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Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly was an American magazine of popular literature that published during the 19th and 20th centuries. In the early 1900s, it changed its name to the American Magazine. (There is a Wikipedia article about this serial.)

Publication History

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly began publishing in 1876. In 1904, it was renamed Leslie's Monthly Magazine, and then Leslie's Magazine in 1905. Later that year (in the middle of volume 60), it was renamed the American Illustrated Magazine, shortening to the American Magazine in 1906. It kept continuous volume numbering throughout its history. The American Magazine ceased publication in 1956.

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1876-1904: HathiTrust has volumes 1-2 and 4-57 from copies at Indiana University and elsewhere.
• 1876-1905: HathiTrust also has volumes 1, 3-23, and 25-60, as well as numerous volumes from the American Magazine era.
• 1885: Google Books has volume 19, covering July-December 1885. Access may be limited outside the United States.
• 1885: Google Books has volume 20, covering July-December 1885. Access may be limited outside the United States.

Related Resources

• For volumes after this magazine's name change to "American Illustrated Magazine", see The American Magazine.

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