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The front cover of the first issue of the Grip first
published in November 1883 |
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A Rare Henty Short Story
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The Grip was edited by
Major Arthur Griffiths who also contributed along with Henty to the Battles of the Nineteenth Century published by Cassell and Company Limited in 1896/7.
In the first issue of the Grip is
the story the Spy of Belfort written by G. A. Henty. It is in typical Henty style and tells the tale of two school boys, unable to take arms, in a town newly surrounded by enemy forces.
Harry Furniss the renowned
illustrator produced both the front cover and numerous 'Boy Types' illustrations throughout the papers life. |