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The Idler [v25, #20, May 1904] ed. Robert Barr (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 113-224pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 115 · Modern Sea Flights 1. The Torpedoing of the “Auidaban” · Patrick Vaux · ar; illustrated by W. Herbert Holloway 121 · When Prue Pretends · Jean Courtenay · ss; illustrated by W. Russell Flint 127 · Carington Mysteries 2. Carington and the Lost Prince · Mayne Lindsay · ss; illustrated by W. H. Holloway 145 · Mallards · William J. Gallagher · pm 147 · Mr. T.P. O’Connor, M.P. · Joseph Keating · bg 150 · Her Story · Margaret Westrup · ss; illustrated by Albert Clarke 155 · Phrygia’s Lovers · Geraldine Kemp · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Holiday 162 · Some Types of the Parisienne · Clive Holland · ar 170 · The Song of Love · Maurice Birkryme · pm 171 · The O’Ruddy [Part 5 of 7] · Stephen Crane & Robert Barr · sl; illustrated by Bertram Gilbert 188 · The Wrentham Pearl · E. Burrowes · ss; illustrated by G. Leslie Hunter 196 · The End of the Rainbow · Anon. · pm 197 · The Wisdom of Solomon · Joseph Keating · ss; illustrated by R. A. Richards 210 · Bossiney · C. H. St. L. Russell · pm 211 · The Diversions of a Princess 8. Captain Jerry Brien · A. Constance Smedley · ss 213 · A Question · Kathleen Whittenbury Gilbert · pm 214 · A Fascinating Rogue · Anon. · ar 219 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl

The Idler [v25, #21, June 1904] ed. Robert Barr (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 225-338pp+, cover by G. K. Chesterton) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 227 · The Club of Queer Trades 1. The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Weekly Dec 19 1903; illustrated by G. K. Chesterton 244 · Carington Mysteries 3. Carington and the Demon Ruby · Mayne Lindsay · ss; illustrated by W. H. Holloway 260 · The Woodcutter’s Daughter · Ito Yama · ss; illustrated by Jean Courtenay 268 · The Foray · Anne Noble · pm 269 · The Pinnacle · Matthew Hurley · ss; illustrated by W. Kirkpatrick 277 · Modern Sea Flights 2. Ironclads Will Ram the Enemy · Patrick Vaux · ar; illustrated by W. H. Holloway 283 · Times of Love’s Coming · Winifrid Leal · pm 284 · George R. Sims · Joseph Keating · bg 289 · Platform Humours · Dr. Macnamara, M.P. · ar 290 · Serenade · Maurice Birkryme · pm 291 · To Be or Not to Be · Winifrid Leal · ss 293 · The Courtships of a Queen · Martin Hume · ex (r); from The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth, New York: Macmillan & Co., London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 297 · A Test · Ralph Harold Bretherton · ss; illustrated by Berta Ruck 307 · The O’Ruddy [Part 6 of 7] · Stephen Crane & Robert Barr · sl; illustrated by Bertram Gilbert 327 · The Jarmain Job · J. A. Hunter · ss; illustrated by Panurge 332 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl

The Idler [v25, #22, July 1904] ed. Robert Barr (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 339-450pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 341 · The Club of Queer Trades 2. The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss; illustrated by G. K. Chesterton 355 · Carington Mysteries 4. Carington and the Kidnappers · Mayne Lindsay · ss; illustrated by W. H. Holloway 366 · For Valour · Annie Q. Carter · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Holiday 369 · An Old Sun-dial · A. J. Campbell · pm 370 · Max Beerbohm · Joseph Keating · bg 376 · The Turquoise Ornament · Ito Yama · ss; illustrated by Jean Courtenay 383 · A Summer Day in Troutland · A. T. Johnson · ar; illustrated by R. R. Davison 390 · Idle Days · Francis W. Bourdillon · pm 391 · Modern Sea Flights 3. The Last Flight of the “Huascar” · Patrick Vaux · ar; illustrated by W. H. Holloway 398 · The Lifeboat · C. H. St. L. Russell · pm 399 · The Red Blanket · John Pugh · ss; illustrated by Wilmot Lunt 406 · When Laura Laughs · Denis Duval · pm 407 · When the Eye Doesn’t See · Matthew Hurley · ss; illustrated by M. York Shuter 413 · The O’Ruddy [Part 7 of 7] · Stephen Crane & Robert Barr · sl; illustrated by Bertram Gilbert 437 · A Wary Campaigner · Francis Willing Wharton · ss Cosmopolitan Jun 1903; illustrated by T. M. Peirce 443 · The Bird · Maurice Birkryme · pm 444 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl

