The Juvenile Magazine contained a wide variety of material: poems, stories, pieces on geography, songs, tiny plays, explanations of arithmetic. Here you'll find a table of contents, with first lines of prose pieces and first and last lines of poems. The Juvenile Magazine was heavily illustrated for its time. The December issue includes "Directions to the Binder" on where to place the plates; I've included the information from this list in the table of contents. Plates 14, 16, and 20, however, were to be bound at the end of the December issue; perhaps these maps weren't ready for their respective issues and were provided at the end of the year. Since they were marked with the month of the issue, I've included them in the appropriate month. Unfortunately, many of the plates are missing from my volumes, so I'm unable to supply the titles of all plates. However, their placement indicates the subject. Many of the works appearing in the Juvenile Magazine were republished in the American Children's Magazine in 1789; "Words in Common" is a list of these pieces. A handful of works appearing in both periodicals are transcribed at this site. KEY: /p = piece is a poem; /i = title is a plate; s/ = piece is a song Titles of plates are accompanied by (artist/engraver). ========== Jan Editor's Address to Her Young Readers, 3-4 [The very great partiality I entertain for youth, has induced me to engage in a plan,] Jan Easy Introduction to Geography, 5-10 [Geography is a science which treats of the earth, or known habitable world:] Jan To the Editor of the Juvenile Magazine, 10-13 [I am one among many school-boys, who have been extremely rejoiced at the thought of having a Magazine, which we young folk might call our own.] Jan Schoolboy, The, 13-14 [To show how much I am inclined to encourage the correspondence of my little Friends] Jan Plate 1: Enfant Docile /i, 14 (Morris/Dodd) Jan Enfant Docile (M.), 14-15 [Un joli enfant (c'etoit un petit garcon) qui aimoit extremement les bonnes compagnies & la visite des etrangers,] Jan Fire-side Dialogues: The Silly Boy (N.), 15-22 [Mrs. Motherly had a numerous family of children, to whom she was very attentive;] Jan Plate 2: Silly Boy, The /i, 15 (Morris/Dodd) Jan Familiar Letters on Various Subjects, 22-27 [After a very agreeable journey, which indeed could not be otherwise in the society of such indulgent parents as mine,] Jan Young Miser, The, 27-33 [The miser is a man who places his whole enjoyment in amassing money;] Jan Little Boy Who Behaved Like a Man, The, 33-34 [Children should, as early as possible, learn to avoid crying for trifles.] Jan Instructive Puzzles: Enigmatical Description of a Good Girl /p, 34-35 [To her parents she is--/ A mute consonant.] Jan Notes to the Instructive Puzzles, 35-36 [The alphabet consists of twenty-six letters, which are divided into vowels and consonants.] Jan Little Foreigner, The /play, 37-54 [I begin to be impatient for the arrival of our little French friend.] Jan Verses Address to a Young Lady, with a Nosegay /p (S. S.), 55-56 [Thou canst not steal the roses bloom,/ Through endless ages live.] Jan Monthly Occurrences, 57-60 [On Saturday evening a young lad was decoyed by some kidnappers, to a house near Charing-Cross,] ========== Feb Plate 4: Solar System, The /i, 63 Feb Easy Introduction to Geography, 63-67 [In order to describe with greater ease, the particular situation of countries, geographers imagine a variety of circles to surround the globe at different parts of it.] Feb Enfant Attentif (M.), 67-68 [Un enfant, qui desiroit d'etre aime de fes freres & soeurs,] Feb Young Miser, The, 68-76 [A boy, named Wood, the first in the highest class, possessed a book of Latin exercises,] Feb Passionate Child Reclaimed, The, 76-86 [I know not any thing that is more desirable than a mild, gentle disposition.] Feb Female Adviser, The, 86-93 [A large seminary for the youth of my own sex, has, for twenty-eight years, engrossed