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DY'S Il GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE
THE PROSPECTUS FOR ls43-
rn,rons. GEORGE II. GRAHAM and

ry W. Longfellcw, L. y. Gra:tah, Charles r
Hoffman.
GRAnAM's Is the Oldest and most popular oftbe
American Literary Magazine The number for
January, lS43, will be the first of the 35th vol
ume, Its long and uniformly successful career
from its commencement with few hundred sub
scribers, until the present time, when it has Cir
culation of so, 900 copies per month, is perhaps
as good an evidence Of its great and constantly in
creasing merit as thepublsher has in his power o
offer TO its old subscribers, he trusts, no assur
anccs are necessary of his determination to main
tain its present ascendcncy over all the rival peri
odicals Of the country. The engagement during
the past year of such men as BRYANT, COOPER
DANA, LoNGrELLow, IIoFrMAN, MANcuR, and
others, of high reputation in the literary world,
as regular contributors, in addition to a previous
list embracing many ofthe first names in the ma
ton, is sufficient guarantee that the work will
continue to be the principal medium otcommuni-
cation between the best authors and the public.
Among the attractions ofthe 35th volume, will be
several TALES by Mr.. COOPER, MIR. GRATrAN,
Mr.. Hoffman, Mr.. Mancur Mr.. Herbert, Miss
Leslie, "Nlary Clavers," Mrs, Embury, Mrs. FL
let and Mrs. Stephens; POEMS by MIR. Bryant,
MIR. Dana, Mr. Iongtellow, Mr.. Street, Mrs
Seba Smith, Mrs Osgoodand Mrs Sigourney;ES-
SAYS by MIR. Fay, Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Tuckcrman,
Mr.. Poe, etc. etc. The follow ing more complete
list ofcontributors will convince the reader that
it is well nigh impossible to have superior
corps i'll the present age:
James Fcnimore Cooper, Author of "The
Spy" 'Thc Eliot The Pioneer Naval IIisto-
" Home as Found The American Demo-
craft etc. Richard ii. Dana, Author of The
Buccaneer,' The Idle Man, 'Discourscs on
Shakespeare etc. William Cullcnt Bryant, Au-
thor Of The Ages THE Fountain, and other
Poems,' etc L. c. Grattan, Author of High.
l IN.
tory ofthe Netherlands, 1.-THE Heress of Bruges,'
etc. Henry w. Longfellow, Author offices
of the Night, Hyperion 'Outre Mcr,' Ballads
and other POEMS etc. NJ. P. Willis, Author of
Two Ways of Dying for Husband 'lnklngs
OF Adventure Letters from uEdcr Bridge
etc. Charles Fcnno Hoffman, Author of wild
Scenes in the Forest and the Prairie "A Winter
in the West 'Greysaer, etc. William Fail
coner, Author of Transitions from Cotempora-
ny French and German Poets,' Residence in the
Isle of France, etc. Henry William Herbert,
Author of Cromwell, 'rhc Brothers, The Maid
OF Orleans 'Ringwood the Rover, etc. II. Il.
Tuckerman, Author of Ramblcs and Revcrics, >
| isabelle, or Sicily etc. Theodore S. Fay Au-
thor Of Norman Leslie, THE Countess Ida. ;
etc. John ii. Mancur, Author Of Henri Qua
! tire, or the Days of the League, etc. Rufus w.
Griswold, Author Of 'rhe Poets and Poetry of
America etc. Epcs Sargent, Author Of We
lasco,' The Genocsc,' etc Park benjamin,
Author Of 'SonnctS and Lyrical Pocms,' etc.
William Gilmore Simms, Author Of 'Guy Riv-
ers, Pelayo,' Southern Passages and rrcturcs,'
etc James Russell Lowell Author of'A Years
Life, and other Pocms,' odd English Drama
fists, etc. Frederick w. Thomas, Author of
Clinton Bradshawc,' Howard Pinckncv,' Fast
and VEST etc Cornelius Mathews, Author of
The Politicians, THE Motley Book 'Puflcr
Hopkins, etc. Rev. Walter Cotton, Author of
'Constant'nople and Athens Ship and Shore
etc. Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro, Author of RAN
dom Shots 'Agathe, etc. Alfred b. Street,
Author Of Nature, 'rhe Burning Of Schcnccta-
dy,' etc. George Hill, Author Of Thc Ruins Of
Athens,' 'ritanas Banquet, etc. Albert Pike,
Author of Hymns to the Gods, Sketches and
POEMS etc. Edgar A. Poe, Author of'TalcS of
the Grotcsque and the Arabs quc,' etc. IL.
Hastings Weld, Author of Corrected Proofs
etc. james Aldrich, Hon. Robert T. Conrad,
Author of = ylmcrc," etc. William +. Burton,
George Lunt, Author Of "The Grave of Byron
etc. Rev. Louis l.. Noble, J. X Mitchell, NJ.
d., Author of 'lndecison, etc. Charles II. Pc
tcrson, J. ii. Ingraham, Author of 'Thc South
West, etc Horace Greeley, George H. Cotton,
Author Of 'Tccumsch, etc. Rcyncll Coates, Nj.
ID. Walter Lander, Author Of Stanley etc.
James +. Fields, Robert Morris, W. A, Jones,
John Inman.
has been from its establishment more than any
other the tavorite periodical Of the gentler sex.
Though its plan Goes not entirely exclude articles
OF the most Important chanctcr-such as have
raised Blackwood's, and some other foreign Jour-
mails to their high influence and rcpuaton-its
pages will be principally DEVOTED to what is usu-
ally termed light literature. 1t will be distn-
gushcd from other publications of similar aims,
by the literary and artistic merit of its contents.
While those ofCther works are unkno,rn or anon
ymouS, the contributions to this are the most en-
incnt authors OF our age and country; the very
crcatois-iounders-of our NATIONAL LITERA-
TuRE. Especially is it celebrated as containing
the choicest productions of the finest female VIII
tiers OF the time. Every number contains gems
which may be appealed to with pride by the sex
as indicating their intellectual eminencc. The
following list of authoresses, who have hitherto
and will hereafter write for it, will show that in
this regard no rivalry to it can be sustained.
Mrs. Emma c. Embury, Author of Constance
Latimer, the Blind Girl, Guido, and other
Poems, etc. Mrs. Frances Sargent Osgood,
Author of "a Wreath of Wild Flowers from
New England etc. Mrs. Seba Smith, Author
of The Snless Child The Western Captive or
The Times Of Tecumseh,' Essays, Critical and
Miscellaneous etc. Miss Eliza Leslie, Author
of Pencil Sketches Althea Vernon, and other
Tales etc. Mrs. MARY Clavcrs' Author of
"A New Home-Who'll Follow Forest Life
etc. Mrs. Maria Brooks, Author of 'Zophel, OF
The Bride of Seven etc. Mrs. Lydia II. ST.
Courtney, Author Of 'Zinzindorf and other Poems,'
Letters to Mothers etc. Mrs. f. F. Ellet. Au
thor of characteristics of Schiller 'Rambles in
the Country etc. Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson,
Author of Poems and Essays etc. Mrs. Amelia
b, Welby, Author of Poems by Amelia etc.
Mrs. A. nj. F. Amman, Author of Tales and
Sketches etc. IF. E. F. Author of THE Mar
riage Of Convenience etc. Mrs. Ann S. Ste
hens Author of MARY Derwent,' etc.
Besides these well known and universally pc
pular writer's, many anonymous contributors of
distinguished merit furnish articles for nearly
every number.
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