The Idler [v25, #23, August 1904] ed. Robert Barr (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 451-562pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 453 · The Club of Queer Trades 3. The Awful Reason of the Vicar’s Visit [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Harper’s Weekly May 28 1904 (+1); illustrated by G. K. Chesterton 468 · A Canada Camp · Elinor McLean · ar 475 · Carington Mysteries 5. Carington and Miss Hubrand’s Romance · Mayne Lindsay · ss; illustrated by W. H. Holloway 488 · Three Musicians in Zululand · Jehan de Blicq · ar 497 · Literary Motorists · Anon. · ms 499 · Mr. C.N. Williamson · Mrs. C. N. Williamson · iv 501 · Mrs. C.N. Williamson · Mr. C. N. Williamson · iv 505 · The Initiation of Dickon · Margaret Westrup · ss; illustrated by Albert Clarke 515 · The Rose Garden · Herbert Holt · ss; illustrated by Arthur L. Walbank 520 · The Wooing of Nettie · Arthur H. Henderson · ss; illustrated by Mary Horsfall 530 · A Leisure Tramp Around Aran [Part 1 of 2] · Teufel & Chou · ar; illustrated by G. Torrance Stephenson 538 · By River Ways · William J. Gallagher · pm 539 · Climbing Among the Alps of England · E. Elliot Stock · ar 544 · The Advent of Phyllis · Beatrix Mallam · pm 545 · The One-Legged Canary · E. M. Hughes · ss 553 · The Cabman’s Shelter · W. G. Yarcott · ss; illustrated by H. Hope Read 558 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl

The Idler [v25, #24, September 1904] ed. Robert Barr (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 563-674pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 565 · The Club of Queer Trades 4. The Singular Speculation of the House Agent [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Weekly Jun 11 1904 (+1); illustrated by G. K. Chesterton 581 · When the Sewin Come Up from the Sea · A. T. Johnson · ar 589 · An Averted Calamity · Ellen Ada Smith · ss; illustrated by Chas. R. Sykes 600 · The Honourable Gerald Billingham’s Fiancée · P. Brooklyn · ss; illustrated by J. H. Bailey 608 · Felicité Perpétuelle · Jean Courtenay · ss; illustrated by M. York Shuter 613 · A Leisure Tramp Around Aran [Part 2 of 2] · Teufel & Chou · ar; illustrated by G. Torrance Stephenson 621 · The Pessimism of Old Pinch [Pinch] · W. G. Yarcott · ss 625 · Silas Shark’s White Elephant · “Erraticus” · ss; illustrated by C. S. V. Harcourt 632 · In Fancy’s Realm · Denis Duval · pm 633 · Answered by the Postmaster · Hayden Church · ss; illustrated by W. H. Holloway 636 · Feet of Clay · E. Burrowes · ss; illustrated by W. Kirkpatrick 641 · Love Me, Love My Dogs · F. Essex Smith · ss; illustrated by Arthur Kynaston 649 · A Holiday Idyll · Robyn Rhoscomyn · ar 653 · An Extenuating Circumstance · V. H. Friedlaender · pm 654 · Impressions of Kodaikanal · General Sir George Wolseley, K.C.B. · ar 660 · The Unmasking of Mr. Scremerston · H. L. Pattinson · ss 669 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl

The Idler [v26, #25, October 1904] (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 1-112pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 2 · The Club of Queer Trades 5. The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Weekly Jun 25 1904 (+1); illustrated by G. K. Chesterton 18 · An Object in Life · J. S. Mackintosh · ss; illustrated by G. Leslie Hunter 25 · Mutabilia · Angela Gordon · pm 26 · A Private Inquiry · “Munster Girl” · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Holiday 33 · The Feudal Isle of Sark · Constance, Countess de la Warr · ar 38 · A Sweet Little Politician · H. J. Robinson · ss; illustrated by Charles R. Sykes 42 · G. Torrance Stephenson · Anon. · bg 43 · How We Got to Kyle · A. Gael · ar 54 · To a Pirate · F. O’Neill Gallagher · pm 55 · Figusan: An Ascent of Japan’s Sacred Mountain · M. Grace Underwood · ar; illustrated by George C. Haité 61 · Regina J., B.Sc · Val Suttone · ss; illustrated by F. Briscoe 69 · Miss Grant’s Preliminary Sketch · Berta Ruck · ss; illustrated by Berta Ruck 75 · An Angler’s Dream · E. B. · pm 76 · In Shadowland · F. Essex Smith · ss; illustrated by A. W. Brierley 81 · Polly Martha, A Small Housewife · Winifrid Leal · ss; illustrated by Albert Clarke 87 · “The Wilderness Shall Blossom as the Rose” · V. M. Durand · pm 88 · The Fall of Ted Johnson · W. G. Yarcott · ss; illustrated by H. Hope Read 92 · Dinah and the Duke · Jean Courtenay · ss; illustrated by W. F. Ashburner 97 · A Corner in Drains · Tristram Crutchley · ss; illustrated by Cee Tee 105 · Love’s Roses · Henrietta Little · pm 106 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr & J. B. Kerfott · cl

