The Idler Magazine, Volume III (March 1893) is an issue of the popular illustrated monthly co-founded by Jerome K. Jerome and Robert Barr. The Idler mixed light fiction, essays, interviews, and humour with abundant illustration, and counted many of the leading writers of the 1890s among its contributors. This number preserves a lively cross-section of late-Victorian periodical culture.
For readers interested in the visual arts, the magazine is notable for its generous use of illustration and for the window it opens onto the popular taste of its day. It is a rich source for the study of illustrated journalism. This free EPUB download is cleanly formatted for any e-reader.