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Examples
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But there was never any doubt in Godey's Lady's Book.
The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career Lucy Maud 1917
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A Tale of the Ragged Mountains was published in Godey’s Lady’s Book in 1944 (and later included in Poe’s collection Tales in 1845).
The History of Science Fiction - The 19th Century | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2008
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Appearing in Godey’s in 1847, just prior to the peak of consumption and production of American domestic fiction, the "Editor’s Table" took up the question of "Courses for Reading for Ladies," with but three references to American authors.
Acting 'Natural': Vanity Fair and the UnMasking of Anglo-American Sentiment 2006
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For 40 years, until just before she died, she was the chief editor of the most popular and influential woman's magazine in America - called Godey's Lady Book.
Dr. Robert Epstein: Thanksgiving, Activism -- and Arianna Huffington! 2009
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"She looks just like one of the ladies in your 'Godey's Magazine,'" she had told her mother, on returning home from her first day at school.
Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter Alice Turner Curtis
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They are POSH because they drink whereas i'm a "Godey" girl because i don't.
Kottu 2009
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I don't remember if the magazine was 'Godey's,' 'Peterson's' or 'Home Queen'; they have good, plain, mahogany frames which we can use. "
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" Edith Matilda Thomas 1889
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To research their characters' clothing, they pored through the archives of historical fashion magazines such as an 1884 issue of Godey's Lady's Book.
How to Undress a Victorian Lady in Your Next Historical Romance Alexandra Alter 2011
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Somehow the publisher Berkley switched Laumer's novel with The Man in Question by John Godey, so Night of Delusions appeared in the cover for the Godey book and vice versa.
Archive 2009-02-15 Bill Crider 2009
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Clancey had run in some old furniture from San Francisco—a couple of battered wing chairs and the love seat—Biddy, bless her inventive heart, had framed prints from Godey's Lady's Book to hang on the walls.
Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000
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