Godey's Lady's Book - December 1846
The Watkinson Evening, written by Eliza Leslie
(1787-1858), who
as "Miss Leslie" was one of the most frequent contributors to the
magazines of the 1830's, 1840's and 1850's, originally appeared in
Godey's Lady's Book, December, 1846. It was was
reprinted in The Best American Humorous Short Stories,
(1920) pgs 34 - 51, edited by Alexander Jessup, who, in the Introduction, calls
it "one of her best stories."
Read below for Edgar Allan Poe's critique of Miss Leslie's writings.
A little from Poe
The Best American Humorous Short Stories, (1920) edited by Alexander Jessup, quotes Edgar Allan Poe in the book's Introduction....
"Miss Leslie," wrote Edgar Allan Poe, "is celebrated for the homely naturalness of her stories and for the broad satire of her comic style."
See some of Poe's writings in Godey's.