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Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v15, #88, September 1857] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 480 · My Inheritance · Anon. (by Louise Chandler Moulton) · ss 489 · Desmond the Speculator · Anon. (by James Davenport Whelpley) · ss 494 · Esther · Anon. (by Ruth Harper) · ss 504 · Love After Marriage · Anon. (by James Davenport Whelpley) · ss 529 · Mr. Seedy · Anon. (by C. E. Billington) · ss 533 · The Taking of the Bélen Gate. September 13, 1847 · Anon. (by L. A. Bargie) · pm 541 · Alice Maude · Anon. · pm 542 · Seeing the World · Anon. (by Fitz-James O’Brien) · ss 557 · Editor’s Easy Chair · Anon. · cl _560 · I Wooed Her in the Summer Months · Anon. · sg 565 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _566 · The Mocking-Bird · Anon. · pm; same author as “The Child of Sorrow” in Nov 1857 issue. _566 · untitled (“A gay young spark, who long had sighed...”) · Anon. · pm The Boston Post, as “The Lawyer’s Stratagem” _573 · Better Late Than Never · Anon. · pm _574 · The Rural Dance About the May-Pole · Anon. · pm (r)

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v15, #89, October 1857] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 617 · The Pride of Moses Grant · Anon. (by Louise Chandler Moulton) · ss 629 · A Screw Loose · Anon. (by Fitz-James O’Brien) · ss 648 · The Fair Doña Bella. A Tale of Cordova, in Spain · Anon. (by Joseph Holt Ingraham) · ss 661 · Mr. Tompkin’s Experience · Anon. (by Mary E. Bradley) · ss 678 · An Old Bachelor’s Last Love · Anon. (by Henry Clapp, Jr.) · ss 681 · The Bronze Gaiters; or, “All’s Well That Ends Well.” · Anon. (by Joseph Holt Ingraham) · ss 698 · Editor’s Easy Chair · Anon. · cl _706 · My Lisette, She Is No More? · Anon. (by Samuel Ferguson, trans) · pm Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine May 1833; translated from French of Beranger. 708 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _714 · Address to a Land Tortoise · Anon. (by Richard Drinker) · pm 1819 _715 · The Jockey’s Song · Anon. (by George Borrow) · sg The Romany Rye, John Murray 1857

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v15, #90, November 1857] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 746 · Nothing to Wear. An Episode of City Life · William Allen Butler · pm; illustrated by A. Hoppin 764 · The Man Who Was Not an Egotist · Anon. (by D. R. Castleton) · ss 773 · How I Came to Be Married · Anon. (by Henry Clapp) · ss 783 · Lost. The Story of Four Young Men · Anon. (by John Esten Cooke) · ss 795 · Our Wives · Anon. (by Samuel Osgood) · pm 797 · Rachel’s Refusal · Anon. (by Rose Terry) · ss 803 · Joseph Thorne—His Calling · Anon. (by Louise Chandler Moulton) · ss 809 · Helen Lee · Anon. (by Fitz-James O’Brien) · pm 826 · A Stray House · Anon. (by Frederic B. Perkins) · ss 842 · Editor’s Easy Chair · Anon. · cl _843 · The Garret · Father Prout · pm; paraphrase from the French of P. J. de Béranger. 852 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _854 · Epitaph · Anon. · pm (r) _858 · The Child of Sorrow · Anon. · pm (r); same author as “The Mocking-Bird” in Sep 1857 issue.

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v16, #91, December 1857] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 1 · A Christmas Garland of American Poems: _1 · A Visit from Saint Nicholas · Clement C. Moore · pm Troy Sentinel Dec 23 1823, as “A Vision of St. Nicholas”; illustrated, uncredited _3 · Snow—A Winter Sketch · Ralph Hoyt · pm (r); illustrated by Darley _4 · Blessings on Children · William Gilmore Simms · pm Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, John Russell 1853; illustrated, uncredited _6 · On Lending a Punch-Bowl · Oliver Wendell Holmes · pm (r); illustrated, uncredited _8 · Bronx · Joseph Rodman Drake · pm (r); illustrated, uncredited _10 · Excelsior · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · pm The Hartford Courant Jan 22 1842; illustrated, uncredited _11 · Maud Muller · John Greenleaf Whittier · pm (r); illustrated, uncredited _12 · The Husband’s and Wife’s Grave · Richard Henry Dana · pm (r); illustrated by John Andrew _14 · Song of Marion’s Men · William Cullen Bryant · pm Poems, Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf 1834; illustrated, uncredited _15 · KIng Witlaf’s Drinking-Horn · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · pm (r); illustrated, uncredited _16 · Connecticut · Fitzgreene Halleck · pm (r); from an unpublished poem.; illustrated by Darley 48 · Our Christmas at the Pines · Anon. (by John Esten Cooke) · ss 56 · Professor Henneberg · Anon. · ss The Ladies’ Companion May 1857 (+1), as “The Recollections of Professor Henneberg” by The Author of “My Brother’s Wife”, &c. &c. 67 · Love Experiences of an Impressible Man · Anon. (by Henry Clapp) · ss 78 · How One Woman Came to Marry · Anon. (by Louise Chandler Moulton) · ss 89 · The Strong Man · Anon. (by Richard Henry Stoddard) · pm 91 · To the Mosquito · Anon. (by Frank H. Norton) · pm; in an article called “A Night with a Mosquito”. 92 · The Virginians [Part 1 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 109 · Jack of All Trades. A Matter of Fact Romance [Part 1 of 4] · Charles Reade · nv

