''Arthur's Magazine'' (1844–1846) was an American literary periodical published in

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

in the 19th century. Edited by

Timothy Shay Arthur Timothy Shay Arthur (June 6, 1809 – March 6, 1885) — known as T. S. Arthur — was a popular 19th-century American writer. He is famously known for his temperance novel '' Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There'' (1854), which helped ...

, it featured work by Edgar A. Poe, J.H. Ingraham,

Sarah Josepha Hale Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24, 1788April 30, 1879) was an American writer, activist, and editor of the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the American Civil War, Civil War, ''Godey's Lady's Book''. She was the author of t ...

, Thomas G. Spear, and others. In May 1846 it was merged into ''

Godey's Lady's Book ''Godey's Lady's Book'', alternatively known as ''Godey's Magazine and Lady's Book'', was an American women's magazine that was published in Philadelphia from 1830 to 1896. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civi ...

''. A few years later Arthur would launch a new publication entitled ''

Arthur's Home Magazine ''Arthur's Home Magazine'' (1852 – ) or ''Ladies' Home Magazine'' was an American periodical published in Philadelphia by Timothy Shay Arthur. Editors Arthur and Virginia Frances Townsend selected writing and illustrations intended to appeal ...

''.

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