All the Year Round - "Knots." Opposite the Moonstone

In a striking publishing coincidence, the page opposite the end of section xxi in Harper’s Weekly contains an uncredited article titled only “Riddles”, while immediately following the serialized Moonstone section in All the Year Round is an uncredited article titled only “Knots”. These articles are remarkably similar in tone and style, right down to the one-word plural titles. Both contextually relevant articles demonstrably attempt to display their respective subjects as cultured pursuits of knowledge. As each topic also has an intriguing metaphorical connection with the mystery genre, encountering these pieces in succession directly leads the reader to a subtextual linking of the ideas. These columns work synergistically with The Moonstone section to reinforce the elevation of the prose and the publication as a whole.