1 (Aug 1867-Jan 1868)
The Adventures of Doctor Brady. By W.H. Russell, L.L.D. 1-33, 129-163, 257-281, 385-405, 513-542, 641-674.
The Rock Ahead. By Edmund Yates, etc. 52-85, 190-217, 321-336, 447-469, 583-604, 713-733.
The Hon. Alice Brand’s Correspondence. 110-113, 234-237, 362-369, 494-502, 617-627, 749-755.
‘The Detrimental.’ 481-493.
‘Making Up for It.’ 553-565.
‘Hermione: In Three Phases.’ By ‘The Detrimental.’ 689-699.
Christmas Number: Storm-bound
‘Introduction.’ By Edmund Yates. 1-5.
‘The Queen’s Messenger’s Story.’ By the Author of Guy Livingstone [George Alfred Lawrence]. 6-15.
‘The Solicitor’s Story.’ By Shirley Brooks. 16-23.
‘The Story of Suzette.’ By the Author of Archie Lovell [Annie Edwards]. 24-31.
‘The Story of a Man in a Hurry.’ By George Augustus Sala. 32-38.
‘The Story of Salome.’ By the Author of Barbara’s History [Amelia B. Edwards]. 39-51.
‘The Story of the Yellow Bandanna.’ By Charles Allston Collins. 52-65. ‘”The Detrimental’s” Story.’ 66-77.
‘The Stewardess’s Story.’ By ‘Aunt Anastasia.’ 78-95.
‘A Story of the Hills.’ By E. Lynn Linton. 96-107.
‘How a Man was Dressed to Death.’ By Andrew Halliday. 108-115.
‘The Manager’s Story.’ By J. Palgrave Simpson. 116-127.
‘Conclusion.’ By Edmund Yates. 128.
2 (Feb-July 1868)
The Adventures of Doctor Brady (cont.). By W.H. Russell. 1-28, 211-235, 336-354, 446-472, 558-590, 672-704.
‘Hermione: In Three Phases’ (cont.). By ‘The Detrimental.’ 50-58.
The Rock Ahead (cont.) By Edmund Yates. 65-85, 119-135, 237-258, 355-376, 473-500, 591-610.
The Hon. Alice Brand’s Correspondence (cont.). 107-112, 541-549.
A House of Cards. [By Frances Cashel Hoey]. 165-191, 292-317, 404-421, 521-539, 633-649.
3 (Aug 1868-Jan 1869)
Breaking a Butterfly; or Blanche Ellerslie’s Ending. By the Author of Guy Livingstone etc. [George Alfred Lawrence]. 1-25, 119-145, 237-257, 355-375, 473-490, 591-616.
A House of Cards: A Novel (cont.) [By Frances Cashel Hoey]. 47-71, 162-188, 280-306, 408-440, 534-563, 682-708.
The Hon. Alice Brand’s Correspondence (cont.). 96-103, 337-343.
The Rock Ahead (cont.). By Edmund Yates. 104-118, 221-235.
‘All for Love: A Tale of Two Fools, in Two Chapters.’By ‘The Detrimental.’ 327-336, 441-450.
‘The Sorrows of Sark.’ 491-501.
Christmas Number: A Stable for Nightmares
‘Devereux’s Dream.’ 1-13.
‘Catherine’s Quest.’ 14-23.
‘An American Ghost.’ 27-37.
‘Haunted.’ 38-45.
‘Pichon & Sons, of the Croix Rousse.’ 46-57.
‘Mrs Brown’s Ghost Story.’ 67-70.
‘Falconest.’ 71-79.
‘The Phantom Fourth.’ 81-89.
‘The Spirit’s Whisper.’ 90-99.
‘The Old Gentleman’s Story.’ 100-115.
‘Dr. Feversham’s Story.’ 116-123.
‘The Secret of the Two Plaster Casts.’124-127.
[A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales by J. Sheridan’Le Fanu and Sir Charles Young, Bart, and others was published by the New Amsterdam Book Co. (New York) in 1896. It contains ‘Devereux’s Dream’, ‘Catherine’s Quest’, ‘Haunted’, ‘Pichon and Sons of the Croix Rousse’, ‘The Phantom Fourth’, ‘The Spirit’s Whisper’, ‘Dr. Feversham’s Story’, and ‘The Secret of the Two Plaster Casts’ and three other stories, ‘Dickon the Devil’, ‘A Debt of Horror’, and ‘What was It’. The tracing of authorship of individual stories has proved impossible.]
4 (Feb-July 1869)
Breaking a Butterfly; or Blanche EllerslieTs Ending (cont.). By the Author of Guy Livingstone [George Alfred Lawrence]. 12-30, 97-117, 271-288, 376-392, 475-488, 569-584.
‘Dear Annette: A Novel.’ 44-52.
‘The Two Miss Grattans.’ 53-59
A House of Cards: A Novel (cont.). [By Frances Cashel Hoey]. 72-95.
A Vaurien. 129-143, 224-232, 330-336, 465-474, 559-566.
‘Coming Together.’ 182-192.
George Canterbury’s Will. By the Author of East Lynne [Mrs Henry Wood nee Ellen Price]. 193-215, 297-321, 431-458, 489-518.
Austin Friars. By the Author of George Geith of Fen Court [F.G. Trafford, pseudonym of Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Lawson Riddell]. 233-251, 337-353, 393-409, 536-551.
‘Going Home.’ 260-269.
5 (Aug 1869-Jan 1870)
Austin Friars (cont.). By the Author of George Geith of Fen Court. [F.G. Trafford, pseudonym of Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Lawson Riddell]. 1-19, 187-206, 241-260, 481-498, 665-680.
George Canterbury’s Will (cont.). By the Author of East Lynne, Roland Yorke, etc. [Mrs Henry Wood nee Ellen Price]. 35-58, 121-141, 314-335, 361-381, 545-563, 601-621.
A Vaurien (cont.). 68-80.
‘In the Family.’ 81-89.
‘A Nice Point of Law.’ 90-99.
Breaking a Butterfly; or Blanche Ellerslie’s Ending (cont.). By the Author of Guy Livingstone [George Alfred Lawrence]. 100-120.
‘Kempion.’ 152-169.
Mr. Oscar Preen in Japan and Laputa. 213-226, 342-355, 412-425, 564-580, 703-711.
‘The King of Clubs.’ 235-240.
‘Seeing the Folly of It.’ 268-275.
‘A Lucky Discovery.’ 282-291.
‘Perhaps It was Better So: An Old Woman’s Sketch.’ 299-306.
‘Dr. Lorriner.’ 395-409.
‘A Tale of Two Houses.’ 426-444.
‘A Simple Story.’ 472-480.
‘My Daughter Molly’s Story.1 506-513.
‘The Lost Giuditta.’ 581-591.
‘The Mystic Handwriting.’ 637-647.
Christmas Number: Thirteen at Table: 1-112.
6 (Feb-July 1870)
Austin Friars (cont.). By the Author of George Geith of Fen Court [F.G. Trafford, pseudonym of Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Lawson Riddell]. 1-15, 192-208, 241-256, 401-420, 569-580, 697-706. ‘Gabrielle of Wurzburg.’ By Lady Hardy. 24-53.
‘A Weary Day with a Lively Old Lady.’ 60-64.
George Canterbury’s Will (cont.). By the author of East Lynne, Roland lorke, etc. [Mrs Henry Wood, nee Ellen Price]. 65-85, 121-145, 296-319, 449-461.
‘The Return-ticket.’ 113-120.
‘Marmoutiers.’ 153-161.
‘Only a Face.’ 173-179.
‘The Record of the Rings.’ 217-230.
‘Guilty or Innocent?’ 273-290.
‘What was It?’ 328-347.
The Monarch of Mincing Lane. By William Black. 361-381, 537-557, 602-622.
‘One Out of Four.’ 385-394.
‘Shadows on the Sea.’ 426-434.
‘Love and Angling.’ 442-448.
‘Fragments of a Broken Life.’ 470-474.
Joshua Marvel. By B.L. Farjeon. 481-501, 657-679.
‘My Innings.’ 523-536.
