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'''Title:''' ''Tract Magazine; or, Christian Miscellany''

'''Editor:''' George E. Sergent

'''Publisher:''' The Religious Tract Society

Containing “various pieces of permanent interest,” <i>Tract Magazine; or, Christian Miscellany</i> devoted the largest bulk of its included work to religious commentary about the exercise of Christian morals in everyday life. Beginning in 1824, the magazine was annually published by the Religious Tract Society, and ran for just over a century. Initially aiming for an audience of women, children and those in poverty, by the time most Victorian literature was being published, the magazine had broadened its audience to include adults of each gender and any age. In order to separate pieces aiming for a mature adult audience with those aimed at children, in 1824 the Religious Tract Society began publishing a separate work, <i>Child’s Companion</i>.

Having initially aimed for an audience without much money, <i>Tract Magazine; or, Christian Miscellany</i> kept their publication affordable, and, by the end of its run nearly six million copies had been issued.  With many leading and revered religious leaders of the day as frequent contributors (including Dr. Joseph Alden, the Rev. F. Bourdillon, and Rev. George Everard), many readers looked to the magazine as a source of “how-to” help and useful knowledge. Including various Christian articles, as well as extracts from major religious works, poems, and various Bible readings, <i>Tract Magazine; or, Christian Miscellany</i> called for the poor in mind, body and heart to read and be edified by its work and propelled to go forward as good Christians. <ref>The information in this introduction is from the ''Waterloo Directory.'' [[Works Cited|(WD)]].</ref> 

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Submitted by: [[Miller, Ashley: section 1, Fall 2013]]

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