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periodicals A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a journal are also exampl ...
established in the 19th century, excluding daily newspapers. The periodical press flourished in the 19th century: the ''Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals'' plans to eventually list over 100,000 titles; the current Series 3 lists 73,000 titles. 19th-century periodicals have been the focus of extensive indexing efforts, such as that of the ''Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824–1900'', '' Poole's Index to Periodical Literature'' (now published electronically as part of ''19th Century Masterfile''), ''Science in the 19th-Century Periodical'' and ''Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals, 1800–1950''. There are also a number of efforts to republish 19th-century periodicals online, including
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Christian Observer The ''Christian Observer'' was a London evangelical periodical, serving a readership in the Church of England. It appeared from 1802 to 1874. History The ''Christian Observer'' was founded by William Hey "in response to the dissenters' ''Leeds ...
'' (1802–1874). * ''
The Guardian of Education ''The Guardian of Education'' was the first successful periodical dedicated to reviewing children's literature in Britain. It was edited by 18th-century educationalist, children's author, and Sunday school advocate Sarah Trimmer and was publish ...
'' (1802–1806) * ''
The Edinburgh Review The ''Edinburgh Review'' is the title of four distinct intellectual and cultural magazines. The best known, longest-lasting, and most influential of the four was the third, which was published regularly from 1802 to 1929. ''Edinburgh Review'', ...
'' (1802–1900). Quarterly. * '' The Monthly Register and encyclopedian magazine'' (1802–1803). * '' Political Register'' (1802–1835). Weekly. Edited by William Cobbett * ''Annual Review and History of Literature'' (1803–1809). Annual. Founded by Arthur Aikin; edited by Aikin (volumes 1–6) and Thomas Rees (volume 7). * ''
The Anti-Gallican ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
: or Standard of British loyalty, religion and liberty'' (1804). * ''
The Eclectic Review ''The Eclectic Review'' was a British periodical published monthly during the first half of the 19th century aimed at highly literate readers of all classes. Published between 1805 and 1868, it reviewed books in many fields, including literature, h ...
'' (1805–1868). Monthly * '' Youth's Magazine'' (1805–1867). * ''
La Belle Assemblée ''La Belle Assemblée'' (in full ''La Belle Assemblée or, Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine Addressed Particularly to the Ladies'') was a British women's magazine published from 1806 to 1837, founded by John Bell (1745–1831). Publishi ...
'' (1806–1832, continued as ''Court Magazine'' 1832–1848). Established by John Bell. * ''Le Beau Monde'' (1806–1810). Published by John Browne Bell. * ''General Review of British and Foreign Literature'' (1806). Published by William Nicholson. * The ''
Monthly Repository The ''Monthly Repository'' was a British monthly Unitarian periodical which ran between 1806 and 1838. In terms of editorial policy on theology, the ''Repository'' was largely concerned with rational dissent. Considered as a political journal, i ...
'' (1806–1838). Monthly. * '' The Athenaeum: a magazine of literary and miscellaneous information'' (1807–1809). Edited by
John Aikin John Aikin (15 January 1747 – 7 December 1822) was an English medical doctor and surgeon. Later in life he devoted himself wholly to biography and writing in periodicals. Life He was born at Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England, son of ...
. * ''The Cabinet'' (1807–1809). * '' The Director: a weekly literary journal'' (1807). * ''The
Irish magazine Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe *** Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent u ...
, and monthly asylum for neglected biography'' (1807–1815). * ''The
Edinburgh Annual Register Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
'' (1808–1826). Founded by
Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy ...
