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The Harmsworth Magazine [v5 #4, November 1900] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 136pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 291 · The Abduction of Andrea Seine · Fred. C. Smale · ss; sf set in the mid-twentieth century. 299 · Liverpool’s Hot Pots · Arthur Birnage · ar; on a Christmas charity. 303 · Famous Dressing Rooms: Where Noted Actors Make Up · Rudolph de Cordova · ar 311 · Married in a Hurry · E. Watts Phillips · ss 317 · Sailing Alone Around the World · Anon. · ar [Joshua Slocum] 322 · The Queen’s Quiet Corners · Lillian Tindall · ar 327 · The Indifference of Mrs. Dacre-Smith · Elizabeth M. Moon · ss 332 · Railway Carriages as Houses · H. L. Adam · ar 337 · Sentiment to Order · Philip Reynolds · ar; photography used to illustrate fiction. 343 · Remarkable Stable Made of a Boat · Anon. · il 344 · A Christmas That Changed · Owen Oliver · ss 351 · First Lines of Famous Books · Walter Maclaren · ar; facsimile illustrations from the manuscripts. 357 · What Germany Can Do in Shipbuilding · H. J. Shepstone · ar 365 · The Closed Door · J. Douglas Holms · ss; a ghost story. 370 · A Crumpet Which Went Through the Post as a Christmas Card · Anon. · ms 371 · London’s Polar Regions · Herbert Paget · ar; on cold storage facilities. 375 · Underground from London to Birmingham · Anon. · ar; on underground telegraph lines. 379 · Out with the Scratchley Beagles · Alice Cochrane · ss 386 · An Artist in Coal · Anon. · ar [George Turton] 387 · A Christmas Dinner Farm · W. J. Wintle · ar 391 · Gathering the Timber Harvest · W. S. Harwood · ar 397 · Salt Land · Anon. · ar; on the salt works and baths of Droitwich. 401 · The Newspaper Cutting · Mabel H. Robins · ss 409 · Our Christmas Gallery · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v5 #5, December 1900] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from a bound volume at Google Books. 427 · Our Prize Photograph Gallery · [Various] · il 449 · The Century’s Progress: Remarkable Comments by Public Men · [Various] · ms 457 · Juggling with Longitude · Charles Wingrove & R. Cullum · ss 467 · Queer Cures · A. Anderson & T. F. Manning · ar 473 · The Intervention of Biddy · Elizabeth M. Moon · ss 481 · The Genius of Earlswood Asylum · Arthur Birnage · ar [James Henry Pullen] 485 · My Lady Betty · Mary Fraser · ss 491 · Removing Extraordinary · H. J. Shepstone · ar; on moving houses to new locations. 497 · Vegetarianism v. Love · George Gissing · ss 501 · Food Is Made of What? · Philip Astor · ar 506 · Cupid & the Entomologist · Laurence Clarke · ss 512 · Measuring the Rain-Fall · Frederick A. Talbot · ar 515 · Teaching the Dumb to Speak · H. J. Holmes · ar

The Harmsworth Magazine [v5 #6, January 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 523 · “Because You Were So Pretty” · Grant Alexander · ss 531 · Life in Our New Century · W. J. Wintle · ar; forecast of inventions to come. 539 · The Unseen Hand · Elizabeth M. Moon · ss 547 · Some Hints on Health... from the Queen’s Doctors · Henry Leach · ar 552 · £500 a Copy: A Book with a Restricted Sale · H. J. Shepstone · ar [Hubert Howe Bancroft] 554 · The Manouvres of Wilkins · R. Andom · ss 561 · A Race for the Legion of Honour · Rickerby Graham · ss 567 · Eccentric Bullets · Archibald Williams · ar 573 · “Sold!” · Geo. A. Best · ss 580 · A Favorite Princess and Her Work · Ellen Chichester · ar [Princess Christian]; on the Royal School of Art Needlework. 