Twentieth Century (Vol. IX No. 7 - August 18, 1892): A Weekly Radical Magazine

Joseph Fitzgerald (Editor) and J. W. Sullivan (Associate Editor) (Contributors include: Lewis Worthington Smith, Hugh O. Pentecost, Frank Sullivan, Royal Boston, Edward J. Leavitt, Arthur Schopenhauer)

Published by The Humboldt Publishing Company, New York, NY, 1892

About this Item

Offered is the August 18, 1892 (Vol. IX No. 7) issue of "Twentieth Century: A Weekly Radical Magazine" edited by Joseph Fitzgerald (J. [James] W. Sullivan served as Associate Editor) and published by The Humboldt Publishing Company out of New York City. A magazine measuring 9" by 12-1/4" and containing 24 pages including front and rear covers. With eight pages of vintage advertisements, contents of this issue include: Editorial by Joseph Fitzgerald; column For Justice in the State: Notes and Points; poem "Dreams" by Lewis Worthington Smith; "The Homestead Affair" by Hugh O. Pentecost; "Further Reflections on the Great Superstition" by anarchist Frank Sullivan ("The radical reformers recognize the fact that governments have always failed to establish justice in the world. They recognize that the monstrous inequities that result in the existing horrible social conditions are defended and upheld by governments everywhere"); reply to Frank Sullivan's article by Associate Editor J. W. Sullivan; "Some Freethought Incidents" by H. J. Clark; "Brevities" by Royal Boston ("He who digs and delves among the rock deposits of past ages can find many a page of history more reliable than any of human authorship - whether sacred or otherwise"); "For the Exclusion of Aliens, Even Chinese" by Edward J. Leavitt (which begins, "Mr. Channing Burnz [in an earlier article] has the courage and candor to protest against the exclusion of aliens from American soil. I respect him for that, for he is pulling manfully against an overwhelming tide"); columns Science and the Useful Arts, The World We Live In, and Our Weekly News-Letter; "Reputation" by Arthur Schopenhauer (an excerpt from his book "The Wisdom of Life"). A complete issue; former owner's name to upper right corner of front cover; covers detached but present; covers light to moderately soiled, particularly along edge areas; light to moderate cover wear; covers show a few small edge and corner chips; pages age-toned.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Twentieth Century (Vol. IX No. 7 - August 18, 1892): A Weekly Radical Magazine
• Publisher: The Humboldt Publishing Company, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1892
• Language: English
• Binding: Magazine
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Radical and Progressive
  • Philosophy and Sociology