‘The Warning.’ 586-591.
‘A Life-and-death Watch.’ By an Amateur Brigadesman. 625-630.
‘Story of a Big Diamond.’ 687-692.
7 (Aug 1870-Jan 1871)
Joshua Marvel (cont.). By B.L. Farjeon. 1-19, 163-187, 313-333, 361-383, 553-574, 669-689.
‘In Australian Wilds.’ 33-48.
The Monarch of Mincing-lane (cont.). By William Black. 57-77, 192-213, 281-302, 401-420, 521-542, 635-655.
Austin Friars (cont.). By the Author of George Geith of Fen Court [F.G. Trafford, pseudonym of Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Lawson Riddell]. 101-109.
‘A Spanish Adventure.’ 110-115.
Lady Judith. By Justin McCarthy. 121-147, 241-265, 433-456, 481-505, 601-625.
‘A Clean Sweep.’ 148-151.
‘How I went to Edit the Castletown Eagle. ‘ 214-221.
‘Just a Dream.’ 269-274.
‘Engaged.’ 303-312.
‘Our Literary Lodger.’ 336-343.
‘The Master of Red Hall.’ 345-360.
‘In the Organ-room.’ 390-400.
‘A Romance of West Flanders.’ 466-479.
‘Fred’s Folly.’ 514-516.
‘The Last of the O’Rourkes: A Romance of Leitrim.’ 575-596.
‘Bee Darrell.’ 690-710.
Christmas Number: A Strange Case with full particulars, now first made public: 1-103
8 (Feb-July 1871)
Joshua Marvel (cont.). By B.L. Farjeon. 1-25, 193-218, 241-265, 417-441, 481-502, 657-675.
The Monaroh of Mineing-Lane (cont.). By william Black. 41-60, 161-180, 281-299.
‘My Romance at Granada.’ 62-68.
Lady Judith (cont.). By Justin McCarthy. 69-92, 121-149, 313-341, 361-388, 537-560, 601-621.
‘The Lady with the Luminous Eyes: The Story of a Wager That was Never Won. In Four Acts.’ 93-120.
‘The Lovers and the Photographer: A Tale of Tarifa.’350-359.
‘The Fate of the Heather Belle.’ 401-411.
‘Painted from Life.’458-480.
‘Our Supercargo.’ 578-595.
‘The Cost of a Rescue.’ 642-648.
‘Delaunay’s Deliverance.’ 682-691.
9 (Aug 1871-Jan 1872)
Joshua Marvel (cont.). By B.L. Farjeon. 1-19, 208-218.
‘A Barrister’s Story.’33-50.
‘Five Hundred Pounds Reward.’ 52-56.
Lady Judith (cont.). By Justin McCarthy. 57-76, 121-134, 313-322.
‘Won by a Fluke.’ 89-110.
Home, Sweet Home. By F.G. Trafford. 142-158, 281-289, 397-408, 520-527, 642-647.
‘Two Sides of the Same Story.’ 175-182.
‘Eve.’ 193-200.
‘Moorlandside.’ 229-239.
Under the Red Dragon. By James Grant. 241-256, 361-380, 481-502, 601-622.
‘A Day too Late.’ 290-296.
‘The Sin of Maude Conyers: An Autobiography.’ 323-345.
‘Colonel Clive’s Wife. In Two Parts.’ 433-448, 541-559.
‘On the Eve of All Saints.’ 462-478.
‘Hinchcliff.’ 534-540.
‘Malmaison. In Two Parts.’ By Henry Kingsley. 560-576, 672-691.
‘Will He Conquer?’ 583-599.
‘The Story of Henrietta Rhense.’648-655.
‘Fiorella: A Waif. In Three Parts.’ 656-663.
‘An Attache in Difficulties.’ 700-711.
Christmas Number: Blade-o’-grass. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
10 (Feb-July 1872)
London’s Heart. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-21, 121-142, 241-262, 361-376, 481-503, 601-620.
Home, Sweet Home (cont.). By F.G. Trafford. 38-51, 169-186, 297-312, 397-410, 533-539, 649-655.
Under the Red Dragon (cont.). By James Grant. 68-88, 193-212, 313-333, 433-464, 553-582, 665-694.
‘Won and Lost.’ 52-58.
‘Fiorella: A Waif’ (cont.). 103-111, 223-233.
‘Aunt Bessie’s Mistake.’ 187-192.
‘The Legend of the Snow.’ 220-222.
‘La Gitana.’ 339-354.
‘The Curse of Tyrrell.’ 415-427.
‘The Battle of the Twins: A Tale of the Monk’s Cascade.’ 472-478.
11 (Aug 1872-Jan 1873)
London’s Heart (cont.). By B.L. Farjeon. 1-25, 193-214, 313-331, 433-453, 537-553, 665-680.
Home, Sweet Home (cont.). By F.G. Trafford. 49-58, 169-178, 293-301,513-526, 632-645.
‘A Baseless Fabric.’ 67-72.
Under the Red Dragon (cont.). By James Grant. 73-102.
‘How He Married Her: An Odd Story.’ 108-119.
A Pair of Blue Eyes. By the Author of Under the Greenwood Tree, Desperate Remedies, etc. [Thomas Hardy.] 121-145, 241-262, 361-382, 481-500, 601-620.
‘The Second Mabel.’ 223-236.
‘A Brace of Partridges.’ 332-339.
‘Diana Temple.’ 345-358, 394-405.
‘Sybil Ashton.’ 461-479.
‘A Fairy Prince.’ 501-506.
‘On a Summer Day.’ 507-512.
‘Mariquita.’ 554-566.
‘Kate’s Failure.’ 569-590.
‘Eleanor.’ 591-598.
‘My Sister Alice.’ 621-631.
‘Two New Year’s Days.’ 651-661.
‘Stricken.’ 681-689.
‘Flora.’ 690-698.
‘A Chase for Love.’ 699-711.
Christmas Number: Bread and Cheese and Kisses. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-104.
12 (Feb-July 1873)
A Pair of Blue Eyes (cont.). By the Author of Under the Greenwood Tree, Desperate Remedies, etc. [Thomas Hardy]. 1-21, 121-142, 241-260, 361-382, 481-501, 601-620.
Home, Sweet Home (cont.). By F.G. Trafford. 36-47, 150-167, 273-285, 393-406, 507-524.
’Babu Nana’s Revenge.’ 48-52.
‘Sunshine After Storm.’ 52-66.
London’s Heart (cont.). By B.L. Farjeon. 73-92, 193-212, 313-327, 438-450.
‘The Marquis de L’orme.’ 100-111.
‘Which of the Three?’ 112-119.
‘The Experience of an Heiress.’ 169-191.
‘Eiley O’Connor.’ 221-234.
‘All a Mistake.’ 291-298.
‘Of Wood and Stone.’ 299-305.
‘Chiefly for this End.’ 333-352.
“’You Must Know, Banks!’” 414-426.
‘Our School mistress.’ 428-437.
‘Scenes from a Royal Drama.’ 451-472.
‘How I Let My House.’ 473-479.
‘The “Picture of Health”.’ 525-532.
‘Poor John. In Two Parts.’ 540-567, 665-699.
‘Not for Love.’ 574-599.
‘Ruby’s Journal.’ 633-646.
‘The Lady’s Cross.’ 654-664.
13 (Aug-Dec 1873)
Laura Erie. By the Author of ‘Blanche Seymour’, ‘Erma’s Engagement’, etc. 1-42, 121-169, 241-287, 361-411, 481-537.
‘The Dowager.’ 56-76.
‘Ug.’ 73-87.
‘The General’s Cousin. In Two Chapters.’ 93-103.
‘Lost or Won at Wimbledon.’ 109-114.
‘A Little Mistake.’ 115-119.
‘Broken into Fragments.’ 174-189.
‘Schwartzenschwein.’ 193-210.
‘The Legend of Cardyn.’ 214-228.
’A Face at the Window.’ 229-238.
‘Mrs. Sevenoaks’ Diamonds.’ 296-311.
’Eric.’ 312-329.
’Belling the Cat.’ 336-344.
