HARPER’S MAGAZINE 
- FOR 1912 — 
H ARPER’S MAGAZINE—for sixty-one years the most famous illustrated magazine of 
the entire English-speaking world—stands to-day in a stronger position than ever before 
both in point of circulation and appeal and in the maintenance of the highest literary 
and artistic standards. The reasons for this success may be summed up in a single sentence : 
It is the most interesting and the most beautiful Magazine published 
HERE ARE A FEW OF THE FEATURES OF THE NEW YEAR 
Mark Twain—Episodes from an Extraordinary Life 
Five years before his death Mark Twain selected Albert Bigelow Paine to 
be his authorized biographer. Since that time Mr. Paine has given prac¬ 
tically all his time to this great work. He lived in close touch with Mark 
Twain. In his hands were placed the accumulated letters, notes, and 
memoranda of a lifetime. The result is a human document more fascinat¬ 
ing than fiction. Through it all runs that delightful humor which char¬ 
acterized Mark Twain’s life no less than his writings. 
Arnold Bennett’s First Impressions of America 
Arnold Bennett is, beyond question, the most talked-of English author 
of the day. Mr. Bennett has written with extraordinary insight and bril¬ 
liancy of various countries where he has lived—of England, of France, of 
Italy. Now he has come to America or his first visit to write exclusively 
for Harper’s Magazine. He will show us to ourselves as we really 
are'. America and Americans will be his theme. In order that the illus¬ 
trations for Mr. Bennett’s articles may be thoroughly in accord with the 
spirit of the text the editors have persuaded Mr. Frank Craig, the leading 
English illustrator, to accompany Mr. Bennett to this country. 
The Letters of a Diplomat’s Wife 
Among the most notabie features of the MAGAZINE for recent months 
have been Madame de Hegermann-Lindencrone’s reminiscences of her two 
visits to the court of Napoleon III. and her experiences during the Com¬ 
mune. Madame de Hegermann-Lindencrone is now preparing for publi¬ 
cation in the MAGAZINE further reminiscences of even greater importance 
and interest. They cover her varied experiences during the Franco-Prus- 
sian War and her later intimate acquaintance with several of the continental 
rulers and many of the famous men and women whose names have now 
passed into history. 
A New Serial Novel By the Author of “The I nner Shrine’’ 
Of this most important feature of the MAGAZINE for 1912 it is only nec¬ 
essary to say that it marks the crowning point of the author’s literary 
achievement. The new story is entitled “The Street Called Straight.” It 
deals with a most modern phase of American life. It will be illustrated by 
Orson Lowell. 
H. G. Wells on Socialism 
II. G. Wells is not only one of the most brilliant writers of to-day but one 
of the ablest thinkers. He has written for Harper’s MAGAZINE two 
articles in which he presents an absolutely new view of Socialism. 
William Dean Howells in Spain 
William Dean Howells has just revisited Spain after an absence of many 
years. What he is writing about, the country and its people, will be in his 
most delightful vein, for mingled with present impressions will be certain 
memories of an almost autobiographical sort. 
Short Stories That Really Count 
No other illustrated magazine of the world publishes each month so many 
really great short stories as Harper’s. This year there is definite prom¬ 
ise that in this field, where the MAGAZINE has always stood supreme, it 
will surpass even its own brilliant record. There will be at least seven 
complete stories in every number. Notable among the many famous con¬ 
tributors will be: Rudyard Kipling (a storv on an unusual theme by the 
way), Margaret Deland, William Dean Howells, Joseph Conrad, 
Norman Duncan, E. S. Martin, Forrest Crissey, Alice Brown, 
Thomas A. Janvier, Henry James, Irving Baci-ieller, Richard 
le Gallienne, Henry van Dyke, Mary E. Wilkins, Arthur 
Sherburne Hardy, May Sinclair, Margarita Spalding Gerry, 
Inez H. Gillmore, Elmore Elliott Peake, James Oppenheim. 
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