The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-24
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THE KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE.
Edited by Lewis Gaylord Clark.


THE KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE.
Edited by Lewis Gaylord Clark.
V,HIs is pronounced, by the press Of America and
l. England, 'the best magazine In America II
has nearly reached its Mirty5orh rolu'ns and IN
its list of poard of hundred contributors are found
the names of every distinguished writer, male ana
female, in America, with several equally prominent
of Great Britain, Turkey, Sweden, ETC. new
volume, containing superb engraving, po7u0H
qf the editor engraved by CHENEY, from painting
by ELLIOTT will commence on the rst day OF July,
l649 The following notices OF the kNIcKERBocKER
are from the American and English press, and from
American and British writer's 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-
partments; and in its rich and diversified contents,
continues to yindicate 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
| az Editor Of the KNIcKERBocKER about twelve
| month II has now reached an age greatly beyond
that Of any American Monthly; q fact which liter
ally speaks volumes in praise Of the manner in
| which the work has been conducted No number
Of the X has ever been issued under CLARK's super
vision that did not hear indubtable evidence Of edi
toria care and anxious thought and well directed
labor enstamped upon its pages. We have known
no monthly Of this country or Europe, go thorough
ly edited, in the strictest sense OF the term
| York Daily Tribune
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tell us Of certain curves called
asynptotss, whose popularity is always to approach
each other and yet, even when infinitely extended,
never to intersect The KNIcKERnockER, which
| has reached an age for a 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 possbl point OF interest
| and excellence; and yet it seems to have an excel
sior for each number seems better than that which
| went before How it is done our friend CLARK may
| understandable it is a sealed mystery TO u.s. There
is no publication in the United States that has 20 at
tractive popular feature as the Editors table OF
the KKIcKERBocKER.' NeD York Courier and En-
q,lirr
the Union.'-St Alban's (Ta.) Journal
Its contents are invariably good as its appear
ance is punctual. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, IN
The Ne0 York Eoen.ng Post It y, .,v.oo,,. n.,,o;..,
| days. The EdHors Table is in MIR. CLARK's hap
pest vein; varied and racy in remarkable degree.
|-NesD York Commercial advertiser
i THE KNICKERBocKER seems to increase In attrac-
ton as it advances in age 1t exhibits monthly
variety of contributions unsurpassed in number or
ability. - National Inteligencr.
| THE KNICKERBocKER is one OF the most valuable
magazines Of the day. and outstrps all competition
in the higher walks of literature. AI6rny Argus
aThe Editors Table alone is worth the price of
the work tits nota periodical to beiightiy glanced
over and thrown by, but it forms a library book to
| save and re- read. A set of the KNIcKERBocKER,
bound up in volumes, on the shelves OF one OF our
popular libraries, is more consulted ESQ the Librarian
has often told us) than any other similar work
PnEsrpENT EvERrrr, Of Hartford College, late
Minister to EngIand.-sI peruse the KNIcxEREocKER
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. PAuLpING, late Secretary Of TIE Navy
The manner in which the KHrcxEHBocKER is CON
ducted and the great merit its place
/ it in the highest rank of periodicals.
PRoF. LoSeFELLow, Cambridge Unio0rity.-'The
! KslcxExpocKEK stands high in this quarter. 1t u
superior TO most of the English magasines, and well
| ~ Y. of ,k~os-r, kxara
Hon RoBEar M. CHARLroN, Georgia.-sThe
KNIcKERBocKER is work which requires puff
E ing; and shall always feel that am comforting
favor on those to whom ! recommend it,
THE LONDON ExAMINER.-'This very clever Ma
gazne is the pleasantest periodical in the United
States. Its articles, which are numerous and short
various and interesting are well worthy of imitation
by our Magazines on this side of the Atlantic
Il LONDON MoRSING Observation-Disclosures from
the numbers before us, inclined to consider
this the best of all the American literary periodicals.
Its contents highly interesting. instructive and
amusing
The LONDON LITERARY GAzErTK.-'The taste
and talent which the KNIcKERBocxER displays
highly creditabe to American writers, and very
agreeable for English readers
LoNpoN METRoPoLITAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE
1--WE have read several numbers of this talented pc
riodical and rejoiced in them. They would do
credit TO any country to any state of civilization
to which humanity has yet arrived
LONDON ATHESKuM.-'From a very clever
Monthly Magazine, The KNIcKERsooKER.' of New
York, we copy the following spirited story etc.
SIR EDWARD BuLwER LyTToN.-'The KNIcKKa-
BOOKER is the best American periodical have yet
seen. take pleasure in enclosing you article
which was penned expressly for your work.
CHARLES DICKENS, esq.-I read the KNIcKER-
BOOKER with very great pleasure; 1t Is indeed \
most various and entertaining periodical II affords
me pleasure 10 contribute to the pages of a work
which numbers among its regular Correspondents
such writers Mr.. IRvISo.' .r
Rev. DIR. DICK SCoTLANp.-I have read a good
many OF the articles in the few numbers Of the
KSIcRERBocKER which you sent me, and find them
to possess great merit. Some of its papers, it is
true, were too light for my serious turn of mind;
yet the whole appears well calculated to crafty the
tastes of the mass of readers
Capt. +. MARRyATr.-'You make am excellent
agszine-spritcd various, and original | hope
my sMoonstine' will reflect no discredit upon the
good company in which il will find itself
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