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- Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
- The Poems of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, by Frank Dempster Sherman
(Century Magazine, 1891B)
- An American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is noted for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly.
- Arnold, Sir Edwin
- A Happy Hour with Sir Edwin Arnold, by Clement Scott
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)
- Sir Edwin Arnold KCIE CSI (1832-1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work The Light of Asia. - Wikipedia
- Bagehot, Walter
- Journalism as Exemplified by the Late Mr. Bagehot
(Scribners, 1879B)
- Blackwood, William
- William Blackwood
(Atlantic Monthly, 1865)
- Editor of Blackwood's Magazine.
- Blair, Francis
- An Anecdote of the Blairs by Eliza Claggett Allen
(Century Magazine, 1890A)
- Francis Preston Blair, Sr. (1791-1876) was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and influential figure in national politics. Blair was an early member of the Democratic Party, and a strong supporter of President Andrew Jackson. From 1831 to 1845, Blair worked as Editor-in-Chief of the Washington Globe. - Wikipedia
- Bowles, Samuel
- A Study in Independent Journalism, by George S. Merriam
(Century Magazine, 1885B)
- An American journalist born in Springfield, Massachusetts; publisher and editor of the Springfield Republican.
- Brightwell
- How Mrs. Brightwell Writes for Magazines
(Demorest, 1874)
- This may refer to British writer Cecilia Lucy Brightwell.
- Bryant, William Cullen
- Bryant and Longfellow
(Century Magazine, 1882A)
- The friendship between Bryant and Longfellow, as seen in some of Bryant's letters.
- Where Bryant Lived and Rests, by Harold Godwin (Ladies' Home Journal, 1892)
- A look at the home and grave of William Cullen Bryant.
- Cable, George W.
- George W. Cable
(Century Magazine, 1882A)
- A southern writer and journalist, particularly devoted to recording the history and culture of New Orleans. (Use the search box to locate more articles on this site by this author.)
- Craik, Dinah Maria
- A Model Novelist: The Author of
John Halifax, Gentleman
(Girl's Own Paper, 1888)
- "Mrs. Craik [aka Miss Mulock], novelist, essayist, magazine writer, and poet."
- The Late Mrs. Craik
(Demorest, 1888)
- Curtis, George William
- George William Curtis, by S.S. Conant
(Century Magazine, 1883A)
- Author, journalist and statesman.
- de Blowitz, Henri
- A Chapter from My Memoirs, by Mr. De Blowitz
(Harper's Monthly, 1889A)
- Paris correspondent for The Times; "his most famous achievement was in 1878, when he managed to obtain the text of the Treaty of Berlin and publish it at the very moment that the Congress of Berlin was finally signing it." - Wikipedia
- How I Became a Journalist, by Mr. de Blowitz
(Harper's Monthly, 1891A)
- Another chapter in the memoirs of de Blowitz.
- A New Chapter of My Memoirs by M. De Blowitz
(Harper's Monthly, 1892A)
- de Blowitz's account of Alfonso XII, proclaimed King of Spain.
- Faithfull, Emily
- Miss Emily Faithfull
(Demorest, 1873)
- A British author, lecturer and philanthropist, newspaper and magazine founder.
- Fuller, Margaret
- Margaret Fuller Ossoli, by J.E. Runtz Rees
(Girl's Own Paper, 1880)
- An American journalist and women's rights activist who died at sea in 1850.
- Margaret Fuller, by Josephine Lazarus
(Century Magazine, 1893A)
- Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1810-1850), commonly known as Margaret Fuller, was an American journalist, critic, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement. She was the first full-time American female book reviewer in journalism. Her book Woman in the Nineteenth Century is considered the first major feminist work in the United States. - Wikipedia
- Garrison, William Lloyd
- William Lloyd Garrison, by Wendell Philips Garrison and Francis Jackson Garrison
(Century Magazine, 1885B)
- Greeley, Horace
- Horace Greeley
(Harper's Monthly, 1873A)
- Editorial mourning the death of Horace Greeley.
- Greeley's Estimate of Lincoln, by Horace Greeley
(Century Magazine, 1891B)
- An unpublished address by Horace Greeley.
