The Argosy, Volume LXI

This bound volume of *The Argosy* (January-June 1896) contains two serialized novels: Rosa Nouchette Carey's *The Mistress of Brae Farm* and Sarah Doudney's *Pilgrims of the Night*, both illustrated and running throughout the volume. Charles W. Wood contributes a six-part illustrated travel series on Spain covering landscape, architecture, and daily encounters. The issue includes numerous short stories by named authors—Mary A. M. Marks contributes multiple pieces including *The Painter of Shadows* and *Topaz*; other fiction ranges across domestic drama (*For the Child's Sake*), mystery (*The Grange Mystery*, *A Village Mystery*), and supernatural themes (*The Lyttelton and Beresford Ghosts*, *Voices of the Empty House*). A substantial poetry section features verse by Isabella Fyvie Mayo, Christian Burke, and others. Additional features include articles on country life and animal stories.