The Idler was anillustrated monthly magazine published inGreat Britain from 1892 to 1911. It was founded by the authorRobert Barr, who brought in the humoristJerome K. Jerome as co-editor, and its contributors included many of the leading writers and illustrators of the time.
The Idler generally catered to the popular taste, printing light pieces and sensational fiction. The magazine publishedshort stories, serialisednovels,humour pieces,poetry,memoirs,travel writing, book and theatrereviews,interviews and cartoons. It also included a monthly feature called 'The Idlers' Club', in which a number of writers would offer their views on a particular topic.
Most ofThe Idler's contributors were popular and prolific writers of the time. Some of them, such asRudyard Kipling,Mark Twain andErnest Bramah, are still read today.
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