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Illustration from The Token 1830
Illustration from The Token and Atlantic Souvenir 1842

The Token (1829-1842) was an annual, illustrated gift book, containing stories, poems and other light and entertaining reading. It was chiefly edited by S.G. Goodrich (and briefly by N. P. Willis), and published in Boston, Massachusetts. Nathaniel Hawthorne contributed, as did Alvan Fisher, Abel Bowen and other writers and artists. In 1833 The Token merged with The Souvenir to become The Token and Atlantic Souvenir, which continued until 1842.[1][2][3][4]

Notable works published in The Token included Hawthorne's "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" (1831), "The Minister's Black Veil" (1836), and "The Man of Adamant" (1837).

Further reading

  • The Token: a Christmas and New Year's Present. 1830; 1831.
  • The Token and Atlantic Souvenir: a Christmas and New Year's Present. 1833; 1835; 1837; 1840; 1842.

References

  1. ^ Pat Pflieger. The Token. Voices from 19th-century America. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4785777
  3. ^ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4785733
  4. ^ New-England Magazine, Volume 5, 1833; p.435.