Project Gutenberg 2014-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 283 Various Verschillende Various, Various Newnes, George 1851 1910 The Strand Magazine, Vol. 07, Issue 41, May, 1894 An Illustrated Monthly Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Strand Magazine, Vol. 07, Issue 41, May, 1894" by Various is a collection of illustrated stories and articles published in the late 19th century. This issue features contributions on diverse topics, with a standout story about Antonio, a young Venetian gondolier who aspires to improve his impoverished life through the fortune that comes with serving a wealthy Englishman. The magazine captures the charm of Victorian storytelling while providing glimpses into societal sketches of the time. At the start of the issue, the story introduces Antonio, who is desperate for a patron from England to alleviate his poverty and dream of owning a gondola. His luck seems to change when he learns that an English couple, the Mildmays, have arrived in Venice and are looking for a gondolier. Antonio eagerly enlists the help of a hotel porter to secure his services and impresses the Mildmays with his looks and charm. As his role expands to that of a servant, the story explores themes of ambition, morality, and the contrasts between the wealthy and the working class, painting a vivid portrait of Venetian life during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, English -- Periodicals English literature -- Periodicals AP Text Category: Short Stories 403603 2025-09-19T06:26:07.931479 text/html 373894 2024-10-24T12:18:21 text/html 6690434 2025-09-19T06:26:15.998407 application/epub+zip 6695283 2025-09-19T06:26:09.782424 application/epub+zip 211512 2025-09-19T06:26:08.775409 application/epub+zip 6882108 2025-09-19T06:26:21.130405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6744533 2025-09-19T06:26:14.989408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292618 2022-09-21T13:58:00.421692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336254 2025-09-19T06:26:06.635415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316401 2024-10-24T12:18:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16367 2025-09-19T06:26:21.516350 application/rdf+xml 14250 2025-09-19T06:26:08.878413 image/jpeg 1728 2025-09-19T06:26:08.828391 image/jpeg 6394428 2025-09-19T06:26:08.306393 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia