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The series consists of seventeen drawings commissioned by Harper and Brothers, over half of which were made to accompany two serialized stories by John Kendrick Bangs, "A House-boat on the Styx" and "The Pursuit of the House-Boat," which were later published as novels. Another set of drawings was made for the Frank Stockton serial story, "The Great Stone of Sardis," which was also published in book form. Two other illustrations for serialized stories are included, as is a single example of a Peter Newell comic. The drawings are arranged by the author of the story illustrated, with the single comic by Newell filed under his authorship. Page numbers following the title of a drawing refer to the location of the illustration as it appeared in the novel.