The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2 (January 1851) is an issue of a New York monthly that gathered literature, criticism, biography, and notes on the fine arts for an American readership. Edited by Rufus Wilmot Griswold, the magazine drew on both American and European sources and reflects the literary and cultural interests of its mid-century moment.
For students of art and letters, the issue offers a sampling of the period’s taste, including notices of artists and exhibitions alongside its fiction and essays. It is a useful primary source for nineteenth-century American periodical culture. This free EPUB download is cleanly formatted for any e-reader.