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No 1 (1895). Source: Galactic Central Publications (www.philsp.com)
Alternative title: The Windsor Magazine
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1895... 1895 The Windsor Magazine : An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women
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The Windsor Magazine was a monthly illustrated publication produced by Ward Lock & Co from January 1895 to September 1939 (537 issues). The title page described it as 'An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women.'

Notes

  • 'On 13th September 1939 (12 days after the outbreak of the Second World War) The Times carried a news article stating "The proprietors and publishers of the Windsor Magazine announce that in the present difficult circumstances it has been decided to suspend publication as from the September number, just issued." Publication was never resumed' (Wikipedia).

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Works about this Work

Literature. Books and Their Makers 1898 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 11 June vol. 65 no. 1979 1898; (p. 1216)

— Review of The Windsor Magazine : An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women 1895 periodical (22 issues)
A review of the Windsor Magazine for May 1898, which included a story by J. A. Barry about a young English ne'er-do-well sent out to be British resident of a little South Sea group.
Literature. Books and Their Makers 1898 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 11 June vol. 65 no. 1979 1898; (p. 1216)

— Review of The Windsor Magazine : An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women 1895 periodical (22 issues)
A review of the Windsor Magazine for May 1898, which included a story by J. A. Barry about a young English ne'er-do-well sent out to be British resident of a little South Sea group.

Has serialised

A Bid for Fortune A Bid for Fortune ; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta, Guy Boothby , single work novel crime

'With money in his pocket after making his fortune in the South Seas, Richard Hatteras has London at his feet. Running afoul of the deadly Dr Nikola, however, was the worst thing he could do. Soon, young Dick is swept up into a maelstrom of blackmail, hypnotism, deceit and murder, where his betrothed is in danger, his potential father-in-law’s reputation is on the brink of ruination, and his very sanity is at stake. What can a two-fisted adventurer do against the vast and cold intellect that is Dr Nikola?'

Source: Publisher's blurb, Chimaera edition.

Doctor Nikola, Guy Boothby , single work novel crime

In "A Bid for Fortune" Mr. Boothby told us of the superhuman efforts exerted by Dr. Nikola to obtain possession of a certain little Chinese wand, and which was apparently valueless except as a curiosity. The reason for the unscrupulous doctor's pertinacity is not apparent until we read the sequel, to which the name of the hero has been given. In "Dr. Nikola" the doctor and one Wilfred Bruce, a young Australian, go through a series of "hair-raising" adventures in their endeavour to get to a certain Buddhist monastery In the heart of China. There exist in that monastery certain treasures which Dr. Nikola is very anxious to lay his hands upon, and possessed of which he can do more than any other man.

– The Queenslander 1897

Pharos the Egyptian, Guy Boothby , single work novel

'Mr. Boothby has proved himself a master of the art of story-telling from the point of view of the reader who asks for a succession of stirring events, a suspicion of mystery, and an interest not only maintained but culminating. It would be unfair to explain the extraordinary character of Pharos, or to do more than allude to the series of strange adventures wherein he plays a leading part. It is enough to assure Mr. Boothby's readers of delightful thrills and an interest which this vivid romancer never permits to flag.'

Source: Publisher's Blurb

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