’Eva. In Three Pictures.’ 345-355.
‘The Story of Estella Mayne. In a Letter to a Friend.’ 419-434. ’Filoubon, and the little Marie.’ 437-453.
’Oliver’s Ideal. In Two Parts.’ 460-479, 577-591.
‘Lady Farquhar’s Old Lady: A True Ghost Story.’ 549-558.
Christmas Number: Golden Grain. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
14 (Jan-June 1874)
Jessie Trim. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-21, 201-220, 273-293, 361-381, 561-577, 636-656.
Linley Rockford. By Justin McCarthy. 33-50, 121-144, 321-343, 407-423, 481-506, 664-681.
‘The Yellow Boudoir.’ 57-84.
Fairer than a Fairy. By James Grant. 85-105, 153-174, 241-262, 453-472, 513-534, 601-623.
‘The Last Jest of Eolf.’ By Peter of Glastonbury. Trans, unknown. 106-119.
‘The Melancholy Minstrel.’ 181-193.
‘I and the Governor.’ 294-320.
‘Hun, Who Slew the King.’ 344-359.
‘Little Midge.’ 398-406.
‘Honoria.’ 432-452.
‘Mrs. Bates’s Butler. ‘ 535-539.
‘Pechvogel, the Man Who Died Rich.’ 540-560.
‘Wife or Work.’ 578-599, 690-711.
‘Bill Bullcalf the Basso.’ 682-689.
15 (July-Dec 1874)
Jessie Trim (cont.). By B.L. Farjeon. 1-22, 177-199, 281-297, 361-380, 569-592, 633-649.
Linley Rochford (cont.). By Justin McCarthy. 49-64, 121-138, 329-349, 393-414, 481-508, 681-707.
‘The Freemantle Divorce.’ 65-86.
Fairer Than a Fairy (cont.). By James Grant. 96-119, 145-159, 241-259, 448-465, 521-537, 601-616.
‘Through a Judas Window.’ 207-227.
‘How I Came to Marry Miss Julia Brand.’ 233-238.
‘Lily’s Repentance.’ 302-328.
‘Audrey’s Christmas Morning.’ 424-440.
‘Boggleberry’s Wooing. 544-552.
‘A Straw in an Eddy.’ 624-632.
‘The Boodle Romance.’ 664-675.
Christmas Number: King of No-land. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
16 (Jan-June 1875)
Love’s Victory. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-24, 217-238, 309-330, 398-419, 481-503, 696-711.
With Harp and Crown. By the Authors of Ready-Money Mortiboy, My Little Girl, etc. [Walter Besant and James Rice]. 32-46, 121-140, 338-359, 429-451, 513-544, 601-626.
‘Half the Penalty.’ By Charles Hervey. 47-56.
Honours Divided. By Morley Farrow. 57-79, 150-171, 241-261, 458-479, 545-565, 638-659.
Wooed and Married. By Rosa Nouchette Carey. 87-114, 180-206, 273-300, 361-388, 573-600, 665-690.
‘Full Measure.’ By Minnie Young. 207-216.
‘Poor Cousin Bessie.’ By Marian Northcott. 331-337.
‘Mistaken Identity.’452-457.
17 (July-Dec 1875)
Honours Divided (cont.). By Morley Farrow. 1-21, 216-238, 267-287, 361-384, 577-598, 643-662.
‘The Last Sixpence.’ By Marian Northcott. 32-35.
Wooed and Married (cont.). By Rosa Nouchette Carey. 41-69, 121-148, 332-359, 416-444, 481-505, 663-687.
With Harp and Crown (cont.). By the Authors of Ready-Money Mortiboy My LittZe GirZ, etc. [Walter Besant and James Rice]. 88-107, 192-215, 241-257, 452-473, 545-570, 601-630.
A Star and a Heart. By Florence Marryat. 162-180, 300-318, 394-411, 514-530, 688-711.
‘Magdalen Rochford.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 182-191.
‘Gertrude Erie.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 319-331.
‘Two Strings to One Beau: A Clerical Experience.’ 445-451.
‘Entrapped.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 531-544.
Christmas Number: An Island Pearl. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
18 (Jan-June 1876)
The Duchess of Rosemary Lane. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-24, 192-211, 281-299, 361-378, 561-580, 633-651.
‘Dog-violet and Mignonette. ‘ By the Author of Poppies in the Corn, The Harvest of a Quiet Eye, etc. [John Richard Vernon]. 45-54.
Did She Love Him? By James Grant. 89-109, 121-143, 341-359, 409-430, 481-502, 681-700.
‘The Fate of John Wortley.’ By Gerald Grant. 153-172.
‘Sarita.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 217-229.
‘Lady Marwood’s Ghost.’ By Marian Northcott. 233-239.
Maggie? By Frank Barrett. 241-262, 449-466, 529-545, 601-616.
‘Why Are You Wandering Here, I Pray?’ By the Author of ‘Blanche Seymour.’ 313-340.
‘Herr Büdingen’s Life-dream: A Story of Two Fiddles.’ 388-403.
‘Blusterings from Barport.’ 431-441.
‘A Deep-laid Plot. ‘ By the Author of Poppies in the Com, etc. [John Richard Vernon]. 471-479.
‘Olive Hurst.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 511-520.
‘A Rink Catastrophe.’ By R. 652-656.
‘Abel Rees.’ By Lynn Wood. 665-676.
19 (July-Dec 1876)
The Duchess of Rosemary Lane (cont.). By B.L. Farjeon. 1-9, 220-233, 289-307, 361-375, 564-583, 629-655.
‘A Dangerous Experiment.’ By the Author of Brown as a Berry> Red
House by the River, etc. [George Douglas, pseudonym of Gertrude Douglas, later Mrs Stock]. 17-33.
Did She Love Him? (cont.). By James Grant. 41-59, 121-140, 321-340, 391-408, 481-498, 677-694.
‘The Story of Beryl Karr.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 67-92.
Maggie? (cont.). By Frank Barrett. 100-119, 161-178, 241-257, 449-468, 524-537, 597-607.
‘A Real chateau en Espagne.’ 147-154.
‘The Strange Story of Captain Garnous.’ 185-196.
‘Old Abel’s Millstone.’ By Marion Northcott. 204-212.
‘His Two Loves.’ By Beatrice Dunphy. 234-239.
‘Mistress Euphemia.’ By Ethel S. Coxon. 263-283.
‘Ould Butler’s Wake.’ By E. Owens Blackburne. 283-288.
‘The Old Candidate.’ 341-359.
‘Fatality.’ 409-427.
‘Love’s Loyalty.’ By the Author of ‘My Bogies,’ ‘A Little Mistake,’ etc. 437-488.
‘My Fatal Error.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 469-479.
‘Vaccination to Matrimony.’ By the Author of ‘The Old Candidate,’ ‘Fatality’, etc. 505-514.
‘A Quest.’ 538-548.
‘Too Late to Mend.’ By Lynn Wood. 549-563.
‘A Cluster of Lilies.’ By the Author of ‘Phoebe of Plasthwaite.’ 584-590.
‘Helen.’ By Austin Leslie. 669-676.
‘Once, and a Lifetime.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 695-707.
Christmas Number: Shadows on the Snow. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
20 (Jan-June 1877)
‘The Turquoise Ring.’ By Mrs Algernon Kingsford. 1-31.
‘My Cousin Ralph.’ By Lois Selbon. 43-50.
‘Ellen Cavanagh: A Tale of Three Stories.’ By the Author of ‘My Bogies’, ‘Love’s Loyalty,’ etc. 81-95.
‘Faithful to the Last; or the False Finger-post. An Acute Sensation Story.’ By W.W. Fenn. 96-103.
’The Lady Hill: A Tradition of the Black Isle.’ By E. Dyne Fenton. 116-137.
‘The Old Clock of Strasburg, and the Story of its Maker.’ 160-186.
‘Violet: A Story in Three Chapters.’ By Austin Leslie. 187-195.
‘Zanetta: A Creole.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 196-210.
‘A Winter’s Tale.’ By R.E. Mulley. 211-227.