. * '' The Examiner'' (1808–1886). Weekly. * ''
The Tradesman ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
; or, Commercial magazine'' (1808–1812). * '' Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine'' (1809–). * ''The
New Musical Magazine New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
, Review, and Register'' (1809–1810). Monthly. * '' Quarterly Review'' (1809–1967). Quarterly. . * '' Ladies' Fashionable Repository'' (1809–1829?; continues 1829–1834 as ''Raw's Ladies Fashionable Repository''; 1837–1905 ''Pawsey's Ladies Fashionable Repository''). Annually. * '' Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics'' (1809–1829). Established by Rudolph Ackermann. * ''
Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts ''A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts'', generally known as ''Nicholson's Journal'', was the first monthly scientific journal in Great Britain. William Nicholson began it in 1797 and was the editor until it merged with anoth ...
'' (1797–1813). Founded by William Nicholson


1810s

* ''
Hibernia Magazine ''Hibernia'' () is the Classical Latin name for Ireland. The name ''Hibernia'' was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (c. 320 BC), Pytheas of Massalia called the island ''Iérnē'' (written ) ...
, and Dublin monthly panorama'' (1810–1811). * '' Monthly Panorama'' (1810). * '' The Reflector: quarterly magazine, on subjects of philosophy, politics, and the liberal arts'' (1810–1811). * ''British Review'' (1811–1825). Quarterly. Founded by John Weylund; edited by Weylund (for 1 or 2 numbers), then by William Roberts (until 1822). Published by John Hatchard. * '' Cheap Magazine'' (1813–1815). Monthly, 4d. * '' Monthly Museum; or, Dublin literary repertory of arts, science, literature and miscellaneous information'' (1813–1814). * ''Champion'' (1814–1822). Edited by John Scott. * ''
Lady's Monthly Museum ''The Lady's Monthly Museum; Or, Polite Repository of Amusement and Instruction'' was an English monthly women's magazine published between 1798 and 1832. History ''The Lady's Magazine'', a women's magazine founded in 1770 with a "pseudo-genteel ...
; Or, Polite Repository of Amusement and Instruction'' (1814–1830). * ''
The New Monthly Magazine ''The New Monthly Magazine'' was a British monthly magazine published from 1814 to 1884. It was founded by Henry Colburn and published by him through to 1845. History Colburn and Frederic Shoberl established ''The New Monthly Magazine and Univ ...
'' (1814–1884). Quarterly. * ''Augustan Review'' (1815–1816). Monthly. * ''British Lady's Magazine'' (1815–1818). Monthly. Published by John Souter. * ''
Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette The ''Gazette and Herald'' is a local weekly paid-for newspaper, established in Wiltshire, England, in 1816 and published every Thursday. It serves the areas and communities of Devizes, Calne, Chippenham, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Marlborough, ...
'' (1816–; became the ''Gazette and Herald'' in 1956). Weekly. * ''
The Black Dwarf ''The Black Dwarf'' (1817–1824) was a satirical radical journal of early 19th century Britain. It was published by Thomas Jonathan Wooler, starting in January 1817 as an eight-page newspaper, then later becoming a 32-page pamphlet. It was price ...
'' (1817–1824) * ''
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine ''Blackwood's Magazine'' was a British magazine and miscellany printed between 1817 and 1980. It was founded by the publisher William Blackwood and was originally called the ''Edinburgh Monthly Magazine''. The first number appeared in April 1817 ...
'' (1817–1980). Monthly. * '' The Ǣgis; or, Independent weekly expositor'' (July–September 1818). Weekly * '' The Kaleidoscope; or, Literary and Scientific Mirror''. Weekly. Published at Liverpool by Egerton Smith. (1818–1831). * '' The Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc.'' (1818–1836). Weekly. * ''The Quarterly Musical Magazine and Review'' (1818–1828). * ''
Christian Remembrancer The ''Christian Remembrancer'' was a high-church periodical which ran from 1819 to 1868. Joshua Watson and Henry Handley Norris, the owners of the ''British Critic'', encouraged Frederick Iremonger to start the ''Christian Remembrancer'' as a mo ...
'' (1819–1868). Monthly 1819–1844, quarterly 1844–1868. * '' Edinburgh Monthly Review'' (1819–1821). * ''The English Musical Gazette; or, Monthly Intelligencer'' (1819). Monthly. * ''
Imperial Magazine Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania * Imperial, Texas ...
