“The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected” was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry. Every half-year, the 26 weekly issues were also published under a bound compilation. The 24th issue of the series presents 7 short stories, an excerpt from Byron’s poem “Manfred” and some trivia. – Summary by Sonia     [chương_files]