HarperCollins Publishers

Periodicals: Harper’s Weekly, Harper’s New Monthly and Harper’s Bazaar

The Harper brothers consistently sought ways to reach more readers with less expensive publications, and in 1850 they revolutionized the concept of the modern literary magazine with Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. More

T. C. Boyle

I read in the way that I breathe, as a necessity of life. More

T. C. Boyle

The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Authorized Edition

Twain worked directly with Harper & Brothers to produce this authorized edition of his works. More

Bleak House

Dickens’s tenth novel, often considered his finest; significantly influenced the development of mystery novels. More

Jane Eyre

Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More

Protectors Of Authors’ Rights

The first installment of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens published in Harper’s Weekly.

In the early 1800s, American publishers were notorious for reprinting titles from overseas at a fraction of the price, and without payment to authors. More

Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Major nineteenth-century English novel that challenged the sexual morals of late Victorian England. More

Tom Robbins

I write to twine ideas and images into big subversive pretzels of life, death, and goofiness—on the chance that, like the Trickster figure in tribal myths, they might help keep the world lively and give it the flexibility to endure. More

Tom Robbins

Two Years Before the Mast

An early landmark of adventure and travel writing, now considered one of America’s first literary classics. More

1895: Mark Twain signs an exclusive contract with Harper & Brothers

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Mark Twain signs an exclusive contract with Harper & Brothers, which serializes Joan of Arc in its periodicals and publishes it as a book one year later. More

Moby-Dick

Often called the greatest American novel of all time. More

A Christmas Carol

Dickens’s beloved classic of the meaning of Christmas that has inspired countless adaptations. More

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