The Idler [v26, #26, November 1904] (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 113-224pp+, cover by S. Webley) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 114 · The Club of Queer Trades 6. The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady [Part 1 of 2; Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Weekly Jul 9 1904; illustrated by G. K. Chesterton 127 · The “Slimness” of Armitage · Hayden Church · ss; illustrated by Wilmot Lunt 134 · The Haunted Spinney · Elliott O’Donnell · ss; illustrated by Charles R. Sykes 142 · How We Got Out of Kyle [Part 1 of 2] · A. Gael · ar; illustrated by G. Torrance Stephenson 150 · Where Tarriest Thou? · Wanda & Max Hellert · pm 151 · Love and a ’Cello Case · Jean Courtenay · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Holiday 160 · Billy Stories 1. The Coming of Billy · Margaret Westrup · ss; illustrated by Albert Clarke 171 · Sir William Grantham’s Cottages · Bertram Gilbert · ar 176 · The Guarantee · Angela Gordon · pm 177 · A Two Pounder de Luxe · W. E. Ward · ar 187 · Motogrotesques I. The Night-Femme-Cheval · S. W. Tatham · ct 188 · A Legend of Tintagel · Lady Onslow · ss; illustrated by S. Webley 197 · The Victim of Luck · Wymond Adderley · ss; illustrated by Flora Lien 203 · November · Regina Miriam Bloch · pm 204 · What Pinch Would Have Done [Pinch] · W. G. Yarcott · ss; illustrated by H. Hope Read 209 · A Translation from the Svald · John Garrett Leigh · ss; illustrated by C. H. Stafford 218 · The Idlers’ Club · George C. Haité, R.I. & Robert Barr, M.A. · cl

The Idler [v26, #27, December 1904] (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 225-336pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 226 · The Man Who Laughed in Church · W. A. M. Goode · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 19 1904; illustrated by Gilbert Holiday 234 · W.A.M. Goode · Anon. · bg 235 · The Violin Player · E. Burrowes · ss; illustrated by W. Kirkpatrick 244 · An Incident on the Road · George de Saulles · ss; illustrated by G. Torrance Stephenson 251 · Doris Carlington’s Romance · Tristram Crutchley · ss; illustrated by W. F. Ashburner 262 · The Club of Queer Trades 6. The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady [Part 2 of 2; Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Weekly Jul 16 1904; illustrated by G. K. Chesterton 271 · A Visitor · Dorothy Whittlesey · ss; illustrated by W. Kirkpatrick 275 · How We Got Out of Kyle [Part 2 of 2] · A. Gael · ar; illustrated by G. Torrance Stephenson 284 · The Sheep Bell · E. Archer · ss; illustrated by W. Russell Flint 289 · The Ghost of Belfield Park · Elliott O’Donnell · ss; illustrated by W. Herbert Holloway 297 · The Adventure of the Second Swag [Sherlock Holmes] · Luke Sharp · ss; illustrated by Bertram Gilbert 306 · Billy Stories 2. The Chastising of Billy · Margaret Westrup · ss; illustrated by Albert Clark 313 · The Disappearance of Pinch [Pinch] · W. G. Yarcott · ss; illustrated by H. Hope Read 317 · The Princess and the Scribbler · Annie Q. Carter · ss; illustrated by M. York Shuter 322 · To the Girl on the Idler Cover · Angela Gordon · pm 323 · The Ghost of Dundrumlie · Edward Gordon · ss; illustrated by S. W. Cavenagh 332 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl

