The Galaxy (magazine)
The Galaxy Vol. 1 Issue 2, May 15, 1866, featuring an excerpt of The Claverings by Anthony Trollope | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | W.C. and F. P. Church |
| Founder | W.C. and F. P. Church |
| Founded | 1866 |
| First issue | May 1, 1866 |
| Final issue | 1878 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
Galaxy Magazine, or The Galaxy, was an American monthly magazine founded by William Conant Church and his brother Francis P. Church in 1866. In 1868, Sheldon and Company gained financial control of the magazine and it was eventually absorbed by The Atlantic Monthly in 1878. Notable contributors to the magazine include Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Ion Hanford Perdicaris and Henry James.