W.W. Jacobs - Uncle [in: The Strand Magazine Vol. XCVII [97], No 581: May 1939]

W.W. Jacobs - Uncle [in: The Strand Magazine Vol. XCVII [97], No 581: May 1939] - London - George Newnes Ltd. - 1939 - 1st edition - 16, 112, [16] pp - Paper wrappers - 17 x 24,5 cm.

Condition: Good - with some wear.

English literary magazine from the 1930s with (short) stories and articles about i.a. culture and politics. Illustrated with black and white photos and reproductions. With table of contents. Cover: View of St Mary-le-Strand with 'A New Wachtman Story' (Will Owen).

Includes 'The Golden Egg' by Rafael Sabatini; 'Heart and Arrow' by Dale Collins; 'The Empty Flat' by Carter Dickson (= John Dickson Carr), an article about Celebrities and their dogs (including A.J. Cronin), 'Palestine today' and 'A Batch of New Spring Cars (presenting a Triumph classic car).

¶ 'Uncle' is a 10-page short story written by William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943), first published here - illustrated by Will Owen (black and white drawings of scenes from the story). Jacobs wrote a mix of witty Dickensian ghost stories. This may have been his last publication.