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The Southern Literary Messenger was a periodical published in Richmond, Virginia, from 1834 until June 1864. Each issue carried a subtitle of “Devoted to Every Department of Literature and the Fine Arts” or some variation and included poetry, fiction, non-fiction, reviews, and historical notes. It was founded by Thomas Willis White who served as publisher and occasional editor until his death in 1843. White hired Edgar Allan Poe in 1835 as a staff writer and critic. Others involved with the periodical included Matthew Fontaine Maury and Maury’s kinsman Benjamin Blake Minor. It ended in June 1864 in part due to Richmond’s involvement in the American Civil War.

Source

The April Century Magazine (London, England: MacMillan and Co. LTD, 1904)

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