my attention.] Feb Familiar Letters on Various Subjects, 94-97 [Agreeably to my promise, I mean the subject of my present letter to be Arithmetic;] Feb Instructive Puzzles: Enigmatical Description of a Good Girl /p, 97- [Her time of rising is--/ A liquid letter.] Feb Notes to the Instructive Puzzles, 98-99 [The English language is composed of nine different parts of speech:] Feb Solution of an Enigmatical Description of a Good Girl, 99-100 [To her parents she is Dutiful;] Feb retraction of paragraph in Jan issue, 100 [The Editor is happy in this opportunity of obliging her readers,] Feb Plate 3: Sailor's Visit, The /i, 101 Feb Sailor's Visit, The /play, 101-116 [My dear child, where is your brother?] Feb Plate: Song Set to Music, The /i /s, 112 [missing in my copy] Feb Riddle, Sent with a Present, A /p (S. S.), 117-118 [I am round as a ring, and am oft made of metal:/ Nor let me be long from your view.] Feb Monthly Occurrence, 119-120 [The following extraordinary instance of fidelity in a dog happened a short time since at Margate.] ========== Mar Easy Introduction to Geography, 123-127 [The globe, or surface of earth on which we live, is composed of Land and Water:] Mar Plate 6: Map of a Country Exemplified, A /i, 128 Mar School-Boy, The, 127-130 [I am desired, by our Society, to return their grateful thanks for your ready insertion of the letter, signed a Schoolboy;] Mar Enfant Obeissant (M.), 130-131 [Un enfant qui aimoit beaucoup les pommes;] Mar Fire-side Dialogues: Domestic Happiness (N.), 131-138 [I never before was in a family of children, whose affection came up to my ideas.] Mar Grateful Return, The, 138-143 [On a most delightful summer's day little Mary-Ann and her brothers, George and Edward, were regaling themselves under a spreading tree in their Papa's park, with a basket of fruit.] Mar Familiar Letters on Various Subjects, 143-147 [I am sorry, my dear Phillis, that instead of Arithmetic, your conduct obliges me to enter upon a subject, which, I imagine you will consider less pleasing.] Mar Letter from Emilia, 147-149 [Your benevolent and very useful intentions of guiding and assisting the young and unwary in their search after virtue and happiness;] Mar Female Adviser, The, 150-155 [Can there be any thing more disgusting in a young female than an unbecoming forwardness of behaviour,] Mar Three Good Boys, 155-159 [I am never better pleased than when I have an opportunity of observing the inclinations of children;] Mar Plate 5 /i, 158 [missing in my copy] Mar Whimsical Child, The 159-160 [As a little boy was eating some fruit, his Mamma called the maid to put him to-bed.] Mar Solution of the Puzzles contained in this Magazine for February, 160 [Her tme of rising is Early: her diet is Temperate:] Mar Sailor's Visit, The /play, 160-178 [My dear Starboard, I am glad we are alone.] Mar Riddle, Written Extempore at the Desire of a Young Lady, A /p, 179-180 [What is that a friend to you,/ Say the form my riddle wears?] Mar Solution of the Riddle contained in this Magazine for February, 180 [A Thimble.] ========== Apr Easy Introduction to Geography, 183-187 [Beside the natural division of the Earth, already described, it is divided into four chief parts or Quarters, called Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.; Iceland] Apr Plate 10: New Map of Europe, A /i, 184 (Sudlow) Apr Plate 24 /i, 184 [missing in my copy] Apr School-Boy, The, 187-192 [Since you have been so obliging as to honour my first essays of writing for the amusement of young people,] Apr Plate 7: Affectionate Sisters, The /i, 192 (Taylor/Dodd) Apr Affectionate Sisters, The, 192-204 [Matilda and Jemima were the amiable daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin;] Apr Contest, The, 204-208 [To-day, said Mrs. Bloomer, is the birth-day of my little Mary; I must give her some token of my remembrance.] Apr Familiar Letters on Various Subjects, 208-214 [I can never thank you enough for the