Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-10
GODEY,S LADY,S BOOK.

NINErY-SlX pages of reading ma,ter bv au.
thors whose names stand among the foremost in
the literary ranks Of our country. as f'llows
EssayiSfs-Miss Mary w Hale, Professor
Walter. Mrs. Holland, Mrs. sgourney, MIS-. Hale,
Mrs. E. F. Ell,t.
Poefs-Miss Mary r. Milford Miss C. IT. w.
terman, Eliza Earle Miss II f. Gould, Mrs. ST.
goutnev, Mrs. +. =. Oseord. Mrs G. Baron vii.
son, WIN. Gutter, james 7. Fied1. Isaac &. Raw
]. 8. Dusola. James Montgomery, Miss Iuliet H.
Lewis. Miss A. d Woodbridge
Norehsts.-H. w. Her ert Prnfe ssor Ingraham,
Richard Penn Smith, w. Landor.
Writers of Taies.--Mrs. Sch, Smith, Mrs. En-.
ma &. Emhury, Mrs Caroline l.. Hentz Mrs Ma.
ry Fl. Parsons. Miss A. NJ F. Buchanan, Mrs III.
Bee, her Stowe, Mrs. NJ. St. Leon Loud Seba
smith
OF the above eminent writers, celebrated in our
own, and most of them well known in other coun.
trie-, each have had articl either in the J,nuary
or February number nf the Book. 1t is unnecss-
sary for us tn say that no such array of names can
e shown by any other magazine in this country,
Of any PAIGE.
We give three times many emh, II shmenis as
any other mag zine, and each plate is equal if not
superior the Of any cotem ornry, and vet the
price of The magazine is not increased Our edi-
ton is immense tn. refore nrc enabled to 90 to
greater exp,nse than any other publisher. A
better return may therefore be expected for the ice
paid for subscription.
In the twn numbers jus, published we have gi-
ven four Plates Of Fs HONS, containing eleven Fl.
gues One beautiful specimen of Lace work.
One sp ndid Seel Plate beyond compare, the hest
line engraving ever published in an American Ma.
gazine. new emllema,icsl cover.
In addition To- our usual well arranged embesh-
ments, we always publish steel title pages twice a
year.
The whole amount Of eng avings and emhesh-
nents Of v,rinus k nds that the book contains or
will contain this y ar, may he estimated at about
sixty.
A new series Of papers of great value has been
liiely commenced by Mrs Hale. "The Domestic
Department" This during The year will compose
ii great amount OF usual matter.
For en,erpriz- at least. we think we deserve some
| creih have been the frs 10 pive to an Ame>
rcan public original articles from the pens Of Mary
Russell Milford auth.r of"Our Villsg Mrs G..
Baron Wilson editor of LONDON l., Belle Assem-
blee, Mr.. Holland, author Of several useful and
valuable works James Mon'gomerv author of
"Onnipe se1ice Of the Deity" &c Thomas Miller,
author of Fair Rosanond and Royston G. wer =
Ebeneezrr Elliott, auth of Corn Law Rhymes.
We 10 not particularly mention these ma mes be-
cause lhy y all date from Landnn--our object only
j. 10 show that wne,e there good articles ,o be
had there will we apply No author Of any r.pu-
! sion 10 "The Book ia ain.
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