'' (1819–1834). Edited by
Samuel Drew Samuel Drew (6 March 1765 – 29 March 1833) was a British Methodist theologian. A native of Cornwall, England, he was nicknamed the "Cornish metaphysician" for his works on the human soul, the nature of God, and the deity of Christ. He also wr ...
. * ''Indicator'' (1819–1821). Weekly. Published by Joseph Appleyard. Edited by
Leigh Hunt James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 178428 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist and poet. Hunt co-founded '' The Examiner'', a leading intellectual journal expounding radical principles. He was the centre ...
.


1820s

* ''
John Bull John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country-dwelling, jolly and matter- ...
'' (1820–). Weekly. * ''
Y Cymmrodor ''Y Cymmrodor'' ('The Welshman') was the annual journal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, published between 1821 and 1951. It contained essays and lectures on historical and literary topics and Welsh poetry. ''Y Cymmrodor'' was first pu ...
'' (1821–1951). * ''Album'' (1822–1825). Quarterly. Edited by Francis St. Leger. * ''
Bell's Life in London ''Bell's Life in London, and Sporting Chronicle'' was an English weekly sporting paper published as a pink broadsheet between 1822 and 1886. History ''Bell's Life'' was founded by Robert Bell, a London printer-publisher. Bell sold it to William I ...
and Sporting Chronicle'' (1822–1886) * '' The Fancy'' (1822–1826) * '' Glasgow Medical Journal'' (1822–1956) * ''
The London Magazine ''The London Magazine'' is the title of six different publications that have appeared in succession since 1732. All six have focused on the arts, literature and miscellaneous topics. 1732–1785 ''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly I ...
'' (1822–1829) * '' Mirror of Literature'' (1822–1847) * '' Sportsman's Annual'' (1822?–1870). Annually. * ''
The Harmonicon ''The Harmonicon'' was an influential monthly journal of music published in London from 1823 to 1833. It was edited at one period by William Ayrton (1777–1858.) Issues contained articles on diverse topics, including reviews of musical composi ...
'' (1823–1833). Monthly. * ''
The Lancet ''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823. The journal publishes original research articles ...
'' (1823–) * ''
The Portfolio ''The Portfolio'' was a British monthly art magazine published in London from 1870 to 1893. It was founded by Philip Gilbert Hamerton and promoted contemporary printmaking, especially etching, and was important in the British Etching Revival ...
'' (1823–1825) * '' Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction'' (1823–1841) * ''
The Westminster Review The ''Westminster Review'' was a quarterly British publication. Established in 1823 as the official organ of the Philosophical Radicals, it was published from 1824 to 1914. James Mill was one of the driving forces behind the liberal journal unti ...
'' (1824–1914). Quarterly and then monthly. * '' The Children's Friend'' (1824–). Monthly. * '' Child's Companion'' (1824–). Monthly. * ''
The Literary Magnet ''The Literary Magnet'' was a British magazine. Started as a weekly magazine in 1824 by Egerton Brydges and his son using the pseudonym Tobias Merton, it went through a number of editors, becoming a monthly magazine towards the end of 1824, was bo ...
'' (1824–1828). Weekly during 1824, then monthly. * ''
Staffordshire Mercury The ''Staffordshire Mercury'' was a weekly regional newspaper published in Staffordshire, England. The publication was founded in 1824 by Thomas Allbut, with the Rev. Leonard Abington as its first editor. It was later renamed ''The Potteries Mer ...
'' (1824–1848). Weekly * ''The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons'' (1824–1851; continued 1852–79 as ''The Ladies Monthly Magazine and World of Fashion''; 1880–1891 as ''Monde Élegant; or the World of Fashion''). Monthly. * ''
The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...