Two Knaves and a Queen. By Frank Barrett. 229-250, 341-357, 453-471, 565-583.
‘A Christmas Memory. ‘ 262-268.
‘Meg Myrtle.’ By Mrs Algernon Kingsford. 293-324, 389-420.
‘Another Daughter of Eve.’ By Beatrice Dunphy. 331-339.
‘Who Was He? Who Is He?’ 370-388.
‘Higher Than the Church.’ By Wilhelmine von Hillern. Trans, by Mrs. Brewer. 425-445.
‘Alive or Dead?’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 446-451.
‘Claude Radwinter’s Mother.’ By the Author of Honours Divided [Morley Farrow]. 478-501, 592-617.
‘Angela’s Prayer.’ By Lynn Wood. 512-516.
‘Expiation.’ 517-537.
‘Fenella: A Prose Idyll of Italy.’ By C.E. Hall. 538-547.
‘Harley’s Inheritance.’ By Marian Northcott. 548-563.
‘A Toss-up.’ 625-646.
‘Paul Dalbiac.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 647-667.
21 (July-Dec 1877)
A Maddening Blow. By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 1-28, 113-139, 225-256, 385-422, 449-484, 561-605.
‘Two Evils.’ By Ernest Cuthbert. 35-45.
‘The First Tear.’ By the Author of ‘The Old Candidate,’ ‘A Strange Witness,’ ‘Who Was He? Who Is He?’ etc. 46-64.
Two Knaves and a Queen (cont.). By Frank Barrett. 65-86, 169-189, 288-310, 337-356, 517-527, 625-636.
‘Poppies.’ By M.L.J., Author of ‘Phoebe of Plasthwaite.’ 87-96.
‘Summer’s Golden Days.’ By Beatrice Dunphy. 103-111.
‘My Heroine.’ By Evelyn Jerrold. 149-168.
‘The Two Sibyls.’ 196-217.
‘Hands and Hearts.’ By the Author of ‘The First Tear’, etc. 265-286.
‘Divorced.’ By Y.M. 321-335.
‘An Appalling Appetite.’ By the Author of ‘Hands and Hearts,’ etc. 365-384. ‘Found in the Snow.’ By Helen Mar. 430-477.
‘An Old Maid’s Story.’ By A.B.J. 533-537.
‘A Lame Proposal.’ By Mrs Francis G. Faithfull. 538-559.
‘A Summer Dream.’ By Horace Lashbroke. 607-615.
‘The Viking’s Ransom.’ 638-644.
‘Blackmere Hollow.’ By H. Barton Baker. 645-653.
‘A Freak of Nature.’ 654-663.
Christmas Number: Solomon Issacs. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
22 (Jan-June 1878)
Vere of Ours, the Eighth or King’s. By James Grant. 1-33, 168-200, 280-307, 385-414, 513-537, 617-644.
‘Sunshine and Shade.’ By F. Garrett. 40-56.
‘Children Objected To.’ By the Author of ‘The First Tear,’ ‘Hands and Hearts,’etc. 66-80.
‘The Artist’s Child.’ By G.R. Gissing. 81-88.
‘Cupid at Sea.’ 95-107.
‘Estelle.’ By C.K. Doherty. 108-112.
A Secret Marriage and its Consequences. By the Duke de Pomar. 113-139, 225-252, 337-364, 449-475, 561-584.
‘A Dead Bride.’ By the Author of ‘The Old Candidate,’ ‘A Strange
Witness,’ ‘Who Was He? Who Is He?’ etc. 148-159.
‘Sorrow’s Crown.’ By the Author of ‘Spoken in Anger’, etc. 201-208.
‘A King’s Daughter.’ By Lynn Wood. 212-218.
‘Marian Gray.’ By Fred Harcourt. 219-224.
‘Caught in a Snare.’ By Mrs Francis G. Faithfull. 261-272.
‘Pity the Poor Ghosts!’ By F. Garrett. 308-312.
‘A Terrible Intruder.’ By Marian Northcott. 313-319.
‘Shaded by Roses.’ By Herbert Gough. 320-336.
‘A Curious Case of Kleptomania.’ By the Author of ‘A Psychological Problem,’ ‘A Toss-up,’ etc. 417*423.
‘Sacrificed to Ambition.’ By Stella. 424-448.
‘Elsie: The Rhine Poet’s Love.’ 486-505.
‘My Better Angel.’ By Horace Lashbroke. 506-512.
‘Mrs. Fitzgerald.’ By Frank Barrett. 538-559.
‘In Love and War.’ By the Author of ‘Hands and Hearts,’ etc. 604-616.
‘A White Hand.’ By Richard Dowling. 648-659.
‘The Meeting at the Waters.’ By the Author of Another daughter of Eve [Beatrice Dunphy]. 660-664.
23 (July-Dec 1878)
A Secret Marriage and its Consequences (cont.). By the Duke de Pomar. 1-30, 113-138, 225-252, 337-360, 449-480, 561-586.
‘Hearts are Trumps.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 38-66.
Vere of Ours, the Eighth or King’s (cont.). By James Grant. 67-95, 153-177, 273-290, 375-390.
‘For Better, for Worse?’ By Lynn Wood. 96-111.
Esmee. By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 186-213, 306-327, 416-448.
‘An Episode in the Black gang Chine. By the Author of ‘Marley Castle, 1 ‘Coraffin,’ etc. 214-223.
‘A Romance over Whitebait.’ By Mrs Adolphe Smith. 266-271.
‘A Tale of my Grandfather’s.’ 328-336.
‘A Mother’s First Love.’ 392-415.
‘Brothers and Sisters.’ 505-525.
‘Dolly: A Sketch from Nature.’ 535-556.
‘A Woman’s Vengeance.’ 607-640.
‘A Woman’s Love: A Slavonian Story.’ By Adrien de Valvedre. 641-645.
‘Three Christmas-eves.’ 646-656.
‘A Bunch of Dead Violets.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 657-664.
Christmas Number: The Mystery of Roaring Meg. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
24 (Jan-June 1879)
‘Cousin Kate.’ By Shelsley Beauchamp. 1-25.
‘Waiting to Win.’ By Byron Webber. 32-41.
‘A Cobbler.’ By the Author of ‘A Strange Witness,’ ‘Brothers and Sisters,’ etc. 50-72.
‘Trust Me.’ By Mrs Buxton. 101-130, 201-229.
‘An Anachronism from the Tomb.’ By Richard Dowling. 147-166.
‘The Ancestry of Man.’ By Frank Barrett. 230-245.
‘Galloping Off with the Baby: A Midnight Ride. The Timely Evidence of Brown the Doctor.’ By Shelsley Beauchamp. 246-255.
‘The Outfitter Outwitted.’ By Mrs Adolphe Smith. 266-273.
‘My Partner’s Story.’ 296-300.
‘Minnie Havergil: A Country Story.’ By Shelsley Beauchamp. 301-335.
‘Did He Love Me?’ By Lady Lamb. 341-348.
‘A Railroad Idyll.’ By J.A. Owen. 349-371.
‘By the Light of the Moon.’ By B[yron] W[ebber], Author of ‘Pigskin and Willow.’ 372-380.
Nett – On and Off the Stage. By B.H. Buxton. 401-414, 501-525.
‘The Ranche on Hardscrabble: A Sequel to “A Railroad Idyll”.’ By J.A. Owen. 428-438.
‘The Partners of Leather Lane.’ By Richard Dowling. 443-463.
‘Birdie: The Dream of a Hedger and Ditcher.’ By Thornbrough Bell. 472-481. ‘The Return Match.’ By Bfyron] W[ebber] , Author of ‘Pigskin and Willow.’ 493-500.
‘Love and Faith.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 538-554.
‘In a Corner of Bohemia.’ By Mabel Collins. 565-589.
25 (July-Dec 1879)
Nett – On and Off the Stage (cont.). By B.H. Buxton. 1-26, 101-127, 201-223, 301-317, 401-426, 501-517.
The Weird Sisters. By Richard Dowling. 38-73, 132-163, 238-262, 351-372, 467-484, 545-563.
