Munsey's Magazine, Volume LIX

Munsey's Magazine, Volume LIX (October 1916–January 1917) This volume collects special articles on topics including Holy Land history, chess instruction by José Capablanca, World War I subjects (military medicine, the Red Cross, diplomatic service in war zones), and cultural essays on Shakespeare, Christopher Columbus, and Indian poet Tagore. Four serials run throughout: *Children of Passion* by Mary Imlay Taylor, *The Gift Supreme* by George Allan England, *Thieves' Wit* by Hurlbert Footner, and *Young Blood* by Fred Jackson. Four novelettes by Frank R. Adams, E. Mandeville Rogers, and Grace Sartwell Mason appear alongside numerous short stories of varied types—mysteries, comedies, and character studies—by contributors including William Slavens McNutt, James Francis Dwyer, and Edgar Saltus. Theater criticism by Matthew White, Jr. appears in departmental sections.