'' (1825–1843; continues 1843–1845 as ''The Age and Argus'', 1845–46 as ''The English Gentleman''). Weekly. * ''The
Anti-Slavery Reporter The ''Anti-Slavery Reporter'' was founded in London in 1825 as the ''Anti-Slavery Monthly Reporter'' by Zachary Macaulay (1768–1838), a Scottish philanthropist who devoted most of his life to the anti-slavery movement. It was also referred ...
'' (1825–?) * '' Birmingham Journal'' (1825–1869). Weekly. * '' The Foreign Quarterly Review'' (1827–1846). Quarterly. * ''
The Keepsake ''The Keepsake'' was an English literary annual which ran from 1828 to 1857, published each Christmas from 1827 to 1856, for perusal during the year of the title. Like other literary annuals, ''The Keepsake'' was an anthology of short fiction, poe ...
'' (1827–1857). Annually. * ''
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ''Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society'' (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in astronomy and astrophysics. It has been in continuous existence since 1827 and publishes letters and papers reporting orig ...
'' (1827–) * '' Athenaeum'' (1828–1921) * ''
Church of England Newspaper The ''Church of England Newspaper'' is an independent Anglican weekly newspaper. Based in London, it is published on Fridays. The ''Church of England Newspaper'' is notable as the earliest church paper, and one of the oldest newspapers still in ...
'' (1828–) * ''
The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''Th ...
'' (1828–) * '' The London Review'' (1829) * '' Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life'' (1829–1836).


1830s

* '' Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country'' (1830–1882). Monthly. * ''
Comic Annual a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...
'' (1830–1839, 1842) * ''
Figaro in London ''Figaro in London'' was an English comic paper of the early nineteenth century. Founded as a weekly on 10 December 1831, it ran until 31 December 1838. The French connection The paper's original editor was Gilbert Abbott à Beckett and it was mo ...
'' (1831–1839). Weekly. * ''
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London The ''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London'' was a scholarly geographic journal published by the Royal Geographical Society from 1831 to 1880. After 1881, the ''Journal'' was absorbed by the ''Proceedings'', published as ''Proceedi ...
'' (1831–1880) * ''
The Metropolitan Magazine ''The Metropolitan: A monthly journal of literature, science, and the fine arts'' was a London monthly journal inaugurated in May 1831, originally edited by Thomas Campbell. It was then published by James Cochrane. ''The Metropolitan Magazine'' w ...
'' (1831–1850) * ''
The Poor Man's Guardian The ''Poor Man's Guardian'' was a penny weekly newspaper published in London, England by Henry Hetherington from July 1831 to December 1835. Hetherington published his ''Poor Man's Guardian'', a successor to his earlier (1830–31) penny daily ...
'' (1831–1835). Weekly. 1d. * '' Satirist; or, the Censor of the Times'' (1831–1849). Weekly. * ''
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal ''Chambers's Edinburgh Journal'' was a weekly 16-page magazine 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 soo ...
'' (1832–1956; renamed ''Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Arts'' in 1854, and ''Chambers's Journal'' in 1897) * '' Dublin Journal of Medical & Chemical Science'' (1832–1925; renamed ''Dublin Journal of Medical Science'', and ''Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science'' from 1846 to 1871) * '' Hereford Times'' (1832–). Weekly. 7d. * '' The Journal'' (1832–). Weekly * '' Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance'' (1832–1870). Monthly. * ''
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 ...
'' (1832–1845). Weekly * '' The Saturday Magazine'' (1832–1844). Weekly * '' Tait's Edinburgh Magazine'' (1832–1855) * ''The Cheltenham Looker-On'' (1833–1920) * '' The Dublin University Magazine'' (1833–1877) * '' The British and Foreign Review; or, European Quarterly Journal'' (1835–1844). Quarterly. * '' The Gospel Standard'' (1835–). Monthly * '' The London Review'' (1835–1836) * '' The Mining Journal'' (1835–) * '' The London and Westminster Review'' (1836–1840) * ''
The Musical World ''The Musical World'' (formerly ''The Musical World; a Weekly Record of Musical Science, Literature, and Intelligence'') was an English music journal founded and published weekly by Alfred Novello during the Victorian era. The journal was predomi ...
