This classic periodical, which was published from 1844 to 1941, was one of the most influential and widely read literary magazines of its time. Featuring articles, essays, and fiction from some of the most prominent writers of the day, including Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Henry James, The Living Age was at the forefront of cultural and intellectual life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America.

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