1819 THE VILLAGER. Rare Short-Lived Literary Periodical - Heterodox Theology, Vampyres, Hermits, etc. Illustrated The rear gives the details

The rear gives the details of the funeral

and thick darkness

dating to 1839 on the pastedown

was ye immediate consumption of ye sacrifices by Fire

1819 THE VILLAGER. Rare Short-Lived Literary Periodical - Heterodox Theology, Vampyres, Hermits, etc. Illustrated The rear gives the detailsA nice little early 19th century sammelband including the first six issues of the short lived "The Village" literary paper. It's editor is not known, but has inscribed this copy as the Hermit & Lay Preacher, letting us know the sections issued under those headings were both authored by the periodical's anonymous curator. Issue No. 5, included here, includes one of the earliest articles on guitars published in America. The Villager, A Literary Paper.