The Phoenix and the Carpet

"Phoenix" is spelled with OE-ligature on the front cover of the first edition, at least. That must complicate automated search of contemporary newspaper and magazines. The Saturday Review notice cited below uses the ligature.

Published, in part if not whole(*), in The Strand Magazine. A brief notice in The Saturday Review 1904-12-17 (Supplement, p. vii) begins, "The Phoenix ... has already won fame during its progress in the Strand Magazine." (*) The first Five Children book (see) was published as a 9-part Strand Magazine serial, later an 11-chapter book. Probably episodes IV-V were expanded or augmented as four chapters.

1st ed. Price from brief review Manchester Guardian 1904-11-19 p7 "Christmas Books" Not otherwise found 2017-03-03 in search of multiple UK newspapers 1903/1904