586 · An Ocean Voyage Extraordinary · F. Hernaman-Johnson · ss 593 · Advance Australia · Edgar Hilton · ar 599 · A Quiet Evening · Clarence Rook · ss 604 · About Max O’Rell, Our New Contributor · Anon. · ar [Max O’Rell] 606 · Anecdotal Reminiscences of My Travels [Part 1 of ?] · Max O’Rell · te 609 · Echoes from Our Photograph Competition · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v6 #1, February 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Lord Salisbury, Premier [Robert Gascoyne-Cecil] · W. J. Wintle · bg 13 · Madge and Her £20 · Jeanie Turpin, B.A. · ss 21 · Some Big Floods · Frederick A. Talbot · ar 28 · Anecdotal Reminiscences of My Travels [Part 2 of ?] · Max O’Rell · te 31 · The Man Who Meddled with Eternity · E. Tickner-Edwardes · ss; has fantastic content. 39 · The Czarina’s Dancers · A. Anderson · ar 44 · Blowing Up a Bridge · E. W. Kitchin · ar 45 · P.C. Dabbs’s Sensational Arrest · John M. Fisher · ss 49 · London’s Sea Serpent · Anon. · ar 53 · How M. Robespierre Overslept Himself, and What Came of It · F. G. Walters · ss 60 · Fighting the Mosquito · Lawrence Taylor · ar 63 · Her Ladyship’s Burglar · Andrew Merry · ss 73 · A Revolution in Naval Warfare · Philip Robertson · ar; on the marine torch. 79 · The Ne’er Do Well · Richard H. Starr · ss 85 · Golf on the Lawn · Donald Maclean · ar 89 · The Nation’s Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v6 #2, March 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 99 · Sir John Lubbock—Lord Avebury [John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury] · W. J. Wintle · bg 106 · True Shamrock and Sham Shamrocks · Anon. · ar 109 · The Comedy of a Wall Poster · Kathleen Johnston · ss 115 · Animal Actors · F. Z. S. · ar 121 · Mrs. Reid’s Terror [Dr. Lonsdale] · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · ss 129 · Editing a City · Harold Conway · ar; on the London City Council. 138 · Playing at Grown-Ups · Little Mollie · ar 142 · The Terrible Submarine · Archibald Williams · ss 149 · Tall Shooting · Stephen Vincent · ar [Mrs. Nell Swallow]; on “champion markswoman.” 152 · Ambrogio the Brigand · Anon. · ar 154 · The Disappearance of Mrs. Macrecham · Richard Marsh · nv; has fantastic content. 165 · Liverpool to Manchester in 18 Minutes · Anon. · ar; on a proposed railway line. 169 · Anecdotal Reminiscences of My Travels [Part 3 of ?] · Max O’Rell · te [Max O’Rell] 173 · The King’s Adventure · Effsey Hess · ss 180 · A Steamer Above the Clouds · Frederick A. Talbot · ar [John Wilson]; on constructing a steamship on Lake Titicaca. 185 · Our Monthly Picture Gallery · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v6 #3, April 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 195 · Our King’s Pigeons · Henry Leach · ar 201 · The Ending of a Story · Beatrice Barham · ss 206 · Daring Death to Live · W. J. Wintle · ar; on dangerous occupations. 214 · The Clerk of the Weather · Clifton Bingham · pm 216 · A Case of Diamonds · Huan Mee · ss 222 · The Australian Girl · Ruth Beale · ar 227 · The Ruined Ruins · Geo. A. Best · ss 233 · Our Alps at Home · Ashley P. Abraham · ar; “winter mountaineering in England.” 240 · Brozzi, the Chinaman · Clement Westing · ss 247 · The Centre of the World: How Time Is Made · Philip Astor · ar; on Greenwich Observatory. 253 · Lady Kitty’s Craze · A. M. Sherman · ss 261 · Anecdotal Reminiscences of My Travels [Part 4 of ?] · Max O’Rell · te [Max O’Rell] 264 · The Tsar’s Public Houses · Alder Anderson · ar; on the “drink problem” in Russia. 268 · Lord Heley—Forger · Harry B. Vogel · ss 276 · Fountains of Fire · William Archibald · ar; on oil wells at Baku. 281 · Our Monthly Picture Gallery · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v6 #4, May 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 291 · How’s That, Umpire? · Arthur Birnage · ar; on cricket umpires. 