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The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v3 #3, October 1899] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 3½d, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 195 · The Way of the World · Edith Brignall · pm 197 · Behind the Scenes at the Zoo · W. J. Wintle, F.Z.S. · ar 204 · The Indignant Maiden · Geo. W. Thompson · pm 205 · A Treasure of a Cook · John C. Winder · ss 211 · Follies: Stories of Bubbles in Stone · Oswald Marvin · ar 217 · The Daughter of the Forty · William Le Queux · ss 225 · Men as Town Makers · Arthur Birnage · ar 231 · A Friend in Need · Clarence Rook · ss 234 · The Sea as Milliner · Anon. · ms 235 · Chinese Carriers · Harry C. Smart · ar 239 · The Taming of Beau Pynsent · George Hudworth · ss 247 · Strange Things in Churches · Herbert Knight · ar 251 · The Bushranger and the Boy · Charles Edwardes · ss 260 · Might-Have-Beens · Herbert Howard · ar 265 · The Mystery of the Bronze Statue · W. S. Sutton · ss; supernatural content. 272 · Baby Bicyclists · H. J. Shepstone · ar 276 · The Biggest Shop in the World · Philip Astor · ar; on the Port of London. 281 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v3 #4, November 1899] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 136pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 291 · The Queen at Home · W. J. Wintle · ar 299 · Hermits Three · Gunby Hadath · pm 301 · Paying Paul · J. A. Flynn · ss 305 · What Snow and Ice Can Do · Harold Mervey · ar 313 · Man v. Petroleum · Archibald Williams · ss 322 · Christmas in Bethlehem · Philip Astor · ar 327 · The Children’s Christmas Party · Marion Elliston · ss 335 · ’Twixt Earth and Sky: How Spires and Chimneys Are Repaired · Swanhilde Bulan · ar 339 · The Colonel’s Open-Air Cure · Warden Ellerslie · ss 346 · Queens of Hearts: Some Norwegian Brides · A Viking · ar 350 · England Without Food: How Long Could We Last Without Foreign Supplies? · J. F. Williams, F.R.G.S. · ar 355 · Baleston’s Secret Reef · John Arthur Barry · ss 369 · Love on Wheels · Gertrude Bacon · pi 371 · The Novelist of Christmas · Anon. · ar [Charles Dickens] 376 · The Christmas Turkey · J. E. Whitby · pm 378 · Dicky’s Wisdom · Elizabeth M. Moon · ss 385 · Snow-Bound London: A Story of the Frosty Christmas of 1909 · Jack Frost · ss 391 · The Fifth-Mile Post · C. E. Jeffery · ss; a ghost story. 396 · A Costly Hobby · Herbert Howard · ar [T. C. Middlebrook] 401 · The Way Fools Propose · Jenny Wren · ss 404 · Famous Wedding Cakes · Walter St. John · ar 409 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v3 #5, December 1899] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 3½d, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 427 · The House Beautiful · W. J. Wintle · ar 434 · A Young Invader · H. B. Bremner · pm 435 · The Romance of a Christmas Hamper · Jessie de Horne Vaizey · ss 443 · Champions of the Year: Some Heroes of Sport · T. Sturgeon Johnston · ar 449 · A Christmas Wreath · J. E. Whitby · pm 450 · Granville, V.C.: The Story of a Double Win · Sydney Newton · ss 457 · Ships in Hospital: How Injured Vessels Are Doctored · Raymond E. Montrose · ar 463 · The Mediation of a Piano: A Tuning Romance · Mary Romney · ss 469 · G.O.M.: Wishing Them a Merry Christmas · Arthur Birnage · ar; to “Grand Old Men”. 475 · Caught Napping: Spring Poet v. Moneylender · Jo Vanny · ss 481 · Royalty Doing Good · Bernard Owen · ar 487 · A Warning in Red · Victor L. Whitechurch & E. Conway · ss 495 · The Story of a Contributor and Her Editor · Edith Brignall · pm 497 · Christmas at Niagara · Herbert Howard · ar 501 · Mr. Penfound’s Two Burglars · E. A. Bennett · ss 507 · Caught in the Act: Some Remarkable Snapshots · T. H. E. Camera · ar 513 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v3 #6, January 1900] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: 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 · Anon. · pm (r) 606 · Can You Fold Your Umbrella? · Herbert Howard · ar 609 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v4 #1, February 1900] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 3½d, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 3 · Some Army Mascots · Bernard Owen · ar 8 · Baba and the Black Sheep · Gilbert Floyd · ss 15 · A1 at Lloyd’s · Fredk. M. Kenward · ar 21 · Sophonisba’s Looking Glass · C. J. Hamilton · ss 27 · Soldier Sires and Sons · Arthur Birnage · ar 33 · In the Hour of His Triumph · Cyril Seymour · ss 41 · Martial Music: Where Army Bandsmen Are Trained · Horace Wyndham · ar 47 · Miss Turle · G. E. S. Coxhead · ss 53 · Terrible Bridge Disasters · J. Horner · ar 61 · The American Marquis · Huan Mee · ss 68 · Ladies at the Front: The Woman’s Side of the War · Ignota · ar 73 · New Uses for Old Guns · C. G. Harper · ar 77 · How Larry Bourke Met His Match in Kathleen O’Hara · Hugh Tuite · ss 83 · Football Celebrities · Oswald Marvin · ar 89 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v4 #2, March 1900] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 3½d, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 99 · H.R.H. The Prince of Wales · W. J. Wintle · ar [Prince Albert Edward] 108 · God’s Secret · Beatrice Heron-Maxwell · ss 116 · Some Smart Boys: The Youngest in the Professions · H. J. Shepstone · ar 121 · Private Perrot’s Opportunity · J. B. Hodge · ss 126 · My Little Model · E. Westrup · pm 127 · Some Famous Sieges · Walter St. John · ar 133 · Why the Grand Duchess Defied the Privy Council · Gerald Brenan · ss 139 · How Our Pictures Are Made · A Member of the Staff · ar 145 · Kiniple’s Ride · J. Laurence Hornibrook · ss 153 · A Hospital for Birds · Arthur Birnage · ar 158 · The Toys’ Play Time · Anon. · pm 159 · The Baby Elephant · Mary E. Johnson · ss 165 · Our Soldiers’ Wives · Ignota · ar 171 · The Pedigree Makers · Henry A. Hering · ss 177 · Is the Uniform Doomed? · Major Arthur Griffiths · ar 185 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v4 #3, April 1900] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 3½d, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 195 · Is England Napping? The Question of Submarine Boats · Charles Herbertson · ar 201 · The Last Fight of Maynard, V.C. · Nolan of Castleknock · ss 208 · Athletes at the War · Anon. · pi 211 · The Balance Wonderful: Some Remarkable Exhibitions of Muscle · H. J. Holmes · ar 217 · The Harmony of Horror · Havelock Ettrick · ss; secret society, conte-cruel story. 223 · Pretoria—the Transvaal Citadel · One Who Has Been Over Them · ar 229 · The Field Telegraph at Work · Philip Astor · ar 231 · The Fatal Bottle · Rev. S. Baring-Gould · ss 238 · The Long and the Short of It: A Study in Contrasts · Talbot Little · ar 244 · The Undesired Quest · J. W. Hawtrey · ss 247 · The 1,000 Mile Motor Test · Anon. · ar 253 · The Cycle as Ambulance · Anon. · ar 255 · A Bride of the Season · Gilbert Dayle · ss 262 · Voices of Gold: Some Famous Women Singers · Isabel Brooke-Alder · ar 268 · The Man Who Was Afraid · George Hudworth · ss 273 · Fighting Old and New · Major Arthur Griffiths · ar 281 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il _287 · “Good Bye” · Kate E. Riley · pm; poem illustrated by one of the pictures. _290 · “Bobs” · Rudyard Kipling · pm The Pall Mall Magazine Dec 1893; poem illustrated by one of the pictures.

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v4 #4, May 1900] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 3½d, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 291 · Well-Known Artists’ Dreams of Beauty · Anon. · ar 297 · Those Dying Gladiators · Gilbert Floyd · ss 305 · The German Army: All About the Model Army of Europe · A German · ar 313 · The Masquerader · Horace Wyndham & A. Lluellyn · ss 321 · Lions at Play: The Greatest Lion Tamer in the World · W. J. Wintle, F.Z.S. · ar [Julius Seeth] 329 · My £80,000 · Arthur Brebuer · ss 335 · Mobilise the Fleet! · H. W. Wilson · ar 341 · The Grey Cat of the Colosseum · Sidney Pickering · ss; has fantastic content. 345 · Curious Customs Still in Vogue · Arthur Birnage · ar 351 · Beauty and the Beast · Mark Lennox · ss 357 · At the Queen’s Drawing Room · M. Dinorben Griffith · ar 363 · Champion Animals: The Best Cattle in Great Britain · Walter St. John · ar 367 · The Yellow Gladstone Bag · V. Craigie Halkett · ss 372 · Birds’ Nests in Queer Places · Swanhilde Bulan · ar 377 · Famous Dog Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v4 #5, June 1900] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 3½d, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 387 · Wny Not Eat Insects? · Rev. Theodore Wood, F.E.S. · ar 391 · The Last of the Red Indians · W. S. Harwood · ar 397 · A Comedy of Fate · D. D. Black · ss 403 · Some Famous Newspaper “Scoops” · Frederick A. Talbot · ar 409 · Man v. Beast · J. Laurence Hornibrook · ss 417 · What to See at the Paris Exhibition · J. E. Woolacott · ar 423 · His Secret Sin · Victor L. Whitechurch · ss 429 · Greater Britain · Robert Machray · ar; on the colonies and colonial government. 