‘In a Corner of Bohemia’ (cont.). By Mabel Collins. 74-88, 165-179.
Miss Garwood Victrix. By Annie Thomas. 89-100, 185-199, 276-285.
‘A Lover’s Legacy.’ By Annie Thomas. 327-344, 437-448.
Twitters: A Story of Eighteen Hundred and Seventy. By Theo Gift. 383-398, 485-499, 572-592.
‘In Cold Blood.’ By Mabel Collins. 523-544.
Christmas Number: The Bells of Penraven. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
26 (Jan-June 1880)
From the Wings. By B.H. Buxton. 1-20, 149-167, 201-219, 349-372, 401-423, 533-547.
The Weird Sisters (cont.). By Richard Dowling. 33-50, 189-200.
‘Harry.’ By Byron Webber. 60-73.
Nell – On and Off the Stage (cont.). By B.H. Buxton. 85-99.
Under St. Paul’s. By Richard Dowling. 101-115, 229-251, 301-325, 455-479, 501-526.
‘His Little Sweetheart.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 125-132.
‘A Stolen Heart.’ By Mabel Collins. 173-182.
‘It.’ By Byron Webber. 256-259.
‘The Shadow of the Past.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 268-300.
‘Jane Marshall’s Golden Wedding.’ By Marcus Fall. 430-439.
‘An Accepted Play.’ By Byron Webber. 447-454.
‘After the Day’s Work.’ By B.M. Butt. 484-492.
‘On the Voyage Out.’ By Mrs Alfred Phillips. 559-568.
‘Miss Gay.’ By Marcus Fall. 580-588.
27 (July-Dec 1880)
From the Wings (cont.). By B.H. Buxton. 1-23, 133-152, 201-215, 437-445.
‘Our Lodgers.’ By Annabel Gray. 24-32.
‘The Idol of an Hour.’ By Mabel Collins. 33-47.
Under St. Paul’s. By Richard Dowling. 52-66, 101-113, 227-238, 301-313, 484-491, 581-588.
‘The Last of the Barnard Line.’ By Marcus Fall. 74-79.
‘The Cost of the Census.’ By C.L. 91-100.
‘Two Hearts for One Hand: A Tale.’ By Jessie Sale Lloyd. 168-199. ‘Wait and Win.’ By Annabel Gray. 265-291, 333-363.
‘Desperate Doves.’ 292-300.
‘The Crack Shot.’ Adapted from the Russian of Pouchkine by John Augustus O’Shea. 314-323.
‘After Many Days.’ By Byron Webber. 369-381.
‘A Summer’s Idyll.’ By ‘Rita.’ 388-399.
Amaranth’s Mystery. By Annabel Gray. 401-419, 525-551.
‘The Headless Ghost.’ By the Hon Mrs Henry W. Chetwynd. 424-436. ‘Lady Marjorie.’ By Mabel Collins. 454-462.
‘The Female Uhlan: An Episode of the Franco-German War.’ Adapted from Richepin by John Augustus O’Shea. 464-474.
Sceptre and Ring. By B.H. Buxton. 501-516.
Strawberry Leaves. By Richard Dowling. 561-572.
Summer Number (July): Seaside Maidens. By G.A. Henty. 1-98.
Christmas Number: High-Water Mark. By Richard Dowling. 1-88.
28 (Jan-June 1881)
Strawberry Leaves (cont.). By Richard Dowling. 1-10, 180-196, 278-293, 361-376, 470-481, 568-582.
Sceptre and Ring (cont.). By B.H. Buxton. 33-52, 101-126, 241-257, 301-320, 401-418, 523-538.
‘A Lesson in Anatomy: A New and Original Sketch from the French.’ By John Augustus O’Shea. 53-59.
Amaranth’s Mystery (cont.). By Annabel Gray. 65-82.
‘A Strange Introduction.’ By Jessie Sale Lloyd. 89-96.
‘An Idyl of the White Ranche: A Californian Sketch.’ By Iza Duffus Hardy. 135-158.
‘The Bard of Inveraln.’ By Jb Monteath. 166-179.
‘The Rose of Destiny.’ By Annabel Gray. 201-229.
‘Peggy: A Pastoral.’ 269-277.
‘Sordid Vengeance.’ By Byron Webber. 295-299.
‘The Diamond Ring.’ By E.M. Alford. 327-344.
‘A Masterpiece of Crime.’ By John Augustus O’Shea. 349-360.
‘Winifred’s Conservatory.’ By Jean Middlemass. 392-397.
‘The Family Gamp.’ By Somerville Gibney. 419-425.
‘Faithful Fido.’ By James Hutton. 454-467.
Merely Players. By Ernest Wilding. 501-516.
‘The Magic Emerald.’ By Henry George Murray. 540-547.
‘A Symphony in Red.’ By Arthur T. Pask. 548-553.
‘A Spirit Wife.’ By Jessie Sale Lloyd. 554-561.
‘Loved and Lost.’ By Mrs Adolphe Smith. 584-591.
29 (July-Dec 1881)
Merely Players (cont.). By Ernest Wilding. 1-20, 101-114, 201-215, 301-329, 401-418, 501-510.
‘The Marquis’s Ring.’ 25-35.
Sceptre and Ring (cont.). By B.H. Buxton. 49-68, 120-135. ‘Pontifeck’s Capitulation: A Chromatic Discord.’ By Charles Wills 83-98.
‘A Woman of Fashion.’ By Mabel Collins. 137-166.
Strawberry Leaves (cont.). By Richard Dowling. 178-188, 279-293, 381-394, 476-489, 552-565.
‘In the Shadow of the Scaffold.’ By John Augustus O’Shea. 222-229 ‘A Very Modern Love Story: Notes frcm the Diary of a Lady Tutor.’ 249-256.
‘The Piano at the Top of the House.’ By H.C. Coape. 267-278.
‘Mr Fitzgerald’s Marriage.’ By Jean Middlemass. 335-342.
‘Out at Sea. ‘ By Barbara Dempster. 347-360.
‘Eva D’Alton’s Revenge.’ By R. Wogan MacDonnell. 366-380.
‘Peter Gubbins.’ Adapted from Richepin by John Augustus O’Shea. 419-428.
‘Isola: A Tale of the East.’ 429-435.
‘A Strange Shot.’ By Arthur T. Pask. 442-449.
‘Under the Stars.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 462-470.
‘The Gynaecum of the Place Bleue.’ By Evelyn Jerrold. 521-529.
‘A Strange Bargain.’ By Henry George Murray. 538-551.
‘A Happy Dream. ‘ By Somerville Gibney. 566-576.
‘The Theft of the Stays.’ By Tighe Hopkins. 578-583.
‘Ned Evans.’ By Mrs Digby Lloyd. 584-592.
Summer Number (July):
Six Pretty Girls. (‘Mrs Macdonald’s Experiment’, by Annie Thomas; ‘Camilla’s Wedding-day’, by Iza Duffus Hardy; ‘A Bunch of Snow drops’, by H. Gullifer; ‘A Marriage Arranged’, by ‘Rita’; ‘Queen of His Heart’, by Annabel Gray.) Despite exhaustive enquiries no copy of this extra summer number has been located and so these details are unverified.
Christmas Number:
My Darling’s Ransom. By Richard Dowling. 1-96.
30 (Jan-June 1882)
Quatre Bras: A Story of 1815. By Arthur T. Pask. 1-19, 162-176, 286-298, 375-388, 474-487, 575-587.
‘Christine.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 20-33.
Talbot’s Folly. By W.B. Guinee. 51-76, 101-129, 244-263, 301-316, 446-468, 541-561.
‘My Ghost.’ By J. Fitzgerald Molloy. 87-91.
‘A Night in Nolan’s Brig.’ By Edmund Downey. 92-99.
‘Under the Fan.’ By George Moore. 135-154.
‘The Midnight Express.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 182-189.
‘Twixt Shade and Shine. By the Author of Margaret Dunbar, etc. [Annabel Gray, pseudonym of Mrs Cox]. 201-222, 348-365, 401-426, 501-516.
‘The Carnival Ball.’ Trans, from the Spanish by Lady Wilde. 264-269.
