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Lewis Lapham Salvaged From History What Was Useful, Beautiful, and True
Society / Obituary / July 26, 2024 Writer Lewis H. Lapham, longtime editor of Harper’s Magazine and the founder of Lapham’s Quarterly, died in Rome. He was 89. Ad Policy Lewis Lapham, the editor of Harper’s Magazine, stands near his office in 2004. …