The Philistine: A Periodical of Protest, December 1896 to May 1897

1897. Volume 4 contains the monthly issues of The Philistine magazine from December 1896 to May 1897. These magazines were printed for the Society of the Philistines and published by them monthly. The Society of the Philistines was an association of book lovers and folks who write and paint. It was organized to further good fellowship among men and women who believed in allowing the widest liberty to individuality in thought and expression. Such notable authors as Elbert Hubbard, Stephen Crane, John Langdon Heaton, Leo Tolstoy and a myriad others, are contributing writers. Sample contents: Motherhood of God; Song of the Women; Men of the Storm; Welsh Rabbit; In Philistia; Art for Art's Sake; Evolution of the How; Death of Cleopatra; Jail Window; and much more.