Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-12-01

GRAHAM'S is the oldest and most popular
~ Of the American Literary Magazines -
The number for January, 1843, will be the
thirty fifth volume. lis long and successful
| career, from its commencement Will. few
hundred subscribers, until the present time,
| when it has circulation of fifty thousand CO.
pc per menth, is as good an evidence of its
great and constantly increasing merit the
publisher has il in his power to offer. Among
the attractions of the thirty fifth volume, will
will be several TALES by MIR. Co DER, Mr..
Grafton, Mr. HoFrMAN, Mr.. MANcUR, Mr..
HEnBERT, Miss LESLIE, MANY CLAvERs,' Mrs
EMBURV, Mrs ELLETr and Mrs STEPHENs;-
Poems by MIR BRgANr, Mr. DANA, MIR Losa.
| FELLOW, etc. The following more complete
| list of contributors will convince the reader
that it is we'll nigh impossible to have supe-
| rior corps in the present age:
j. Feaimore Cooper, author of The .Spr, The
Pioneer. NaeOt History, Gc-Richard H.
/ Ilana, author Of the Buccn1eer, Sc-W c.
Bryant, Guthor Of The Fountain and other
Poefas-I. G.. Grafton, author Of Highways
and BHoeags. Cell ". LongfeLeU. auth
| or Of Po'ees Of the Night. ec-N p. Hills,
G"'hor Of 1,ro Was of Dying for a Has
band, SEC. r. Huffman, author of JttM
Scenes IN tie Forrest and the Prairie Sc
I'm Fatcaer, author Of Residence in the Isle
Of France, 6Sc-H " Herbst, authar Of
Crom,ceA etc-R ". Gris,cold authr of TIE
| Poets and Poetry Of .2meriea etc-Epes Sar-
gent, author Of Palasco eic-Par6 Benjam n
author Of Sonnets and Lyrical Poems eic-G.
IhH. aqthor Of the Rims Of .4ihens elc-Ed>
gar f. Poe, author Of Tales of the Grotesgue
and the .4rabesque-J K. Mitchell, M d. au-
thor Of Indecision ete--J. II Luhamu,a author
ofthe South Hest etc. and many ocher names
familiar 10 the literary ,eorM.
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! ZINE will be distinguished from ether publca-
tiens OF sim liar aims, by the literary and arts
| tic merit of its contents. While those of 9TH
er works are u'lhn0oes anonymous. the con
tributions to this are by the most eminent au-
thors of our age and country; the very crea-
tnrs-founders-of our National literature.
Especially is celebrated AS containing the
! choicest productions of the finest female wr-
tiers of the time. The following list of autho
resses, who have hitherto and will hereafter
| write for It, will show that in this regard no
rivalry to 1t can be sustained.
Mrs II Em6arg, Gtthoy of Constance L4aii>
'aer, the Blind Girl etc-Mrs f. S Oseood Gu
thor Of Il Wreath Of V'iId F7o,eers from Nr,c
England efc--4Hrs Se6d Saith. aothor of The
e@ern Captive, or the Times of Iscumseh-
| .H'Ss Lhza heste. author of Pencil Sketches
hlrs ~ Hroohs author Of Zaohiel o. the Bride
I 0't-.US L. III. Dsgourney author ~
Letters 70 -HotherS- Mrs Inn S Stephens Gu-
thor Of Mary Derwent. Besides aese ,ceH
hi'o'0n and popular ,urifers many anmlyn,-
oIIs eaAfr,b'sors g? distinguished merit furnish
art ctes for nearly erery number.
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known that slralam's Magazine has far sur
passed any periodical work ever published III
this or any other country. The highest am
oihon OF rival pabiisers seems thus far to have
oeen TO maintain respectable imitation Of the
numerous costly and beautiful works of art
/ with which the successive numbers of this
| Journal have been graced. Among the pic.
lures that will be engraved for the volume in
I iaa3, are several ORIGINAL PAINTINGS
/ by lngham, inmon, Cole, Thompson, Freeman,
Franqaine and other distinguished artists.
OUR PORTRAIT G.7LLERE
] One OF the new features of the coming vol
I umes will be the Introduction Of portraits OF
the contributors of Graham's Magazine. which
OF course will include nearly all the eminent
writers of the siav
THE Editorial DEPARTMENT. viii
continue to embrace notes on current liters.
ture, ETC., and reviews Of all new American &
foreign wfrks Of general interest OF value.
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