Polyanthos (magazine)

For the newspaper published in New York, see George Washington Dixon.

The Polyanthos (December 1805 – September 1814) was a monthly literary magazine published in Boston, Massachusetts, by Joseph Tinker Buckingham. Contributors of essays, biographical articles and other literature included Wilkes Allen, Rev. John Eliot (of New North Church), John Lathrop, Jr., Samuel Louder, John Lovering, John Randall, Solomon Stoddard, Royall Tyler, Samuel A. Wells, and Rufus Wyman. Buckingham also wrote theatre reviews in each issue. Most issues featured an engraving, often a portrait by Samuel Harris (ca.1784-1810) or a song. The magazine ceased in 1814 "for the ungrateful or undiscerning public, — notwithstanding the expressed flattery of their taste and confidence in their liberality, — suffered it to wither and die."

Images

Published in Polyanthos

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  Polyanthos no.1, December 1805; published by J.T. Buckingham, Winter Street, Boston

• 1806 JohnBernard Polyanthus.png

  Actor John Bernard, 1806

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  Illustration to Thomas Penrose's "Ode to Madness," 1812

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  Pawtucket Falls, Rhode Island, 1812

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  Charles Street Meeting House, Boston, 1813

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  The Polyanthos new series v.4, 1814

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  John Phillips, 1814

• 1814 DavidRittenhouse Polyanthos.png

  David Rittenhouse, 1814

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  William Ingalls M.D., 1814

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  Isaac Hull, 1814

Further reading

• v.1 (1805-1806); v.2 (1806); v.3; v.4 (1806-1807); new series v.1 (1812); v.2 (June–September 1812); v.3 (October 1813-March 1814); v.4 (April–September 1814).

• In his memoirs, Buckingham noted how the actor "Mr. Poe — the father of ... Edgar A. Poe, — took offence at a remark on his wife's acting, and called at my house to 'chastise my impertinence,' but went away without effecting his purpose. Both he and his wife were performers of considerable merit, but somewhat vain of their personal accomplishments." Cf. Buckingham. 1852; p.57.
• Other engravings appeared by Henry Williams, Edwin (of Philadelphia) and Snyder (of New York). Cf. Buckingham. 1852; p.55-56.