'' (1836–1891). Weekly. * ''
The Dublin Review ''The Dublin Review'' is a quarterly magazine that publishes essays, reportage, autobiography, travel writing, criticism and fiction. It was launched in December 2000 by Brendan Barrington, who remains the editor and publisher, assisted by Nora ...
'' (1836–1900). Quarterly, then monthly. * ''
Bentley's Miscellany ''Bentley's Miscellany'' was an English literary magazine started by Richard Bentley. It was published between 1836 and 1868. Contributors Already a successful publisher of novels, Bentley began the journal in 1836 and invited Charles Dickens t ...
'' (1837–1868). Monthly. * '' Cleave's Penny Gazette'' (1837–1844). Weekly. * ''
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'' (1837–). Weekly. * '' Northern Liberator'' (1837–1840). Weekly. * '' Northern Star'' (1837–1852). Weekly. * '' Penny Satirist'' (1837–1846; continues 1846 as ''Penny Satirist and London Pioneer''; 1846–1848 as ''London Pioneer''; 1848 as ''Literary Pioneer''). Weekly. * '' Publishers' Circular'' (1837–1959). * '' The Era'' (1838–1939). Weekly * '' Journal of the Statistical Society of London'' (1838–1886, continued as ''Journal of the Royal Statistical Society'') * '' The Monthly Chronicle: A National Journal of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art'' (1838–1841). Monthly. * ''The Art Union Monthly Journal'', soon renamed ''
The Art Journal ''The Art Journal'' was the most important British 19th-century magazine on art. It was founded in 1839 by Hodgson & Graves, print publishers, 6 Pall Mall, with the title ''Art Union Monthly Journal'' (or ''The Art Union''), the first issue of 7 ...
'' (1839–1912). Monthly


1840s

* ''
Millennial Star ''The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star'' (usually shortened to ''Millennial Star'') was the longest continuously published periodical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and was printed in England from 1840 unti ...
'' (1840–1970). Monthly * ''
The Musical Journal ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' (1840). Weekly. * '' Peter Parley's Annual'' (1840–1892). Annually. * ''Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal'', later became ''
British Medical Journal ''The BMJ'' is a weekly peer-reviewed medical trade journal, published by the trade union the British Medical Association (BMA). ''The BMJ'' has editorial freedom from the BMA. It is one of the world's oldest general medical journals. Origi ...
'' (1840–) * ''
Annals and Magazine of Natural History The ''Journal of Natural History'' is a scientific journal published by Taylor & Francis focusing on entomology and zoology. The journal was established in 1841 under the name ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' (''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.'') an ...
'' (1841–), later became ''Journal of Natural History'' * ''
The Gardeners' Chronicle ''The Gardeners' Chronicle'' was a British horticulture periodical. It lasted as a title in its own right for nearly 150 years and is still extant as part of the magazine '' Horticulture Week''. History Founded in 1841 by the horticulturists Jose ...
'' (1841–) * ''
The Jewish Chronicle ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (1841–). Weekly * ''
Punch Punch commonly refers to: * Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist * Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice Punch may also refer to: Places * Pu ...
'' (1841–1992). Weekly. * ''
Ainsworth's Magazine William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 18053 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in ...
: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art'' (1842–1854) * '' The Friend'' (1842–). Weekly. * ''
Illustrated London News ''The Illustrated London News'' appeared first on Saturday 14 May 1842, as the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. Founded by Herbert Ingram, it appeared weekly until 1971, then less frequently thereafter, and ceased publication i ...
'' (1842–). Weekly. 6d. * ''
Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper ''Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper'', called the ''Sunday News'' after 1924, was an early Sunday newspaper in the United Kingdom, launched in 1842., ceased publication in 1931. Founding Edward Lloyd launched ''Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper'' in 1842. It wa ...
