Text: Edgar Allan Poe (?), Literary, Broadway Journal (New York), October 4, 1845, vol. 2, no. 13, p. ???, col. ?

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Godey's Magazine for October, has a good engraving of “The Battle of Concord Bridge” from a painting by Frankenstein — also a clean-looking plate by Ellis, illustrating the Scriptural words, “Behold the place where they laid him.” The customary fashion-plate is very well done. The contributions of “The Lady's Book” have been steadily rising in merit for the last year, and are now, generally, better than those of any Magazine of its class. They seem to be carefully written — less dependence being placed upon the mere name of the author, and more upon the intrinsic merit of his composition. The best article in the present number is “The Duchess of Bavaria,” a story of the highest romantic interest, beautifully told by Mrs. E. F. Ellet. Mrs. Hale, Miss Leslie, Mrs Hentz, Mrs. Adams, Miss Rand, Mrs. Lee, Tuckerman, Frost, Sullivan and others have, also, very excellent contributions. Mr. Godey, we learn, is making unusual exertions for next year's campaign. His Magazine has about it a “keeping,” a consistency, which is one of the surest indications of long and prosperous life. We miss one or two of his old contributors. What has become of Mrs. Osgood? Her papers were wont to be the charm of the “Book.”