The Strand Collection~Articles
The Strand magazine was first bought to our attention as our interest in that world famous 'consulting detective' Sherlock Holmes grew, the illustrations by Sidney Paget as featured in the magazine are known throughout the world as 'the original illustrations'.
The Strand ran from 1891 until 1950, running to 711 issues and was founded by George Newnes. The very first issue was actually on sale prior to Christmas 1890 and sold very nearly 300,000 copies. Between 1891 and 1930 it's everage circulation was 500,000 copies monthly. The magazine featured factual articles and fictional stories and gained it's hieght of popularity during the period it serialized Arthur Conan Doyles most famous story, 'The Hound Of The Baskerviles'. You will find the fist six 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' stories as they were published HERE.
Many other esteemed authors contributed stories to the magazine, including Ernest William Hornug, who's tales of 'A J Raffles' (gentleman theif) had buyers lining up to buy the next installment! Other notable authors such as H.G Wells, Agatha Christie, E.Nesbit, Rudyard Kipling, P.G Wodehouse and Winston Churchill all contributed.
What myself and dear Mister Sykes have found to of great interest, were the many articles written about various aspects of life in the late Victorian period, we have collected some of these from 1891 and take great delight in presenting them to you as they were originally published, via the modern method of PDF.
These are scans of great quality, so do give them a moment or two to load!..You may also find it helpful to scroll down the page and then back up if you have any load issues.
The Dark Side Of London
Venture down the dimly lit cobbled streets of old London town, unshaperoned if you dare.
Working Life...
Insightful ccounts of various states of employ, including time spent with the Metropoliton Fire Brigade and a night shift with the Thames Police and a night spent with monks!
The Metropoliton Fire Brigade.pdf
A Night With The Thames Police.pdf
A Day With An East End Photographer.pdf
A Night At The Grand Chartreuse.pdf
For Your Entertainment!
From ladies fashions to the celebrities of the day and various other amusements!
Animals
Animals have a great place in Victorian life, exotic animals held a great fascination, the world was still a small place without such inventions as the television or computer. Visits to zoos and other such menageries were very popular as was the habit of owning stuffed animals, which you are welcome toi further investigate HERE.