trouble you always take on my account, especially for the last letter you were so condescending as to write to me.] Apr Fortunate Distress, The, 214-220 [Mr. and Mrs. Benet were an honest, industrious couple.] Apr Little Hermit, The /play, 221-231 [O dear! O me! how tired I am!] Apr Instructive Puzzles: The Nosegay, 232 [Half an Europen country--(a) a vowel--a monosyllable--] Apr Notes to the Instructive Puzzles, 232-233 [An Article is a word placed before nouns, to limit or determine their significations.] Apr Enigmatical Verses /p, 234-236 [If taken in due proportion,/ 'When death and thou shalt be no more."] Apr Monthly Occurrences, 237-240 [A few days ago a cobler died, aged 89 years;] ========== May Easy Introduction to Geography, 243-247 [Norway; Denmark] May Address on the Pleasures and Advantages of Reading, An (T. Woolston), 247-250 [The following little Address (designed as an allurement to children) on the pleasures and advantages of reading,] May Tree of Friendship, The (Emilia), 251-254 [A sudden and violent effort to destroy our happiness, can more easily be forgiven, and the injury sooner repaired, than repeated, though perhaps, trifling acts of unkindness and ill-nature.] May Mineral World delineated, The, 254-262 [I shall begin this little abridgment of Natural History, with a short account of the internal, or inward structure of the globe we inhabit;] May Letter from John Crab, A, 262-264 [If I confess myself to be a bachelor, you will perhaps think me ill qualified to give advice on the management of children:] May Fortunate Distress, The, 264-272 [Laetitia had been at home about two years, when it happened, that the stock and trade of a capital linen-draper at the court end of the town were to be disposed of.] May Plate 9: Little Haymakers, The /i, 272 May Little Haymakers, The, 272-275 [The heat of the day was considerably abated, when Mrs. Miners, in compliance with the request of her two daughters,] May Indigent, Industrious Child, The (M. P.), 275-281 [It is certain, that no virtue can tend more to render young persons amiable in the eyes of all beholders, than Humility;] May Varieties, 282-283 [Un etranger ayant vendu a une Imperatrice Romaine de sauffes pierreries, elle en demanda a son epoux une justice eclatante.] May Little Hermit, The /play, 284-293 [Sucky Tomson, have you learnt your task?] May Instructive Puzzles: The Nosegay, 294 [Half the name of a sea that divides Denmark from Sweden,] May Notes to the Instructive Puzzles, 295 [A Verb is a part of speech that denotes being, doing, or suffering;] May poem /p (L. H.), 296-298 [Cease, my dear girls! those sorrow-streaming tears,/ To fill them, when you meet, with glad surprise.] May Rebus /p, 298 [The sage conductor of an hero's son;/ They'll bring a pleasing science to your sight.] May Solution of the Enigmatical Verses in this Magazine for April, 298 [Sleep.] May Monthly Occurrence, 299-300 ['The following instance of sagacity in the brute creation may be relied on as a fact.] ========== Jun Easy Introduction to Geography, 303-308 [Holstein, Hamburgh, Altena, Lapland] Jun Reward of Sincerity, The, 308-314 [In those days, when Mohammed Akbar reigned over the extensive plains of Indostan, there lived a man, named Albacor;] Jun Plate 11: Reward of Sincerity, The /i, 313 (J. Taylor/Dodd) Jun Mineral World, The, 314-324 [It will naturally be inquired, what peculiar advantages are annexed to the possession of Mercury,] Jun School-Boy, The, 324-328 [I was just about to give you an instance of the propriety and justice of our constitution, when I was called from my employment by the supper-bell.] Jun School-Girl, The: Charity Illustrated, 328-334 [In compliance, my dear Madam, with a rule of the Academy of which I am a happy inmate,] Jun Little Haymakers, The, 334-342 [Frances and Georgiana followed their Mamma, without the least reluctance.] Jun Indigent, Industrious Child, The (M. P.), 342-344 [The real name of