''The Bystander'' was a British weekly

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magazine that featured reviews, topical drawings,

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s and short stories. Published from

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, it was established in 1903 by George Holt Thomas. Its first editor, William Comyns Beaumont, 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 Bruce Bairnsfather. The magazine also employed many notable artists including H. M. Bateman,

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, Helen McKie, Arthur Watts, Will Owen, Edmund Blampied and L. R. Brightwell. It also published some of the earliest stories of

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(Beaumont's niece), as well as short stories by Saki, 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. Richard Viner, ''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