Scribner’s Magazine

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Scribner's Magazine was an American periodical published from 1887 to 1939. It was part of the publishing legacy of Charles Scribner's Sons, a firm founded in 1846. The magazine featured works by prominent American and British authors of its time.1

The magazine was a significant literary publication, contributing to the landscape of American magazines that serialized fiction and discussed contemporary issues. It was one of several periodicals issued by the Scribner family, which also included Scribner's Monthly and St. Nicholas.21

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Edward Bok
…24) became advertising manager of Scribner’s Magazine. In 1886 he established the Bok Syndicate Press, for which he developed, as a regular newspaper feature, a full page of reading material for women. The striking success of the “Bok page” led to his elevation to the editorship of the Ladies’ Home…
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…24) became advertising manager of Scribner’s Magazine. In 1886 he established the Bok Syndicate Press, for which he developed, as a regular newspaper feature, a full page of reading material for women. The striking success of the “Bok page” led to his elevation to the editorship of the Ladies’ Home…
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Frank Nelson Doubleday
…and he became manager of Scribner’s Magazine when it was begun in 1886. In 1897, with Samuel S. McClure, he founded the Doubleday & McClure Company, the publishing house that later (1900) became Doubleday, Page & Company with Walter Hines Page as a partner. Doubleday built Country Life Press at…
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…and he became manager of Scribner’s Magazine when it was begun in 1886. In 1897, with Samuel S. McClure, he founded the Doubleday & McClure Company, the publishing house that later (1900) became Doubleday, Page & Company with Walter Hines Page as a partner. Doubleday built Country Life Press at…
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Mary Putnam Jacobi
…New York Evening Post, and Scribner’s Monthly.
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…New York Evening Post, and Scribner’s Monthly.
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William Lyon Phelps
…literary essays that appeared in Scribner’s Magazine and other periodicals, together with his syndicated newspaper column, “A Daily Thought,” brought him an audience estimated in the millions. His Autobiography with Letters was published in 1939.
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…literary essays that appeared in Scribner’s Magazine and other periodicals, together with his syndicated newspaper column, “A Daily Thought,” brought him an audience estimated in the millions. His Autobiography with Letters was published in 1939.
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