this girl (for this narrative is founded upon truth) I shall conceal under that of Mabel Fielding:] Jun Respect des Lois, Le, 344-346 [Il arriva un jour qu'un des domestiques du Prince Henri,] Jun Plate 8: Little Hermit, The /i, 347 (Taylor/Dodd) Jun Little Hermit, The /play, 347-356 [What a delightful serenity reigns throughout these rural scenes.] Jun Solution of the Instructive Puzzles, 356 Jun Epistle to a Young Lady, An /p (L. Z.), 357-358 [Since you, dear Mira, can excuse/ I'll treat you with a goosberry-fool.] Jun Answer to Rebus of Last Month /p (S. D.), 359 [Minerva the goddess of wisdom, we're told,/ Will show that the science is MUSIC divine.] Jun Errata, 359 [for p. 98; for p. 233] Jun Occurrences, 360 [An affecting circumstance lately occurred in Golden-lane.; the Camel Depard] ========== Jul Plate 14: New Map of Africa, A /i, [marked as in July issue] (Sudlow) Jul Easy Introduction to Geography, 363-367 [Sweden] Jul Reward of Sincerity, 367-378 [From thence they passed into an apartment answerable, in elegance of structure and richness of furniture, to the hall.] Jul Plate 13 /i, 372 [missing in my copy] Jul Vegetable World Delineated, 378-386 [From the Mineral we will next proceed to the Vegetable world.] Jul Little Haymakers, 387-395 [I suppose, by this time, my readers are desirous of being informed how Frances and Georgiana supported their new assumed characters.] Jul Familiar Letters on Various Subjects, 395-399 [As I doubt not, my little pupil, but you are, by this time,] Jul Indigent, Industrious Child (M. P.), 399-402 [As the roads were but very indifferent, and the village was many miles from the residence of the old woman,] Jul Trait d'Amitie Fraternelle, 402 [Le fils d'un riche Negociant de Londres s'etoit livre dans fa jeunesse a tous les exces.] Jul Plate 15 /i, 403 [missing in my copy] Jul Young Negro, The /play, 403-420 [Ah, Cato! now you be glad, now young Massa and Missy come home.] ========== Aug Plate 16: Map of South America, A /i, [marked as in August issue] (E. Sudlow) Aug Easy Introduction to Geography, An, 423-429 [Russia] Aug Female Adviser: On Curiosity, 429-432 [With your leave I resume my pen for the service of your young readers.] Aug Letter from Dr. Johnson, 432-433 [When you favoured me with your letter, you seemed to be in want of materials to fill it,] Aug Vegetable World Delineated, The, 433-440 [Snow-drop; Rose tree; Anemone; Clove tree; Tulip; Corn] Aug Indigent, Industrious Child, The (M. P.), 440-453 [Here the poor woman was so much overpowered by the recollection of the dismall distress she had lately passed through,] Aug Mistake, The (S. M. D.), 453-462 [Miss Harriet Howard (now about seven years of age,] Aug Trait de Justice, 462-464 [L'empereur fe promenant feul dans les rues de Vienne,] Aug Instructive Puzzles: Enigmatical Description of a Good Boy, 464-465 [A Good Boy's chief aim is--] Aug Notes to the Instructive Puzzles, 465 [F and S are semi-vowels.] Aug Young Negro, The /play, 466-475 [So--that business is completed.] Aug Verses Addressed to a Young Lady on Her Dancing /p, 476-477 [Accept theplaudits of a faithful friend,/ And universal praise from all be thine.] Aug poem /p (Harriet), 477 [Celui qui detruit tout, est celui qui m'engendre,/ On tire mon corps de la cendre.] Aug Monthly Occurrences, 478-480 [A few days since a horseshoe presented by the duke of York,] ========== Sep Easy Introduction to Geography, 483-490 [Russia] Sep Plate 12: New Map of Asia, A /i, 484 (Sudlow) Sep Conversation dans un Jardin (N. M.), 490-498 [Voyant, avec plaisir, que vous introdeusez de tems en tems,] Sep Vegetable World Delineated, The, 498-506 [Oak; nutmeg; daisy; vine; dandelion] Sep Plate 18 /i, 506 [missing in my copy] Sep Anecdote, An (S. S.), 506-508 [The youngest son of Colonel T-- a very lively and sensible boy,] Sep Plate 17 /i, 508 [missing in my copy] Sep Young Cottager, The, 508-512 [On a summer's day, as Rose, a poor cottager, sat