Adventure Magazine Cover, April 30, 1925

Adventure Magazine, April 30, 1925 This issue contains fiction spanning adventure, mystery, and historical themes. Featured is "Libertatia," a complete novel by Farnham Bishop set in Madagascar involving pirates and corruption. "Calvert of Allobar," a four-part serial by Robert Simpson (Part III), unfolds in Nigeria with complications around a character named Biko. "Swain Fostri," a complete novelette by Arthur D. Howden Smith, features Norse country adventure and kingmaking. Several shorter pieces include Harvey J. Case's "The Quest of the E Pluribus" (prospecting story), George E. Holt's "The Black Magician" (Morocco), and William Byron Mowery's "The Claw Necklace" (Arctic polar bear adventure). A poem by S. Omar Barker and short fiction by Johnston, Webb, Jackson, and Emerick round out the contents. The issue previews upcoming stories: Friel's "Hard Wood," Montee's "Adam Fule," McFarlane's "An Impostor," and Brodeur's "The Black Thief."