The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-07-07
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LITERATURE, ART and FASHION
GFahanl's Lady's and Gentle.
mans Magazine.
PROsPECTUs FOR Ie43.
EDITORS:
GEORGE r. GRAHAM & r. w. GRIsWOLD.

GEORGE r. GRAHAM g. r. w. GRIsWOLD.
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS
j. FENNIMORE COOPER, RICH'D Fl. DANA,
WIN. CULLEN BRYANT, III. w. LONGFEL- |
LOW, Il. G. GRATTAlJ, CHS. F. HOFFMAN.
* RAHAM'S is the oldest and most popular Of
\" the American Literary Magazines. The
number for January, l843, will be the first of the
35th volume. Its long and universally successful
career, from its commencement with lew hun"
dred subscribers, until the present time, when II
has circulation Of fifty thonsana copies month,
is perhaps good an evidence of IFS great and in
creasing merit as the publisher has it in his power
to offer. To his old subscribers, he trusts as
suFances are necessary OF his determination 10
maintain its present ascendancy over all the rival
periodicals of the country. The engagement, du-
ring the past year, or such men as BRYANT, CooP-
| Err, DANA, IoNGFELLow, HOFFMAN, MANcUR, etc,
of high reputation in the literary world, regular
contributors, In addition to a previous list embra-
cling many of the first names in the nation, is
sufficient guarantee that the WORK will continue
to be the principal medium of communication be-
tween the best authors and the public. Among
the attractions of the thirty-ffth volume, viii be
several TALES by Mr.. j. F. Cooper, Mr.. GTattaR,
Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Herbert, Miss Leslie, Mary Ga
Uers,' Mrs. Ensbury, Mrs. Elet and Mrs. Stephens;
POEMS by Mr.. Bryant, Mr.. Dana, Mr.. LongfettotC,
Mr.. Street, Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. OsgoOd and Mrs.
| SigourReg; ESSAYS. by Mr.. Fay, Mr.. 7Wckernlall,
| Mr.. Jones' Mr.. Poe, etc. etc.
| g Here follow the names of about forty distin-
guished writers, who, it is said, will be contrbu-
tors to this volume; but which we have not room
toinsert.
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
| In the department of EDgravings, ii is very we'll
known that Graham's Magazine has far surpassed
any periodical work ever published in this or any
country. The highest ambition Of rival publish
ers seems. thus lar to have been to maintain re-
| spectacle imitation of the numerous costly and
hca
numbers of this Journal have been graced. Ir
the course of the succeeding volumes. many i'm
portant new features will be introduced. SaftaiY
and SGdd, the most celebrated MEzzoTNT ENGRA
vERs in the Union, and equals of the best in Eu
rope, will coDtInue,to furnish their exquisite pro
auctions; and Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, A. L.
Dick, Y. Parker, 6lmbTede, Jackman, Jones, anC
others, of New York; and Dodson, WEIGH & Wa
ters, Tucker, and others, Of Philadelphia
among the most eminent LINE ENGRAvERs of thu
present century, have been engaged TO furnish
succession of highly finished steel engravinps su
perior to any that have hitherto appeared ia peri
odicals. Among the pictures that will be engra
we'd for the volume in I843, are several ORIGINAL
PAINTINGS. by Ingham, Inman, Cole, Thomp
son, freeman, Franquinet and other distinguishes
; artists. The American periodicals have hithert
J contained, save in very few instances, only en-
cravings copied from foreign prints. The pub
Usher Of GtahAm's Magazine will be the first L
reform the practice, and TO make bis work strictl
, original in its embellishments as well as in It
] literary contents-
OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.
One of the new features Of the coming volume
will be the introduction Of portraits Of the contrl
bttors % GTahans's .Nagarine. which. Of course
will include nearly all Of the eminent writer's o
the day The thirty-6fth Volume viii include
from the BURNS Of Parker, Dodson, and olhers
portraits engraved in the highest style Of TIE art
Of Mr.. Cooper, Prof Longfellow, Maria del DC
cidente,s Mrs. Sigourney, Miss Sedgwick, Mr.
! Seba Smith. Mrs. Emburys and several osheFs--al
from paintings executed expressly TOR The purpose
2 THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
! win continue 10 embrace notes on current Iitera
! ture, y. and reviews Of al new American an
foreign works az general interest OF value. Th
riteisras of Graham's Magazine are acknowl
q edged ia all parta Of this country 70 be superior
i aeumsn. honesty and independence 70 those Z
e any contemporary. Indeed, while 2 majority
It The monthly and quarterly journals have becom
4 mere advertising mediums Tor the booksellers,
o which every thing .in print 2 ladlacriminsisl
3 praised, tli periodical j. looked upon as i'd.
= md DISCRIMINATING arhiieT between authors a
!. readers. r. vhich both have implicit con6dence
& TERMS:
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