The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-08
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THE KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE.
Edited by Lewis Gaylord Clark.
VNHIS is pronounced, by the press OF America and
l. England, the best magazine in America II
has nearly reached its thirty fourth U0isms, and IN
its list of up,oayd of hundred contributors are found
the names of every distinguished writer, male and
female, in America, with several equally prominent
of Great Britain, Turkey, Sweden, ETC. new
volume, containing superb engraving, portrait
at The editor engraved by CHENEY, from painting
by ELLIOTT, will commence on the first day OF July
lS49. The following notices Of the KNIcKERBocKER
are from the American and English press, and from
American and British writers Of distinction,
THE KNICKERBocKER.--The last number OF this
venerable and widely popular periodical appears
upon entirely new and beautiful type, In all its de
partnents and in its rich and diversified contents,
continues u vindicate its reputation as the most
agreeable and entertaining Magazine published in
| the United States. When we first started the old
| New Yorker, our friend CLARK had preceded us
| as Editor Ut the kNIcKERBocKER about twelve
| month: it has reached an age greatly beyond
| that of any American Monthly; a fact which liter
| ally speaks volumes in praise Of the manner In
which the work has been conducted. No number
of the x. has been issued under CLARK's super
vision that did not indubable evidence Of edi
torial CARE and anxious thought and well directed
labor enstamped upon its pages. we have known
monthly of this country or Europe, 80 thorough
ly edited, in the strictest sense Of the term Nes0
| York Daily Tribune
.MATHEmArIclANs tell us of certain curves called
asyupt0tes whose popularity il always to approach
each other and yet, even when infinitely extended,
| never to intersect. The KNIcKERBoCKER, which
has reached age for Magazine much greater
| than hundred years for a man, and only TO be at
| tanned by more marvellous miracle, has perpetu
ally approached the highest possible point OF interest
and excellence; and yet it seems TO have an ercei
siOr, for each number seems better than that which
| went before. How it is done our friend CLARK may
understand it is sealed mystery to US. There
is publication in the United States that has 80 at
tractive popular feature as the Editors table of
| the KNIoKERBocKER. -Netc York Cotvier and En-
| quirT.
'We regard it as the very best work Of its kind in
the Unon.'-St. Abans Ia.) Journal
Its contents are as invariably good as its appear
| ance is punctual, WILLIAM CULLEN Bryant, in
the Ne,o York Epening Post.
'Its articles are worthy Of BLAcKwoop's palmiest
days. The Editors Table is in Mr.. CLARx's hap
pes vein; varied and racy in remarkable degree
-Nesc York Commercial Aduertiser
| 'THE KNIcKERBoCKER seems to increase in attrac-
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variety OF contributions unsurpassed in number or
| ability. National Inteiigencer
The KNIcKERBocKER is one of the most valuable
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in the higher walks Of lierature '-AL6any Argus.
ssJhe Editors Table alone is worth the price of
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over and thrown by, but it forms library book to
save and re-read set Of the KNIcxERBocxER,
bound up in volumes on the shelves of one of our
popular libraries, is consulted (so the librarian
has often told us) than any other similar work.
/ Boston Daily I}anscript
! President EvERETr, Of Hartford College. late
Minister to England - peruse the KSIcKEssocxER
with high qualification. 1t seems to me to be of an
order Of merit quite above the average of the peri
odicals Of this class. English or American
| Hon. J. X. PAULDINd, late Secretary of the Navy
| The manner in which the KNIcK ERBocKER is con-
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it in the highest rank OF Perodicals.'
PRor LoS0rELLow, Cambridge Unipersity. -sThe
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deserves it's large list of subscribers"
Hon. RoBERT M CHARLToN, Georgso-'The
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i The LONDON ExAMINER.-'This very clever Ma
gazine is the pleasantest periodical in the United
States. IL articles which are numerous and short
various and interesting well worthy of imitation
by our Magazines on this side of the Atlantic
LONDON MORNING CHRoNIcLE.-sJudging from
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this the best of all the American literary periodicals
Its contents are highly interesting, instructive and
amusing
THE LosDos LITERARY GAzErrE.-eThc taste
and talent which the KSrcKERBocKEa displays are
highly oreditabe TO American writer's and very
agreeable for English readers
LONDON METROPOLITAN MONTHLY MAoazrNr-
We have read several numbers of this talented pc
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credit To any country or To any state Of civilization
To which humanity has yet arrived
LosDoS ATHESxuM.-'From a very clever
York, we copy the following spirited story etc
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BOOKER Is the best American periodical have vet
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CHARLEs DICKENS, esd read the KNlcKER-
BOOKER with very great pleasure: il is indeed
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me pleasure TO contribute TO the pages of a work
winch numbers among It's regular correspondents
such writer's as Mr.. IRVING
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KSIcgERBocKER which you sent me- and find them
10 possess great merit Some of its papers, it is
true we're Soo light for my serious turn of mind;
yet the whole appears well calculated 10 CRAFTY the
tastes of the mass of readers
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my 'Moonshins' viii reflect no discredit upon the
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