437 · The Army Chaplain · Verassyd · ss 441 · St. Helena · William Kilmurray · ar 445 · The White Powder · J. H. Hayes · ss 451 · Masonic Mysteries · W. J. Wintle · ar 458 · Something Like a Haystack · Anon. · ms 459 · The Play-Actress · Edward Tebbutt · ss 467 · Risen from the Ranks · A. Birnage · ar 470 · Firing a Torpedo · J. J. Bennett · ar 473 · Famous Napoleon Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine [v4 #6, July 1900] ed. Cecil Harmsworth (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd., 136pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 483 · A Posy of Roses · W. J. Wintle · ar 489 · The Adventures of a Wedding Day · Margaret B. Cross · ss 496 · Tons of Horseshoes · Anon. · ms 497 · Floating Palaces: Millionaires at Sea · Philip Astor · ar 501 · The Intentions of the Blotting Paper Club · R. M. Eassie · ss 507 · To the Clouds by Rail: Wonderful Mountain Railways · Isabel Marks · ar 513 · A Shot That Failed · Maude Campion · ss 520 · Ships Ashore · Anon. · ar 521 · Inside the House: Where Your M.P. Spends His Time · Herbert Howard · ar 527 · A Coward’s Revenge · Marvin Dana · ss 537 · Pictures Worth Fortunes · H. B. · ar 543 · A Drifting Match · A. Damant · ss 549 · Seven Days Hard: The Food of Convicts · 666 B · ar 552 · Baby and the Sand-Pie · Helen Fielden · pm 554 · Some Splendid Cats · Tabitha · ar 559 · A Terrible Railway Ride: The Story of the Man with the False Nose [Florence Cusack] · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · ss 568 · How Towns Turn Honest Pennies · Herbert Knight · ar 575 · The Disappointment of Mr. Percival Wright · Walter Ragge · ss 585 · H.R.H. The Princess of Wales · Bernard Owen · ar [Queen Alexandra] 594 · Doing the Impossible: London Takes a Holiday · Arthur Birnage · ar 601 · Pretty People · [Various] · il

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The Harmsworth Magazine [v5 #1, August 1900] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 3 · Sand Castles · Arthur Birnage · ar 7 · The Stolen War Map · Laurence Clarke · ss 15 · To Cure the Horse · W. J. Wintle · ar 19 · Incognito · Katharine Renell · ss 25 · The Queen’s Kaffirs · Neville Edwards · ar 30 · Bless You, Little Girls · Clifton Bingham · pm 31 · The Case of Monsieur Doulon · Maud Isidore Douglas · ss 40 · Two Hundred Miles an Hour by Train · Harold J. Shepstone · ss 43 · Miss Prism’s Anarchist · Edwin Bryan · ss 49 · A Nation at Play: A Great Swiss National Festival · Edgcumbe Stanley · ar 54 · The Means to the End · E. Whyte-Wilton · ss 61 · A Surpliced Army · Philip Astor · ar [Wilson Carlile] 66 · Aider & Abettor · Victor L. Whitechurch · ss 71 · Wonderful Bird Actors · Oswald Marvin · ar 75 · Won by a Hat Trick · H. Graves · ss 79 · Women Who Work · Bernard Owen · ar 85 · Crack Shots at Bisley · T. Sturgeon Johnston · ar 89 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v5 #2, September 1900] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 99 · Editorial Sanctums · W. J. Wintle · ar 107 · Three Little Boys · Ernest W. Bridgwood · pm 109 · The Scarlet Shoe · Laurence Clarke · ss 117 · Sorting 3,000,000 Letters · Bernard Owen · ar 123 · A Question of Longitude · Charles Gleig · ss 128 · Chinese Children at School · Anon. · ms 129 · Doubling the World’s Harvest: Remarkable Experiments with Wheat · W. S. Harwood · ar 135 · My Blackmailing Secretary · Marvin Dana · ss 142 · Home Life in China · Philip Astor · ar 147 · Mr. McTaggerty’s Zephyr · Henry A. Hering · ss 153 · Flying Six Thousand Pigeons · Arthur Birnage · ar 157 · A Grand Coup · Huan Mee · ss 165 · The Catches: Famous Fish Records · R. B. Marston · ar 169 · Oh! Mrs. Waddy · M. Bartleet · ss 176 · Plants That Eat Insects · Anon. · ar 180 · A Game of Living Whist · Frederick A. Talbot · ar 185 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v5 #3, October 1900] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 195 · Our Future King at Play · Anon. · ar 201 · The Outside Ledge [Florence Cusack] · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · ss 208 · Where the Government Works · Herbert Howard · ar 214 · Politics on the Railway · Anon. · ms 215 · The Sakrobundi Mask · Frederic Breton · ss 221 · Lady Farmers · Philip Astor · ar 228 · Winning a Wager · V. M. Craigie Halkett · ss 233 · Wonderful Water · J. Horner · ar 241 · Pugh’s Poisoned Ring · Richard Marsh · ss 252 · Our Doré Gallery: How the Pictures Were Painted · Anon. · ar [Paul Gustave Doré] 253 · Inside Big Ben · Arthur Birnage · ar 258 · The Professor’s Dilemma · Henry Farmer · ss 263 · Secret Societies · W. J. Wintle · ar 267 · Education by Machinery · Harold J. Shepstone · ar 270 · Peter the Guide · E. C. Heath · ss 276 · School Boy Editors · Anon. · ar 281 · Our Doré Gallery · Paul Gustave Doré · il (r)