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Original 19th-Century magazine articles from sources like "The Penny Magazine" and "Harper's New Monthly Magazine".

The Penny Magazine

The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1832-1845) represents a nineteenth-century union of two closely related streams of popular literature in England, namely, literature created to help the inferior ranks of society along the road to self-betterment and that which carried with it the additional function of indoctrinating them with certain economic, political, and religious views of their betters.This study begins with the development of such reading matter during the Renaissance and culminates in an intensive examination of the manner in which the philosophy responsible for its existence was manifested in the Penny Magazine, a miscellany of moral, scientific and general information, published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The group, organized in 1826 and guided for two decades by Henry Brougham, had among its members some of the most prominent philanthropists, scholars, and politicians of the day, all motivated by the belief that dissemination of information through reading would improve the thinking and manners of the masses. Because of the Society's noisy role in the nineteenth-century march of mind, the Penny Magazine entered the field of popular literature with more fanfare than did its leading competitors, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal and the Saturday Magazine, the latter sponsored by the Church-controlled Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. All three miscellanies, however, shared the task of establishing the kind of publication that brought cheap, decent periodicals within the purchasing range of the lower classes.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine

In 1850 Harper's launched Harper's New Monthly Magazine. This magazine has been continuously published since that time (as Harper's Magazine). Beginning with 7500 copies, the magazine reached a circulation of 50,000 within six months. Harper's Magazine made its debut in June 1850, the brainchild of the prominent New York book-publishing firm Harper & Brothers. Harper's Magazine, the oldest general-interest monthly in America, explores the issues that drive our national conversation, through long-form narrative journalism and essays, and such celebrated features as the iconic Harper's Index. With its emphasis on fine writing and original thought Harper's provides readers with a unique perspective on politics, society, the environment, and culture.

The offerings below are from the 19th-century magazines and cover a wide variety of subjects.

only the first page is shown above, 10 pages total

REF 31

Articles include: A Day at a Leather Factory, Roads and Road-making in the United States -- as well as poems and weekly news items interspersed occasionally.

Woodcut illustrations: Necklinger Mills Leather Manufactory, Bermondsey, Drawing Goat-skins, Unhairing a Goat-skin, Sumach tan-tub, Leather-splitting machine, Staking tawed leather, Oil-Leather Fulling-Stocks

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of May 1842

10 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 32

Articles include: The Thames Tunnel, British Birds, Lambeth Palace, Emigration to Upper Canada, The Steam Engine, The Hall of Eltham Palace -- as well as poems and weekly news items interspersed occasionally.

Woodcut illustrations: Transverse section of the Thames Tunnel, Gate-house of Lambeth Palace, Doorway in Lollard's Tower, Hall of Eltham Palace

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Sept. 1832 Monthly Supplement

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 33

Articles include: A Day at a Derby Silk-Mill -- as well as poems and weekly news items interspersed occasionally.

Woodcut illustrations: Silk doublers at work, Hanks of Silk, Winding Machine, Spinning Machine or Engine, Throwing Machine, Throwing or Spinning by Hand, Machine for cutting and hollowing tags, Machine for fixing tags to the laces

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of April 1843 Monthly Supplement

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 34

Article: A Day at a Leeds Woollen Factory

Woodcut illustrations: Coloured Cloth Hall, Leeds, Pulling Stocks, Hand-Raising, Cutting and fixing the Teazles

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of November 1843 Monthly Supplement

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

A Day at the British Needle-Mills, Redditch1843

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 35

Article: A Day at the British Needle-Mills, Redditch

Woodcut illustrations: Needle-pointers at work and needle-related illustrations (6 total)

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of November 1843 Monthly Supplement

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 36

Article: A Day at a Pianoforte Factory

Woodcut illustrations: Interior of Broadwood's Factory, Key-cutter at work, Treble-action of Square Pianoforte, Fret cutter at work, The "Action" or Internal Mechanism of a Cabinet Pianoforte

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of April 1842 Monthly Supplement

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 37

Articles: Colossal Statue of George III, Pompeii, The Thames Tunnel, Peter the Great, Lambeth Palace

Woodcut illustrations: Colossal Statue of George III, View of the Baker's Shop and Mill, The Thames Tunnel, Shield used under the Excavation of the Thames Tunnel, New Buildings at Lambeth Palace

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Nov. 1832 Monthly Supplement

