Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 2, February 1849

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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402K words
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41

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Literature Foreign Literature Literary GiantsUrban RomanceSlow ReadingMagazine SelectionBeautiful EssaysPopular Narrative19th CenturyCultural ChangeSocial ObservationAmerican Magazine

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 2, February 1849 by VariousAuthor: Various,Language: English, Class: AP: General Works: Periodicals, Release Date: Jan 12, 2017

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This is an electronic reprint of the February 1849 issue of Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 2, a primary source document from a nineteenth-century American general-interest periodical. Its value lies not in offering systematic knowledge but in giving readers direct access to the literary production and editorial tastes of the era: such magazines typically mixed literary works, reviews, essays, and fashion plates, making them primary material for studying publishing culture in the American Romantic period. As a Project Gutenberg eBook, the text is easy to search and cite, suitable for documentary support in academic writing and for browsing in fragments by readers interested in nineteenth-century British and American periodical history and literary history. Note that this is the original English text, the articles are mixed in genre, and modern annotations are lacking; readers should approach it with specific research questions or points of interest rather than expecting a continuous narrative experience.

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  1. First browse the table of contents and sections, then choose literary, review, or fashion sections according to interest.
  2. Read the magazine in the context of 1849 American publishing, noting advertisements, editor's notes, and stylistic differences.
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  4. Read only two or three articles at a time, cross-referencing with materials on nineteenth-century American literary history.

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Is this magazine a complete facsimile of an original issue? This is an electronic text released by Project Gutenberg, corresponding in content to Vol. XXXIV, No. 2, February 1849, but presented in plain text without the original layout, illustrations, or visual details of advertisements. It is suitable for reading text and searching, not for direct image-based research in textual bibliography or printing history.
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