singing at the entrance of a wood,] Sep Female Adviser: On Curiosity, 512-519 [When I had last the pleasure of addressing your young Readers,] Sep Young Negro, The /play, 520-536 [My dear Sandford, how much pleasure this meeting gives me, after so long an absence!] Sep Solution of the Enigmatical Description of a Good Boy, 536 Sep Verses to a Young Lady /p, 537- [With grateful notes my verse shall flow,/ And animate thine eyes.] Sep Enigma, An /p, 538 [Avec quatre lettres, Legume; En Hyver ne me quittez pas.] Sep Solution of the French Enigma, 538 [Verre.] Sep Monthly Occurrences, 539-540 [The following account of the ungovernable inclination of a boy (not twelve years old) for rambling,] ========== Oct Plate 20: Map of North America, A /i, [marked as in October issue] (E. Sudlow) Oct Easy Introduction to Geography, An, 543-547 [Tartars] Oct Indigent, Industrious Child, The (M. P.), 547-560 [After the friendly dispute, relating to the shoes was settled;] Oct Vegetable World Delineated, The, 560-567 [Cinnamon; carnation; honeysuckle; auricula; pepper] Oct Young Cottager, The, 567-575 [It is not easy to describe the gratitude of the old man,] Oct Plate: Hymn Set to Music, The /i /s, 568 [missing in my copy] Oct Happy Reconciliation, The, 575-583 [Upwards of two hundred years ago, there lived in the northern part of Wales a noble and wealthy knight, called Sir Godfrey Llewellen.] Oct Plate 19 /i, 581 [missing in my copy] Oct Letter from Dr. Johnson, 583-584 [By an absence from home, and for one reason and another, I owe a great number of letters,] Oct Citizen of Switzerland, The /play, 585-597 [Cousin here is a nice twig.] Oct riddle /p (J. W.), 598-599 [In fifteen hundred thirty-one,/ And to their motions all the world kept time.] Oct Solution of the French enigma, 599 [La Feve] Oct Foreign Occurrence, 600 [A Turkish man and boy were loading a waggon with hay,] ========== Nov Easy Introduction to Geography, An, 603-613 [Tartars] Nov Plate 21 /i, 613 [missing in my copy] Nov Authentic Anecdote, An, 613-617 [A Lady, whose noble birth and extensive fortune,] Nov School Boy, The, 617-623 [Your old correspondent, my friend and schoolfellow, the Doctor,] Nov Vegetable World Delineated, The, 624-631 [Jasmine; cypress; larkspur; cotton; lily; hemp; flax] Nov Happy Reconciliation, The, 631-640 [Hugh found Llewellen traversing a walk,] Nov Plate 22 /i, 640 [missing in my copy] Nov Angler, The, 640-646 [The trees were dressed in their gayest liveries,] Nov Citizen of Switzerland, The /play, 647-660 [My child! am I then doomed to be thy murderer?] Nov Plate 23: Citizen of Switzerland, The /i, 656 ========== Dec Easy Introduction to Geography, 663-673 [Scotland] Dec Pearl Diver, The, 674-689 [While the costly jewel sparkles on the brow of the affluent, how little do they think what toil it has cost the poor miner?] Dec Vegetable World Delineated, The, 689-696 [Maple; Marvel of Peru; sunflower; ranunculus; gillyflower; cocoa; coaco; myrtle] Dec Anecdotes, 696-699 [If instances of the amiable conduct, and relations of the virtuous actions of fictitious characters can interest the mind,] Dec Instructive Puzzles: Enigmatical Description of a Good Boy, 699-700 [Though from his diligence and attention he may be more forward than most of his age in--] Dec Notes to the Instructive Puzzles, 700-702 [One of the chief things to be considered in a verb, is the person,] Dec Letter from Belindus: On Time, 702-705 [I wish to impress on the minds of your readers, both young and old,] Dec Solution of the Instructive Puzzles, 705- [Though from his diligence and attention, he may be more forward than most of his age in learning,] Dec Citizen of Switzerland, The /play, 706-711 [Erasmus, will those naughty men hurt my father?] Dec Plates 14, 16, & 20 were to be bound facing page 712 Dec Solution of the Riddle, page 598 /p, 712 [Philosophers long had been puzzled we find,/ The Copernical system most clearly display'd.]