In addition to publishing vast quantities of fiction for adults, The Strand generally ran a story for children in every monthly issue. Until the mid-1890's, these were most often translations of international folktales, or translations of children's stories by non-British authors such as Alexandre Dumas, Georges Sand, Voltaire, and many others. In the mid- to late-1890's, the focus shifted toward new stories by British authors, often written specifically for the magazine. By 1898, the most popular children's author was surely E. Nesbit (whose short stories and serialized children's novels can be found on the Nesbit page). Soon Nesbit was the primary, and often only, contributor of children's fiction to The Strand, which included her short stories and a number of serialized novels (such as The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Amulet). This section presents the pre-Nesbit children's fiction of The Strand in chronological order, along with a small selection of tales from other magazines.

Stories from The Strand

Barak Hageb and His Wives, from the Hungarian of Moritz Jokai (The Strand, 1891)

The Blue Cat, from the French of Daniel Dare (The Strand, 1891)

The Enchanted Whistle, by Alexandre Dumas (The Strand, 1891)

Fairy Dust, from the French of George Sand (The Strand, 1891)

The Hermit, from the French of Voltaire (The Strand, 1891)

The King and the Artist, from the Spanish of Mariana Monteiro (The Strand, 1891)

Kojata, from the Russsian (The Strand, 1891)

The Lucky Coin, from the Portuguese of Gonzalo Fernandez Francoso (The Strand, 1891)

The Spider's Web, from the French of Jacques Normand (The Strand, 1891)

The Stone Breaker, from the French of Quatrelles (The Strand, 1891)

The Two Genies, from the French of Voltaire (The Strand, 1891)

Budiak's Sacrifice, a Hungarian Legend (The Strand, 1892)

Drak the Fairy, from the French of Souvestre (The Strand, 1892)

The Little Grey Man, from the French of E. Laboulave (The Strand, 1892)

The Lost Spear, a South African Story (The Strand, 1892)

The Prince with the Hand of Gold, from the Servian (The Strand, 1892)

Rajeb's Reward, an Arabian Tale from the French of M.P. Granal (The Strand, 1892)

The Romance of a Telegraph Wire, from the German of Karl von Schlözer (The Strand, 1892)

The Silver Penny, from the Hungarian (The Strand, 1892)

The Three Brother Beasts, from the Italian (The Strand, 1892)

The Three Lemons, from the Italian (The Strand, 1892)

The Three Sisters and Their Glass Hearts, from the Russian (The Strand, 1892)

Zerbin the Wood-Cutter, from the French of E. Laboulave (The Strand, 1892)

Ashik-Kerib, a Turkish Tale by M. Lermontov, translated from the Russian by E.M. Brayley Hodgetts (The Strand, 1893)

The Nankeen Jacket, from the French of Gustave Guesviller (The Strand, 1893)

The Slippers of Abou-Karem, from the French of Xavier Marmier (The Strand, 1893)

The Bird-Cage Maker, from the Spanish (The Strand, 1894)

Fatma, from the German of Wilhelm Hauf (The Strand, 1894)

The Iron Casket, from the German (The Strand, 1894)

The Land of Youth, a Scandinavian Popular Tale (The Strand, 1894)

The Three Gold Hairs of Old Vsevede, from the Servian (The Strand, 1894)

The Vizier and the Fly, from the French of Louis de Gramont (The Strand, 1894)

The White Mouse, from the French of Hégésippe Moreau (The Strand, 1894)

The Children's Fairy, from the French of Saint Juirs (The Strand, 1895)

Dorothee's Kiss, a Story of the Franco-German War by Minnie Mortimer (The Strand, 1895)

The Golden Bees of Mythia, by Horace Murreigh (The Strand, 1895)

The Golden Spinning Wheel, a Slavonic Story from the French of Xavier Marmier (The Strand, 1895)

Ring-Falla Bridge, by K.E. Sutter (The Strand, 1895)

The Ship that Could Sail Over Land and Sea, from the German (The Strand, 1895)

The Spring-Tide of Love, by Pleydell North (Mrs. Egerton Eastwick) (The Strand, 1895)

The Three Valleys, from the German (The Strand, 1895)

The Unicorn, by E.P. Larkin (The Strand, 1895)

The Ant Mountain, from the German (The Strand, 1896)

How Sampo Lappelill Saw the Mountain King, from the Swedish of Z. Topelius (The Strand, 1896)

The Lightning Fiend, by Robert Barr (The Strand, 1896)

Little Blue Flower, from the German, by Miss F.E. Hynam (The Strand, 1896)

The Necklace of Tears, by Mrs. Egerton Eastwick (The Strand, 1896)

The Prince and the Lions, from the Persian (The Strand, 1896)

Princess Crystal, or the Hidden Treasure, by Isabel Bellerby (The Strand, 1896)

