The Little Review

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The Little Review was a significant American literary magazine founded in 1914 by Margaret Anderson. It was a key publication in the Modernist literary movement, championing experimental and controversial works. The magazine published many renowned American and British writers of the early 20th century, including James Joyce, Carl Sandburg, and Gertrude Stein.1

The Little Review also addressed topics such as gay rights and feminism. In 1921, it faced obscenity charges for serializing James Joyce's Ulysses. The term "little review" is also used to describe a "little magazine," which is typically a small, noncommercial periodical focused on literary works that might be considered too unconventional or controversial for mainstream publications.123

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…publisher, and writer who founded The Little Review magazine, an avant-garde “little magazine” in which she introduced works by many of the best-known American and British writers of the 20th century. Published between 1914 and 1929, The Little Review played a significant role in the Modernist literary movement, championing experimental…
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…erratic and often more sensational The Little Review (1914–29) of Margaret Anderson. A group of English magazines appeared in the second decade of the 20th century, of which the Egoist (1914–19) and Blast (1914–15) were most conspicuous, as well as transition (1927–38), founded in Paris by American editors Eugene and…
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