, 1843-03-25
Graham'' sady's and GentlemsnH
MAGAZINE.
TEE PROSPECTUS FOR 1s4a.
EDITORS:
GEO. r. GRAHAM & r. w. GRrs woLp
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS;

GEO. r. GRAHAM & R. w. GRIswoLp.
REGULAR coNrRIBuToRs;
J. Fenimore Cooper, Richard II. Da-
ma, W lillian Calen Bryant. Henry
W.. LonfeIIow. 7. C. Grat,an.
Charles F. Hoffman.
GnAHAM's is the oldest and mos,
popular of the American Literary
Magazine. The number for Janua'
ry, I843, viii be the first Of the thir'
~ fifth volume. Its long and uni
formly successful career, from ITS
commencement with a few hundred
sub .cribers, until the present time.
when it has a circulation Of fifty thou
sand copies per month"; is perhaps cs
good an evidence OF its great and
constantly increasing merit as tine
publisher has ifin his power 10 offer.
To its old subscribers, he trusts, No
assurances are necessary of IBIS de-
termination to maintain its Sresen'
as%cendency over all the rival Aeriodi
Gals of the country. .Tb@ engage
ment during the past Wear of such
men as Bryant Cooper. UnSa. Long
fell 10, Ho6man, Mancur anA others
of high reputation in the lNerary
world, as regular contributors. IN nd
dition 10 a previous list embracV
manvo OF the first lanes nj the M
ton, IS a sufficient guarantee that
the work will continue to be the prin
cipal medium OF communication be
tween the best authors and the pub
lie. Among the attractions Of the
! thirty fifth volume. will be several
FALES by Messrs. Cooper, Grattan.
Eaff,nan. Mancur. Herbert. Miss
Leslie. "Marry CIavers," Mrs. En-,
bury. Mrs. ElIet and Mrs. Stephens:
POEMS by Messrs. Bryant, Dana,
Longfeliuw. Street, Mrs. Seba Smith,
Mrs. Osg.o cd, and Mrs. Sigourney;
ESSAYS hy Messrs. Fay, Jones,
Tuckerman, Poe. etc. etc.
Graham's Lady's and Geat1eanan'e
Magazine has been from lis establish
ment more than any other the favor.
ite periodical Of the genller sex
Though its plan does not entirely ex.
cIude articles OF the most important
character-sue have raised Bhack.
wooFs. and so,feHN'lier foreign journ.
ais to their high influence and reputa
iion-iis pages will be principally dc
voted 10 what i. usually termed liph'
literature. 1t will im distinguished
iron. other publications. -of simila'
aims. by the literary and artistic mcr
II Of It's contents. While those o
other works are unknown or anonv
mcus the contributors to This are tn.
most eminent authors o. our aye AM
c un,rv; the very creators found
~"rS--of our NATIONAL LrrERATURE.-
Especially i. it celebrated rs c"ntain
ing the choicest productions "f III.
: finest female writers of the tune
. Every number contains Gems which
. may he appended To with pride b,
the sex as vindIca'ing their inteliec
tual eminence.
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS
In TIE department of En2ravng>
il is well known that Graham's Maya
zine has far surpassed any periodicp
work ever published in this or an,
other country. The highest ambl
tion Of rival publishers seems thu
far TO have been 10 maintain a re
spectacle imitation Of the numerou
costly and beautiful works of ar
with which the successive number
of this Journal have been graced. Il
the course Of the succeeding volume
many important New Features wi
he introduced by SARTAlN an,
ISAllD. the most celebrated Mezzc
lin, E~ngravers in the Union. an,
equals of the hest in Europe, Wi
continue 10 furnish iheir exqui>it
: productions; and Rawdon, Wrigh
& Hatch, G. Parker. A. l.. Dicl
n Gimbridge. Jackman, Jones and OH
ers. of New York, and Dodsor
Welch & Walters, Tucker and other,
Of Philadelphia.--all among the mos
eminent Line Engravers Of the pre-:
d ent century, have been engaged I
furnish a succession of highly fnisl
ed steel engraving, superior 10 an
d that have hitherto appeared in per
d odical. Among the pictures that wi
be engraved for the volumes in 1874:
are several
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS.
BY lnsham. Imam, Cole, ThomI
con, Freeman. Franquinet, and o,he
distinguished artists. The Amer
can periodicals have-hitherto contain
rs ed, save in n very few instances, OF
,.Ily enorayinos conied from foreiy