The ''Boston Weekly Magazine'' (1802–1808) of
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
,
, was established by
Gilbert & Dean Gilbert & Dean (1802–1823) was a banking and publishing firm in Boston, Massachusetts, run by Samuel Gilbert and Thomas Dean in the early 19th-century. As publishers, they produced works by Joseph Croswell, David Humphreys, Susanna Rowson, John ...
in 1802, "devoted to morality, literature, biography, history, the fine arts, agriculture,
&c. &c.". Joshua Belcher,
Samuel T. Armstrong, Oliver C. Greenleaf, and
Susanna Rowson
Susanna Rowson, née Haswell (1762 – 2 March 1824) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, religious writer, stage actress, and educator, considered the first woman geographer and supporter of female education. She also wrote against s ...
were also affiliated with its production. The magazine ceased in 1808.
The magazine was later published under the same name by David H. Ela and John B. Hall in 1840–41.
References
Further reading
* Boston Weekly Magazine. Boston: Gilbert & Dean
v.1(1802–1803)
v.2(1803–1804)
v.3(1804–1805).
*
Rollo G. Silver
Rollo Gabriel Silver (June 27, 1909September 20, 1989) was an American literary historian.
Silver was born on June 27, 1909, in New York City, to Anna (Newman) and Stanley Gabriel Silver.
He attended Brown University, graduating in 1931. He then ...
. Belcher & Armstrong Set up Shop: 1805. Studies in Bibliography, Vol. 4, (1951/1952), pp. 201–204
19th century in Boston
1800s in the United States
Cultural history of Boston
Defunct literary magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1802
Magazines disestablished in 1808
Magazines published in Boston
Weekly magazines published in the United States
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