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Literary Tendencies In The Short Story, Harper's Magazine, 1850-1870, Marguerite Leahy
Literary Tendencies In The Short Story, Harper's Magazine, 1850-1870, Marguerite Leahy
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The short story is a peculiarly American contribution to the field of literature. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, while at the beginning presenting stories mainly from English authors, did not refuse them from other sources, and French as well as German writers were included among the contributors.
During the first decade covered by this study, the author [of a short story] was rarely mentioned, and a great deal of research was involved to ascertain this information. After 1860 due credit was given the author in every instance. Despite their many imperfections, these early stories did form a bridge from the …