Project Gutenberg 2015-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 246 Various Verschillende Various, Various Newnes, George 1851 1910 The Strand Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 97, January to June 1899 An Illustrated Monthly Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram, Maria Grist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Strand Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 97, January to June 1899" by Various is an illustrated monthly publication that features a variety of articles, stories, and illustrations characteristic of the late 19th century. This volume includes contributions from renowned authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle, showcasing detective tales, anecdotal narratives, and various forms of creative writing. Overall, the magazine caters to readers interested in fiction, commentary on contemporary life, and serialized storytelling, encapsulating the spirit and interests of its time. The opening portion of the magazine introduces a story titled "The Story of the Japanned Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by a private tutor who reflects on his time teaching the Bollamore children in a historic estate, Thorpe Place. The narrative sets the scene with vivid descriptions of the English countryside and portrays Sir John Bollamore as a complex figure haunted by his past. The tutor's experiences and observations of Sir John's mysterious behavior, particularly in relation to a black japanned box that is said to contain secretive elements of his life, lead him into a deeper intrigue surrounding his employer. The opening not only establishes the characters and their relationships but also hints at impending mystery and moral conflicts that will unfold in the story, inviting the reader into a captivating tale of human emotion and moral complexity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, English -- Periodicals English literature -- Periodicals AP Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature Category: Journals 443334 2025-08-19T13:22:22.910316 text/html 411900 2024-10-24T17:17:08 text/html 11155208 2025-08-19T13:22:31.583245 application/epub+zip 11154596 2025-08-19T13:22:24.828305 application/epub+zip 224769 2025-08-19T13:22:23.850308 application/epub+zip 11319558 2025-08-19T13:22:37.243256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11188062 2025-08-19T13:22:30.586326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301226 2022-09-22T06:32:40.955349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369026 2025-08-19T13:22:21.388828 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349108 2024-10-24T17:17:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17509 2025-08-19T13:22:37.422209 application/rdf+xml 10465 2025-08-19T13:22:23.946274 image/jpeg 2090 2025-08-19T13:22:23.898290 image/jpeg 10881254 2025-08-19T13:22:23.361304 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