The Philistine : $b a periodical of protest (Vol. III, No. 5, October 1896)

"The Philistine: A Periodical of Protest (Vol. III, No. 5, October 1896)" by Various is a late 19th-century literary magazine put together by The Society of the Philistines that acts as a place to discuss and make fun of the popular ideas about art, writing, and society. It includes articles by several writers and looks at different parts of life during that time. William McIntosh's "The Literary Sweat Shop" talks about how writing is becoming more like a business, which could hurt creativity. Stephen Crane’s short writing, "An Ominous Baby," shows the innocence of kids and how society can separate people through the meeting of two kids from different lives. Other writings think about topics like wanting to be an artist, facing death, and seeing life in everyday things, presenting different views on what it meant to be alive back then.