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''The Century Magazine'' was first published in the United States in 1881 by The Century Company of New York City. It was the successor of ''Scribner's Monthly Magazine'' and ceased publication in 1930. ==History== In 1921, ''The Cambridge History of English and American Literature'' summarized the early history of the magazine: The magazine was very successful during the 19th century, most notably for the aforementioned series of articles about the American Civil War, which ran for three years during the 1880s. It included reminiscences of 230 participants from all ranks of the service on both sides of the conflict.〔 According to an author writing in the ''New York Times'', the publication of ''The Century'' “made New-York, instead of London, the centre of the illustrated periodicals published in the English language…” The magazine was also a notable publisher of fiction, presenting excerpts of Mark Twain's ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' in 1884 and 1885 and Henry James' ''The Bostonians''.〔 〕 Upon Gilder’s death in 1909, Robert Underwood Johnson replaced him as editor. According to Arthur John, the magazine’s “later history was marked by sudden shifts in content, format, and editorial direction.” Glenn Frank was editor from 1921-1925, a period during which ''The Century'' was known for its editorials on current events and began to cut back on illustrations, which were completely eliminated after Frank left the magazine. In 1929, due to competition from cheaper magazines and newspapers, ''The Century'' became a quarterly, and in 1930 it was merged with ''The Forum''.〔 〕 At the time it folded, ''The Century'' had 20,000 subscribers, less than a tenth of its peak circulation of the late nineteenth century. ''Scribner’s Monthly Magazine'', the periodical that became ''The Century'' in 1881, should not be confused with the ''Scribner’s Magazine'' that began publication in 1887. The noted critic and editor Frank Crowninshield briefly served as the magazine's art editor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Century Magazine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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