Munsey's Magazine, July 1902

Catalog Note: Munsey's Magazine, July 1902 This issue of Munsey's Magazine (Vol. XXVII, No. 4) contains illustrated nonfiction essays and short fiction across multiple genres. Frank S. Arnett's "American Country Clubs" describes the development of country clubs as a modern American social institution, tracing their origins to Boston and documenting their growth from near-zero twenty-five years prior to nearly one hundred by 1895. The article discusses specific clubs including those in Westchester County, Newport, and Shinnecock Hills, examining their role in American social life. Other contents include serial fiction: "The Gold Wolf" by Max Pemberton (chapters I–IV) and "John Burt" by Frederick Upham Adams (chapters VI–IX); short fiction by Alfred Henry Lewis, James Knapp Reeve, Marion Drake, Albert Lee, Edward Boltwood, and others; a medical article on chloroform by Dr. John H. Girdner; and nonfiction pieces on needlepoint, bathing places, and railroad superstitions.