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v16, #92, January 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 166 · Nuptial Verses · Anon. · pm 189 · Jack of All Trades. A Matter of Fact Romance [Part 2 of 4] · Charles Reade · nv 196 · Letitia’s Bridal Gifts · Anon. (by Mary E. Sherwood) · ss 201 · Lou · John R. Thompson · pm 207 · Three Chapters of My Life · Anon. · ss 220 · The Doom of the Griffiths · Mrs. Gaskell · nv 240 · The Virginians [Part 2 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 277 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _280 · Lines on the Death of Lysander Wilcox · L. Needham · pm The Herald (Springville, MN) _282 · The Italian Boy and His White Mice · Anon. · pm

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v16, #93, February 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 334 · A Marriage Tragedy · Wilkie Collins · na 360 · A Summer’s Afternoon · Anon. · pm 369 · Prunes and Prisms · Anon. (by Alice B. Haven) · ss 375 · Nancy’s Brook · Anon. (by Francis K. Butler) · pm 376 · Jack of All Trades. A Matter of Fact Romance [Part 3 of 4] · Charles Reade · nv 381 · The Virginians [Part 3 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray)

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v16, #94, March 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 454 · My Illusions Spare! · Anon. (by Henry Clapp) · pm 455 · The Three Sons · John Moultrie · pm (r); illustrated by John Andrew 481 · Jack of All Trades. A Matter of Fact Romance [Part 4 of 4] · Charles Reade · nv 494 · Westmoreland · Anon. (by Ruth Harper) · ss 499 · The Captain Becalmed · Anon. (by Caroline Chesebro’) · ss 515 · Rouge et Noir: a March Reminiscence of December · Anon. · ss 522 · My Wife and I · Anon. · ss 525 · The Virginians [Part 4 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 542 · The Statue in Clay · Anon. (by Richard Henry Stoddard) · pm 563 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _566 · untitled (“Oh the spring hath less of brightness...”) · Anon. (by Charles G. Halpine) · pm (r), as “The Old Bachelor’s New Year”; abridged. _570 · untitled (“Oh that some genius would write a report...”) · Anon. · pm

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v16, #95, April 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 624 · The Lady of Belisle · Anon. (by James Davenport Whelpley) · ss 637 · The Mist Over the Valley · Anon. (by Louise Chandler Moulton) · ss 653 · The Way of the World · Anon. (by John Godfrey Saxe) · pm 658 · Number 101 · Anon. (by Louise Chandler Moulton) · ss 667 · Lost · The Author of “John Halifax, Gentleman” (by Mrs. Craik) · nv 670 · The Virginians [Part 5 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 705 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _707 · New Boots · Anon. · pm (r) _708 · I Can Not Forget · Lizzie Maple · pm _708 · The Force of Habit · Anon. (by Charles Lamb) · pm The Morning Post Jan 6 1802, as “Dick Strype; or The Force of Habit” by Timothy Bramble _708 · Omens · Anon.; translated by J. W. Oddy · pm (r) _712 · The Moss Rose · Anon. (by Isabel) · pm Gentleman’s Magazine 1792; translated from the German. _714 · untitled (“A youth, well-known, in triumph lately said...”) · Anon. · pm _715 · untitled (“A frugal minister, while teaching...”) · Anon. · pm

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v16, #96, May 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 763 · Nancy Blynn’s Lovers · Anon. (by J. T. Trowbridge) · ss 769 · An Editorial Autobiography · Anon. (by Charles Nordhoff) · ss 773 · My Story: The Story of Florence Fay · Anon. (by Joseph Holt Ingraham) · ss 793 · Amazon · Anon. (by Fitz-James O’Brien) · pm 795 · Experiences of a Gambler · Anon. · ss 803 · He Always Came in Sunshine · Anon. (by T. S. Arthur) · ss 812 · A Few Idle Words · Anon. (by Elizabeth Drew Stoddard) · pm 813 · The Virginians [Part 6 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 831 · The Rivals · Anon. · pm 841 · Editor’s Easy Chair · Anon. · cl _842 · untitled (“O blithe new-comer! I have heard...”) · Wordsworth · pm Poems, In Two Volumes 1807, as “To the Cuckoo” _843 · untitled (“Welcome, maids of honor...”) · Herrick · pm (r) _846 · The Eagle. A Fragment · Tennyson · pm (r) 851 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _856 · untitled (“A country curate, visiting his flock...”) · Anon. · pm (r), as “The Lucky Call” _856 · The Fair Sex · Anon. · pm (r)

