The Galaxy (magazine)

The Galaxy
The Galaxy Vol. 1 Issue 2, May 15, 1866, featuring an excerpt of The Claverings by Anthony Trollope
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherW.C. and F. P. Church
FounderW.C. and F. P. Church
Founded1866
First issueMay 1, 1866 (1866-05-01)
Final issue1878
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish

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.