‘Roma.’ By D.S. 395-399.
‘Some Day.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 435-440.
‘Mrs Mayhew’s Charming Waiter.’ By J. Sale Lloyd. 523-532.
‘A Colorado Prima Donna.’ By Newton Dexter. 533-540.
31 (July-Dec 1882)
Talbot’s Folly (cont.). By W.B. Guinee. 1-21, 101-122, 249-264, 301-317, 447-463.
‘Old Nickson’s Will.’ By Alan Moray. 29-32.
‘Twixt Shade and Shine (cont.). By the Author of Margaret Dunbar, etc. [Annabel Gray, pseudonym of Mrs Cox]. 33-56, 147-167, 201-222, 333-352, 401-410, 548-561.
‘After Shipwreck.’ By J.A. Owen. 62-73.
‘In the Wilderness.’ By Alice Gunter. 74-82.
Quatre Bras: A Story of 1815 (cont.). By Arthur T. Pask. 83-94, 187-196, 276-288, 387-399, 482-493, 583-591.
‘Brown’s Ranche, Oakville.’ By Clam Chowder (pseud.) 95-100.
‘Steven Dunbar.’ By Marian Hepworth Dixon. 123-135.
‘My Little Mistakes.’ By J. Fitzgerald Molloy. 177-184.
‘Just Admitted.’ By W.C. Day. 359-382.
‘Ada: A London Idyll.’ By John Hill. 411-423.
‘In Trouble in Tramore: A Seaside Etching.’ By J. Fitzgerald Molloy. 424-437.
‘Nobody Asked You.’ By Helena Gullifer. 464-476.
Under a Ban. By Mrs Lodge. 501-524.
‘Treasure Trove.’ By Henry George Murray. 532-544.
‘Gray’s Farm: A Dramatic Sketch.’ By Herbert Gough. 562-582.
Summer Number (July): Sweethearts by the Sea.
‘A Gleam of Sunshine.’ By Mabel Collins. 1-16.
‘Flat Rebellion.’ By Byron Webber, 17-27.
‘African and Irish Tigers.’ by J. Sale Lloyd. 28-37.
‘The Wreck of the Dingle.’ By James O’Donoghue. 38-46.
‘Hilda’s Victory.’ By Annabel Gray. 47-58.
‘On the Coast of Clare.’ By Richard Dowling. 59-66.
‘A Double Knock and a Blow.’ By W.W. Fenn. 67-75.
‘Mr Walker’s Luggage.’ By Edmund Downey. 76-83.
‘How He Discovered It.’ By Mrs Alfred Phillips. 84-93.
‘A Pair of….’ By Albany de Fonblanque. 94-99.
Last Christmas Eve. By Richard Dowling. 1-96.
32 (Jan-June 1883)
The Waters of Marah. By John Hill. 1-25, 158-182, 244-267, 331-348, 401-420, 578-592.
‘Leda’s Ghost.’ By H.U.S. 26-38.
‘Jim Rossiter: A Character Sketch with a Yarn Attached.’ [By Edmund Downey]. 47-54.
Under a Ban (cont.). By Mrs Lodge. 55-74, 101-118, 283-299, 364-389, 473-493, 501-518.
‘Running for Life: A Munster Story.’ By James O’Donoghue. 78-88.
‘The Green-eyed Monster: Passages from the Diaries of Mr and Mrs Binney.’ 94-100.
‘Found in the Thames: A Story of To-day.’ By Aaron Watson. 123-129.
‘Sweet Unreason.’ By Barbara Dempster. 132-150.
‘The White Horse of Fendallscombe. In Two Chapters.’ By Robin Gray. 183-192.
Audrey Ferris. [By Frances A. Gerard, pseudonym of Geraldine Fitzgerald]. 201-223, 301-314, 435-450, 541-554.
‘Miss Rose Chester.’ By Tighe Hopkins. 224-234.
‘A Comet’s Tale.’ By E.A. Dillwyn. 268-274.
‘The Mysterious Passenger.’ By Adrien de Valvedre. 275-282.
‘Under an Umbrella.’ By Jessie Sale Lloyd. 321-330.
‘The Romance of the Hotel of the Star.’ 355-362.
‘Phyl.’ By Alice Gunter. 421-429.
‘The Race of the Day.’ By James O’Donoghue. 452-464.
‘One June Night: A Sketch of an Unladylike Girl.’ By E.A. Dillwyn. 529-540.
33 (July-Dec 1883)
Audrey Ferris (cont.). [By Frances A. Gerard, pseudonym of Geraldine Fitzgerald]. 1-15, 171-192.
Under a Ban (cont.). By Mrs Lodge. 42-59, 143-162, 209-229, 355-379 421-451, 507-532.
The Waters of Marah (cont.). By John Hill. 78-95, 110-126, 271-287, 289-319.
‘The Phantom Brigantine.’ By Edmund Downey. 200-208.
‘Floriana’s Fortune.’ By Annabel Gray. 231-240.
‘Reaping a Wild Oat.’ By John Baker Hopkins. 245-255.
‘How Lord Mayor Jingell Missed His Title.’ By Tighe Hopkins. 320-333 ‘The Siren of Norlake Abbey.’ By Jessa Krikorian. 350-354.
‘The Fulfords.’ By Jean Middlemass. 403-411.
‘A Country Cousin.’ By M.W. Panton. 459-473.
‘Christmas Roses.’ By the Author of Audrey Ferris. [Frances A. Gerard, pseudonym of Geraldine Fitzgerald]. 534-546.
‘A Bijou Cottage.’ By J. Sale Lloyd. 547-572.
Summer Number (July) :
’Mrs. Capel’s Cousins.’ By Annie Thomas (Mrs Pender Cudlip). 1-11.
‘Elfinville.’ By J. Sale Lloyd. 12-26.
‘Nothing.’ By ‘Rita’. 27-40.
‘Running Dark.’ By Annabel Gray. 41-57.
‘The Haunted Bridge.’ By Attie O’Brien. 58-73.
‘Under the Cherry Trees.’ By Jean Middlemass. 74-84.
‘Love’s Vigil.’ By E.C. Needham. 85-
Christmas Number:
Little Make-believe. By B.L. Farjeon. 1-96.
34 (Jan-June 1884)
Sally. By John Hill. 1-35, 170-194, 257-282, 428-452, 586-599, 641-672.
‘Under the Palmetto Flag.’ By Iza Duffus Hardy. 36-49.
Under Three Colours. By Evelyn Jerrold. 60-64, 246-250, 314-320, 614-618.
‘The Old Gentleman: A Sketch.’ By Edward A. Morton. 65-74.
‘Locked Out: The Tale of a House Warming.’ By C. Brooke. 86-92.
‘Stephanie.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 147-154.
‘Half a Sheet.’ By Somerville Gibney. 203-214.
‘A Cruel Wrong.’ By E.F. Le Fanu. 221-238.
‘A Lucky Haul.’ By James O’Donoghue. 293-301.
‘That Was His Revenge.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 321-327.
‘A River House Romance.’ By Ada Fielder-King. 337-344.
“‘Ah! The Pity of It.”‘ By Tighe Hopkins. 361-369.
‘Fight for a Fortune.’ By John Baker Hopkins. 405-420.
‘The Cross Roads.’ By Phillipa Prittie Jephson. 467-478.
‘The Mystery of Wellclose Square.’ 545-562.
‘A Modern Medea. ‘ By B. Peyton Ward. 577-584.
‘”A Blank, My Lord!”‘ By C.L. Pirkis. 682-688.
‘A Bayswater Barnum.’ By Julian Moore. 730-749.
35 (July-Dec 1884) [The July issue was incorrectly paginated.]
‘Corisette: The Unwilling Decoy.’ By Helena Gullifer. 769-794.
‘Deadly Nightshade.’ By William Westall. 803-820.
‘The Peri.’ By Edward A. Morton. 835-841.
Sally (cont.). By John Hill. 860-873, 78-94, 169-196, 245-260.
‘Cupid’s Lottery.’ By E.C. Needham. 874-885.
