Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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English Originals Literature Urban LandscapeSocial ObservationMagazine SelectionBeautiful EssaysPopular Narrative

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852 by VariousAuthor: Various,Language: English, Class: AP: General Works: Periodicals, Release Date: May 26, 2014

Editor's review

This is the full electronic text of the twenty-fifth issue of Volume V of Harper's New Monthly Magazine (the June 1852 number), released by Project Gutenberg. Like other numbers in the same volume, it is a mixed monthly: serialized fiction, editorial miscellany, travel writing, popular science, and book reviews appear side by side. The sections share no single theme, yet together they present the actual character of mid-nineteenth-century American popular reading. For researchers, its significance is its rawness: advertising language, section order, and serial breakpoints preserve the rhythm of the periodical press of the time and can be used to examine how a magazine organized readers' continuous reading. For general readers, the issue is more like an old magazine reading room one can enter and leave at will: pieces are short and subjects jump about, so it suits reading in spare moments rather than expectations of a narrative running through the whole issue. The electronic edition is easy to search, suitable for use alongside courses in American literary history and publishing history, and for browsing by enthusiasts interested in the physical form of old periodicals.

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FAQ

What kinds of content does this issue contain? Following Harper's New Monthly Magazine's regular sections, it usually includes serialized fiction, editorial miscellany, travel writing, popular-science pieces, book reviews, and advertisements. The specific contents should be checked against the e-book's table of contents, as the makeup varies from issue to issue.
How does reading it differ from other issues in the same volume? All issues share the same framework of sections, but serialized fiction progress, review topics, and advertisements change from month to month. Reading them together shows how serialization advanced across issues and how editors arranged continuity of topics between numbers.
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Various Author

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