295 · Pretty Miss Smith · Owen Oliver · ss 303 · The Exploration of the South Pole · Henry Leach · ar 310 · The Lost Alligator · Walter Cooke · ss 317 · The World’s Biggest Camera · Stephen Elton · ar 322 · For Love—or Politics? · Victor L. Whitechurch · ss 328 · Some English Lady Artists · Arthur Fish · ar 335 · The Doctor’s Servant · Daisy McGroch · ss 341 · Cycling Through the Air · Frederick A. Talbot · ar 348 · A Peep at India · Anon. · pi 351 · How to Make a Cigarette · W. C. Flood · ar 354 · Anecdotal Reminiscences of My Travels [Part 5 of ?] · Max O’Rell · te [Max O’Rell] 357 · A Zoo in a Churchyard · F. Z. S. · ar; on St. Peter’s, Walworth. 360 · A Weir-Mitchell Patient · Davie Garth · ss 365 · Ghosts That Walk in Parliament · Norman Wentworth · ar; on reputed hauntings. 369 · That’s the Wrong Way! · Archibald Williams · ar; on various everyday actions. 374 · A Famous Village Geologist · Oswald Marvin · ar [Benjamin Harrison] 377 · Pictures Painted by Lady Artists · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v6 #5, June 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 387 · The Romance of Steel · Joseph Horner · ar 395 · The Great Pink Pearl [Dr. Lonsdale] · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · ss 403 · Amazing Tub Athletes · Frank Holmfield · ar; on “the art of barrel-jumping.” 411 · “In Durance Vile” · C. A. Lord · ss 418 · A Princess Photographer · W. J. Wintle · ar [Louise Dagmar] 423 · In the Rockhurst Tunnel: The Ganger’s Story · Victor L. Whitechurch · ss 429 · Who Owns London? · A. Wallis Myers · ar 434 · The Other Man · Frances E. Bell · ss 441 · Arab Life in the Desert · Percy I. · ar 449 · Madame Valprez · Emeric Hulme-Beaman · ss 459 · Some Significant Signatures · Richard Dimsdale Stocker · ar; on graphology. 464 · Anecdotal Reminiscences of My Travels [Part 6 of ?] · Max O’Rell · te [Max O’Rell] 467 · Adventures of a Snake-Catcher · F. A. Talbot · ar [Peter Gruber] 473 · Our Monthly Picture Gallery · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth Magazine [v6 #6, July 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 126pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 483 · How the Judgment of the Great Arbitration Award Leaked Out · Comyns Beaumont · ss 491 · The Queen’s Friends · “Ignota” · ar 498 · An Absent-Minded German: My Railway Adventure · S. C. Lethbridge · ss 501 · A Clerical Handyman · H. J. Shepstone · ar [Rev. Harry A. Handel] 506 · My “R.A.” and How I Made Him · E. Goodwin · ss 511 · Fortunes Given Away · Arthur Birnage · ar; on philanthropists. 517 · Mr. Binns and the Bishop · Albert Fleming · ss 523 · Making a Home for the British Navy · Herbert Howard · ar; on Admiralty Harbour. 528 · Putting the Cart Before the Mules · Anon. · ms 529 · Type-Written · Lionel Jervis · ss 536 · A Paddling Story · E. W. Bridgwood · pm; on playing in water (not on flagellation). 538 · “Nothing Like It on Earth” · Hon. Harry Gibson · ar; on tobogganing. 543 · The Last Days of Earth · George C. Wallis · ss; has fantastic content. 551 · Lord Battersea at Home [Cyril Flower, Lord Battersea] · W. J. Wintle · bg 558 · Mrs. Mooney and the Queen · E. Starr Russell · nv 577 · Water Babies: Old and Young · [Various] · pi; on “the delights of bathing.” 579 · Men Who Make the Fashions · Henry Leach · ar 583 · The Newest Thing in Railways · Anon. · ar; on suspended rail system in Germany. 586 · The Romance of a Lost Purse · Geo. A. Best · ss 593 · In My Lady’s Rose Garden · Mary J. Farrah · pm 594 · Divers at Work · J. J. Bennett · ar 600 · Beautiful Rivals · [Various] · pi; on British and American “types of beauty.”

The Harmsworth London Magazine Title changed from The Harmsworth Magazine.

