Pearson's Magazine
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| Pearson's Magazine | |
|---|---|
| Editor | C. Arthur Pearson (1896-1899) Percy W. Everett (1900–1911) Philip O'Farrell (1912–1919) John Reed Wade (1920–1939) W.E. Johns (1939) |
| Categories | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | C. Arthur Pearson |
| First issue | 1896 |
| Final issue — Number |
November 1939 527 |
| Company | Pearson Publishing Company |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Pearson's Magazine was an influential publication which first appeared in Britain in 1896. It specialised in speculative literature, political discussion, often of a socialist bent, and the arts. Its contributors included Upton Sinclair, George Bernard Shaw, Maxim Gorky and H. G. Wells, many of whose short stories and novelettes first saw publication in Pearson's.
It is also notable as the first British periodical to publish a crossword puzzle, in February 1922.[1]
[edit] History
British publisher C. Arthur Pearson established and served as the editor of the monthly magazine from 1896 to 1899. He removed himself as editor as blindness set in but continued as its publisher. Succeeding editors included Percy W. Everett (1900–1911), Philip O'Farrell (1912–1919), John Reed Wade (January 1920–April 1939) and W.E. Johns (May 1939–November 1939). The magazine ceased publication in November 1939 after 527 issues.
A like-for-like US version of Pearson's appeared in 1899.[2] It eventually diverged into more US-oriented authors and separate editorial oversight, which included Arthur W. Little (to August 1916), Frank Harris (September 1916-1923) and Alexander Marky (1922-April 1925). The United States version was published by J. J. Little until the title folded in April 1925 after a total run of 314 issues.
[edit] Notable serials
- George Griffith's The Angel of the Revolution
- The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis (July-December 1899)
- H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (1897).
- H. G. Wells' The Sea Lady (1901)[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Rose, Alexander. "Eighty-one squares, oh joy: the greatness of the new 'timewaster,' Sudoku", National Review, 2005-11-21. "Though it wasn't the very first British rag to print a crossword (the dubious honor goes to Pearson's Magazine in 1922) the Times was far-sighted enough to buy the idea of a daily crossword in 1930."
- ^ "PEARSON'S MAGAZINE", New York Times, 1901-11-23, p. BR8.
- ^ "Notes and News", New York Times, 1901-07-27, p. BR14. "H. G. Wells's new romance, "The Sea Lady," is continued as a serial in the August number of Pearson's Magazine."
