The Yellow Book, Vol. 3, October 1894

A little about the book

The Yellow Book was the most daring literary magazine of the 1890s. Bound like a book in bright yellow covers, it mixed stories, poems, essays and art by the most fashionable writers and artists of the day.

This third volume, from October 1894, is full of the wit, decadence and experiment that made the magazine famous. It’s a great way to sample the spirit of the 1890s in one go.

Things You May Not Know About The Yellow Book, Vol. 3

• Beardsley’s magazine. Aubrey Beardsley was its first art editor.
• Edited by Henry Harland. The American writer Henry Harland was its literary editor.
• Why yellow? Yellow covers suggested racy French novels, which was part of the point.
• A quick downfall. Beardsley was dismissed in 1895, after Oscar Wilde’s arrest.

About this edition

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