''The Academy'' was a review of literature and general topics published in

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from 1869 to 1902, founded by Charles Appleton. The first issue was published on 9 October 1869 under the title ''The Academy: A Monthly Record of Literature, Learning, Science, and Art''. It was published monthly from October 1869 to January 1871, then semimonthly from February 1871 to 1873, and weekly from 1874 to 1902 under the titles ''The Academy: A Weekly Review of Literature, Science, and Art'' and then ''The Academy: A Weekly Review of Literature and Life''. The last issue was number 1549 on 11 January. In January 1902, ''The Academy'' merged with the periodical ''Literature'', becoming ''The Academy and Literature''. The merged periodical retained the numbering of ''The Academy'', however, and reverted to the name ''The Academy'' in 1905. Against the prevailing custom of anonymous authorship, ''The Academy'' provided the full names of its writers. In its early years, the reviewers included

Edmund Gosse Sir Edmund William Gosse (; 21 September 184916 May 1928) was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhoo ...

George Saintsbury George Edward Bateman Saintsbury, FBA (23 October 1845 – 28 January 1933), was an English critic, literary historian, editor, teacher, and wine connoisseur. He is regarded as a highly influential critic of the late 19th and early 20th centu ...

, and Henry Sidgwick. As a general rule, ''The Academy'' did not publish signed reviews. After its purchase by

John Morgan Richards John Morgan Richards (February 16, 1841''With John Bull and Jonathan'' – August 11, 1918), was an American businessman and entrepreneur who made his fortune from the promotion of patent medicines and American cigarettes in Britain. He was the ...

in 1896, the periodical published lighter farehistory of ''The Academy'' from conradfirst.net
/ref> under the editorship of Charles Lewis Hind. The editors for ''The Academy'' were: Charles Appleton (1869–78), Charles Doble (1878–80),

James S. Cotton James Sutherland Cotton (born 17 July 1847 at Cooner, Madras; died 10 July 1918 at Salisbury) was a British man of letters. He edited ''The Academy'' and the wrote and compiled various books and publications on Indian life and history. Biography ...

(1881–96), and

C. Lewis Hind Charles Lewis Hind (1862–1927) was a British journalist, writer, editor, art critic, and art historian. Biography He served as the deputy editor of '' The Art Journal'' (1887–92) and the ''Pall Mall Budget''. In 1893, he co-founded ''The St ...

(1896–1903, including his editorship of ''The Academy and Literature'').

Henry Bradley Henry Bradley, FBA (3 December 1845 – 23 May 1923) was a British philologist and lexicographer who succeeded James Murray as senior editor of the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (OED). Early life Bradley had humble beginnings as a farmer's so ...

served as temporary editor for a portion of 1884–85. From 1902 to 1916 the periodical ''The Academy and Literature'' had a fairly high turnover in ownership, editorship, and editorial direction. The editors were: C. Lewis Hind (1902–3), William Teignmouth Shore (1903–5), P. Anderson Graham & Assistant Editor Harold Hannyngton Child (1905–6),

Lord Alfred Douglas Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (22 October 1870 – 20 March 1945), also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and journalist, and a lover of Oscar Wilde. At Oxford he edited an undergraduate journal, ''The Spirit Lamp'', that carried a homoer ...

(1907–10), Cecil Cowper (1910–15), Henry Savage (1915), and

T. W. H. Crosland Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (21 July 1865 – 23 December 1924) was a British author, poet and journalist. Biography Crosland was born in Leeds in 1865, the son of Methodist New Connexion preacher and superintendent of the Prudential Assura ...

(1915–16). ''The Academy'' moved from a

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

to a Conservative position under Lord Alfred Douglas, who was aided by T.W.H. Crosland. "Douglas and Crosland between them succeed in making ''The Academy'' the most candid, most readable, and most admirable literary paper in the United Kingdom". In 1909 WHSmith withdrew the magazine for sale and Douglas shortly had to relinquish the editorship. The magazine closed in 1915. Crosland briefly revived the title as a monthly in 1916 with himself as editor and sole contributor. Between August 1918 and May 1920 a 'dummy' magazine was produced to maintain the right to the title. In 1920 James Conchie bought the title for Lord Alfred DouglasThe Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas (1929) p301 who incorporated it within his magazine ''Plain English, with which is incorporated The Academy''.

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External links

Online scans of ''The Academy'' and ''The Academy and Literature''
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