Housed at the University of Vermont, this version of the Lady's Book provides a glimpse at the richness, variety, and wonder of Godey's Lady's. While the color fashion plates are the most widely recognizable feature of this 19th century magazine, it also included a wealth of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, as well as practical advice articles. With this site I hope to serve the growing interest in this literature and introduce Godey's to those who have not had the pleasure of examining it before.
You will find a collection of texts and images from all portions of the book. Selected authors are highlighted and fashion will not be neglected. Along with selections from the magazine itself you will also find articles about various aspects of the Book as well as commentary on related scholarly works.
You are invited to participate in Godey's by linking to any of its sections.
Thank you for visiting and please feel free to send comments to:
Hope Greenberg
July 14, 1997: Added the Nonpareil
Garment to Fashion:
Novelties (and Illustrations:
Fashion).
July 11, 1997: In response to a question on H-COSTUME, added four examples
of Guipure embroidery to the Work
section of the fashion page. Also added detail
from February 1857 color plate.
March 17, 1997: Added section on Fashion
articles, and portions of a series of 1858 articles by Mrs. Damas titled
Hints to
Dressmakers.
November 26, 1996: In honor of Thanksgiving Day (and in response to
a request for information), added all excerpts from Hale's editorials regarding
the making of a national holiday
of thanksgiving
. March 15, 1996: Added Dress
Instructors for 1855: August, October, November, December. Also illustration
for a Manhatten
Gymanastic Costume in the Fashion: Novelties section, as well as two
illustrations from an article title "The Science of Dress" in the
Illustrations:
Partial Page section (article to be added at a later date).
February 22, 1996: Found a short Javascript that allows a message to
scroll across the bottom border of the window. Added it to godeytitle and
included a quote from Godey. Edited it to scroll only once.
February, 1996: Format is revamped, more fashion
images added, more full
texts of Alice B. Neal are added (beginning The Cooper's series). A
simple GIF animation is added (hey! I've got to experiment somewhere).
January, 1996: Two editorials
from Sarah J. Hale added.
November, 1995: The complete Table
of Contents for volumes 54 and 55 (1857) is scanned, corrected, and
posted. November, 1995: A table listing the works and publication information
of five authors (arthur, Neal, De Forrest, Harland, Perkins) is created.
May - November, 1995: More images and texts are added, including synopses
of some stories and some full-texts.
April - May, 1995: The first major influx of images and four articles
(Godey, Hale,
publication
highlights, and Images
of Men in the Book) are added.
March, 1995: The Godey's Lady's Book web project is born.
Godey's Lady's Book: Samples Collection