- Home Days with Father, by Gabrielle Greeley Clendennin (Ladies' Home Journal, 1892)
- Grossmith, George
- Mr. George Grossmith, by Frank Banfield
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1896)
- George Grossmith (1847-1912) was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more than four decades. As a writer and composer, he created 18 comic operas, nearly 100 musical sketches, some 600 songs and piano pieces, three books and both serious and comic pieces for newspapers and magazines. - Wikipedia
- George Grossmith to an Audience of One, by John Hyde
(Windsor Magazine, 1897B)
- Holland, Josiah Gilbert
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
(Century Magazine, 1882A)
- An article about the life of the recently deceased editor of Century Magazine, including a number of letters and memoriams from the "Topics" section.
- Dr. Holland (reminiscences and eulogies)
(Century Magazine, 1882A)
- Novelist and poet Josiah G. Holland was one of the three original founders of Scribner's Monthly and wrote regular editorials for the periodical. As Holland was deeply religious, Scribner's to a great extent reflected the views and concerns of the Evangelical Christian community. After the death of Charles Scribner differences arose between the management, and the publishing firm of Charles Scribner's Sons, which resulted in the withdrawal of the Scribner interests and a change of name to The Century Magazine in 1881. Dr. Holland was to have continued in the editorship, but before the appearance of the first issue of the Century he died.
- June, Jenny
- Thirty Years in Journalism, by Jennie June (Demorest, 1886)
- See also our collection of Jenny June's "Talks with Women".
- Kennan, George
- George Kennan, by Anna Laurens Dawes
(Century Magazine, 1888B)
- A writer and reporter perhaps best known for the two years he spent in Siberia studying the Russian exile/prison system. Use the search box in the upper left column to locate more articles on this site by this author.
- Lieber, Dr. Francis
- A Romantic Career, by D.C. Gilman
(Century Magazine, 1883B)
- Francis Lieber (1798-1872), known as Franz Lieber in Germany, was a German-American jurist, gymnast and political philosopher. He edited an Encyclopaedia Americana. He was the author of the Lieber Code during the American Civil War, also known as Code for the Government of Armies in the Field (1863). The Lieber Code is considered the first document to comprehensively outline rules regulating the conduct of war, and laid the foundation for the Geneva Conventions. - Wikipedia
- Nye, Edgar
- An Autobiography of a Justice of the Peace, by Edgar Nye
(Century Magazine, 1892A)
- Autobiography of an Editor, by Edgar Nye
(Century Magazine, 1893A)
- O'Hara, Theodore
- Theodore O'Hara, by Robert Burns Wilson
(Century Magazine, 1890B)
- American poet, journalist, and Confederate colonel.
- Ossoli
- See Fuller, above
- Payn, James
- An Afternoon Chat with Mr. James Payn, by Mary Angela Dickens
(Windsor, 1897A)
- Journalist and novelist.
- Pemberton, Max
- Max Pemberton at Home, by Arthur H. Lawrence
(Windsor Magazine, 1897B)
- Use the search box in the upper left column to locate articles on this site by this author.
- Prentice, George D.
- George D. Prentice
(Harper's Monthly, 1875A)
- Controversial editor of the Louisville Journal.
- Rintoul, Robert Steven
- Robert Steven Rintoul (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Russell, William Howard
- William Howard Russell, LLD - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How
(The Strand, 1892B)
- Journalist and war correspondent.
- Sala, George Augustus
- George Augustus Sala - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How
(The Strand, 1892B)
- George Augustus Sala's First and Last Work, by His Widow
(Windsor, 1898A)
- Smith, Roswell
- Roswell Smith, by Amory H. Bradford
(Century Magazine, 1892B)
- The founder of Century Magazine.
- Sowler, Thomas
- Thomas Sowler (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Stillman, William James
- William James Stillman,
(Century Magazine, 1893B)
- An American journalist, diplomat, author, historian, and photographer. Educated as an artist, Stillman subsequently converted to the profession of journalism, working primarily as a war correspondent in Crete and the Balkans, where he served as his own photographer. For a time, he also served as United States ambassador in Rome, and afterward in Crete during the Cretan insurrections.
- Taylor, Richard
- Richard Taylor (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Yates, Edmund
- Mr. Edmund Yates - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How
(The Strand, 1893B)
- Journalist, novelist and dramatist.
- Parisian Journalists, by Junius Henri Browne
(Harper's Monthly, 1875B)
- Women Editors of Two Centuries
(Demorest, 1879)
- War Correspondence as a Fine Art, by Archibald Forbes
(Century Magazine, 1893A)
- Some Prominent War Correspondents
(New Illustrated Magazine, 1900)
- • See also Nonfiction Writers
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