The Strand Magazine: Free Issues to Read Online
The Strand Magazine is a public-domain magazine (1891 onward). You can read the issues below free at Project Gutenberg. The London monthly that made Sherlock Holmes famous.
About The Strand Magazine
The Strand Magazine was a British monthly launched in London in January 1891 by publisher George Newnes. It was packed with illustrated short stories, interviews and articles. It became world-famous when Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories began appearing in its pages in 1891.
Free issues
- The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1, January 1891Project Gutenberg #41613 · added Dec 12, 2012
- The Strand Magazine, Vol. 5, Issue 29, May 1893Project Gutenberg #30443 · added Nov 10, 2009
- The Strand Magazine, Vol. 7, Issue 37, January 1894Project Gutenberg #10020 · added Nov 1, 2003
Credit: every text is from Project Gutenberg, which lists these issues as public domain in the USA. The pages open on Project Gutenberg, where you can read online or download HTML, EPUB, Kindle and text versions. We do not host or change the files.
Is it suitable for children?
A Victorian general-interest magazine. Most content is fine for teens, but some articles and stories reflect views of the 1890s that we would not share today. Suggested age: 12+.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Strand Magazine in the public domain?
These 1891–1894 issues are listed by Project Gutenberg as public domain in the USA.
Where did Sherlock Holmes first appear?
Holmes first appeared in a novel, A Study in Scarlet (1887), but the short stories that made him famous ran in The Strand from 1891.
Do you host copyrighted magazines?
No. We only link to very old issues that Project Gutenberg lists as public domain, and we credit the source.
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