Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library #001 [1894]

Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library #001 [1894]

Year: 1894

CONTENTS: Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library [#1, 1894] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1d, 20pp, standard, cover by W. Rainey) 01 · A Deadly Dilemma · Grant Allen · ss; illustrated by W. Rainey The Strand Magazine January 1891 07 · Slap-Bang · Jules Claretie · ss; illustrated by W. Rainey The Strand Magazine February 1891 ( translated from the French) 10 · The Minister's Crime · J. Maclaren Cobban · ss; illustrated by W. S. Stacey The Strand Magazine February 1891 About Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library : Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library was a short-lived attempt in 1894 by British publisher George Newnes to derive additional revenue from the phenomenal success of The Strand Magazine . For the price of a penny, each 20-page issue contained three (or four) short stories which had originally been published in The Strand Magazine during its first two years (1891 & 1892), along with the original illustrations. The front cover of each issue featured an interior illustration from one of the stories. It was published at the offices of "Tit-Bits." Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library ended with the tenth issue. It was immediately