''The Guardian'' was a weekly

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published from January 1846 to November 1951. It was founded by

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, Thomas Henry Haddan, and other supporters of the

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movement and was for many years the leading newspaper of the

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. Montague Bernard, another of the paper's founders, served as its initial editor, with Martin Sharp taking over responsibility for the paper in 1859. He stood down as editor in 1883 and was replaced by

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. His outspoken views on political and ecclesiastical matters, and especially his opposition to the

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, led to his dismissal in 1899. Later editors included

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(1900-05), James Penderel-Brodhurst (1905-22) and

Frederic Iremonger Frederic Athelwold Iremonger (8 July 1878''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 15 September 1952) was an Anglican priest. Iremonger was born in Longparish, Hampshire,''1911 England Census'' the third son of William Henry (1845–1911) and Mary ...

(1922-27). C. S. Lewis published his '' Screwtape Letters'' in serial form in ''The Guardian'' as well as '' The Great Divorce'', the former in the early 1940s and the latter in 1944 and 1945. He also used ''The Guardian'' for some of his essays, including "Miracles" (October 1942), "Dogma and the Universe" and "Dogma and Science", both in March 1943. The paper closed in November 1951 due to increased costs of production.

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