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Tag Archives: Harper’s

Our Harper’s tag refers to Harper’s Magazine. But our posts usually cover Harper’s Round Table and Harper’s Young People, 19th century spinoff children’s mags.

September 20, 2023
20
Sep 2023

Race-Ball: 19th Century Sport Review

Reviewing an obscure 19th century sport, as described in an 1882 issue of Harper’s Young People.
January 27, 2023
27
Jan 2023

1880 poem on becoming an older sibling

A poem about noses out of joint.
July 19, 2022
19
Jul 2022

The Robin Never Pecks Twice at a Cherry

A poem by Margaret E. Sangster about robins and unfinished food.
May 7, 2022
7
May 2022

A School Poem By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr

A poem by the elder Oliver Wendell Holmes.
May 1, 2022
1
May 2022

“Lines to a Mosquito” – 1895 Poem

A poem within a short story.
April 4, 2022
4
Apr 2022

Margaret E. Sangster’s “A Little Gentleman”

“A gentleman, dears, in the coming years, / And at present a boy for me.”
March 17, 2022
17
Mar 2022

Alice’s Question: Did God teach you how to play?

“Then close to the organ stealing, / With awe-struck eyes they gaze / At the player, and listen mutely / To the deep clear notes of praise.”
March 16, 2022
16
Mar 2022

1880 Children’s Guide For Drawing Leaves

“A delightful occupation that will grow dearer to your heart every day of your life.”
March 2, 2022
2
Mar 2022

“Helping Himself To Cake” – an 1880 Children’s Poem

“Fast asleep fell Madeline, / Fairy-book held in one hand, / In the other slice of cake”
February 15, 2022
15
Feb 2022

“My First Muff” – A Children’s Poem

A warm little poem.
February 1, 2022
1
Feb 2022

“Kitty’s First Pie” – An 1881 Children’s Poem From Harper’s Young People

“She made it herself … Without the least bit of help … But in eating it she’ll have / Assistance enough.”
January 26, 2022
26
Jan 2022

A Contemporaneous Account of Owney the Mail-Dog

(Post)man’s best friend.