This 1908 publication is an evocative collection of Alden’s articles from the “Editor’s Study, ” of Harper’s Magazine, where he presided as editor for fifty years. These essays explore the close relationship between periodical and general literature, as well as examining the pivotal role of literature in the modern era in England and America. Included among the offerings are “The American Audience, ” and “Creative Values in Life and Literature.”
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Henry Mills Alden (1836–1919) was an American writer and editor. A graduate of Williams College, Alden also studied at the Andover Theological Seminary but was never ordained a minister. After holding the position of managing editor, he became the editor at Harper’s Magazine in 1869 and continued in the position until his death in 1919. He wielded enormous influence in the literary world and counted many literary giants among his friends, including Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain. Among his writings are God in His World (1890) and A Study of Death (1895).
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