The ''Analectic Magazine'' (1813–1820) was published in
Philadelphia
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by Moses Thomas, and later, by James Maxwell.
Washington Irving
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...
served as editor 1813-1814. The magazine was described as "comprising original reviews, biography, analytical abstracts of new publications, translations from French journals, and selections from the most esteemed British reviews." Some issues contained reprinted articles from the British press, and there were extensive book reviews. "The first
lithograph ever made in America is in this magazine for July 1819. It represents a woodland scene — a flowing stream and a single house upon the bank. It was made by
Bass Otis." Editor Maxwell became ill in 1820 and publication ceased.
Readers included US president Thomas Jefferson. The US
National Archives has letters between Jefferson and James Maxwell detailing Jefferson's subscription to ''Analectic Magazine''.
A sampling of assorted topics includes:
* ''An Essay on the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Mr. de Malesherbes; addressed to my children'': by the Count de Boissy d'Anglas, peer of France, member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres, and grand officer of the Royal order of the legion of honour, 2 vols. octavo. Paris and London. (1820).
* ''Rand's System of Penmanship, with Instructions, &c.'' Philadelphia, published by the author. (1819).
* ''Notes on the Missouri River, and some of the Native Tribes in its Neighborhood''.-By a Military Gentleman attached to the Yellowstone Expedition in 1819. (1820).
* ''Sismondi on Prejudices: Prejudices of Memory.'' Translated from the French. (1820).
* "
Defence of Fort M'Henry" by
Francis Scott Key, the poem that became the lyrics of "
The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the b ...
" (November 1814)
References
Further reading
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** via Google Books
v.4(1814)
v.6(1815)
v.8(1816)
University of California Los Angeles copy** via Internet Archive
v.6 1815
* {{cite book , title=Bibliotheca Americana , title-link=Bibliotheca Americana , editor=Joseph Sabin , editor-link=Joseph Sabin , location= New York , year= 1868 , oclc=13972268 , volume=1 , chapter=Analectic Magazine , chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofbook01sabi#page/170/mode/1up
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