, 1842-12-24
Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's
THE ROsPECTUS;FoR.ls43
EDITORS:
GEO. R.. GRAHAM & r. w. GRIswoLD
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS;
]. Fenimore Cooper, Richard H. Da-
ma, William Cullen Bryant, Henry
w. L.onfellow. Il. C. Grattan,
Charles F. Hoffman.

w. LonfelIow. Il. C. G~rattan,
Charles F. Hoffman.
:. GRAuAM's is the Oldest and most
popular of the American Literary
Magazine. The number for Janua-
ry, 1843, will be the first Of the thir-
~ fifth volume. Its long and uni
formlv successful career, from ITS
commencement with a few hundred
subscribers, until the present time,
when it has a circulation of fifty thou
sand copies per month, is perhaps as
good an evidence OF its great and
constantly increasing merit rs the
publisher has it in his power TO offer.
To lis old subscribers, he trusts, no
assurances are necessary OF his de-
termination % maintain its present
ascendency over all the rival periodi-
Gals of The country. The engage
ment during the past year oil such
men as Bryant Copper. Dsna. long
fell m, Huffman. Nancar and others.
of high reputation in The literary
world. rs regular contributors, in nd
! dition 10 4 previous list embracing
many of the first names in the ma
ton, is Il sufficient guarantee that
the work will continue to be The prin-
cipal medium Of communication be-
tween the best authors and the pnb-
lie. Among the attractions of the
thirty filth volume. will be several
TALES by Meesrs. Copper. Grattan.
Hoffman. Mancm-. Herbert. Miss
Leslie. "Alarrv CIavers.' Mrs. En-
bury. Mrs. EIlet and Mrs. Stephens:
POEMS by Messrs. Bryant. Dna,
Lohgfellow. Street, Mrs. Seba Smith,
Mrs. Oscood, and Mrs. Sigourney;
ESSAYS by Messrs. Fay. Jones,
Tuckerman, Poe, etc. etc.
GrdhGm's Lqdy's and GenHemGn'e
Magazine has been from its establish
ment more than any other the favor
tie periodical Of the gentler SEX
Though its plan does not entirely ex-
c!udc articles of the most important
character-such a. shave raised Black
rooE's. and some other foreign iourn-
ais to their high influence and reputa-
tion-its pages will be principally de-
voted to what is usually termed light
literature. 1t will be distinguished
from .other publications of similar
aims, by the literary and artistic mer-
it of its contents. While those Of
other works are unknown or anony-
nous the contributors to this are the
most eminent authors Of our age and
country: the very creators found
ers--of our NATIONAL LITERATURE
Especially is it elebrated as contain
ing the choicest productions of the
finest female writers of the time
Every number contains gems which
may be appealed to with pride by
the sex as v~indicaling their inteliec-
tual eminence. h,
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS. -,
In the department of Engravings, I
4 ID WIKI hboHu ildlo' diidil ; Sldgd I
zine has far surpassed any periodical !
work ever published in this or any d
other country. The highest ambi- :
ton OF rival publishers seems thus
far TO have been TO maintain a re- {
spectacle imitation of the numerous {
and beautiful works of ari |
with which the successive numbers :
81 this journal have been graced. In
Lhe course of the succeeding volumes
many important New Features will {
introduced by SARTAIN and
SADD. the most celebrated Mezzo- n
int Engravers in the Union, and :
Of the best in Europe, will
continue to furnish their exquisite
PRODUCTIONS; and Rawdon, Wright
Z Hatch, G. Parker. A. l.. Dick. "
iimbridge. Jackman, Jones and 9th 10
RS. Of New York. and Dodson. -
Velch & Walters. Tucker and,others. Il,
f Philadelphia.-all among the most O
minent Line Engravers of the pres, tn
nj century, have been engaged 10
a succession of highly finish
| steel engraving, superior 10 any
at have hilbert" appeared in peri 70
heal. Among the pictures that will 4
engraved for the volumes in 1843. ma
e several his
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS. 10
BY lngham. Inman, Cole, Thomp- Fla
Freeman, Franquinet, and other cha
'tinguished artists. The Ameri. 5
n periodicals have hitherto contain \
, save in a very few instances. on on
engravings copied from foreign SAY, q
nts. The publisher of Graham's =
will be the first to reform ~
practice. and to make his work Boo
CITY original in its embellishments Pan
well as in its literary contents. Car,