''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine'' was a 19th-century literary magazine published in

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from 1868 to 1915, when it relocated to New York to become '' McBride's Magazine''. It merged with ''

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'' in 1916. ''Lippincott's'' published original works, general articles, and literary criticism. It is indexed in the Reader's Guide Retrospective database, and the full-text of many issues is available online from Project Gutenberg, and in various commercial databases such as the American Periodicals Series from

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. ''Lippincott's'' was published by J. B. Lippincott of Philadelphia until 1914, then by McBride, Nast & Co. There were 96 semi-annual volumes. From 1881 to 1885 they were issued as vols. 1 to 10 "New Series" or "N.S." (see image) and bound such as "Old Series, Vol. XXVII – New Series, Vol. I" (January to June 1881) but the old series was resumed with January 1887 issued as volume 37, number 1. Joseph Berg Esenwein was editor from 1905 to 1914.

Early names

* 1868–1870: ''Lippincott's Magazine of Literature, Science and Education'' * 1871–1885: ''Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science''

Notable authors

''Lippincott's'' published several notable authors of the day, including: *

Gertrude Atherton Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was an American author. Paterson, Isabel, "Gertrude Atherton: A Personality" The Bookman'', New York, February 1924, (pgs. 632-636) Many of her novels are set in her home sta ...

: ''Doomswoman'' (1892) *

Willa Cather Willa Sibert Cather (; born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including '' O Pioneers!'', '' The Song of the Lark'', and '' My Ántonia''. In 192 ...

Florence Earle Coates Florence Van Leer Earle Nicholson Coates (July 1, 1850 – April 6, 1927) was an American poet, whose prolific output was published in many literary magazines, some of it set to music. She was mentored by the English poet Matthew Arnold, with wh ...

, Philadelphia poet whose poetry was featured nearly five dozenBohm, Sonja N., comp. ''The Published Works of Florence Earle Coates (Magazines)''. 2009. Print. times in ''Lippincott's'' between 1885 and 1915. * Arthur Conan Doyle: ''

The Sign of the Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Plot ...

'' (February 1890) *

Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American C ...

: ''The Sport of the Gods'' (1901) *

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ...

: ''

The Light that Failed ''The Light That Failed'' is the first novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling, first published in ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine'' in January 1891. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events through ...

'' (January 1891) *

Emma Lazarus Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet " The New Colossus", which was inspire ...

(over 40 poems in the 1870s) *

Louis Sullivan Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloy ...

: ''The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered'' (1896) * Anthony Trollope: ''

The Vicar of Bullhampton ''The Vicar of Bullhampton'' is an 1870 novel by Anthony Trollope. It is made up of three intertwining subplots: the courtship of a young woman by two suitors; a feud between the titular Broad church vicar and a Low church nobleman, abetted b ...

'' (serialized starting in July 1869) * Oscar Wilde: ''

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical '' Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''The Picture of Dorian G ...

'' (July 1890)

Notable editors

*1886–1894:

Joseph Marshall Stoddart Joseph Marshall Stoddart (August 10, 1845 – February 25, 1921), was an American business man, Editor of ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine'' from 1886 to 1894 and later of the ''New Science Review''. The son of another Joseph Marshall Stoddart, by ...

References

External links

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''Lippincott's'' at Project Gutenberg

UPenn Library listing of online volumes
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Early names

Notable authors

Notable editors

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