The Argosy, Volume XLIV

Volume XLIV (December 1903–March 1904) This volume of *The Argosy* contains four complete novels and nine serial stories, along with numerous short stories and poems. The complete novels include *A Turn of the Wheel* by James F. Demerit, *Cast Away at the Pole* by William Wallace Cook, *The Cruise of the Handicap* by Seward W. Hopkins, and *Where Safeguards Failed* by Charles Carey. Serial offerings include *By the Enemy's Will* by Burford Delannoy, *The Coil of Circumstance* by Louis Joseph Vance, and *In the Dragon's Claw* by Francis Z. Stone, among others. The featured short stories range across genres: detective tales like *The Great Bank Robbery* and *Mystery of Room 713*; fantastic pieces such as *The Elixir of Life* and *The Blue Death*; humorous sketches including several "Hawkins" inventions by Edgar Franklin; and adventure narratives. The collection also includes substantial poetry contributions from Clinton Scollard, Guy Wetmore Carryl, and other period writers.