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Argosy All-Story Weekly
· Founded 1882; weekly publication run through mid-20th century
This bound volume of *The Argosy* (Volume XXXIII, April–July 1900) collects fiction published by Frank A. Munsey. Contents include four complete novels: *The Dalmatian Crown Jewels* by Gilbert Ashton (concerning an honest man falsely pursued); *A Cast of Fate* by W. Bert Foster; *Shot Into Wonderland* by Frederick R. Burton; and *When York Was King*. Eight serials run across multiple issues, including *The Gray Fox of Gibraltar* by E. W. Mayo, *The American Syndicate* by Frederick R. Burton, and *A Battle with Misfortune* by Upton B. Sinclair, Jr. Over 60 short stories cover romance, domestic drama, and adventure; contributors include Matthew White, Jr., Edward S. Ellis, and others. Numerous poems by minor writers conclude each issue. The OCR text is incomplete, cutting off mid-sentence in the opening chapter of *The Dalmatian Crown Jewels*.
Public domain (pre-1929), restored and presented by comicbooks.com public-domain