''Scribner's Monthly: An Illustrated Magazine for the People'' was an illustrated American literary periodical published from 1870 until 1881. Following a change in ownership in 1881 of the company that had produced it, the magazine was relaunched as '' The Century Magazine''.

History

Charles Scribner I, Andrew Armstrong, Arthur Peabody, Edward Seymour,

Josiah Gilbert Holland Josiah Gilbert Holland (July 24, 1819 – October 12, 1881) was an American novelist and poet who also wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb. He helped to found and edit '' Scribner's Monthly'' (afterwards the '' Century Magazine''), in whi ...

, and Roswell Smith established Scribner & Co. on July 19, 1870, to start on the publication of ''Scribner's Monthly''. ''Scribner's Monthly'' absorbed the second incarnation of '' Putnam's Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science and Art''. The first issue of the newly formed periodical was published in November of that year. In April 1881,

Charles Scribner II Charles Scribner II (October 18, 1854 – April 19, 1930) was the president of Charles Scribner's Sons and a trustee at Skidmore College. Early life He was born in New York City on October 18, 1854. He was the son of Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827–1 ...

sold his share of the Scribner & Co. company to Roswell Smith. The names of the magazine and the company were retooled, dropping mention of 'Scribner'; ''Scribner's Monthly'' was changed to '' The Century Magazine'' and Scribner & Co. was changed to

Century Company The Century Company was an American publishing company, founded in 1881. History It was originally a subsidiary of Charles Scribner's Sons, named Scribners and Company, but was bought by Roswell Smith and renamed by him after the Century Associa ...

. Charles Scribner II was unable to launch a competing magazine for five years. In 1886, Scribner announced to a '' Times'' reporter that they would make a new monthly publication "as soon as the necessary arrangements could be perfected". Scribner also announced that the editor would be Edward Burlingame, the son of

Anson Burlingame Anson Burlingame (November 14, 1820 – February 23, 1870) was an American lawyer, Republican/American Party legislator, diplomat, and abolitionist. As diplomat, he served as the U.S. minister to China (1862–1867) and then as China's envoy to ...

, who was already connected to the publishing house as a literary advisor. Scribner further noted that the magazine would not be a revival of the formerly published ''Scribner's Monthly''.

Contributors

Truman C. Everts's ''Thirty-Seven Days of Peril'' was also published within the pages of ''Scribner's Monthly''.

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''Scribner's Monthly''
at Cornell University Library, vols. 1-5, 7-22 (1870–1881)
Holland Collection of Literary Letters, University of Colorado Boulder
Magazines established in 1870 Magazines disestablished in 1881 Monthly magazines published in the United States Defunct literary magazines published in the United States 1870 establishments in the United States 1881 disestablishments in the United States Magazines published in New York City

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