The galaxy
William Conant Church (Editor), Mark Twain (Contributor)
Journal, Magazine, English, 1866
W.C. & F.P. Church, Sheldon & Company, New York, N.Y., New York, N.Y., 1866
Periodicals
25 volumes : illustrations ; 21-25 cm
2160-9969, 2160-9969
1570385
Title from caption
"A magazine of entertaining reading."
Editor: W.C. Church
The Galaxy was best known for the pages it devoted to fiction in each and every issue. At least one serial, sometimes two or three, and a number of short stories and poems were included. Richard Grant White, Justin McCarthy, Rebecca Harding Davis, Jane G. Austin, and Paul Hamilton Hayne (to name only a few) contributed often. However, the most popular section was entitled "Memoranda." This was written and edited by Mark Twain. Although the department appeared for only a year, it was then that the magazine reached its highest circulation. By 1878, circulation had declined greatly and the Galaxy was absorbed by the Atlantic Monthly. Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900