The Century Magazine

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magazine monthly periodical

The Century Magazine was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century American monthly periodical known for publishing influential literature, illustrations, and commentary on contemporary culture and politics.

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Label	Occurrences
The Century Magazine canonical	15
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine	2
Century Magazine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1842845 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Century Magazine
Context triple: [The Rise of Silas Lapham, firstPublishedIn, The Century Magazine]

A. Scribner's Magazine
Scribner's Magazine was a prominent American literary periodical of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for publishing influential fiction, essays, and illustrations by leading writers and artists of its time.
B. Harper’s New Monthly Magazine
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American general-interest periodical known for its literary fiction, essays, illustrations, and cultural commentary.
C. The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly is a long-running American magazine known for its influential essays, literary works, and commentary on politics, culture, and ideas.
D. North American Review
North American Review is a long-running American literary and cultural magazine known for publishing influential essays and commentary by prominent writers and public figures.
E. Collier’s magazine
Collier’s magazine was a popular American general-interest weekly periodical known for its fiction, investigative journalism, and influential illustrations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Century Magazine
Target entity description: The Century Magazine was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century American monthly periodical known for publishing influential literature, illustrations, and commentary on contemporary culture and politics.

A. Scribner's Magazine
Scribner's Magazine was a prominent American literary periodical of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for publishing influential fiction, essays, and illustrations by leading writers and artists of its time.
B. Harper’s New Monthly Magazine
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American general-interest periodical known for its literary fiction, essays, illustrations, and cultural commentary.
C. The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly is a long-running American magazine known for its influential essays, literary works, and commentary on politics, culture, and ideas.
D. North American Review
North American Review is a long-running American literary and cultural magazine known for publishing influential essays and commentary by prominent writers and public figures.
E. Collier’s magazine
Collier’s magazine was a popular American general-interest weekly periodical known for its fiction, investigative journalism, and influential illustrations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	magazine ⓘ monthly periodical ⓘ
associatedWith	The Century Company ⓘ
circulationArea	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America international ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
editor	Josiah Gilbert Holland ⓘ Richard Watson Gilder ⓘ Robert Underwood Johnson ⓘ
format	illustrated magazine ⓘ
genre	cultural commentary ⓘ general interest magazine ⓘ literary magazine ⓘ political commentary ⓘ
hasContentType	cultural criticism ⓘ essays ⓘ fiction ⓘ historical articles ⓘ poetry ⓘ political commentary ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New York City ⓘ
illustrationStyle	line drawings ⓘ wood engravings ⓘ
influenced	American literary culture ⓘ public opinion on political issues ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableContributor	Henry James ⓘ Mark Twain ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ William Dean Howells ⓘ
notableFor	coverage of contemporary culture ⓘ coverage of contemporary politics ⓘ high-quality illustrations ⓘ influential late-19th-century American literature ⓘ
predecessor	Scribner’s Monthly ⓘ linked to: Scribner's Magazine
publicationFrequency	monthly ⓘ
publicationPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
publisher	The Century Company ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
subject	American history ⓘ art ⓘ literature ⓘ politics ⓘ social issues ⓘ
targetAudience	educated American middle class ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Rise of Silas Lapham → firstPublishedIn → The Century Magazine ⓘ

The Bostonians → firstPublishedIn → The Century Magazine ⓘ

The Sea-Wolf → firstPublishedIn → The Century Magazine ⓘ

To Build a Fire (1908 version) → firstPublishedIn → The Century Magazine ⓘ

subject linked to: To Build a Fire

Penelope Lapham → serializedIn → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Roswell Smith → notableWork → The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine ⓘ

linked to: The Century Magazine

Roswell Smith → associatedWith → The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine ⓘ

linked to: The Century Magazine

The Shuttle → firstPublishedInPeriodical → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Pecos Bill → firstAppearance → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Abraham Lincoln: A History → originalPublicationMedium → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Harriet Prescott Spofford → publishedIn → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Charles Dana Gibson → illustratedFor → Century Magazine ⓘ

linked to: The Century Magazine

The Century Company → notableWork → The Century Magazine ⓘ

The Century Company → associatedWith → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Richard Watson Gilder → notableWork → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Robert Underwood Johnson → employer → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Josiah Gilbert Holland → helpedShape → The Century Magazine ⓘ

Josiah Gilbert Holland → workedOn → The Century Magazine ⓘ

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