A prominent highbrow liberal monthly, and unillustrated, The Nineteenth Century (1877-1901) was founded and initially edited by James Knowles. In 1901 the title changed to The Nineteenth Century and After, and in 1951 to The Twentieth Century. DVPP indexes poems until the end of 1901.
| Poem title | Poet(s) | Date | Vol etc. | Transcribed? | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.S. ‘Lustania’ | Arnold, Matthew | 1879-01 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 5, Issue 23, Page 1 | no | 7857 |
| Dedicatory Poem to the Princess Alice | Tennyson, Alfred | 1879-04 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 5, Issue 26, Page 575–576 | yes | 7858 |
| The Defence of Lucknow | Tennyson, Alfred | 1879-04 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 5, Issue 26, Page 576–582 | yes | 7859 |
| “Hollow and vast starred skies are o’er us” | Mallock, William Hurrell | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 445–446 | no | 8059 |
| “I tax not all with this unmanly hate” | Turner, Charles Tennyson | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 468 | no | 8060 |
| The Process of Composition | Turner, Charles Tennyson | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 470 | no | 7884 |
| On a Picture of Armida and Rinaldo | Turner, Charles Tennyson | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 471 | no | 7886 |
| The Steam-Thresher with the Straw Carrier | Turner, Charles Tennyson | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 476 | no | 7881 |
| Calvus to a Fly | Turner, Charles Tennyson | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 479 | no | 7864 |
| On Shooting a Swallow in early youth | Turner, Charles Tennyson | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 479 | no | 7863 |
| The Flock for the Market; or, Hope and Despondency | Turner, Charles Tennyson | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 479 | no | 7865 |
| “It was her first sweet child, her heart’s delight” | Turner, Charles Tennyson | 1879-09 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 31, Page 480 | no | 7866 |
| Agatha | Gandar, W. B. | 1879-12 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 34, Page 988–989 | no | 7870 |
| Chartreuse. (Liqueur) | Waugh, Francis | 1879-12 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 34, Page 990 | no | 7871 |
| The Life-Ledger | Gandar, W. B. | 1879-12 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 34, Page 991 | no | 7872 |
| October | Dent, Annie | 1879-12 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 34, Page 992 | no | 7873 |
| Prosperity | Gandar, W. B. | 1879-12 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 6, Issue 34, Page 993 | no | 7874 |