After little in the way of serialised fiction in 1897, this year saw the start of several major serials:

• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, by Grant Allen.
• The Round the Fire stories, by A. Conan Doyle.

Other things to note:

• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, the series of Parliamentary Sketches by Henry W. Lucy, appears often throughout the year.
• The September issue sees the start of the 'Animal Actualities series, a long-running series of stories based on 'real life' animal exploits.
• The October and November issues see the first contributions to The Strand Magazine from H. G. Wells.

• Red Lion and Blue Star, by John Arthur Barry.
• Stilt-Racing, by William G. FitzGerald.
• A Despot on Tour, by George Gissing.
• Some Old Children's-Books, by Alice Waters.
• Loo, by Basil Marnan.
• How a Ship Founders, by W. E. Ellis.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Glimpses of Nature, VII. The First Paper-Maker, by Grant Allen.
• The Gunner of Percé Rock, by Gilbert Parker.
• Curious Clipped Trees, by Herbert Matthews.
• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, I. At the Edge of the Crater, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Marvels in Match-Boxes, by S. L. Neville-Dixon.
• Insect Strength, by James Scott.
• Belle Yvonne and Her Husband the Dwarf, from the French of Daniel Riche.

• "Fearless", from the French of Jules Mary.
• Royal Menus, by J. J. Moran.
• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, II. The Winged Assassin, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• A Cruise on Wheels, by George A. Best.
• Illustrated Interviews, LVII. Caran d'Ache, by Marie A. Belloc.
• Masks, by E. A. Brayley Hodgetts.
• Once More We Meet, by G. M. Robins.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• A Safety Match, by W. W. Jacobs.
• Trade Trophies, by William G. FitzGerald.
• The Convict's Revenge, by Victor L. Whitechurch.
• Glimpses of Nature, VIII. Abiding Cities, by Grant Allen.
• The Chickens' Parade, by Canning Williams.
• Curiosities.

• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, III. The Swing of the Pendulum, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Glimpses of Nature, IX. A Frozen World, by Grant Allen.
• A Woman's Chance of Marriage, by J. Holt Schooling.
• The Admiral's Misadventure, by Gilbert Heron.
• A Metal Balloon, by James Walter Smith.
• For the Boy's Sake, by J. C. Higginbotham.
• Old Jest-Books.
• From Cairo to Cataract, by Sir George Newnes, Bart.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Miss Cayley's Adventures, I. The Adventure of the Cantankerous Old Lady, by Grant Allen.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• A Shifted Cargo, written and illustrated by Alan Oscar.
• A Procession of Giants, by Emile Dessaix.
• Cinderella's Daughter, from the French of Jules Le Maitre.
• Curiosities.

• The Treasure of Nephron, by Eden Phillpotts.
• A Corn Carnival, by Arthur Harris.
• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, IV. The Luck of Pitsey Hall, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Glimpses of Nature, X. British Bloodsuckers, by Grant Allen.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• "Lewis Carroll", by Beatrice Hatch.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, II. The Adventure of the Supercilious Attaché, by Grant Allen.
• A Journey to Jerusalem, by Sir George Newnes, Bart.
• Car Ferries, by John C. Hodson.
• The Monster, from the French of L. de Tinseau.
• On Show, VI. Rabbits and Pigeons.
• The Sun Horse, from the German of J. Wenzig.
• Curiosities.

• Mr. William Quiller Orchardson, by Ralph W. Maude.
• Unforeseen, by Mrs. E. Newman.
• Ant-Hills.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, III. The Adventure of the Inquisitive American, by Grant Allen.
• A Fat Men's Club, by G. Megan and D. Bril.
• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, V. Twenty Degrees, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Savage Cricketers, by William G. FitzGerald.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• Rose-Coloured Spectacles, by Mary E. Johnson.
• The Biggest Picture on Record.
• The Andante of a Dream, by Lilian Morrell.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Battlefields.
• Welsh Queens of the May, by M. Dinorben Griffith.
• The Town Thief and the Country Thief, by A. Sarath Kumar Ghosh.
• Curiosities.

• Round the Fire, I. The Story of the Beetle-Hunter, by A. Conan Doyle.
• The Queen as a Mountaineer, by Alex Inkson-McConnochie.
• The Christenings at Birri Birri, by A. Williams.
• Glimpses of Nature, XI. A Very Intelligent Plant, by Grant Allen.
• The Lizard, by Cutcliffe Hyne.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, VI. The Star-Shaped Marks, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Illustrated Interviews, LVIII. Jan Van Beers, by Marie A. Belloc.
• How Nelson Lost His Eye, by Robert Barr.
• Picture-Writing.
• Smoked Skipper, by W. W. Jacobs.
• A Submarine Boat, by Henry Hale.
• A North Sea Rescue, by Walter Wood.
• "Jack and Jill", by William G. FitzGerald.
• King for a Day, by Walter Wood.
• What Makes a Cricket Ball Curl in the Air?, by F. M. Gilbert.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, IV. The Adventure of the Amateur Commission Agent, by Grant Allen.
• Postmen of the World, by Thomas Lake.
• A Single-Line Railway, by William Shortis.
• Lucia, A Romance of the Far West, by Basil Marnan.
• Postage Stamp Designs, by George Dollar.
• Karistou, from the French of Jean Rameau.
• On Show, VII. Cats.
• The Story of Sunbeam, from the Italian of Luigi Capuana.
• Curiosities.

• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, VI. The Iron Circlet, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Illustrated Interviews, LIX. Miss Marie Corelli, by Arthur H. Lawrence.
• Tricky Traps, by A. Sarath Kumar Ghosh.
• Round the Fire, II. The Story of the Man with the Watches, by A. Conan Doyle.
• A Curious Cure, by J. Russell.
• The Pasha's Prisoner, by Robert Barr.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• A Cruise on a Modern Ram, by J. A. Guthrie.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, IV. The Adventure of the Impromptu Mountaineer, by Grant Allen.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• Lynton, written and illustrated by J. Finnemore.
• An Experiment in Burglary, by H. Hobart Nichols.
• Glimpses of Nature, XII. A Foreign Invasion of England, by Grant Allen.
• Windmills-Old and New, by Philip Laidlaw.
• Prince Egor and the Raven, from the Russian.
• Curiosities.

• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, VIII. The Mystery of the Strong Room, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Underground London.
• Found in Uncle Sam's Mail, by Laura B. Starr.
• Round the Fire, III. The Story of the Lost Special, by A. Conan Doyle.
• Submarine Cable Laying, by Archer Philip Crouch.
• Curiosities in Ancient Caricatures, by J. Holt Schooling.
• Providence Creek, by George Leatherdale.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• Clochette, from the French of Guy de Maupassant.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• Making a Life Mask, by Harry Turner Hems, Jnr..
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, VI. The Adventure of the Urbane Old Gentleman, by Grant Allen.
• Wonderful Trees, by S. F. A. Caulfeild.
• The Electric Fountain, by Arthur Lord.
• Knowledge Without Wisdom, from the Sanskrit.
• From Petal to Perfume, by Emma Brewer.
• Curiosities.

• Round the Fire, IV. The Story of the Sealed Room, by A. Conan Doyle.
• The Ascent of Aconcagua, I., by E. A. Fitzgerald.
• A Strange Beginning, by G. M. Robins.
• Animal Actualities, I. A Lost Reputation.
• Animal Actualities, II. An Undesirable Attachment.
• Animal Actualities, III. A Dog Story.
• Curious Fences, by Thomas E. Curtis.
• The Ivory Cross, by James Workman.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• From Behind the Speaker's Chair, by Henry W. Lucy.
• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, IX. The Bloodhound, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• A Sheep-Dog Competition, by James Walter Smith.
• Picturesque People in Clay, Wood, and Shell, by George Harper.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, VII. The Adventure of the Unobtrusive Oasis, by Grant Allen.
• The Pleasure Telephone, by Arthur Mee.
• Triplets, by Albert Thomas.
• Axim's Reward, from the Russian.
• Curiosities.

• Illustrated Interviews, LX. Mrs. E. M. Ward, by Ralph W. Maude.
• Round the Fire, V. The Story of the Black Doctor, by A. Conan Doyle.
• A Living Flag, by Arthur Lord.
• A Champion Horse-Breaker, by Albert H. Broadwell.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, VIII. The Adventure of the Pea-Green Patrician, by Grant Allen.
• Animal Actualities, IV. A Dove and a Toad.
• Mysteries of Sound, by John M. Bacon.
• The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, X. The Doom, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• The Gray Parrot, by W. W. Jacobs.
• The Ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato, by E. A. Fitzgerald.
• Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation, by H. G. Wells.
• Barbecues, by John R. Watkins.
• Fishy Frolics, by Canning Williams.
• Comical Cocoanut, by Thomas E. Curtis.
• Curiosities.

• Round the Fire, VI. The Story of the Club-Footed Grocer, by A. Conan Doyle.
• In Mr. Gladstone’s Village, by Charles Morley and Hulda Friedrichs.
• The Mushroom Caves of Paris, by M. Dinorben Griffith and D. Bril.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, IX. The Adventure of the Magnificent Maharajah, by Grant Allen.
• Animal Actualities, V. A Queer Rabbit.
• The Most Wonderful Hedge in the World, by James Walter Smith.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• In a Back Block Wharé, by Te Roma Torino.
• The Tragedies of a Camera.
• Thorold's Conquest, by G. M. Robins.
• Crowds, by Jeremy Broome.
• The Stolen Body, by H. G. Wells.
• Sponge Figures, by Albert H. Broadwell.
• The Career of the Carriage, by Welland Wright.
• Natalia and the Imp, from the Russian.
• Curiosities.

• Round the Fire, VII. The Story of the Brazilian Cat, by A. Conan Doyle.
• Before Alice, The Boyhood of Lewis Carroll, by Stuart Collingwood.
• Second Class, by G. M. Robins.
• Illustrated Interviews, LXI. Mr. John Foster Fraser, by J. P. Blair.
• The Madness of Mr. Lister, by W. W. Jacobs.
• A City of Salt, by James Walter Smith.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives

• An Honourable Retreat, by Victor L. Whitechurch.
• Carmen Sylva's Doll-Show, by A. B. Henn.
• Miss Cayley's Adventures, X. The Adventure of the Cross-Eyed Q.C., by Grant Allen.
• Diving Elks, by Emory James.
• The Larrikin of Diamond Creek, by E. W. Hornung.
• Animal Actualities, VI. The Faithful Cochin
• Animal Actualities, VII. The Discomfited Pug.
• The Looting of the Convoy, by Walter Wood.
• A Hundred Years Ago (1798), by Alfred Whitman.
• The Hour-Glass, by Robert Barr.
• Underground Passages and Trap-Doors, by Grant Allen.
• In the Valley of Pity, by Annie E. Holdsworth.
• Old Jopper’s Vote, by Neil Wynn Williams.
• Some Famous Hands, by Maud Churton.
• Where the Air Quivered, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.
• The Captive Princess, by John C. Winder.
• Curiosities.