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

Penny Magazine articles and woodcuts from the 1820s through 1840s

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 38

Articles: The Laocoon, St. Petersburgh, The Old Church of Chelsea, A Wasp's Nest, The Catacombs of Paris, Chatham

Woodcut illustrations: The Group of the Laocoon, at Rome, Chelsea Church from the River, A Wasp's Nest, Portrait of Chatham

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Nov. 10, 1832

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 39

Articles: British Fisheries, Ruins of Selinuntum, The City of Buffalo, NY, The Cicada Septendecim

Woodcut illustrations: Mount's Bay, Cornwall, The Ruins of Selinuntum,

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of March 4, 1837

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$10

only the first page is shown above, 14 pages total

REF 40

Articles: Modern Brigands, Windsor, as it was, Roman Brigands, The Radcliffe and the Radcliffe Library, another Brigands article, Newfoundland, Perforartions in Shakspere's Cliff, Dover

Woodcut illustrations: Brigands, Bandit reposing, Banditti dividing Booty, Town and Harbour of St. John's, The Talegalla

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Jan 15, March 26, and July 2, 1842

14 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 62 pages total

REF 41

Articles: 8 weeks' of articles on Robin Hood, The Old English Ballads, Coverings for the Feet, Dutch Prisons, Consumption of Fish in England, The Nelson Monument, West's Pictures in the National Gallery, The Badger, Oaks in Welbeck Park, Carved Fireplace in Palais de Justics, Morpeth Cattle Market, Petrified Cascade of Pambouk Kalesi, Captain Back's Expedition to the Polar Seas, Proportion of Persons in England Capable of Reading and Writing, New Zealand, Burning Mirrors and Lenses, Pearls, British Naval History, Progress of Manufacturers,

Woodcut illustrations: Robin Hood and Little John, Coverings for the Feet, The Nelson Monument, Christ Healing the Sick in the Temple, The Parliament Oak in Clipstone Park, Robin Hood and the Tanner, The Common Badger, Robin Hood's Well, Robin Hood's Stride or Mock Beggar's Hall, Petrified Cascade of Pambouk Kalesi, Robin Hood's "brave fellows" preparing to dress "fet ven son by the highway side.", Canoe and Natives off Cape Wangari, Grave of Little John at Derbyshire, The Caoutehoc Tree, The "Sovereign of the Seas"

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches,

the first 8 pages or so are age-toned but the rest are fine

from The Penny Magazine of 8 Weeks in 1838

62 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$50

only the first page is shown above, 40 pages total

REF 42

Articles: 5 weeks' of articles on The Houses of Parliament, etc.

Woodcut illustrations: Ruins of St. Stephen's Chapel, Plan of the Houses of Lords and Commons, Ruins of the Houses of Parliament, fronting the River, Redcliff Church, Bristol, The Spanish Armada being pursued by the English, The Painted Chamber (paper loss on this page outside of the image area), Town of Funchal in the Island of Madiera, House of Lords in the time of George II, Death of the Earl of Chatham, House of Lords as prepared for the Trial of Queen Caroline, House of Commons in the time of George II, Restoration of St. Stephen's Chapel

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches, the first 8 pages or so are age-toned but the rest are fine

from The Penny Magazine of 5 Weeks in 1834

62 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$50

only the first page is shown above, 4 pages total

REF 43

Articles: Method of Removing Houses in America, Recent Improvements in Lighthouses

Woodcut illustrations: Elevation of House, detail of elevation of house

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of July 23, 1842

4 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$10

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 44

Article: A Day at a Floor-Cloth Factory

Woodcut illustrations: Drying Room at Smith and Baber's Factory, Trowel Painting, Floor-cloth printing blocks, Cushions, Man in the act of printing

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of August, 1842

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 45

Article: A Day at a Distillery

Woodcut illustrations: Smith and Co.'s Distillery, Thames Bank, Grain-mill and Meal sacks, Cooling-floor, Mash-tun, Wash-still, Pipes at the Worm-end

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of August, 1842

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$25

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 46

Article: A Day at a Scotch Carpet Factory

Woodcut illustrations: Brussels-Carpet Loom, Combing Wheel, Scotch-Carpet Loom, Carpet-shearing Machine, Persian-rug Making

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of August, 1843

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 47

Article: A Day at a Lancashire Print Work

Woodcut illustrations: Washing by Dash-Wheels, Singeing, Keir, or Boiler, Measuring Machine, Block-printing, Press-printing, Cylinder Printing

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of July, 1843

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 48

Articles: The Cave of Elephanta, The Weather, Signs of Rain, The British Museum, Improvement in Social Conditions, The Loss of the Royal George battleship, Earthquakes, etc.

