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George Rex Graham (see image on top of page), owner of the magazine Casket, bought Burton\'s magazine for $3500 per subscriber and started the publishing of Graham\'s Lady\'s and Gentleman\'s Magazine (the Casket and Gentleman\'s United) in 1841. In one year circulation went from 5000 issues to about 25000.
Poe did not like what Graham published even though it was a huge success. But after eight months without work Poe accepted Graham\'s offer of $800 a year. Poe liked Graham personally and Graham also praised Poe\'s work, and had tried to help pushing for the Penn.
Poe was hired as editor but did not perform much editorial work, but left this to Graham himself. Edgar mostly read proof and wrote reviews, and for additional $4 a page he also supplied tales. He was better known as critic than as a poet but he did publish revisions of \"The Coliseum\" and \"To Helen\" as well as a reworked version of \"Israfel\". Poe\'s fiction became more recognized than his poems though. He published, sometimes, nearly one tale a month. Among others, \"Never bet your head\", \"The Island of the Fay\" where Poe once again deals with life after death, and \"A Descent into the Maelström\".
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