The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (December 1912) / Vol. LXXXV: New Series Vol. LXIII, November 1912 to April 1913

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This e-text is based on ‘The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine,’ from December, 1912. The table of contents, based on the index from the November issue, has been added by the transcriber.
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation have been retained, but punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected. Passages in English dialect and in languages other than English have not been altered. Footnotes have been moved to the end of the corresponding article.
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THE CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE
THE CENTURY CO UNION SQUARE NEW YORK
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