Harper's Magazine


America's oldest general-interest monthly magazine which covers issues through long-form narrative journalism, essays and fiction. The monthly offers readers a unique perspective on politics, society, the environment and culture. - AsNotedIn


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1850/06/00 From New York City, Harper and Brothers publishes the first issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine. The first press run of 7,500 copies sells out almost immediately. Begin
1855/04/00 "The Tartarus of Maids" by Herman Melville is published together with "The Paradise of Bachelors" in Harper's Magazine. Publisher The Tartarus of Maids (Short Story)
1859/09/00 Stephen Douglas writes an article for Harper's New Monthly Magazine stating that the question of slavery in the territories should be decided by the popular vote as intended by the Founding Fathers. Publisher Cooper Union Speech
1868/10/00 "The Moonstone Mass" by Harriet Prescott Spofford is published in Harper's Monthly. Publisher The Moonstone Mass (short story)
1879/07/00 "The Diary of a Man of Fifty" by Henry James is published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine 59 (350). Publisher A Diary of a Man of Fifty (short story)
1880/00/00 "Washington Square" is serialized in Cornhill Magazine and Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Publisher Washington Square (book)
1890/09/00 "The Revolt of "Mother"" by Mary Wilkins Freeman erupts in Harper's Monthly. Publisher The Revolt of Mother (short story)
1891/00/00 Mark Twain's "Luck" is published in Harper's Magazine. Publisher Luck (Twain story)
1892/06/00 "Decoration Day" by Sarah Orne Jewett is published in Harper's Magazine. Publisher Decoration Day (short story) Memorial Day
1892/09/00 "Lot No 249" by Arthur Conan Doyle is published in Harper's. Publisher Lot No 249 (short story)
1894/00/00 George du Maurier's second novel, Trilby, is syndicated in Harper's Monthly. Publisher Trilby
1895/08/00 "The Little Room" by Madeline Yale Wynne appears in Harper's Magazine. Publisher The Little Room (short story)
1899/12/00 "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" by Mark Twain is published in Harper's Monthly. Publisher The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1901/00/00 "Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff" by Bret Harte is published in Harper's. Publisher Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff (Short Story)
1902/00/00 "The Mission of Jane" by Edith Wharton is published in Harper's Monthly. Publisher The Mission of Jane (Short Story)
1902/08/00 Edith Wharton's "The Reckoning" appears in Harper's Monthly. Publisher The Reckoning
1904/12/00 "A Dog's Tale" wages its way into Harper's Magazine. Publisher A Dog's Tale
1906/08/00 "A Horse's Tale" by Mark Twain is published in two installments in the August and September issues of Harper's Magazine. Publisher A Horse's Tale
1908/12/00 "The Shell of Sense" by Olivia H Dunbar is published in Harper's Magazine. Publisher The Shell of Sense (Short Story)
1910/03/00 "Golden Baby" by Alice Brown is published in Harper's. Publishers Golden Baby (Short Story)
1914/09/00 "The Long Chamber" by Olivia H Dunbar arrives in Harper's Magazine. Publisher The Long Chamber (Short Story)
1927/09/00 "Night Club" by Katharine Brush is published in Harper's. Publisher Night Club (short story)
1930/09/00 "Good Wednesday" by Katharine Brush is published in Harper's. Publisher Good Wednesday (short story)
1931/03/00 "Mr Arcularis" by Conrad Aiken is published in the March 1931 issue of Harper's Magazine. Publisher Mr Arcularis (short story)
1944/00/00 "Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl is published in Harper's Magazine. Publisher Beware of the Dog (Short Story)
1947/03/00 "The Man Upstairs" by Ray Bradbury is published in Harper's. Publisher The Man Upstairs (short story)
1953/09/00 After being rejected by The New Yorker, "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl arrives in Harper's Magazine. Publisher Lamb to the Slaughter (short story)
1957/07/00 The Day It Rained Forever is published in Harper's. Publisher The Day It Rained Forever (short story)
1959/08/00 A Wild Night in Galway is published in Harper's. Publisher A Wild Night in Galway (short story)
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