A Week in Killamey. By the Author of Molly Bawn, Rossmoyne, etc. [Margaret Hungerford] . 13-18, 97-120, 220-244, 333-345, 430-437.
‘The Day of Her Marriage.’ 19-34.
Cousin Dick. By Lily Tinsley. 133-162, 197-214, 353-377, 451-455.
New Tales from Shakespeare. 215-219, 346-352, 418-429.
The Wrecker’s Daughter. By the Author of Cousin Dick. [Lily Tinsley]. 261-292, 293-332,389-417.
The Altar Piece of St. Roumain. 460-471.
Christmas Number:
At the Cross-roads. By Lily Tinsley. 1-91.
36 (Jan-June 1885)
The Altar Piece of St. Roumain (cont.). 1-16, 179-189.
‘Romer and His Julia.’ 34-46.
‘Aunt Bertie.’ 47-70.
The Wrecker’s Daughter (cont.). By Lily Tinsley. 92-96, 119-134, 193-199.
Topside and Turvey: An Upside-down Story. By Percy Fitzgerald. 97-113, 208-221, 311-324, 385-398, 481-496.
‘À tort et à travers.’ 141-167.
‘The Mystery at the Old Grey House.’ By the Author of Shadows of the Past, etc. [Jessie Sale Lloyd]. 168-178.
‘Twelfth Night.’ By Percy Fitzgerald. 245-255.
Gray Stockings. 280-288, 289-304, 399-418, 502-527.
‘Adelaide: A Romance.’ By Mrs H.W. Fereira. 305-310.
‘Lost Leonore.’ By Mrs St. John Brenon. 331-341.
‘Avis.’ By Alice Gunter. 342-353.
‘Passion’s Shadow.’ By E.C. Needham. 369-384.
‘The Priest’s Prayer: A Whitsuntide Legend.’ By E.C. Needham. 430-445.
‘A Painter’s Model.’ By Maud Brettingham. 468-480.
‘The Prayer Carpet.’ By H. Schiitz Wilson. 528-530.
‘Chronicles of Her Majesty’s Sealing Wax Office.’ 531-538.
The Lion Queen. By Lily Tinsley. 545-564.
‘In the Moonlight.’ By E.C. Needham. 565-575.
37 (July-Dec 1885)
Topside and Turvey: An Upside-down Story (cont.). By Percy Fitzgerald. 1-25, 140-145.
The Lion Queen (cont.). By Lily Tinsley. 36-48, 146-163.
‘An Irish Electioneering Tale – Too True.’ By R.H. Read. 49-57.
Gray Stockings (cont.). 58-64.
‘Johnnie’s Diary – From London to New York.’ [By Alice Maud Meadows]. 65-81.
In the Ring. By Lily Tinsley. 97-125, 193-215, 322-341, 385-400, 481-502.
‘Between Love and Law.’ By W.W. Fenn. 164-182, 237-264.
‘The Mystery of Grafton Street: A Sketch.’ By Alice Maud Meadows. 303-321.
‘June Fixings.’ By Jane Aldridge. 342-356.
‘One of Bluebeard’s Keys.’ By E.C. Needham. 357-367.
‘Father and Son: A Detective’s Story.’ By Richard Downey. 377-383.
‘The Odd End Room: A Ghost Story in Four Chapters.’ 401-421.
‘Ex-confesso.’ By Mrs A. Phillips. 435-454, 513-522.
‘A Strange Trip.’ By John Baker Hopkins. 503-512.
‘My Friend the King; or, the Hibernian Nights’ Entertainment.’ By Richard Downey. 524-538.
‘Little Bill’s Work.’ By Alice Maud Meadows. 561-568.
Christmas Number:
Blackwater Towers. By Lily Tinsley. 1-96.
38 (Jan-June 1886)
In the Ring (cont.). By Lily Tinsley. 1-21, 97-124, 193-222, 289-318, 385-410, 517-536.
‘Vivienne.’ By Alice Maud Meadows. 22-33.
‘Percy’s Adventure.’ By Annabel Gray. 48-81.
‘Ithuriel’s Spear.’ By E.C. Needham. 82-96.
‘More of Johnnie.’ By Alice Maud Meadows. 136-145
‘Stories of an Old Town: A Mystery.’ By Amy Hurlston. 152-160.
‘True to Herself.’ By Annabel Gray. 161-187, 230-248.
‘His Mother’s Smile.’ By ‘Edward.’ 188-192.
‘Fire Camp: A Story of California in 1846.’ By Alice Maud Meadows. 249-254.
A Modern Don Quixote; or St. Hildegarde’s Trust. 255-276, 361-376, 461-480, 481-495.
‘The Colliery Parson.’ By Jacob Marr. 332-343.
‘Leaves from the Life of a P.B.’ By George Dane. 350-360.
‘An Unromantic Romance.’ By E.C. Needham. 506-516.
‘Trooper Hugh.’ By G. Vickers-Gaskall. 554-556.
39 (July-Dec 1886)
In the Ring (cont.). By Lily Tinsley. 1-48, 105-122, 200-218, 289-318, 385-414, 481-520.
A Modern Don Quixote; or St. Hildegarde’s Trust (cont.). 67-96, 169-192, 256-279, 332-357, 426-434.
‘A Bitter Experience.’ By J.E. Bewsher. 147-155.
‘Jim’s Nugget.’ By Alice Maud Meadows. 239-248.
Mere Shakings. By F.J. Keane. 286-288, 366-384, 463-480, 556-576. ‘My Mother’s Mistake.’ By Alice Maud Meadows. 358-365.
‘A Love Chase.’ By E.C. Needham. 435-453.
A London Secret. By Lily Tinsley. 1-93.
40 (Jan-May 1887)
The Darrell Girls: A Story of To-day. By Lily Tinsley. 1-43, 97-119, 193-216, 289-311, 401-414. Incomplete.
Mere Shakings (cont.). By F.J. Keane. 73-82.
Ending in Amazement. By E.C. Needham. 83-96, 173-192, 281-288, 363-370, 470-480. Incomplete.
Without Love or Money. By Annabel Gray. 157-172, 262-280, 351-362.
The Embroidered Handkerchief. By John Baker Hopkins. 242-266, 336-350, 436-442.
‘Doris: A Study of Village Life.’ By Annabel Gray. 443-453.
41 (Feb-Dec 1888)
A Witch of the Hills: A Highland Idyll. By Florence Warden. 1-23, 91-110, 187-209, 283-300, 379-397, 475-495, 571-587, 667-686, 763-781, 823-851, 915-951.
Prince Fedor’s Pledge: A Mystery of Certain Gems. By G. Manville Fenn. 36-54, 124-144, 222-244.
‘Ask Mamma; A Drawing Room Drama.’ By Ralph Nevill. 66-72.
A Rash Step. By E. Streddler. 145-160, 252-265, 312-328.
‘Justly Rewarded.’ By William le Queux. 161-170.
‘Folly.’ By G. Clifton Bingham. 329-339.
‘In Far-off Fairyland.’ By W. Gordon Smythies. 340-348.
‘Cora’s Manuscript.’ By Harold Francis. 349-364.
Millicent Phayre: A Tale of Two Worlds. By Edric Vredenburg. 410-425, 507-524, 600-616, 699-716.
‘My Adventure with a Ghost.’ By J.O. Thomas. 445-455, 542-554.
‘A Day Dream in the Daneries.’ By W. Gordon Smythies. 525-534.
‘Ogaga; or, Thirty Hours on a Raft.’ By Jan Winn. 617-628.
‘The Mad Count.’ By Pauline Roose. 637-648.
‘Mrs Felindre’s Tableaux-Vivants: A Story Founded on Fact.’ By Denzil Vane. 687-698.
‘Selma’s Fate.’ By Alice Sheridan. 717-724.
‘A Commercial Romance. In Two Chapters.’ By George Crowther. 797-808.
‘Retained for the Defence. A Story in Four Chapters.’ By Erica Dering. 852-868, 952-971.
‘Those the Gods Destroy.’ By C.R. Eaglestone. 872-887.
The Missing Man: Being the Outcome of the ‘Balshaw Case ‘. By Bevis Cane. 972-994.