The Idler [v26, #28, January 1905] (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 337-448pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 338 · Billy Stories 3. Billy at the Rectory · Margaret Westrup · ss; illustrated by Albert Clarke 350 · I Light My Pipe · A. T. Johnson · pm 351 · A Dash Through Brigand-Land · J. L. C. Booth & Frederick Moore · ar; illustrated by J. L. C. Booth & Frederick Moore 366 · The Man Who Wouldn’t Take “No” · Henry Annesley · ss; illustrated by G. Buckingham Pocock 377 · The Love of a Dragoman · Annie Q. Carter · ss; illustrated by W. Herbert Holloway 388 · Mephistopheles, M.P. · Brenda Elizabeth Spender · ss 407 · Shipmates · F. Harris Deans · ss; illustrated by Panurge 413 · A Greeting to Winter · Louise Lane · pm 415 · The Sunken Treasure Syndicate [Part 1 of 6] · John Oxenham · sl; illustrated by Charles R. Sykes 429 · Success Is Like a Distant Hill · S. E. Kiser · pm 430 · Fowey, The English Riviera · General Sir George Wolseley, K.C.B. · ar; illustrated by G. Torrance Stephenson 438 · Why They Married · E. Burrows · ss; illustrated by F. Briscoe 444 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl

The Idler [v26, #29, February 1905] (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 449-564pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 452 · The Coventry Scandal · A. F. Bell · ss; illustrated by Wilmot Lunt 462 · Time’s on the Wing · Delia Sinvon · pm 463 · “Frenzied Finance”: Jonah’s View of the Whale · Robert Barr · ar 474 · “Three Toasts” · Louise Lane · pm 475 · The Sunken Treasure Syndicate [Part 2 of 6] · John Oxenham · sl; illustrated by Charles R. Sykes 490 · Acacia and Laburnum · F. Teignmouth Shore · ss; illustrated by F. Briscoe 494 · Billy Stories 4. Billy in the Rôle of Spartan · Margaret Westrup · ss; illustrated by Albert Clarke 504 · On the Blue Bosphorus · Margaret MacGregor · ar 510 · The Call of the Monk · D. Macleod · pm 511 · Pinch and the Matrimonial Agency [Pinch] · W. G. Yarcott · ss; illustrated by H. Hope Read 516 · The Biter Bit · L. Harward · ss; illustrated by C. Gilbert Holiday 521 · Smithson’s Sister · A. Grozier Herbertson · ss; illustrated by M. York Shuter 526 · Moderation · Angela Gordon · pm 527 · “X. Y. Z.” · E. Reid-Matheson · ss; illustrated by T. D. Rose 540 · The Doom of London · Robert Barr · ss The Idler Nov 1892 547 · Taro, the Jap Prisoner · J. J. Haldane Burgess · ss; illustrated by Albert Clarke 554 · Motogrotesques III. · S. W. Tatham · ct; note: “Motogrotesques No. II” was not found. 555 · In a Malayan Theatre · Humphrey H. Hipwell · ar 559 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl

The Idler [v26, #30, March 1905] (Chatto & Windus, 6d, 565-676pp+) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 566 · The Masquerader · Arthur F. Bell · ss; illustrated by Wilmot Lunt 578 · “Caving” · Francis E. Hiley · ar; illustrated by Francis E. Hiley 586 · An Unromantic Affair · E. Reid-Matheson · ss; illustrated by G. Torrance Stephenson 599 · An Indignation Meeting · W. G. Yarcott · ss; illustrated by Hope Read 603 · Billy Stories 5. Billy’s Long Day · Margaret Westrup · ss; illustrated by Albert Clarke 616 · The Romance of a Briar · E. C. Groves · ss; illustrated by Rose Gardner 621 · A Forgotten Song · W. H. Ogilvie · pm 622 · The Sunken Treasure Syndicate [Part 3 of 6] · John Oxenham · sl; illustrated by Charles R. Sykes 634 · Amorietti · Robert Birkmyre · pm 635 · A Postal Pastoral · N. Brandon · ss; illustrated by G. Torrance Stephenson 643 · A Cottage in the Air · E. C. Gidley · ss; illustrated by O. Allen 650 · The Letter-Box Charm · Sidney Hesselrigge · ss; illustrated by F. Horsman Varley 657 · You and I · Delia Sinvon · pm 658 · A Persian Shepherd · W. B. Wallace · ss; illustrated by T. C. Dugdale 668 · The Idlers’ Club · Robert Barr · cl _668 · The Idler · S. Weir Mitchell · pm