CHRONOLOGICAL CHART II, American Literature in the Nineteenth Century

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The dates in the table below are derived from the printed chart and are limited to the period defined there.

Life SpanActive
Authorship		Most
Important
Period
Brockden Brown1771–1810–1810–1801
Washington Irving1783–18591807-18581819-1832
Fitz-Greene Halleck1790–18671819-18661819-1831
Joseph Rodman Drake1795–18201816-18201816-1820
J. Fenimore Cooper1789–18511820-18501821-1831
Wm. Cullen Bryant1794–18781811-18781831-1843
Edgar Allan Poe1808–18491827–18491836–1849
Ralph Waldo Emerson1803–18821835–18701835–1848
Henry David Thoreau1817–18621839–18621849–1862
Nathaniel Hawthorne1804–18641829–18641850–1860
John G. Whittier1807–18921829–18921849–1866
Henry W. Longfellow1807–18821824–18821847–1862
James R. Lowell1819–18911838–18881848–1866
Harriet B. Stowe1811–18961842–18811852–1861
Oliver W. Holmes1809–18941836–18911859–1872
Richard H. Stoddard1825–19031849–18901851–1862
Thomas B. Aldrich1836–19071855–18961861–1873
Edmund C. Stedman1833–1908 1860–1862–1875
Henry Timrod1829–18671857–18671858–1867
Paul Hamilton Hayne1830–18861855–18801856–1872
Sidney Lanier1842–18811869–18811869–1881
Walt Whitman1819–18921855–18901855–1871
Bret Harte1839–1902 1867–1870–1880
Mark Twain1835–1910 1867–1869–1884
Edward Rowland Sill1841–18871868–18881878–1883
“Joaquin” Miller1841–1913 1869–1881–1892
Richard Watson Gilder1844–1909 1875–1889–1892
Wm. Dean Howells1837– 1849–1883–1895
Wm. Vaughn Moody1869–1910 1891–1899–

1800

1810

1820

1830

1840

1850

1860

1870

1880

1890

Brockden Brown (1771–1810)

Washington Irving (1783–1859)

Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790–1867)

Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820)

J. Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851)

Wm. Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

Edgar Allan Poe (1808–1849)

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864)

John G. Whittier (1807–1892)

Henry W. Longfellow (1807–1882)

James R. Lowell (1819–1891)

Harriet B. Stowe (1811–1896)

Oliver W. Holmes (1809–1894)

Richard H. Stoddard (1825–1903)

Thomas B. Aldrich (1836–1907)

Edmund C. Stedman (1833–1908)

Henry Timrod (1829–1867)

Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830–1886)

Sidney Lanier (1842–1881)

Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

Bret Harte (1839–1902)

Mark Twain (1835–1910)

Edward Rowland Sill (1841–1887)

“Joaquin” Miller (1841–1913)

Richard Watson Gilder (1844–1909)

Wm. Dean Howells (1837– )

Wm. Vaughn Moody (1869–1910)

Length of life, as far as included in this century

Period of authorship

Most important period of authorship

CHRONOLOGICAL CHART III, LEADING PERIODICALS ESTABLISHED SINCE 1800
WHICH HAVE SERVED AS VEHICLES FOR AMERICAN WRITINGS

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Years of Publication
New York Evening Post1801–
The Portfolio1806–1827
North American Review1815–
Saturday Evening Post1821–
New York Mirror1823–1846
New York Review and Athenæum Magazine1826–1827
Casket1826–1840
Godey’s Lady’s Book1830–1898
New England Magazine1831–1835
Liberator1831–1865
Baltimore Saturday Visiter1833–?
Western Monthly Magazine1833–1836
Knickerbocker Magazine1833–1865
Southern Literary Messenger1834–1865
Western Messenger1835–1841
Gentleman’s Magazine1837–1841
Democratic Review1837–1859
Dial (Boston)1840–1844
Graham’s Magazine1841–1859
Brooklyn Daily Eagle1841–
New York Tribune1841–
New Englander1843–1892
Littell’s Living Age1844–
Broadway Journal1845
Home Journal1847–
Independent1848–
Congregationalist1849–
Harper’s Magazine1850–
Putnam’s Magazine1853–1858, 1868–1870, 1906–1910
Russell’s Magazine1857–1860
Atlantic Monthly1857–
Saturday Press1858–1860
Round Table1864–1869
Every Saturday1865–1874
Nation1865–
Galaxy1866–1878
Overland Monthly1868–1875, 1883–
Lippincott’s Magazine1868–1916
Scribner’s Monthly1870–1881
Outlook1870–
Southern Magazine1871–1875
American Magazine1875–
Dial (Chicago–New York)1880–
Critic1881–1906
Century Magazine1881–
Scribner’s Magazine1886–
Poet–Lore1889–
Conservator1890–
Yale Review1892–
McClure’s Magazine1893–
Everybody’s Magazine1899–
Poetry Magazine1912–
New Republic1914–

1800

1810

1820

1830

1840

1850

1860

1870

1880

1890

1900

1910

New York Evening Post, 1801–

The Portfolio, 1806-1827

North American Review, 1815–

Saturday Evening Post, 1821–

New York Mirror, 1823–1846

New York Review and Athenæum Magazine, 1826–1827

Casket, 1826–1840

Godey’s Lady’s Book, 1830–1898

New England Magazine, 1831–1835

Liberator, 1831–1865

Baltimore Saturday Visiter, 1833–?

Western Monthly Magazine, 1833–1836

Knickerbocker Magazine, 1833–1865

Southern Literary Messenger, 1834–1865

Western Messenger, 1835–1841

Gentleman’s Magazine, 1837–1841

Democratic Review, 1837–1859

Dial (Boston), 1840–1844

Graham’s Magazine, 1841–1859

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1841–

New York Tribune, 1841–

New Englander, 1843–1892

Littell’s Living Age, 1844–

Broadway Journal, 1845

Home Journal, 1847–

Independent, 1848–

Congregationalist, 1849–

Harper’s Magazine, 1850–

Putnam’s Magazine, 1853–1858, 1868–1870, 1906–1910

Russell’s Magazine, 1857–1860

Atlantic Monthly, 1857–

Saturday Press, 1858–1860

Round Table, 1864–1869

Every Saturday, 1865–1874

Nation, 1865–

Galaxy, 1866–1878

Overland Monthly, 1868–1875, 1883–

Lippincott’s Magazine, 1868–1916

Scribner’s Monthly, 1870–1881

Outlook, 1870–

Southern Magazine, 1871–1875

American Magazine, 1875–

Dial (Chicago-New York), 1880–

Critic, 1881–1906

Century Magazine, 1881–

Scribner’s Magazine, 1886–

Poet-Lore, 1889–

Conservator, 1890–

Yale Review, 1892–

McClure’s Magazine, 1893–

Everybody’s Magazine, 1899–

Poetry Magazine, 1912–

New Republic, 1914–