Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-12-08

& IRAHAMS IS the oldest and most popular
"a Of the American Literary Magazines
The number for January, l843, will be the
thirty-hfth volume. Its long and successful
career, from its commencement with few
hundred subscribers until the present time,
when it has a circulation Of fifty thousand CO.
pies per month, is as good an evidence of its
great and constantly increasing merit as the
publisher has II i'll his power to offer. Among
the attractions of the thirty-fifth volume, will
will be several TALES by Mr.. CooPEn, Mr..
Grafton, Nr. HOFFMAN, MIR. MASCUh, Mr..
HERBERT, Miss LESLIE, 'MART CLAvERs,' Mrs
EMBURY. Mrs ELLETr and Mrs STEPuENs;-
Poems by Mr. BRTAST, Mr. DANA, MIR LONG
FELLOW, etc. The following more complete
list Of contributors will convince the reader
| that it is well nigh impossible TO have a supe-
rior corps in the present age:
J. Fenimore Cooper, author Of The Spy, The
Pioneer, NaoOl History, &c-Richard H.
! Dana, author Of the Buccaneer, S5c-W. @.
| Bryant, authorizes The Fountain and other
! Poems-T C. Grafton. author of Hgh,rays
and Byways Sell II LongfsNeto. auth.
or of Toices oftte Night esc-.N p. Hills,
| author Of Iiro Haas Of Dying fur Has
hand. SEC. +. Ho6aan, author of UtH
Scenes in the Forrest and the Prairie SSc-
I'm, Talener. author of Residence in the Isle
of France, Sell. w Herbert, authar of
CromweH etc-R ", GrisuoH, authr of The
Poets and Poetry of .4inerica etc-Epes Sar-
gent. author Of Paiasco etc-Parh BENJAMIN
author Of SOnnets and Lyrical Poems elc-G.
HN, aqthOr Of the Rims Of Athens elc-Ed-
gar a. Poe, author Of Tales Of the Grotesque
and the .4ra6esque-J K. Mitchell, ~ d. au-
thor Of lndecision etc--.L II Hahaman, author
otMe South Vest etc. and many ocher names
familiar 10 the literary ,corld
>, Il
ZINE will be distinguished from other publica-
tons of similar aims, by the literary and arts
tic. merit of its contents. While those of 9TH
! er works are upkno,Un or anon ynaous, the con
tributions to this are by the most eminent au-
thors OF our age and country; the very crea-
| tors-founders-of our National Literature.
| Especially is celebrated as containing the
choicest productions of the finest female wri-
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 it can be sustained.
Mrs r. Em6ury, nuihor-of Constance Lafi>
naeT, the Blind Girl etc--NErs f S Osgood, au
thor Of a Wreah Of Hid F7orers from Ne,o
| Engtaaad efc--Jfrs Seba Saith, uothor of The
lIeste17a Captipe, or the Times of Tscumssh-
MISS EAza Leslie, author of Pencil Skftc&GS
1lfs "a brooks author Of Zoohiei o. tie Bride
-Hfo ID II. - Courtney UunOF W
| letters 10 Mothers Mrs finn S Stephens au-
! Thor Of Diary Derwent. Besides Laese accH
/ h'o'n and popular ,ortfers many anonyn-
GUS contributors Of Distinguished merit furnish
articles foT nedrky every munger
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
| In the department of Engravings. it is we'll
known that Graham's Magazine has far SUR
passed any periodical work ever published ir
this or any other country The highest ann
bitlon OF rival publisers seems thus far to have
been TO maintain a respectable imitation of the,
numerous costly and beautiful works of art
win which the successive numbers of this
! journal have been graced. Among the pic.
lures that will be engraved for the volume in
io4S, are several ORIGINAL PAINTINGS
( by Ingian, anmon, Cole, Thompson, Freeman,
Franquine and other distinguished artists.
OUR PORTRAIT G.lLLERY
One Of The new features Of the coming vol
u'hes VIII be the introduction of poEtraits OF
I me contributors of Graham's Magazine, which
OF course will include nearly ali the eminent
/ writers of the day.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT will
continue to embrace notes on current hters.
| iure, etc., and reviews of all new American
iofeiSn wrtks OF general interest or value
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