Huyshe Wolcott Yeatman-Biggs, 1845 - 1922. Anglican Clergyman, Suffragan Bishop Of Southwark, Worcester And Coventry. From The Strand Magazine Published 1897.

Facsimile of the first bars of It Came Upon The Midnight Clear by Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

A dog headed man, Cynocephali, conquers a Macedonian warrior. According to legend the soldier's weapons passed harmlessly through the Cynocephali. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

Hunting alligators in the Southern States of America, from an illustration in the 16th century book De Bry's Travels. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

Gay Jewel, 1863 -? Nicknamed Jumbo, Was The Heaviest Man Alive In 1899 Weighing 53 St. 6Lb. And Measuring 6Ft. 4In. In Height. From The Strand Magazine Published 1897.

Top sketch by George Cruikshank is a study for Oliver Twist Asking For More, and the bottom one is the final published drawing. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

Man being eaten by a sea serpent. Illustration found on the margin of a map prepared by Olaus Magnus, 15th century Swedish geographer. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

Early representation of the Divining Rod, showing a figure with a diving rod above ground searching for water, coal or gold and the miners below ground toiling to find coal. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

Captain Harry Willes Darell de Windt, 1856 -1933. Explorer and travel writer and aide-de-camp to his brother-in-law Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

A postman in Landes, Bordeaux, France delivering letters whilst walking on stilts. This form of walking was adopted by many people in Bordeaux due to non existent roads and marshy, uneven terrain. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

A Typewriter Of 1836. From The Strand Magazine Published 1897.