''The Bystander'' was a British weekly tabloid magazine that featured reviews, topical drawings,

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s and

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. Published from

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, it was established in 1903 by

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. Its first editor,

William Comyns Beaumont William Comyns Beaumont, also known as Comyns Beaumont and Appian Way, (17 October 1873 – 30 December 1955)
Benny J Peise ...

, later edited the magazine again from 1928 to 1932. It was notably popular during World War I for its publication of the " Old Bill"

s by

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. The magazine also employed many notable artists including

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, W. Heath Robinson, Howard Elcock,

Helen McKie Helen Madeleine McKie (11 October 1889 – 28 February 1957) was a British artist and illustrator. After leaving Lambeth School of Art, McKie became a member of staff to 'Bystander (magazine), Bystander' magazine from 1915 to 1929. She was also a ...

, Arthur Watts, Will Owen,

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and L. R. Brightwell. It also published some of the earliest stories of

Daphne du Maurier Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was Geor ...

(Beaumont's niece), as well as short stories by

Saki Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultur ...

, including "Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse that Helped". The magazine ran until 1940, when it merged with ''The

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'' (titled ''Tatler & Bystander'' until 1968).Bystander

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*Mr. Comyns Beaumont, Obituaries, ''

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'', January 2, 1956 *Mr. Comyns Beaumont, Mr.

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, ''The Times'', January 13, 1956 1903 establishments in the United Kingdom 1940 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Defunct literary magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1903 Magazines disestablished in 1940 Magazines published in London Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom {{UK-lit-mag-stub