, 1843-02-25
Graham's Lady's and G~entleman's
MAGAZINE.
TEEpacsPECTCS FOR 1919.
EDITORS:
GEO. r. GRAHAM & +. w. GRiswoLD

REGULAR RIBuTORs;
J. Fenimore Cooper, Richard II. Da-
ma, WiIIiam Cullen Bryant, Henry
w. LonfeIIow. T. C. Grattan.
Charles T. Hoffman.
GRAHAM's is the Oldest and most
popular of the American literpry
Magazine. The number for Japua.
rv, 1913. will be the first of the thir-
" eth 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 as the
publisher has it in his power TO offer.
To its old subscribers, he trusts, no
assurances are necessary Of his de-
,ermination 10 maintain its present
ascen!ency over all the rival period
Gals of the country. The engage
ment during the past year OF such
men as Bryant Cooper, Dana. Long-
fell az. Huffman, Mlncur and others,
of high reputation in the literary
world, as regular contributors. in ad-
dition TO n previous list embracing
many of the first names in the II.
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
TALES by Messrs- Cooper, Grattan,
Hoffman. Mancur, Herbert. Miss
Leslie, "Marry Clavers," Mrs. En-
bury. Mrs. Ellet and Mrs. Stephens:
POEMS by Messrs. Bryant. Dana,
L.~ongfellow. Street. Mrs. Seba Smith,
Mrs. Osgood, and Mrs. Sigourney;
ESSAYS by Messrs. Fay, Jones,
Tuckerman, Poe, etc. etc.
Graaqm's Lady's All GsRtleman'e
Naea-ine has been from lis establish
ment more than any other the favor
tie periodical Of the gentler SEX
Though its plan does not entirely ex-
clude articles of the most important
character-such shave raised Black
uooGs, and some other foreign %journ-
ais to their high influence and reputa-
t%ion--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 II NATIONAL LITERATURE.-
Especially is it celebrated 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 vindicaling their inteliec-
tual eminence.
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
In the department of Engravings,
it is well known thatG raham's Maya
zine has far surpassed any periodical
work ever published in ihi, or any
other country. The highest ambi-
ton of rival publishers seems thus
far 10 have been to maintain a re-
spectacle imitation Of the numerous {
and beautiful works of art A.,
with which the successive numbers f,
Of this journal have been graced. In
The course of the succeeding volumes
many important New Features will
be introduced by SARTAIN and
SAnD, the most celebrated Mezzo-
int Engravers ia the Union, and ,
equals 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 g
RS, of New York, and Dodson. 4
WeIch & Walters, Tuckerand others, q
If Philadelphia.--aIl among the most y
'minent Line Engravers of the pres, :
mt century, have been engaged to !
urnish a succession Of highly finish '
ID steel engraving, superior to any L
hat have hitherto appeared in peri
Among the pictures that will =
re engraved for the volumes in l843,
re several Il
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS.
BY lngham, Inman, Cole, Thomp-
on, Freeman, Franquinet, and other
'istinguished artists. The Ameri.
periodicals have hitherto contain.
d, save in a very few instances, on 2
y engravings copied from foreign +
'rints. The publisher Of Graham's G
Magazine will be the first to reform T