 The new journal received a tremendous response and generated several imitations.On 14 February 1692 a young Jonathan Swift sent them a letter of appreciation along with an "Ode to the Athenian Society", his first published work.Concurrently to the periodical, issues of the journal were bound in calf leather and sold as "The Athenian Gazette", collecting a whole volume for 2.5 shilling (about one month after the last issue collected was released), a more permanent form with indexes preferred by learned customers and distinguished women; this is why the journal is often referenced to by its original "Athenian Gazette" name rather than the "Athenian Mercury" issues.