The book "Southern Literary Messenger, Volume II, Issue 5, April 1836" is an anthology of literary works, which collects various works from various authors. This edition, published in April 1836, contains poetry, short stories, scientific articles and reviews of the works of contemporary writers. The editors of the magazine tried to maintain a high level of literary standards and present to their readers the most interesting and relevant works of that time. The Southern Literary Messenger was an important publication for the American literary scene of the 19th century and reflected various trends and ideas of the time.