The Museum Collection

Poe's Prospectus for the Penn Magazine

ID #:	609
Creator:	Edgar Allan Poe
Date:	October 31, 1840
Format:	Newspaper
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Source:	Gift of John W. Robertson, 1934
Collection:	Poe Foundation, Inc.
Publisher:	Daily Chronicle
Place of Publication:	Philadelphia
Publish Date:	October 31, 1840

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Description:

The October 31, 1840 issue of the Daily Chroncle contains Poe's prospectus for the Penn Magazine, a journal he hoped to establish. Starting his own magazine was a dream of Poe's that he pursued until his death in 1849. In this prospectus, Poe details his plans for the magazine.