Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine
Authors include Poe, Longfellow, James Fenimore Cooper, R.H. Dana, Mrs
Emma Embury. Circulation peaked at about 43,000 in 1840s. Published
Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (May-1841); started as Atkinson's
Casket; bought by Graham in 1839 and merged with Burton's Gentleman's
Magazine.
Issues & Index Sources
| Jan-1826 – Dec-1840, as Atkinson's Casket | | |
| Jan-1841 – Dec-1841, as Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine (The Casket and Gentleman's United) | | |
| Jan-1842 – Dec-1842, as Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine | | |
| Jan-1843 – Jun-1843, as Graham's Magazine of Literature and Art | | |
| Jul-1844 – Jun-1855, as Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature and Art | | |
| Jul-1855 – Dec-1855, as Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art and Fashion | | |
| Jan-1856 – Dec-1858, as Graham's Illustrated Magazine of Literature, Romance, Art and Fashion | | |
Publishers
Jan-1826 – Apr-1839: Samuel & Charles Alexander
May-1839 – Jul-1848: George R. Graham, Philadelphia
Aug-1848 – Mar-1850: Samuel Patterson
Editors
1826 – 1839: Samuel C. Atkinson
1839 – 1840: George R. Graham
1841: George R. Graham, Charles J. Peterson & Edgar Allan Poe
1842: George R. Graham, Charles J. Peterson, Edgar Allan Poe, Mrs. Emma C. Embury, Mrs. Ann S. Stephens & Rufus W. Griswold (Poe resigned in April and was replaced by Griswold)
Jan-1843 – Oct-1843: George R. Graham & Rufus W. Griswold
Nov-1843 – 1847: George R. Graham
1848 – 1849: George R. Graham, Robert T. Conrad, J.R. Chandler & J.B. Taylor
1850 – 1857: George R. Graham
1857 – 1858: Charles Godfrey Leland
Formats
large format, ornately designed
Frequency
monthly
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