, 1843-01-07


Charles T. Hoffman.
). GRAHAM's is the Oldest and mos
popular of the American Literary
Magazine. The number for Janua
~. I843, will be the first of the thir
~ fifth volume. Its long and uni
formlv successful career, from 1T
commencement with a few hundred
sub ;cribers, until the present time.
when it has Il circulation Of fifty thou
sand copies per month. is perhaps as
good an evidence Of lis great and
constantly increasing merit as the
publisher has it in his power TO offer
To its old subscribers, he trusts, nc
assurances are necessary of his de.
termination To maintain its present
ascendency over all the rival periodi.
Gals of the country. The engage
meDt during the past year OF such
men as Bryant Copper. Dand. Long.
fell u, Huffman, Mancur and others,
Of high reputation in the literary
world. rs regular contributors. in nd
dition TO 4 previous list embracing
many OF the first names in 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 Gessrs. Cooper, Grattan.
Hoffman. Mancur. Herbert. Miss
Leslie. "Marry CIavers." Mrs. EN-
bury. Mrs. ElIet and Mrs. Stephens:
POEMS by Messrs. Bryant. Dana,
Loncfellow. Street. Mrs. Seba Smith,
Mrs. Osgood, and Mrs. Sigourney;
ESSAYS by Messrs. Fay, Jones,
Tuckerman, Poe, etc etc.
.GrGkam's Lady's and Gentleman'e
MagQ-iae has been from its establish
ment more than any other the favor
ite periodical of the gentler SEX
Though its plan does not entirely ex-
clude articles of the most important
character--such ashave'raised Black
iroof'.s. and some other foreign %iourn-I
ais to their high influence and rcputa-
tion-its pages will be principally de-
voted to what is usually termed light
literature. 1t will be distinguished
from Eother publications of similar
aims, by the literary and artistic mer-
it of its contents. While those OF,
other works are unknown or anonv-
nous the contributors to this are the
most eminent authors Of our age and
country; the verv creators-found-
ers-Of our 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 he appealed to with pride by
the sex as vindicating their inteiiec-
tual eminence.
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
In tie department of Encrav;ngs,
it is well known that Graham'S Maya
zine has far surpassed any periodical
work evcr published in this or any
other country. The highest ambi-
ion of rival publishers seems thus
AR TO have been to maintain a re-
spectacle imitation Of the numerous :
costly and beautiful works of art !;
With which the successive numbers .
If this journal have been graced. In
he course of the succeeding volumes
many important New Features will
'e introduced by SARTAIN and
the most celebrated Mezzo- {
int EngraverS in the Union. and =
quals of the best in Europe, will
ontinue to furnish their exquisite
reductions; and Rawdon, Wright
. Hatch, G.. Parker. 4. l.. Dick. v
i~imbridge. Jackman, Jones and 9th. 10
RS, of New York, and Dodson, y,
Telch & Walters, Tucker and,others, ii
: PhiIadelphia.-all among the most o
Line Engravers Of the pres til
1t century, have been engaged TO
a succession of highly finish
steel engraving, superior to any
at have hitherto appeared in peri e
heal. Among the pictures mai will
engraved for the volumes in 1645, ms
e several M
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS. III
BY lnsham. Inman, Cole, Thomp- Fl,
D, Freeman. Franquinet, and other oh;
artists. The Ameri.
n periodicals have hitherto contain ]
save in a very few instances, on on
engravings copied from foreign {
hts. The publisher of Graham's :.
will be the first to reform IL
practice. and to make his work Boz
city original in its embellishments "a "a
well as in its literary contents. Ca,
)UR PORTRAIT GALLERY. Ia ao'