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Article — From the April 1999 issue
Palpitations — From the November 1983 issue
A connoisseur of doom whose wit refuses to die
Article — From the January 1959 issue
The lion's mouth — From the January 1931 issue
Review — From the January 1899 issue
Editor's study — From the January 1898 issue
Literary notes — From the December 1897 issue
Editor's study — From the January 1892 issue
Editor's study — From the January 1892 issue
Literary notes — From the January 1891 issue
Literary notes — From the October 1890 issue
Editor's study — From the April 1890 issue
Editor's study — From the April 1890 issue
Literary notes — From the November 1889 issue
Literary notes — From the October 1889 issue
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”