''The Critic'' was a magazine founded in London by

John Crockford John Crockford was an English book publisher in the Mid-19th Century. Biography He was born in Taunton about 1823. By his early twenties he was a printer and publisher in London. He had a long association with Edward William Cox with whom he fou ...

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Edward William Cox Edward William Cox known as Serjeant Cox (1809–1879) was an English lawyer and legal writer, who was also a successful publisher. He has been described as "the greatest entrepreneur of 'class' journalism". Early life Cox was born in Taunton, ...

. Its full title was ''The Critic of Literature, Science, and the Drama'', and it was edited by James Lowe during its existence from 1843 to 1863.

History and profile

It was started as a book review section of ''Law Times'', which reviewed the world of journals. The magazine was started as a separate publication in November 1843. In turn it gave rise to ''The Clerical Journal'', in 1853. In 1851/2 it featured a substantial series of articles by

Francis Espinasse Francis Espinasse (1823–1912) was a Scottish journalist and follower of Thomas Carlyle. Life Espinasse came from a Gascon French background. He was born in Edinburgh, and studied at Edinburgh University. As a young man, he was warned against ...

, as "Herodotus Smith", on the quarterly journals.Charlotte C. Watkins, ''Edward William Cox and the Rise of "Class Journalism"'', Victorian Periodicals Review Vol. 15, No. 3 (Fall, 1982), pp. 87–93, at pp. 89–90. Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press on behalf of the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20082036 The magazine ended publication at the end of 1863.

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