on the stand there were newspapers and magazines of any kind

当地点介词短语位于句首时,引起句子完全倒装.there be 本身是引导句子的,因为缺乏主语.
原句是：Newspapers and...of any kind were on the stand.
---On the stand were newspapers...of any kind.
Newspapers and ...of any kind...本身就是主语.