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 developed into a friendship which survived his departure from the Yard, and was expressed in letters, inscribed copies of his books, a wedding present—little attentions that relieved the drab routine of business life.

The Woman's World was continued, after Wilde ceased to be editor, on the same lines; but the publishers had virtually given up hope of success, and the third volume was the last.

The Story-Teller, started in April, 1907, with Mr. Newman Flower as editor, was the first considerable periodical to be launched by Sir Arthur Spurgeon after his accession to the General Managership. It is an "all-fiction" magazine, and proved an instant success. Its course from the beginning to the current number has been one of unchecked prosperity.

The New Magazine was born in 1909. It is differentiated from the Story-Teller in not consisting entirely of fiction, and in not dispensing with the aid of illustration. Its most distinctive feature is an attractive theatrical supplement, printed in tone on art paper and consisting of scenes and personalities from the principal play of the month. The New Magazine has been as brilliant a success as the Story-Teller.

True to its traditions, the House of Cassell has never lost touch with technical literature and journalism. One of its most interesting periodicals is Work, a weekly published at a penny originally, but now at threepence. The first number appeared on March 23, 1889, its editor being Francis Chilton Young, who had made a name for himself as the author of books on handicraft.

The son of a Devonshire clergyman, Mr. Young, on leaving Cambridge, became a schoolmaster. At Kingsbridge, his native place, he formed evening art classes for workmen, and taught them drawing so that they might be able to commit their ideas to paper before proceeding to work them out. Later he became