Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library #008 [1894]

Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library #008 [1894]

Year: 1894

CONTENTS: Illustrated Penny Tales From The ''Strand'' Library [#8, 1894] (George Newnes, Ltd., 1d, 20pp, standard, cover by Paul Hardy) 01 · In The Midst Of The Sea · Countess Bice de Benvenuti · ss; illustrated by Paul Hardy The Strand Magazine March 1892 (translated from the Italian) 05 · The Black Knight. Being The Account Of An Exciting Game Of Chess · Raymund Allen · ss; illustrated by A. Pearse The Strand Magazine April 1892 10 · Lady Florry's Gems · George Manville Fenn · ss; illustrated by Paul Hardy The Strand Magazine April 1892 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 Th