This year sees several sets of serialised fiction appear in the magazine:

• The second series of Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, by A. Conan Doyle, following a French officer in the Napoleonic army.
• Gleams from the Dark Continent, by Charles J. Mansford. A set of stories based in 'darkest Africa' (continues into 1896).

Other items of note include the end of the specifically labelled section The Queer Side of Things, which collected more whimsical or humourous stories or cartoons at the end of the magazine. It will be replaced next year by the Curiosities section.

• A Child of the Midi from the French of Alys Hallard.
• H.R.H. The Duchess of Albany by Mary Spencer-Warren
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry W. Lucy.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. I. Creating a Mind, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• Some Curiosities of Modern Photography, I, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Visitors at the Gunnel Rock by Q.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• Let-Me-Look-at-the-Tongue by Mary H. Tennyson.
• Fables: The Cock and the Jewels by J. A. Shepherd.
• Fables: The Ass and the Pet Dog by J. A. Shepherd.
• Hospital Days and Hospital Ways by Augusta E. Mansford.
• A Vision of Gold by J. Holt Schooling.
• Drifting: A True Story of Japan by Clement Scott.
• Oxford at Home by Harold George.
• Mate in Six Moves by H. Russell Preston.
• Bogey by W. A. Wickham.

• Stopping an Execution by Victor L. Whitechurch.
• Vanishing Valentines, by W. G. FitzGerald.
• Yussuf: A Tale of the Desert by A. W. Durrant.
• The Population of the World written and illustrated by J. Holt Schooling.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. II. The Seventh Step, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry W. Lucy.
• An Ocean Graveyard by J. Laurence Hornibook.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• Some Curiosities of Modern Photography, II, by William G. FitzGerald.
• A Silver Coin from the French of A. Roguenant.
• Illustrated Interviews XXXIX. Jules Verne at Home, by Marie A. Belloc.
• Card-Sharpers and Their Work by Harry How.
• The Two Highwaymen by H. D. Lowry.
• The Line of Robert Burns by J. Monro.
• A Tramp's Romance by Denzil Vane.
• Fables: The Fox and the Crow by J. A. Shepherd.
• Fables: The Mouse and the Frog by J. A. Shepherd.
• Bogey at Lunch written and illustrated by W. A. Wickham.

• The Treasure of the Ram-Bagh by Herbert Russell.
• The Monsieur Got: The Father of the Comédie Française, by Baroness Althea Salvador.
• The Storm from the French of Armand Silvestre.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry W. Lucy.
• Some Shapes of Heads, by J. E. Barnard.
• The Dead Revel by Mrs. St. Loe Strachey.
• Girls' Schools of To-day. I. Cheltenham College, by L. T. Meade.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• The Secret of Julius Hatton by Mrs. Egerton Eastwick.
• How Explosives Are Made, by W. G. FitzGerald.
• Journeying of the Judges, by Kasomo.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. III. The Silent Tongue, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• Eccentric Ideas written and illustrated by James Scott.
• The Unicorn by E. P. Larken.
• Fables: The Lion and the Cub by J. A. Shepherd.

• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. I. How the Brigadier Held the King, by A. Conan Doyle.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry W. Lucy.
• In Our National Library, by M. San-Léon.
• Electrocution: A Scotch Adventure by Paul Cray.
• Elephant Catching, by D. H. Wise.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• With Her Majesty's Mails to Ireland, by Edward John Hart.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. IV. The Hooded Death, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• Friedrichshof, by Arthur H. Beavan.
• An Intervention from the Italian of Mathilde Serao.
• A Singular Imposture.
• Girls' Schools of To-day. II. St. Leonards and Great Harrowden Hall, by L. T. Meade.
• How Weston Won His Princess by A. Hutchison Stirling.
• Fables: The Dancing Bear by J. A. Shepherd.
• The Golden Spinning-Wheel by Xavier Marmier.

• The Convent of Sinners' Point from the Italian of Mrs. Egerton Eastwick.
• Tobogganing in the Engadine, by Celia Lovejoy.
• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. II. How the King Held the Brigadier, by A. Conan Doyle.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry W. Lucy.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• Illustrated Interviews. XL. Sarah Bernhardt, by Edward John Hart.
• Anno Domini 1795, by Alfred Whitman.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. V. The Red Bracelet, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• The Census Up to Date, written and illustrated by J. Holt Schooling.
• The Second Violin from the French of Auguste Vitu.
• Some Popular Hymns, and How They Were Written, by Francis Arthur Jones.
• The Strange Case at St. Alban's by Winifred Smith.
• Fables: The Parrot, the Cards and the Bear by J. A. Shepherd.
• The Golden Bees of Mythia by Horace Murreigh.

• The Siege of Berlin from the French of Alphonse Daudet.
• How Games Are Made, by William G. FitzGerald.
• A Bush Story by Thornton Stewart.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry W. Lucy.
• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. III. How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio, by A. Conan Doyle.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. VI. Little Sir Noel, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• Illustrated Interviews. XLI. Lord Onslow in New Zealand, by Constance Eaglestone.
• Remarkable Accidents, written and illustrated by James Scott.
• Lenster's-End, by Mrs. E. Newman.
• Some Curious Fancy Dresses, written and illustrated by Framley Steelcroft.
• The Ship That Could Sail Over Land and Sea from the German.
• Fables: The Ostrich and the Birds by J. A. Shepherd.
• A Golf Episode by E. M. J. Edwardes.

• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. IV. How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom, by A. Conan Doyle.
• Sir Edward Burne-Jones, by L. T. Meade.
• A True Ghost Story by Countess of Munster.
• Centenarians by Netta Esplin Cargill.
• Stared Into Submission from the Italian.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry W. Lucy.
• The Queen's Secret by Mrs. Skey.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• The Romance of Our News Supply, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. VII. A Doctor's Dilemma, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• Some Notable Hymns, by Francis Arthur Jones.
• Some Remarkable Wedding-Cakes, by Framley Steelcroft.
• Gleams from the Dark Continent. I. The Veiled Idol of Kor, by Charles J. Mansford.
• Fables: An Old Crab and a Young by J. A. Shepherd.

• Gleams from the Dark Continent. II. The Wizard of Swazi Swamp, by Charles J. Mansford.
• Illustrated Interviews. XLII. Mr. W. G. Grace, by Fred W. Ward.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. VIII. On a Charge of Forgery, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• The Sea-Serpent, by Alfred T. Story.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• The Great Californian Heiress by Grant Allen.
• Strange Devices, written and illustrated by James Scott.
• The Ladies of Queen Victoria's Court.
• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. V. How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs, by A. Conan Doyle.
• Notable Families. I. The Gladstone Family, by Albert H. Broadwell.
• Dorothee's Kiss by Minnie Mortimer.
• From Behind the Speaker's Chair by Henry W. Lucy.
• Fables: The Result of Going to Law by J. A. Shepherd.
• The Three Valleys from the German.

• The Cripple at the Mill, by Max Pemberton.
• Illustrated Interviews. No. XLIII. "The New Romeo and Juliet"
  • I. Romeo: Mr. J. Forbes Robertson, by Harry How.
  • II. Juliet: Mrs. Patrick Campbell, by M. Griffith.
• Gleams from the Dark Continent. III. The Hidden Egyptian Shield, by Charles J. Mansford.
• Calculating Boys.
• M.P.'s as Artists: I, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. IX. The Strange Case of Captain Gascoigne, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• War Ballooning, by Charles Knight.
• A Hero from the Italian of Edmondo de Amicis.
• The Evolution of Cricket, by Alfred T. Story.
• In the Donkey's Dairy by Framley Steelcroft.
• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. VI. How the Brigadier Was Tempted by the Devil, by A. Conan Doyle.
• Fables: The Hermit and the Bear by J. A. Shepherd.
• The Spring-Tide of Love by Pleydell North.

• An Experience, from the French of Frédéric Soulié.
• The Prince and Princess Christian, by Mary Spencer-Warren.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. X. With the Eternal Fires, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• Divers and Their Work by Framley Steelcroft.
• The New Broom by H. D. Lowry.
• M.P.'s as Artists: I, by William G. FitzGerald.
• Catching the Mail-Bags, by R. H. Cocks.
• Modern Knight Errantry, by Brysson Cunningham.
• One Year's Hard Cash, by J. Holt Schooling.
• Gleams from the Dark Continent. IV. The Dervish of the Nile Pyramid, by Charles J. Mansford.
• In the Heart of Hop-Land, by T. Sparrow.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• Punch and Judy, by Alfred T. Story.
• Fables: The Lion and the Hare by J. A. Shepherd.
• An Experiment in Realism by Mrs. E. Newman.

• Gleams from the Dark Continent. V. The Lost Fetish of Walai, by Charles J. Mansford.
• Great Names at Eton and Harrow.
• '48 by H. Herman Chilton.
• Shopkeepers' Advertising Novelties, written and illustrated by James Scott.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series.
  XI. The Small House on Steven's Heath, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• The Signatures of Napoleon, by J. Holt Schooling.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• A Black Diamond by Marianne Kent.
• Illustrated Interviews. XLIV. Rear-Admiral A. H. Markham, by William G. FitzGerald.
• "It", by Baron von Roberts.
• Lord Mayors' Shows: Past and Present, by Harry How.
• Captain Cronhelm's Blunder, by J. L. Hornibrook.
• Fables: The Little Dog by J. A. Shepherd.
• Ringfalla Bridge by K. E. Sutter.
• The Queer Side of Things
  • The Disadvantages of Mind, by J. F. Sullivan.

• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. VII. How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom, by A. Conan Doyle.
• Illustrated Interviews. XLV. Captain M'Giffin, by William G. FitzGerald.
• The Vision of Inverstrathy Castle: Sequel by F. Startin Pilleau.
• A Day in a Doll's Hospital by Harry How.
• An Express of the Future by Jules Verne^[1].
• The Lost Property Office, by William G. FitzGerald.
• The Lepers' Guest by Max Pemberton.
• Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of their Lives.

• The Handwriting of John Ruskin, by J. Holt Schooling.
• Stories from the Diary of a Doctor, Second Series. XII. "To Every One His Own Fear", by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax.
• Naming the Baby by Edward Salmon.
• Gleams from the Dark Continent. VI. The Great Dial of the Gold-Finders, by Charles J. Mansford.
• Frost Photography.
• Morbus Nobilis, or, The Plaster Brigade by W. H. Williamson.
• Acrobats and How They Are Trained by Ernest W. Low.
• The Understudy by Robert Barr.
• Chimney Felling by Walter Wood.
• In the Tules by Bret Harte.
• Street Toys written and illustrated by Ernest C. Fincham.
• Abraham Fleeter's Weariness written and illustrated by J. F. Sullivan.
• An Animal Actor, by Harry How.
• Artists of "The Strand Magazine".
• The Children's Fairy by Saint-Juirs.
• Fables: The Old Man and His Donkey by J. A. Shepherd.
• Waiter! This Cat's Meat is Tough! by Louis Wain.