''Macmillan's Magazine'' was a monthly British magazine from 1859 to 1907 published by
Alexander Macmillan.
The magazine was a
literary periodical that published fiction and non-fiction works from primarily British authors.
Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes (20 October 182222 March 1896) was an English lawyer, judge, politician and author. He is most famous for his novel ''Tom Brown's School Days'' (1857), a semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School, which Hughes had attended. ...
had convinced Macmillan to found the magazine. The first editor was
David Masson
David Mather Masson LLD DLitt (2 December 18226 October 1907), was a Scottish academic, supporter of women's suffrage, literary critic and historian.
Biography
He was born in Aberdeen, the son of William Masson, a stone-cutter, and his wi ...
.
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In 1868, David Masson resigned as editor of ''Macmillan's Magazine'' and left London to become Professor of English Literature at Edinburgh University. Alexander Macmillan appointed ]George Grove
Sir George Grove (13 August 182028 May 1900) was an English engineer and writer on music, known as the founding editor of ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians''.
Grove was trained as a civil engineer, and successful in that profession, ...
, who remained in this post for 15 years, becoming also a general literary adviser to the publisher.
In its first decade of existence, Frederick Denison Maurice
John Frederick Denison Maurice (29 August 1805 – 1 April 1872), known as F. D. Maurice, was an English Anglican theologian, a prolific author, and one of the founders of Christian socialism. Since World War II, interest in Maurice has exp ...
was a prolific contributor.
References
Further reading
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External links
Complete issues of Macmillan's Magazine
at Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...
.
''Macmillan's Magazine'', hathitrust.org
1859 establishments in the United Kingdom
1907 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Defunct literary magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines disestablished in 1907
Magazines established in 1859
Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
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