1st Edition
Macmillan�s Magazine, 1859�1907 No Flippancy or Abuse Allowed
By George J. Worth
Copyright 2003
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Macmillan's Magazine has long been recognized as one of the most significant of the many British literary/intellectual periodicals that flourished in the second half of the nineteenth century. Yet the first volume of the Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals (1966) pointed out that 'There is no study of Macmillan's Magazine' - and that lack has been only partially remedied in all the decades... Read more
Contents: General editors' preface; Introduction; The beginning; The role of Alexander Macmillan; The role of Frederick Denison Maurice; Margaret Oliphant; John Morley and Mowbray Morris; Index.
Biography
George J. Worth is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Kansas. His many publications dealing with Victorian literature include books on James Hannay, W. Harrison Ainsworth, Charles Dickens and Thomas Hughes.
'... thoroughly researched account...' Times Literary Supplement 'George J. Worth gives us a much-needed account of the rise and fall of Macmillan's Magazine, 1859-1907... Worth is a thoughtful historian...' Studies in English Literature 'Scrupulous research [...] along with careful attention to the seemingly mundane details, financial and personal, of a highly successful literary magazine, make Macmillan's Magazine, 1859-1907 a valuable resource for scholars interested in the Victorian press.' Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada 'One final word of praise for this interesting and often entertaining study concerns the notes at the end of its chapter. They are valuable not only because they reveal the archival sources that underpin Worth's study, but also because they often provide brief essays on topics relevant to the story it tells.' Victorian Periodicals Review
