The Atlantic monthly
subtitled a magazine of literature, art and politics, this was
one of the most prestigious American monthly magazines from its inception in
November 1857. It was published in Boston, the acknowledged cultural capital
of the United States in the nineteenth century, by Phillips, Sampson &
Co., and later by an independent Atlantic Monthly Co.
The editors in the period covered by Jamess working life were:
James Thomas Fields (1817-1881) editor 1861-1871,
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) assistant 1866-1871, editor 1871-1881,
Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907) editor 1881-1890,
Horace Elisha Scudder (1838-1902) editor 1890-1898
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the magazine published James work, both fiction and non-fiction, regularly (when I get time I might offer you a list, but until then youll have to consult the Edel and Laurence Bibliography, sorry!