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Corporate Ties: Arthur Mervyn’s Serial Economics

Corporate Ties: Arthur Mervyn’s Serial Economics kristina garvin Ohio State University Corporate Ties Arthur Mervy ’s S n erial Economics In July 1798, an editorial note to correspondents appeared in the pages of Philadelphia’s Weekly Magazine of Original Essays, Fugitive Pieces, and Interesting Intelligen . Anno ce uncing that the serial publication of Arthur Mervy had t n o be suspended, the editor took great pains to explain the delay: “The distance at which some of our Correspondents reside, or their indisposition, necessarily subjects us to the hazard of a pause in p - ub lication. This is the only excuse we have to oer f ff or a temporary suspension of Arthur Mervyn” (“To Correspondents”). Weeks later, the Weekly M - aga zine and Arthur Merv suff ynered an even greater setback: yellow fever took the editor’s life, thereby causing the magazine to be suspended indefinitely. The serialization of Arthur Mervy was ne n ver again resumed in magazine form, though Charles Brockden Brown continued his vision of the novel as a serialized work by issuing the book in two separate volumes in 1799 and 1800. These events illuminate a crucial aspect of serial publication: it was a risky venture for writers and readers http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Early American Literature University of North Carolina Press

Corporate Ties: Arthur Mervyn’s Serial Economics

Early American Literature , Volume 50 (3) – Nov 18, 2015

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kristina garvin Ohio State University Corporate Ties Arthur Mervy ’s S n erial Economics In July 1798, an editorial note to correspondents appeared in the pages of Philadelphia’s Weekly Magazine of Original Essays, Fugitive Pieces, and Interesting Intelligen . Anno ce uncing that the serial publication of Arthur Mervy had t n o be suspended, the editor took great pains to explain the delay: “The distance at which some of our Correspondents reside, or their indisposition, necessarily subjects us to the hazard of a pause in p - ub lication. This is the only excuse we have to oer f ff or a temporary suspension of Arthur Mervyn” (“To Correspondents”). Weeks later, the Weekly M - aga zine and Arthur Merv suff ynered an even greater setback: yellow fever took the editor’s life, thereby causing the magazine to be suspended indefinitely. The serialization of Arthur Mervy was ne n ver again resumed in magazine form, though Charles Brockden Brown continued his vision of the novel as a serialized work by issuing the book in two separate volumes in 1799 and 1800. These events illuminate a crucial aspect of serial publication: it was a risky venture for writers and readers

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Early American LiteratureUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Nov 18, 2015

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