The Princess Who Despised All Men, by Charles Smith Cheltnam (The Strand, 1896)

The Story of the Invisible Kingdom, from the German of Richard Leander (The Strand, 1896)

The Witch-Dancer's Doom, a Breton Legend (The Strand, 1896)

Christmas in the Forest, from the German (The Strand, 1897)

The Giant Knarratschki and the Princess Tingaling, from the German of Clemens Brentano (The Strand, 1897)

Lillekort, from the French of Xavier Marmier (The Strand, 1897)

The Magician and His Pupil, from the German of A. Godin (The Strand, 1897)

The Mid-Day Rock, from the French of J. Jarry (The Strand, 1897)

The Shy Princess, by Flora Schmals (The Strand, 1897)

The Strawberry Thief, from the German of Pauline Schanz (The Strand, 1897)

Ten Little Fairies, from the French of Georges Mitchell (The Strand, 1897)

The Wandering Soldier, from the German (The Strand, 1897)

Witty-Splinter, from the German of Clemens Brentano (The Strand, 1897)

The Woodcutter's Daughter and the Mysterious Voice, from the German (The Strand, 1897)

Axim's Reward, or the Magic Blessing, from the Russian (The Strand, 1898)

Belle Yvonne and Her Husband the Dwarf, from the French of Daniel Riche (The Strand, 1898)

The Captive Princess, by John C. Winder (The Strand, 1898)

Cinderella's Daughter, from the French of Jules Le Maitre (The Strand, 1898)

Fishy Frolics, by Canning Williams (The Strand, 1898)

Knowledge Without Wisdom, adapted from the Sanskrit by T.R. Edwards (The Strand, 1898)

Natalia and the Imp, from the Russian (The Strand, 1898)

Prince Egod and the Raven, from the Russian (The Strand, 1898)

The Story of Sunbeam, by Luigi Capuana (The Strand, 1898)

The Sun Horse, from the German of J. Wenzig (The Strand, 1898)

The Cotton-Wool Princess, from the Italian of Luigi Capuana (The Strand, 1899)

The Memory-Saver, by F.C. Younger (The Strand, 1899)

Bulestroll the Dwarf's Revenge, by Charles Smith Cheltnam (The Strand, 1900)

The King of the Swans, from the German (The Strand, 1900)

The Ship That Worked Without Wind or Sail, by Charles Smith Cheltnam (The Strand, 1900)

The Enchanted Feathers, an Oriental Fairy Tale from the French (The Strand, 1901)

The Giant's Hand, from the French of M. De La Barre (The Strand, 1901)

How Turlupin Won the Princess, translated from the French of Jérome Doucet by G.H. Wodehouse (The Strand, 1901)

The Magic Flute, by Amy Cackett (The Strand, 1901)

Princess Fortunia, from the Spanish (The Strand, 1901)

The Seven-Banded and Seven-Locked Steel Box, by Charles Smith Cheltnam (The Strand, 1901)

The Sun Princess, a Breton Farm Labourer's Story, translated by Margaret Maitland (The Strand, 1901)

The Three Gifts, from the French (The Strand, 1901)

What Became of Cinderella's Slipper, from the French, by Charles Smith Cheltnam (The Strand, 1901)

The Wrong Princess, by R.E. Vernède (The Strand, 1901)

Marianna and the Fish Prince, by R.E. Vernède (The Strand, 1902)

Princess Rosetta, by Margaret Maitland (The Strand, 1902)

The Son of Strength, an Irish Story for Children told by Seamus MacManus (The Strand, 1902)

Only Toys, by R. Anstey (58 pages) (The Strand, 1903)

Puck of Pook's Hill, by Rudyard Kipling (118 pages) (The Strand, 1906)

Other Magazines

The Darning Needle, by Hans Christian Andersen (Peterson's, 1856)

The Mystic Bell, by Hans Christian Andersen (Peterson's, 1856)

Eight Cousins, by Louisa May Alcott (94 pages) (St. Nicholas, 1875)

Bunny Stories, by John F. Jewett (St. Nicholas, 1889)

Charmingly illustrated series of tales about a bunny family.

The Dragon's Story, by Tudor Jenks (St. Nicholas, 1889)

The Pygmy Fleet, by Tudor Jenks (St. Nicholas, 1889)

A tale in rhyme about some mischievous pixies.

Papa Dragon's Tale, by Tudor Jenks (St. Nicholas, 1900A)

"While the Evil Days Come Not:" A Boyville Story (McClure's, 1898)

The Elephant's Child, by Rudyard Kipling (Windsor Magazine, 1902A)

Josey and the Chipmunk, by Sydney Reid (44 pages) (St. Nicholas, 1900)

See also stories by

Rudyard Kipling

E. Nesbit

Mark Twain