The Fortnightly Review

This First Edition copy of "The Fortnightly Review". Published Monthly. Edited by Frank Harris. November, 1891 was an edition authorized by the London publisher Chapman & Hall, Ltd. to be printed and published in New York by the Leonard Scott Publication Company. It is No. CCXCIX, Vol. L of this New Series. The book contains the 176 "original sheets" (numbered 597 to 772) of the London edition plus 12 pages of American advertisements. Most of the book's pages are unopened! The book is bound in paper covers and measures approximately 6 ½ inches wide x 10 ¼ inches tall by ½ inch thick. The pages are slightly tanned, but the text is clear and easily read. The covers are dirty and have considerable chipping along the edges. The text pages also have some chipping, primarily along the bottom and right sides. There is a stamp on the first page indicating prior ownership by the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio. The body of the book is in good condition, with the covers in fair condition. The illustrations accompanying this description show the book's cover, on which the contents of the volume is shown, and four (4) typical opening pages of articles.

The Fortnightly Review was one of the most prominent and influential magazines in nineteenth-century England. It was founded in 1865 by Anthony Trollope, Frederic Harrison, Edward Spencer Beesly, and six others with an investment of £9,000. The first edition appeared on 15 May 1865. George Henry Lewes, the partner of George Eliot, was its first editor, followed by John Morley. The Fortnightly Review aimed to offer a platform for a range of ideas, in reaction to the highly partisan journalism of its day. But by the time Lewes left due to ill health and was replaced by John Morley, the Fortnightly had become known as a partisan and Liberal magazine in its own right. Frank Harris took over as editor in 1886 and for eight successful years "almost every distinguished English writer and critic of the day was among his contributors". Harris' liberal views led to his replacement as editor in 1894 The print magazine ceased publication in 1954 and was incorporated into the Contemporary Review. [Wikipedia]