‘Babette: An Orphan’s Story.’ By Godfrey Burchett. 1001-1006.
42 (Jan-May 1889)
The Missing Man: Being the Outcome of the ‘Balshaw Case‘ (cont.). By Bevis Cane. 1-32, 93-118.
‘Home, Sweet Home.’ By Clifton Bingham. 33-38.
‘My Landlady’s Story.’ By H. de Burgh Daly. 39-45.
‘The Girl Who Wanted to be Married.’ By E.S. Vynne. 51-70.
‘An Awkward Coincidence.’ By F.H. Trench. 78-91.
‘Love’s Old Sweet Song.’ By Clifton Bingham. 150-156.
A Romance of Posilipo. By L. Woollaston White. 183-212, 271-302, 375-407.
‘The Editor’s Revenge.’ By the Author of ‘Daphne.’ 213-222.
‘Arnold Graham’s Temptation.’ By Wilfrid Mills. 223-235, 312-326. ‘Sally in Our Alley.’ By Clifton Bingham. 236-243.
‘Song Stories No. 5: Good-bye.’ By Clifton Bingham. 327-332. ‘Tit-for-tat.’ By H. 0’C[onnor.] 410-420.
‘Daddy.’ By Clifton Bingham. 452-458.
43 (June-Dec 1889)
Lilian Dalzell. By Frances Armstrong. 1-24, 129-158, 251-280, 379-408, 501-529, 619-645.
‘Ill-gotten Gains.’ By Armiger Barczinsky. 25-38.
‘The General.’ By Clifton Bingham. 40-46.
A Romance of Posilipo (cont.). By Mrs Thos. Woollaston White. 105-127, 231-248, 358-375, 470-488, 585-604, 692-710.
‘The Girl in Grey: A Romance of Goodwood.’ By Armiger Barczinsky. 159-173.
‘A Solved Mystery.’ By T.W. Speight. 281-291.
‘Looking Glasses.’ By Jerome K. Jerome. 308-314.
‘A Silly Girl’s Story.’ By H. O’Ctonnor.] 330-342.
‘What the Eye Does Not See.’ By E. Lynn Linton. 530-547.
‘A Pathetic Story.’ By Jerome K. Jerome. 549-558.
‘Dolly.’ By Clifton Bingham. 646-652.
‘The Mayfield Mystery.’ By Grant Allen. 723-760.
‘A.Personal Explanation.’ 761-764.
‘Diamond Cut Diamond.’ By Jessie Macleod. 775-794.
‘A Voice from the Deep.’ By Armiger Barczinsky. 816-827.
‘The Baronet’s Craze.’ By Mrs H.L. Cox. 828-853.
44 (Jan-May 1890)
Lilian Dalzell (cont.). By Frances Armstrong. 1-25, 97-120, 193-209. ‘For Her Sake.’ By Joseph Moore. 39-65.
A Romance of Posilipo (cont.). By Mrs Thos. Woollaston White. 82-92, 168-182, 262-284.
‘Modern Constancy.’ By C.R. Eaglestone. 121-130.
‘It’s an Ill Wind That Blows Ne’er a Body Any Good.’ By Sarah Tytler. 210-227.
‘Two Letters.’ By Helen Cresswell. 251-261.
‘Petronella.’ By Mary C. Rowsell. 289-305, 385-401.
‘Delphine.’ By Hume Nesbit. 313-328, 419-435.
‘Margaret’s Romance.’ By Bessie Chandler. 338-354.
‘The Nihilist.’ Adapted from the French by E.B. Mawer. 375-380.
‘A Remarkable Pair of Pantaloons.’ By Caleb Forsythe. 467-477.
45 (June-Nov 1890)
The Terrible Experiment of an Eastern Fhysiaian, or an Interchange of Souls. Adapted from the French of Theophile Gautier by San Juan. 1-11, 97-110, 193-206, 289-303, 417-424.
Two Steps, and Where They Led. By Mrs Thos. Woollaston White. 19-39, 129-154, 223-237, 343-367, 439-457, 549-560.
‘The Last Ride.’ By Mary Drisler. 41-51.
‘The Harp of Ottilie: A Story of the Gulf Coast.’ By Laura F. Hinsdale. 254-264.
‘A Prize Competition: A Topical Story.’ 273-278.
‘Drift.’ By the Author of Woodland, Moor and Stream. 335-342.
The Other Man’s Wife. By John Strange Winter. 385-409, 481-538.
46 (Dec 1890-May 1891)
The Other Man’s Wife (cont.). By John Strange Winter. 1-19, 97-120, 205-223, 289-315, 402-423.
Two Steps, and Where They Led (cont.). By Mrs Thos. Woollaston White. 29-40, 133-155, 233-245, 327-345, 435-453, 507-522.
‘A Mean Advantage.’ By J.B. Savage. 69-81.
‘Tony: A Study in Black and White.’ By Evelyn Malcolm. 255-265.
‘The Lady Elvira.’ By I.M.G. Nicholson. 385-392.
‘Doubles.’ By B.J.T. 481-497.
‘Binx – an Incident.’ By Blanche M. Peirse. 499-505.
Christmas Number:
‘A Lad and a Lass.’ By John Coleman. 1-16.
‘Told by a Drawing Master.’ By James Stanley Little. 18-30.
‘Lux-umbria Lucis.’ By Rev. Samuel Barber. 31-35.
‘The Ghost of Foxglove Lane.’ By Mrs Rachel Penn (Mrs Willard). 36-47.
‘The Fallen Angel of Chimorazo.’ By M.L. Tyler. 50-86.
‘Countess Ponowski. ‘ By Mary C. Rowsell. 88-118.
47 (June-Nov 1891)
For Sweet Love’s Sake. By J.E. Muddock. 1-21, 97-127, 193-222, 313-335, 409-441, 481-514.
‘Declined, with Thanks.’ By Ella Highinson. 33-43.
‘Telle que je suis.’ By Mary S. Hancock. 68-76.
‘The Tragedy of Silas Funge.’ By J. Locke-Williams. 137-148.
‘What’s in a Name.’ By H. O’Connor. 237-248.
Priest or Player: A Theatrical Story3 Told by an Actress. By Maud Hepworth. 289-299, 385-397, 531-538.
‘A Dead Letter.’ By Elizabeth G. Roberts. 517-524.
48 (Dec 1891-May 1892)
‘The Light in the Window: A Christinas Story. ‘ By Alfred J. Story. 1-23.
For Sweet Love’s Sake (cont.). By J.E. Muddock. 31-62, 97-154, 276-284, 331-342.
‘Bob Boast’s Niece: A Tale of a Great Snow.’ By A.T. Story. 159-189. ‘A Slavey’s Story.’ By Mrs Alexander Fraser. 206-216.
Minia. By Emilia Pardo Bazan. Trans, by Gabriela Cunninghame Graham. 228-235, 301-310.
‘The History of David Grieve.’ By Mrs Humphry Ward. 243-256.
‘Tall Jane.’ By Mary E. Wilkins. 324-330.
o.s. 49, n.s. 1 (April-Dec 1892)
Minia (cont.). By Emilia Pardo Bazan. Trans, by Gabriela Cunninghame Graham. 11-20.
‘Father Blanchet’s Commission.’ By Jacques Normand. 30-41.
‘A Lone Land Bride.’ By Grant Allen. 122-132.
‘An Ocean Dream.’ By Hume Nesbit. 198-209.
‘The Grand Duke’s Court.’Adapted from the French of Madame Bertrand Boers. 228-240.
‘Johnnie Dobree.’ By G.B. Burgin. 250-260.
‘Roscowen, M.P.’By Major Bovil. 322-327.
‘A Story of Port Said.’ By Philip Lafargue. 364-373.
‘Utika.’ By Mrs Frank Evans. 416-429.
‘How They Lynched Me: A Tale of the Far West.’By H.F. Easton. 487-494.
‘By the Light of a Street Lamp.’By Herbert Fyfe Easton. 692-699.
‘The Partners of Redman’s Flat.’ By J. Brand Maclaren. 771-785.