All the Year Round
Dickens and Wills co-owned "All the Year Round", one 75%, the other 25%. Since Dickens was his own publisher, he did not require a contract for his own works. Although intended for weekly publication, "Great Expectations" was divided into nine monthly sections, with new pagination for each. "Harper's Weekly" published the novel from 24 November 1860 to 5 August 1861 in the US and "All the Year Round" published it from 1 December 1860 to 3 August 1861 in the UK. "Harper's" paid £1,000 for publication rights. Dickens welcomed a contract with "Tauchnitz" 4 January 1861 for publication in English for the European continent.