The Pall Mall Magazine
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The Pall Mall Magazine was a monthly British
literary magazine
published between 1893 and 1914. Started by William Waldorf Astor as an offshoot of the Pall Mall Gazette
, the magazine included poetry, short stories, serialized fiction, and general commentaries, along with extensive artwork. It was notable in its time as the first British magazine to "publish illustrations in number and finish comparable to those of American periodicals of the same class" much of which was in the late Pre-Raphaelite style. It was often compared to the competing publication, Strand Magazine
, and many artists, such as illustrator Sidney Paget
and author H. G. Wells
, sold freelance work to both.
During its run, the magazine published many of the most significant artists of the day, including illustrators George Morrow
and Edmund Joseph Sullivan
, poets Algernon Charles Swinburne
and Rudyard Kipling
, and authors such as Julian Osgood Field
, Bernard Capes
, Jack London
, and Joseph Conrad
, whose novel Typhoon
was first serialized therein. Counted among the magazine's editors are Douglas Straight
(1893–1896), Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
(1896–1900), George Halkett (1901–1905) and Charles Morley (1905–1914).
October 6, 1912, the Sunday New York Times reported that Waldorf Astor had sold the magazine, "Said to Have Obtained Very Little for It." In 1914, as romantic ideas faded with the onset of World War I
, The Pall Mall Magazine merged with Nash's Magazine, controlled by the Hearst Corporation
since 1910, to become Nash's Pall Mall Magazine. From May 1927 the two magazines were again published separately, but were re-merged after the September 1929 issue, and finally ceased publication altogether following the issue of September 1937.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
literary magazine
Literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
published between 1893 and 1914. Started by William Waldorf Astor as an offshoot of the Pall Mall Gazette
Pall Mall Gazette
The Pall Mall Gazette was an evening newspaper founded in London on 7 February 1865 by George Murray Smith; its first editor was Frederick Greenwood...
, the magazine included poetry, short stories, serialized fiction, and general commentaries, along with extensive artwork. It was notable in its time as the first British magazine to "publish illustrations in number and finish comparable to those of American periodicals of the same class" much of which was in the late Pre-Raphaelite style. It was often compared to the competing publication, Strand Magazine
Strand Magazine
The Strand Magazine was a monthly magazine composed of fictional stories and factual articles founded by George Newnes. It was first published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950 running to 711 issues, though the first issue was on sale well before Christmas 1890.Its immediate...
, and many artists, such as illustrator Sidney Paget
Sidney Paget
Sidney Edward Paget was a British illustrator of the Victorian era, best known for his illustrations that accompanied Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories in The Strand magazine.- Life :...
and author H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...
, sold freelance work to both.
During its run, the magazine published many of the most significant artists of the day, including illustrators George Morrow
George Morrow (illustrator)
George Morrow was a cartoonist and book illustrator. He was the son of a painter and decorator from Clifton Street in west Belfast...
and Edmund Joseph Sullivan
Edmund Joseph Sullivan
Edmund Joseph Sullivan , usually known as E. J. Sullivan, was a British book illustrator who worked in a style which merged the British tradition of illustration from the 1860s with aspects of Art Nouveau.Sullivan was the son of an artist...
, poets Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He invented the roundel form, wrote several novels, and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica...
and Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
, and authors such as Julian Osgood Field
Julian Osgood Field
Julian Osgood Field was an American socialite and writer. He was born on 23 April 1852, son of Maunsell Bradhurst Field , who was an official of the US Treasury under Lincoln, and Julia Field . Educated in England, he lived largely in London and Paris and became an intimate of the future King...
, Bernard Capes
Bernard Capes
Bernard Edward Joseph Capes was an English author.-Biography:Capes was born in London, one of eleven children: his elder sister, Harriet Capes , was a noted translator and author of more than a dozen children's books...
, Jack London
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
, and Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-born English novelist.Conrad is regarded as one of the great novelists in English, although he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties...
, whose novel Typhoon
Typhoon (novel)
Typhoon is a novel by Joseph Conrad, begun in 1899 and serialized in Pall Mall Magazine January to March 1902. Its first book publication was in New York by Putnam in 1902 and was published in Britain in Typhoon and Other Stories by Heinemann in 1903.-Plot summary:It is a classic sea yarn that...
was first serialized therein. Counted among the magazine's editors are Douglas Straight
Douglas Straight
Sir Douglas Straight was an English lawyer, Member of Parliament, judge and journalist.Straight was born in London and was educated at Harrow School....
(1893–1896), Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom , the sixth son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell....
(1896–1900), George Halkett (1901–1905) and Charles Morley (1905–1914).
October 6, 1912, the Sunday New York Times reported that Waldorf Astor had sold the magazine, "Said to Have Obtained Very Little for It." In 1914, as romantic ideas faded with the onset of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, The Pall Mall Magazine merged with Nash's Magazine, controlled by the Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower, Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media...
since 1910, to become Nash's Pall Mall Magazine. From May 1927 the two magazines were again published separately, but were re-merged after the September 1929 issue, and finally ceased publication altogether following the issue of September 1937.
External links
- The Pall Mall Magazine, Vol. 5 on the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
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from the library of Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
) - Times Are Changed: Joseph Conrad and Pall Mall Magazine