ss; illustrated by Ronald Gray 626 · The Curick · Barry Pain · pm; illustrated by Geo. Morrow 628 · The Idler Out of Doors: Ivy and Old Stones · Walter Raymond · ar; illustrated by W. Arthur Rouse 635 · A Surprise at the Hydro · Mary L. Pendered · ss; illustrated by Geo. Morrow 651 · Owls in a Village · W. H. Hudson · ar; illustrated by Fred. Miller 657 · The Pirates of the Solent [Part 5 of 6] · Allen Upward · n.; illustrated by Thos. Downey 661 · Old World Cities: Rouen [Part 2 of 2] · Theodore Andrea Cook · ar; illustrated by H. James 673 · Wanted—An Explanation · Cecil Ashleigh · ss; illustrated by Malcolm Patterson 678 · Richard Wagner and “The Nieblungen Ring” No. II. The Dramatic Plan · William F. S. Wallace · ar 687 · At the Court of Catherine the Great [Part 5 of 12] · Fred Whishaw · n.; illustrated by Warwick Goble 700 · From the Four Corners: Tommy · Alfred Slade · pm 702 · The Idler Among His Books · Anon. · rc 709 · The Violin of Human Strings · R. E. Andrews · ss; illustrated by Geo. Morrow 715 · H.R.H. the Princess of Wales and “The Angel Bird” · Anon. · ms 716 · The Idlers’ Club: Should Women Smoke? · Roy Devereux, Mabel Beardsley, Barry Pain, Arnold Golsworthy, Arthur Lawrence & Albert Kinross · sy 722 · Our Village · F. & H. Miller · il

The Idler [v13 #6, July 1898] (J.M. Dent & Co., 721-858pp) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 724 · A Rustic Comedy · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss; illustrated by S. H. Vedder 737 · The Idler Out of Doors: Flocks and Hurdles · Walter Raymond · ar; illustrated by W. Arthur Rouse 743 · Behind the Mask · J. Friedlander · ss; illustrated by Claude A. Shepperson 751 · The Second Napoleon [Napoleon II] · F. G. Walters · bg 757 · A Good Investment · Edwin Sharpe Grew · ss; illustrated by D. B. Waters 764 · The Paving of Hell · Allan Johnson · pm; illustrated by Louis Gunnis 766 · Ho, for the Klondike [Part 2 of 2] · Hamlin Garland · ar McClure’s Mar 1898 775 · In the Great Admiral’s Days [Part 2 of 2] · Charles Kennett Burrow · sl 788 · The Trials of the Bantocks III. The Ordeal of Russell Bantock · G. S. Street · ss; illustrated by Malcolm Patterson 793 · A Holiday in Lakeland · Joseph Shaylor · ar 805 · From the Four Corners: The Green Gourkhas · Alfred Slade · pm 807 · The Punishment of Pearce O’Neill · Irvine Reid Stirling · ss; illustrated by Bernard F. Gribble 815 · At the Court of Catherine the Great [Part 6 of 12] · Fred Whishaw · n.; illustrated by Warwick Goble 828 · Richard Wagner and “The Nieblungen Ring” No. III. The Performance at Covent Garden · William F. S. Wallace · ar 836 · At Hampstead · Barry Pain · pm; illustrated by Geo. Morrow 838 · A True Princess · Bernard Capes · ss; illustrated by J. Barnard Davis 845 · The Pirates of the Solent [Part 6 of 6] · Allen Upward · n.; illustrated by Thos. Downey 858 · [illustration] · Geo. Hutchinson · il