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Practical Motorist
''Practical Motorist'' was a British car magazine founded on 12 May 1934 (as ''The Practical Motorist'') by George Newnes Ltd George Newnes Ltd is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851–1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as ''Tit-Bits'', ''The Wide World Magazi .... Its emphasis was on DIY car maintenance supplemented with more general motoring topics. Initially it was a weekly magazine until publication was suspended in 1940. It was relaunched as a monthly in 1954, retitled ''Practical Motorist & Motor Cyclist'', reverting to ''Practical Motorist'' in 1959. Publication ceased in 1997. References Automobile magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1934 Magazines disestablished in 1997 George Newnes Ltd magazines {{UK-mag-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Newnes Ltd
George Newnes Ltd is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851–1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as ''Tit-Bits'', ''The Wide World Magazine'', '' The Captain'', ''The Strand Magazine'', ''The Grand Magazine'', ''John O'London's Weekly'', '' Sunny Stories for Little Folk'', ''Woman's Own'', and the ''"Practical"'' line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing ground-breaking consumer magazines such as ''Nova''. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Hall Caine, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, W. E. Johns, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. Initially an independent publisher, Newnes became an imprint of the International Publishing Company in 1961. Today, books under the Newnes imprint continue to be published by Elsevier. History Origins Founder George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |