The New-England Magazine
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The New-England Magazine was a monthly literary magazine published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1831 to 1835.
The magazine was published by Joseph T. Buckingham
and his son Edwin. The first edition was published in July 1831, and it published a total of 48 editions. After its final issue, in December 1835, the magazine merged with the New York
-based American Monthly Magazine.
The magazine has been described as "one of antebellum America's few worthwhile literary journals". Its contributors included Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham
, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
, Edward Everett
, and Samuel Gridley Howe
.
The magazine has no connection to The New England Magazine
, a Boston publication published from 1884 to 1917.
The magazine was published by Joseph T. Buckingham
Joseph T. Buckingham
Joseph Tinker Buckingham was a journalist and politician in New England. He rose from humble beginnings to become an influential conservative intellectual in Boston.-Family and early life:...
and his son Edwin. The first edition was published in July 1831, and it published a total of 48 editions. After its final issue, in December 1835, the magazine merged with the New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based American Monthly Magazine.
The magazine has been described as "one of antebellum America's few worthwhile literary journals". Its contributors included Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham
Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham
Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham was an American Unitarian minister and pastor of the First Church of Boston from 1815 to 1850. Frothingham was opposed to Theodore Parker and the interjection of transcendentalism into the church...
, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. was an American physician, professor, lecturer, and author. Regarded by his peers as one of the best writers of the 19th century, he is considered a member of the Fireside Poets. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat...
, Edward Everett
Edward Everett
Edward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...
, and Samuel Gridley Howe
Samuel Gridley Howe
Samuel Gridley Howe was a nineteenth century United States physician, abolitionist, and an advocate of education for the blind.-Early life and education:...
.
The magazine has no connection to The New England Magazine
The New England Magazine
The New England Magazine was a monthly literary magazine published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1884 to 1917. It was known as The Bay State Monthly from 1884 to 1886.The magazine was published by J. N...
, a Boston publication published from 1884 to 1917.
External links
- The New-England Magazine, full PDF reproductions (Cornell University)