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Cover of the November 1933 issue
The Spider
was an American
pulp magazine
published by
Popular Publications
from 1933 to 1943. Every issue included a lead novel featuring the
Spider
, a heroic crime-fighter. The novels in the first two issues were written by
R. T. M. Scott
; thereafter every lead novel was credited to "Grant Stockbridge", a
house name
.
Norvell Page
, a prolific pulp author, wrote most of these. Unlike some contemporary pulp heroes, The Spider was willing to kill criminals, and when he did so he left a red spider inked on his victims. Page in particular wrote stories with violent storylines, often with science-fiction plot devices. Continuity from novel to novel was often disregarded, with characters killed in one issue appearing unscathed in later issues. Each magazine also featured short stories, occasionally including elements of horror fiction. Most of the
cover art
was painted by John Newton Howitt or Rafael de Soto. The magazine was cancelled in 1943 due to a paper shortage caused by World War II. (
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Abolitionist caricature of the caning of Charles Sumner
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In England, buildings of particular architectural and/or historic interest can be given special protection through
listing
. Around 500,000 buildings are listed, at one of three grades; Grade I, the most important and applying to only 2.5% of all listed buildings, Grade II*, the next highest, and Grade II. The age of a building is relevant; very few buildings built less than 30 years ago are considered suitable for listing. Thus, no buildings completed in the 21st century have yet been listed. Those
completed in the 20th century
and given Grade I listing include cathedrals, churches, chapels, war memorials, houses, bridges, factories, galleries, university structures, animal enclosures and a
bike shed
. The most recent building to be designated Grade I is
Colin St John Wilson
's
British Library
, constructed between 1982 and 1999 and the newest designation is for the
New House, Wadhurst Park
by
John Outram
, listed in July 2020. The architect with most Grade I 20th-century buildings to their name is
Edwin Lutyens
, followed by
Arne Jacobsen
. (
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Al-Hajj
is the
22nd chapter
(
surah
) of the
Quran
, describing the pilgrimage to
Mecca
known as the
Hajj
. This Chinese scroll in ink, watercolour and gold on paper was produced in the second half of the 19th century, contains the full text of the chapter in Arabic, and is now part of the
Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage
. Almost five metres (16 feet) in length, the scroll's illustrations include a map entitled "Routes of the Hajj", a view of the
Great Wall of China
, and views of Mecca and
Medina
, as well as diagrammatic depictions of the stations of pilgrimage and Jerusalem, including the
Kaaba
. The illustrations are captioned in Chinese.
Calligraphy credit: 'Abdallah; photographed by the
Khalili Collections
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