Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The first Southern Literary Messenger

Here is the table of contents of the first issue of the original Southern Literary Messenger, published in August 1834:

Miscellaneous Front Matter
pp. ii-iv

Publisher's Notice
pp. 1

Southern Literature
James Ewell Heath, Signed H., pp. 1-3

Extract from a Journal of a Voyage to Europe
A Virginian, pp. 3-6

The Mother of Washington
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney, Signed L. H. S., pp. 6

Remarks on Servility
C., pp. 6

Essay on Extemporaneous Speaking
J. H., pp. 6-9

Interesting Ruins on the Rappahannock
St. Leger Landon Carter, Signed Nugator, pp. 9-10

Time, the Consoler: A Story from Voltaire, Translated
M., pp. 10-11

The Consoled
pp. 11

Original Poetry
H., pp. 11-12

Lines Written in a Young Lady's Album
S., pp. 12

Serenade
M'C., pp. 12

Columbus before the University of Salamancas
Mrs. Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney, pp. 12-13

Intemperance
Mrs. Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney, pp. 13

"My Life is Like the Summer Rose"
Hon. Richard Henry Wilde, pp. 13

To My Infant Daughter
Mrs. David Paul Brown, pp. 13-14

To My Children—On New-Year
Mrs. David Paul Brown, pp. 14

Musings, Part I
Author of Vyvyan, pp. 14-15

Original Literary Notices
pp. 15-31

Memory and Hope, an Allegory
James Kirke Paulding, pp. 31-32

Finally, the cover (click to enlarge):

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Welcome

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