The Saturday magazine (1832) (14792756613)

''The Saturday Magazine'' was a British magazine published from 7 July 1832 to 28 December 1844 by the

Committee of General Literature and Education The Committee of General Literature and Education was a British publishing organisation set up by the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is a UK-based Christian charity. Fo ...

, who were in turn sponsored by the

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is a UK-based Christian charity. Founded in 1698 by Thomas Bray, it has worked for over 300 years to increase awareness of the Christian faith in the UK and across the world. The SPCK is t ...

. It ran for 801 issues, with the latter issues being published by

John William Parker John William Parker (1791 – 1870) was an English publisher and printer. Life John Parker was born on 26 July 1791. His father was in the Royal Navy. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to William Clowes, and became the manager of the prin ...

in London. ''The Saturday Magazine'' was established as an Anglican rival to the ''

Penny Magazine ''The Penny Magazine'' was an illustrated British magazine aimed at the working class, published every Saturday from 31 March 1832 to 31 October 1845. Charles Knight created it for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in response to ...

''Andrew King & John Plunkett, ''Popular Print Media, 1820–1900'', p. 5 as a way for the working man to educate himself. The 4-page issues were sold for 1 penny per weekly issue, or sixpence for monthly parts. A typical edition of the ''Saturday Magazine'' began with an account of some exotic place. At this time the expansion of the British empire was speeding up and people at home in England were very interested in finding out what was happening around the world. Other articles would be about nature, science, history, technology, etc.

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The Saturday Magazine at Google books
* Hathi Trust
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