''Chambers's Edinburgh Journal'' was a weekly 16-page
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
started by
William Chambers in 1832.
The first edition was dated 4 February 1832, and priced at
one penny. Topics included history, religion, language, and science. William was soon joined as joint editor by his brother
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, who wrote many of the articles for the early issues, and within a few years the journal had a circulation of 84,000. From 1847 to 1849 it was edited by
William Henry Wills William Wills may refer to:
* William Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke (1830–1911), British businessman and peer
* William Gorman Wills (1828–1891), Irish dramatist and painter
* William Henry Wills (journalist) (1810–1880), journalist, newspap ...
. In 1854 the title was changed to ''Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art'', and changed again to ''Chambers's Journal'' at the end of 1897.
The journal was produced in Edinburgh until the late 1850s, by which time the author
James Payn
James Payn (; 28 February 1830 – 25 March 1898) was an English novelist and editor. Among the periodicals he edited were '' Chambers's Journal'' in Edinburgh and the ''Cornhill Magazine'' in London.
Family
Payn's father, William Payn (1774/1 ...
had taken over as editor, and production was moved to London. Serialised fiction from major authors, including Payn himself, became one of the journal's major attractions following his arrival. Among its long-standing contributors was
Camilla Dufour Crosland
Camilla Dufour Crosland (born Camilla Dufour Toulmin, also known as Mrs. Newton Crosland, 1812–1895) was an English writer of fiction, poetry, essays and sketches. She also translated some plays and poetry by Victor Hugo.
Life
She was born on ...
up to her death in 1895.
[''The Feminist Companion to Literature in English'', eds Virginia Blain, Patricia Clements and Isobel Grundy (London: Batsford, 1990), p. 251.]
The journal continued to be published until 1956, when it ceased publication.
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References
Citations
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Further reading
*Sue Thoma
Indexes to Fiction in Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, later Chambers's Journal, 3rd to 6th Series of Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, 1854–1910 – Victorian Fiction Research Guide
External links
Fulltext
via HathiTrust
Novels serialized in Chambers's Journal between 1858 and 1893
* Books in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal at Project Gutenberg
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