''Chambers's Edinburgh Journal'' was a weekly 16-page

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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

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, 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

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. 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 (1774/17 ...

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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