William Evans Burton
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William Evans Burton was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and publisher who relocated to the United States.
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Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, September, 1839, contained "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe.
William Evans Burton
Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and American Monthly Review was a literary publication published in Philadelphia from 1837 to 1840. Its founder was William Evans Burton, an English-born immigrant to the
William Evans Burton
…The Serious Family, Blue Devils, Poor Pillicoddy, John Jones and a farewell performance of Dombey and Son. In 1837 in Philadelphia he established the Gentlemen's Magazine, of which Edgar Allan Poe was for some time the editor. His magazine was intended for a general audience, incorporating the standard fare of poetry and…
September 1839 issue of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, which included the first publication of "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Frontispiece for Volume 5 (July–December 1839) of Burton's Gentlemen's Magazine, listing both Burton and Poe as editors