Woodcut illustrations: The Cave of Elephanta, The Musk-Ox, The Giraffe, Flaxman

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of June 30, 1832

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$10

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 49

Articles: Statue of James Watt, The Feroe Islands, Infant Schools, Natural Magic, Christ Church, The Hydrostatic Bed for Invalids

Woodcut illustrations: Statue of James Watt, Christ Church dining hall, Christ Church Mathematical and Grammar Schools, Trees Producing Caoutecheuc (rubber)

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of July 31 to August 31, 1832 Monthly Supplement

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$10

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 50

Articles: Warwick Castle from the Avon, The Meaning of Words, The Error of Discouraging the Use of Foreign Manufactures, The Great Skeleton of the Megatherium, The Library, The Death of Richard II

Woodcut illustrations: Warwick Castle from the Avon, Caesar's Towre, Guy's Tower, The Great Skeleton of the Megatherium, Portrait of Dryden, The Banian (Banyan) Tree

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of August 4, 1832

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 51

Articles: British Museum, On the Quadrature of the Circle, The Banana or Plantain Tree, Falls of the Clyde

Woodcut illustrations: The Portland or Barberini Vase, The Banana or Plantain Tree with Cocoa-nut trees in the background, View of Corra Linn, Horatio Lord Nelson

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Sept. 29, 1832

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 52

Articles: Biographical Sketch of Sir Walter Scott

Woodcut illustrations: Sir Walter Scott, Dryburgh Abbey

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Sept. 29 to Aug. 31, 1832 Monthly Supplement

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 53

Articles: The Apollo Belvidere, Statistical Notes Scotland and Wales, The Soldier's Dog, Song of David, Stirling Castle, The Floating Gardens of Cashmere, The Great Earthquake at Lisbon in 1755, etc.

Woodcut illustrations: The Apollo Belvidere, View of Stirling Castle, Portrait of Selden

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Dec. 15, 1832

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 54

Articles: Brussels, Proverbs, The Great Earthquake at Lisbon in 1755, Roslin Castle, The National Gallery, An African Judge and European Slave-holder, etc.

Woodcut illustrations: The Church of St. Gudule, Interior of the Opera House, Ruins of Roslin Castle, Portrait of Edmund Burke

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Dec. 29, 1832

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 55

Articles: Black and Grey Squirrels, The New Forest, Sketches of the Peninsula, Yankee Peddlers, and Peddling in America, Practical Application of Physiological Facts, etc.

Woodcut illustrations: Black and Grey Squirrels, Convent of St. Vicenti de Fora

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of July 15, 1837

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 16 pages total

REF 56

Articles: The Channel Islands, etc.

Woodcut illustrations: The Channel Islands, Jersey, View of Mount Orgueil Castle, St. Brelade's Church, Castle Cornet, St. Peter's Fort, Town and Harbour of St. Peter's Port, The Coupee Rock, The Island of Alderney

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of July 31 to August 31, 1837 and August 31 to September 30, 1837

16 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$25

only the first page is shown above, 4 pages total

REF 57

Articles: Local Memories of Great Men

Woodcut illustrations: Thomson and his localities

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of March 26, 1842

4 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$10

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 58

Articles: English Coronations

Woodcut illustrations: Crown Jewels, The Crown offered to Harold by the people, Coronation of Harold, Bayeux Tapestry, Coronation of a German Chief

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of May 31 to June 30, 1838

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 8 pages total

REF 59

Articles: Allegorical Painting and Sculpture, The Printer's Apprentice, Salt-works in Sicily, Captain Back's Expedition to the Polar Seas, The Horse in the Malayan Archipelago

Woodcut illustrations: Poesy of Raffaelle, Salt-springs in Sicily

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Aug. 11, 1838

8 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$15

only the first page is shown above, 4 pages total

REF 60

Articles: Goldsmith, Varnished ware of the Burmese

Woodcut illustrations: Portrait of Goldsmith, Varnished ware of the Burmese

Sheet size: approx. 7.25 x 11.25 inches

from The Penny Magazine of Jan. 22, 1842

4 pages total

Typical age-toning, edge/corner wear, trimming, foxing are possible.

$10