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v17, #99, June 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 44 · Dear Hunting · Anon. (by N. W. T. Root) · ss 49 · Old and New Style · Anon. (by Alice B. Haven) · ss 62 · Esther Bennet’s Love and Hate · Anon. (by William C. Prime) · ss 67 · A Night Scene · William Cullen Bryant · pm 80 · An Incident at Niagara Falls · Mrs. Gaskell · ss 82 · In Articulo Mortis · Anon. · pm 85 · A Mother’s Confession · Anon. (by Mary E. Bradley) · ss 95 · The Virginians [Part 7 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 132 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _133 · Wit and Folly · Thomas Haynes Bayly · pm (r); given as by Thomas Haynes Bailey. _134 · The Palmer · John S. Beers · pm

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v17, #98, July 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 186 · The Wine-Cup · Anon. (by Richard Henry Stoddard) · pm 198 · Nelly’s Slipper · Anon. (by John Esten Cooke) · ss 206 · Modern Samaritans · Anon. (by Alice B. Haven) · ss 213 · Archibald Blossom, Bachelor · Anon. (by J. T. Trowbridge) · ss 221 · Fruition · Anon. · pm 232 · My Visitation · Anon. (by Rose Terry) · ss 239 · The Virginians [Part 8 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 277 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _282 · From the Castle in the Air to the Little Corner of the World · Tom Paine · pm (r)

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v17, #99, August 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 298 · Song of Emigration · Mrs. Hemans · pm (r); quoted in the travel article “A Winter in the South”. 336 · How the Money Goes · Anon. (by John Godfrey Saxe) · pm 336 · Oliver Winchester Wight · Louise Chandler Moulton · ss 349 · The Red Bracelet · Anon. (by Joseph Holt Ingraham) · ss 357 · My Sister Margaret · Anon. · ss 363 · Rather Ghostly · Anon. · ss 381 · The Quiet Home · Anon. (by T. S. Arthur) · ss 384 · The Virginians [Part 9 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 420 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _422 · Kittie · Anon. · pm

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v17, #100, September 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 433 · The Finishing School · Anon. (by Fitz-James O’Brien) · pm; illustrated by A. Hoppin 474 · Our Charley · Anon. (by Alfred H. Guernsey) · vi; illustrated by Frank H. T. Bellew 477 · Mark Wilton’s Wife · Anon. · ss 484 · Lydia Lankfort’s Wedding · Anon. (by J. T. Trowbridge) · ss 489 · In the Autumn · Anon. · pm 494 · The Lost Room · Anon. (by Fitz-James O’Brien) · ss 511 · The Identification: A Narrative of Facts, by a Constabulary Officer [Constabulary Officer] · Anon. · nv Dublin University Magazine Jul 1858, as by A Constabulary Officer 525 · The Virginians [Part 10 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 562 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _567 · The Last “Good-Night!” · Anon. · pm _571 · Enigma · Anon. (by Winthrop Mackworth Praed) · pm (r); riddle poem, responses printed in Nov 1858 and Feb 1859 issues.

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v17, #101, October 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 621 · An Up-Country Adventure · Anon. · ss 628 · How I Fell in Love · Anon. · ss 644 · Peacock · Anon. (by D. R. Castleton) · ss 653 · Mare Victum · Anon. (by Richard Henry Stoddard) · pm 657 · “Nipped in the Bud” · Anon. · ss 669 · The Virginians [Part 11 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 687 · “It Might Have Been” · Anon. · pm 708 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _712 · Shadows · Anon. · pm

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine [v17, #102, November 1858] (Harper & Brothers, 25¢, 144pp+, standard) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 775 · My Angel · Anon. (by Mrs. J. S. Pike) · ss 788 · Next Year · Louise Chandler Moulton · pm 789 · Our Queer Papa: A Case of Organic Affection · Anon. (by Fitz Hugh Ludlow) · ss 796 · One of My Lovers · Anon. · ss 805 · Margaret—The Lay Sister · Anon. · ss 813 · The Virginians [Part 12 of 24] · W. M. Thackeray · n. Bradbury & Evans Nov 1857 (+23); illustrated, uncredited (after W. M. Thackeray) 851 · Editor’s Drawer · [The Editor] · cl _851 · Enigma · Anon. (by Winthrop Mackworth Praed) · pm (r) _851 · untitled (“When the two hosts at Agincourt...”) · Anon. · pm Philadelphia Bulletin; response to “Enigma” riddle in Sep issue. _852 · untitled (“The coming foe, Sir Hilary eyed...”) · Anon. · pm; response to “Enigma” riddle in Sep issue. _852 · untitled (“Unto the young and brave he cried...”) · Anon. · pm; response to “Enigma” riddle in Sep issue. _852 · untitled (“When Hilary charged at Agincourt...”) · Anon. · pm; response to “Enigma” riddle in Sep issue. _852 · untitled (“At Agincourt Sir Hilary’s charge...”) · Anon. · pm; response to “Enigma” riddle in Sep issue. _853 · untitled (“When old Sir Hilary charged again...”) · Anon. · pm; response to “Enigma” riddle in Sep issue. _859 · On General Wolfe · Tom Paine · pm (r)