, 1843-03-11
Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's
MAGAZINE.
THE PROSPECTUS FOR 1e43.
EDITORS:
GEO. R.GRAHAM & r. w. GRIswoLD

EDlTohSs
tGEo. R.GRAHAM & X. w. GRIswoLD.
REGULAR CONTRIBUTIONS;
]. Fenimore Cooper, Richard II. Da-
ma, William Cullen Bryant. Henry
w. LonfelIow. T.. C. Grattan,
Charles F. Hoffman.
GRAHAM's is the oldest and most
popular of the American Literary
Magazine. The number for Janua.
ry, 1843, will be the first of the thir.
tv fifth volume. Its long and uni
formIy 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 tine
publisher has it in his power TO offer.
TO its old subscribers, he trusts, no
assurances are necessary of his de-
termination to maintain its present
ascendency 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 ", Huffman, Mancur and others.
of high reputation in the literary
world, as regular contributors, in nd
dition to a previous list embracing
many OF the first names nj the ma.
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, Graitan,
Hoffman. Mancur. Herbert. Miss
Leslie. "Marry Clavers." Mrs. En-.
bury. Mrs. EIIet and Mrs. Stephens:
POEMS by Messrs. Bryant, Dana,
L.onglellow. Street. Mrs. Seba Smith.
Mrs. Osgood, and Mrs. Sisournev;
ESSAYS by Messrs. Fay, Jones.
Tuckerman, Poe, etc. etc.
Graham'S Lqdy'S dna Gcntlemdn't
Nagd-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 ashavc raised Black
mood'S. and some other foreign journ.
ais to their high influence and reputa
lion-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 awhile those OF
other works are unknown or anony.
nous the contributors to this are the
most eminent authors o. our age and
country; the very creators-found
ers--ot II NATIONAL LITERATURE
Especially is i, 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 vindicating their inteliec.
. tual emlnence.
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
In the department of Engravings
II Is well known that Graham's Maya,
zine has far surpassed any periodical.
work ever published in thi, or any
other country. The highest ambi
ton OF rival publishers seems thu:
Hr to have been to maintain a re.
spectacle imitation of The numerous
costly and beautiful works of art
with which the successive number,
of this journal have been graced. liz
the course of the succeeding volume,
many important New Features will
be introduced by SARTAIN and
lSADD, the most celebrated MezZo,
tint Engravers in the Union, ana
equals of the best in Europe, vii.
continue TO furnish their exquisite
productions; and Rawdon. Wright
Il Hatch, G.. Parker. A. l.. Dick.
Glmbridge. Jackman, Jones and 9th
ers, of New York, and Dodson.
WEIGH & Walters, Tuckerand others.
OF Philadelphia,--all among the most
eminent Line Engravers of the pres.
ent century, have been engaged to
furnish a succession of highly finish
ed steel engraving, superior to any
that have hitherto appeared in peri
odIcal. Among the pictures that will
be engraved for the volumes in l843.
are several
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS,
by lngham, Inman. Cole, Thomp-
son. Freeman. Franquinet, and other
distinguished artists. The Ameri.
can periodicals have hitherto con,ain-
ed, save in a very few instances. on
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