Full title: St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks edited by Mary Mapes Dodge. Published in New York by The Century Co. in 1889.
Volume XVI, Part I, covering November 1888 to April 1889.
St. Nicholas was one of the most prestigious and influential American children's magazines of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Each issue of St. Nicholas includes stories, often by well-known authors, as well as dozens of charming illustrations, photos, riddles, poems, letters, and non-fiction articles written for young people.
As you can see from the photos, the magazines carried content targeted at a range of ages.
Notable contents include:
• "Daddy Jake, the Runaway" by Joel Chandler Harris
• "A Bit of Color" by Sarah Orne Jewett
• "Autrefois et Aujourd'hui" (poem) by Tudor Jenks
• "The Gold that Grew by Shasta Town" (poem) by Joaquin Miller
• "Naughty Claude" (poem) by James Whitcomb Riley
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