| Description |
25 v. : ill. |
| Current Frequency |
Monthly, May 1867-1878 |
| Former Frequency |
Semimonthly, 1866-Apr. 1867 |
| Publication Date |
Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1, 1866)-v. 25, no. 1 (Jan. 1878) |
| Series |
Library of American civilization ; LAC 30689-712.
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| Note |
Title from caption. |
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"A magazine of entertaining reading." |
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The Galaxy was best known for the pages it devoted to fiction in each and every issue. At least one serial, sometimes two or three, and a number of short stories and poems were included. Richard Grant White, Justin McCarthy, Rebecca Harding Davis, Jane G. Austin, and Paul Hamilton Hayne (to name only a few) contributed often. However, the most popular section was entitled "Memoranda." This was written and edited by Mark Twain. Although the department appeared for only a year, it was then that the magazine reached its highest circulation. By 1878, circulation had declined greatly and the Galaxy was absorbed by the Atlantic monthly. |
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Editor: W.C. Church. |
| Indexed In: |
Poole's index to periodical literature |
| Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources, 1970. 24 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 30689-712) |
| Issued By |
Imprint varies: 1866-1868, New York, N.Y. : W.C. & F.P. Church; 1868-1878, New York, N.Y. : Sheldon & Company. |
| Added Author |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
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| Key Title |
The Galaxy |
| Absorbed By |
Atlantic monthly
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