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THE
STRAND MAGAZINE
An Illustrated Monthly
EDITED BY
GEORGE NEWNES
Vol. XVII.
JANUARY TO JUNE
London:
GEORGE NEWNES, LTD., 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, AND EXETER STREET, STRAND
1899