The Harmsworth London Magazine [v7 #1, August 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Sir Edward Clarke, K.C., at Home · W. J. Wintle · bg 10 · “Homberg Return” · Henry A. Hering · ss 17 · From Lake to Lemon-Squash · Anon. · ar; on ice imports from Norway. 22 · The Romance of the Cactus · H. J. Shepstone · ss 25 · An Old Maid’s Revolt · Florence Prout Rowse · ss 33 · Mr. Chamberlain’s Fever Farm · Philip Astor · ar [Joseph Chamberlain]; on combatting tropical diseases. 36 · A Player on a Thousand Instruments · Arthur Birnage · ar [Rev. F. W. Galpin] 40 · Beautiful Children: American v. British Empire · [Various] · pi 44 · The Senior Curate · Eleanor Butler · ss 51 · Rehearsing the Coronation · Anon. · ar 55 · A School for Wives · Ellen Chichester · ar; on National Training School of Cookery. 59 · In the First “Smoker”: A Railway Romance · Constance Smith · ss 67 · Begging Letters · Frank Holmfield · ar 73 · The World’s Friend: Paper · Bernard Owen · ar; on uses for recycled paper. 77 · Counsel and Culprit · M. M. Bodkin, K.C. · ss 85 · How American Millionaires Live · Anon. · ar 89 · Our Monthly Gallery of Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth London Magazine [v7 #2, September 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 99 · Mr. Andrew Carnegie at Play · W. T. Stead · ar [Andrew Carnegie] 107 · Thanks to the Governor’s Credulity · Marion Ward · ss 114 · The King’s Indian Protege · Anon. · ar [Dr. Oronhyatekha] 115 · The Romance of Orchid Hunting · Herbert Howard · ar 121 · The Unusual Conduct of the Superior · E. M. Lauder · ss 129 · Shape and Speed · E. Goodwin · ar; on racing yachts. 137 · Mrs. Carnforth’s Vote · Evelyn Glover · ss 145 · The Impossibility of Dressing on £1,000 a Year · Anon. · ar; on society women’s attire. 150 · A Tale of a Mermaid’s Tail · E. W. Bridgwood · pm 152 · A Postponed Wooing · E. Whyte Wilson · ss 159 · Seen Through My Microscope · Stephen Elton · ar 164 · Some Queer Exchanges · Anon. · ar; on “London’s little-known marts.” 169 · Red Ruin! · E. Starr Russell · ss 175 · Who Owns London? · Anon. · ms; correction to error in earlier article. 176 · “My First Shop” [Sir Thomas Lipton] · Charles E. Bateman · iv 181 · Where Is the British Throne? · Henry Navarr · ar 185 · Our Monthly Gallery of Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The Harmsworth London Magazine [v7 #3, October 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 96pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 195 · Love While You Wait · Lloyd Osbourne · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 11 1901 201 · A School for Sportsmen · Donald Maclean · ar 205 · Celebrities Who “Mote” · Anon. · ar; on motor-car owners. 209 · “That Gentlemanly Boy, Popham” · Ellis Acland · ss 217 · Building a Lighthouse · H. J. Shepstone · ar 223 · Mr. Lewis Waller On and Off the Stage · W. J. Wintle · ar [Lewis Waller] 228 · The Result of a Quiet Vacation · Eleanor Butler · ss 235 · My Bees at Work & Play · F. Z. S. · ar 241 · Crossing the Channel by Rail · Anon. · ar; on “schemes of the near future.” 245 · What Silas Hale Knew · Henry H. Bates · ss 253 · Beautiful Children: American v. British Empire · [Various] · pi 259 · What Women Will Do for Looks · Mary Howarth · ar 265 · The Strange Case of Dixon v. Reed · Russell Richardson · ss 273 · Wonderful Gardening · Philip Astor · ar 279 · Some Remarkable Time-Keepers · [Various] · pi 281 · Our Monthly Gallery of Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il

The London Magazine Title changed from The Harmsworth London Magazine.

The London Magazine [v7 #4, November 1901] (London: Harmsworth Brothers Ltd, 134pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 291 · The Amazing Duchess · Mrs. C. N. Williamson · ss 301 · Real Ghost Stories · The Duke of Argyll, K.T. · ar 307 · Boy Life at Sea · Frank T. Bullen · ar 313 · The Little God and Dicky · Josephine D. Daskam · ss McClure’s Aug 1901 321 · Look Pleasant, Pussy! · Anon. · ar [E. Landor]; on a photographer of cats. 326 · The Breach of Promise Girl · Allan Blair · ss 331 · Confessions of a Wood-Cut · Anon. · fa 335 · The “Father” of the American Girl · Francis Arnold Collins · ar [Charles Dana Gibson] 344 · What the Burglar Advised · G. E. S. Coxhead · ss 351 · My Pilgrimmage to Lourdes · John M. Raphael · te 359 · “As We Forgive Them” [Part 1 of 3] · Charles Edwards · sl 372 · Santa Claus · Duncan Tovey · sg 374 · The Making of a Great Play · W. J. Wintle · ar 381 · Anemone & Coraline · Geo. A. Best · ss; a mermaid fantasy for children. 387 · The Works of Jack Frost · Bernard Owen · ar 393 · Stolen Laurels · Gilbert Heron · ss 400 · A City Run by Children · Anon. · ar; on State Normal School of New York. 403 · Some Famous Beds · J. Wishart Brown · ar 409 · Our Monthly Gallery of Beautiful and Interesting Pictures · [Various] · il