The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly By: Various
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 is a captivating monthly publication filled with a diverse range of articles, stories, and illustrations. Each page is brimming with excitement and intrigue, drawing readers in with its engaging content. The illustrations are beautifully done, adding another layer of depth to the reading experience. The variety of topics covered ensures that there is something for everyone to enjoy within the pages of this magazine. Overall, this issue is a must-read for anyone looking to be entertained and enlightened by the best of 19th-century literature. First Page: THE STRAND AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY Vol. 5, Issue. 30. June 1893 [Illustration: "THE HEAD BOOK KEEPER STEPPED OUT OF THE SAFE." ( Pierre and Baptiste. )] Pierre and Baptiste BY BECKLES WILLSON. I once knew two industrious mechanics named Pierre and Baptiste. They dwelt in a ramshackle tenement at Sault aux Beloeuil, where each had half a dozen children to support, besides their wives; who, it is grievous to relate, were drones. They were only nominally acquainted with that godly art commonly associated with charwomen. Pierre and Baptiste were hard workers. They worked far into the night and, occasionally, the thin mists of dawn had begun to break on the narrow city pavements before their labours would cease. No one could truthfully say that theirs was not a hard earned pillow. Sometimes they did not toil in vain. It depended largely upon the police. It was early one November that this horny handed pair planned the burglary of a certain safe located in a wholesale establishment in St. Mark Street. On the particular evening that Pierre and Baptiste hit upon for the deed, the head book keeper had been having a wrangle with his accounts. "I can't make head or tail of this!" he declared to his employer, the senior member of the firm, "yet I am convinced everything must be right... Continue reading book >>

The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly By: Various

The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 is a captivating monthly publication filled with a diverse range of articles, stories, and illustrations. Each page is brimming with excitement and intrigue, drawing readers in with its engaging content. The illustrations are beautifully done, adding another layer of depth to the reading experience. The variety of topics covered ensures that there is something for everyone to enjoy within the pages of this magazine. Overall, this issue is a must-read for anyone looking to be entertained and enlightened by the best of 19th-century literature.

First Page:

THE STRAND

AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY

Vol. 5, Issue. 30.

June 1893

[Illustration: "THE HEAD BOOK KEEPER STEPPED OUT OF THE SAFE."

( Pierre and Baptiste. )]

Pierre and Baptiste

BY BECKLES WILLSON.

I once knew two industrious mechanics named Pierre and Baptiste. They dwelt in a ramshackle tenement at Sault aux Beloeuil, where each had half a dozen children to support, besides their wives; who, it is grievous to relate, were drones. They were only nominally acquainted with that godly art commonly associated with charwomen.

Pierre and Baptiste were hard workers. They worked far into the night and, occasionally, the thin mists of dawn had begun to break on the narrow city pavements before their labours would cease. No one could truthfully say that theirs was not a hard earned pillow. Sometimes they did not toil in vain. It depended largely upon the police.

It was early one November that this horny handed pair planned the burglary of a certain safe located in a wholesale establishment in St. Mark Street. On the particular evening that Pierre and Baptiste hit upon for the deed, the head book keeper had been having a wrangle with his accounts.

"I can't make head or tail of this!" he declared to his employer, the senior member of the firm, "yet I am convinced everything must be right... Continue reading book >>

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