The Mahogany Tree Explained

The Mahogany Tree was a weekly^[1] literary magazine published from January until December 1892. The magazine was based in Boston.^[2]

Overview

The magazine was started by Mildred Aldrich,^[3] and it was supposedly "devoted solely to the 'fine arts'."^[4] According to a review in The Harvard Crimson its aim was to "give criticisms on books, pictures, music, and acting."^[3] It has since been described as "one of the first forums for decadent-aesthetic ideas in the United States."

Contributors comprised Philip Henry Savage, Ralph Adams Cram,^[5] Louise Imogen Guiney^[5] and F. Holland Day,^[5] amongst others. The magazine was the first to publish the work of Willa Cather.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English, ed. Lorna Sage, Cambridge University Press, 30 September 1999, page 9
2. Book: Douglass Shand-Tucci. Ralph Adams Cram. Ralph Adams Cram: Life and Architecture. 10 December 2015. 1 November 1996. Univ of Massachusetts Press. 1-55849-061-2. 333.
3. http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00001 Harvard University Library
4. D.M.R. Bentley, The Confederation Group of Canadian Poets, 1880-1897, University of Toronto Press, 31 August 2003, page 214
5. D.M.R. Bentley, The Confederation Group of Canadian Poets, 1880-1897, University of Toronto Press, 31 August 2003, page 334
6. Book: Weir, David . David Weir (academic)

   . Decadent Culture in the United States. November 4, 2017. David Weir (academic) . 2007. SUNY Press. 978-0-7914-7917-9. 56.

7. Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed edition, 1 November 1970, p. 578