'' (1842–). Weekly. * '' The Musical Examiner'' (1842–1844). Weekly. * ''
The Illustrated Weekly Times ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' (1843–1843). Weekly. * ''
The Builder ''Building'' is one of the United Kingdom's oldest business-to-business magazines, launched as ''The Builder'' in 1843 by Joseph Aloysius Hansom – architect of Birmingham Town Hall and designer of the Hansom Cab. The journal was renamed ''Bu ...
'' (1843–). Weekly. * ''
The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Eco ...
'' (1843–). Weekly. * '' Family Friend'' (1842–). Weekly * ''The
Family Herald ''The Family Herald: A Domestic Magazine of Useful Information & Amusement'' (1843–1940) was a weekly story paper launched by George Biggs in 1842, and re-established in May 1843 with James Elishama Smith and mechanised printing. By 1855 it had ...
: A Domestic Magazine of Useful Information & Amusement'' (1843–1940). Weekly. * ''
News of the World The ''News of the World'' was a weekly national red top tabloid newspaper published every Sunday in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the world's highest-selling English-language newspaper, and at closure still had one ...
'' (1843–2011). Weekly. 3d. * '' Pictorial Times'' (1843–1848). Weekly. * '' The Zoologist'' (1843–). Monthly. * ''
Archaeological Journal ''The Archaeological Journal'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal for archaeological and architectural reports and articles. It was established in 1844 by the British Archaeological Association as a quarterly journal, but was taken over by the ...
'' (1844–). Quarterly (annually after 1927) * ''
The Musical Times ''The Musical Times'' is an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom and currently the oldest such journal still being published in the country. It was originally created by Joseph Mainzer in 1842 as ''Mainzer ...
'' (1844–). Monthly. * '' The North British Review'' (1844–1871). Quarterly. * '' Preston Guardian'' (1844–; renamed ''Farmers Guardian'' in 1958) * '' The Prospective Review: A Quarterly Journal of Theology and Literature'' (1845–1855). Quarterly. * ''
The British Quarterly Review The ''British Quarterly Review'' was a periodical published between 1845 and 1886. It was founded by Robert Vaughan, out of dissatisfaction with the editorial line of the ''Eclectic Review'' under Edward Miall. Editors *Robert Vaughan for its fi ...
'' (1845–1886). Quarterly. * '' Hood's Magazine and Comic Miscellany'' (1845–1849). Monthly. * ''
The London Journal ''The London Journal; and Weekly Record of Literature, Science and Art'' (published from 1845 to 1928) was a British penny fiction weekly, one of the best-selling magazines of the nineteenth century. It was established by George Stiff, publish ...
'' (1845–1906). Weekly. * '' Norfolk News'' (1845–). Weekly * '' Sharpe's London Journal'' (1845–1870). Weekly 1845–1847, monthly 1848–1870. * '' British Mothers' Magazine'' (1845–64). Monthly. * '' Juvenile Companion, and Sunday-School Hive'' (1845–1891). Monthly. * ''
Archaeologia Cambrensis ''Archaeologia Cambrensis'' is a Welsh archaeological and historical scholarly journal published annually by the Cambrian Archaeological Association. It contains historical essays, excavation reports, and book reviews, as well as society notes ...
'' (1846–1999). Annually. * ''
Le Follet ''Le Follet'' was a Parisian fashion magazine, published weekly from November 1829 to 1892. It was at one point merged with ''Le Courrier de la Mode''. It was richly illustrated with fashion plates. Le Follet belonged to the numerous fashion m ...
'' (1846–). Monthly. * ''
The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers '' The Observer'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the ...
'' nglican newspaper(1846–1951). Weekly. * ''
Prophwyd y Jubili ''Prophwyd y Jubili'' (in English, ''Prophet of the Jubilee'') (also called ''Seren y Sant'' or ''Star of the Saints'') was a Welsh language monthly periodical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints between 1846 and 1848. It was the f ...
'' (1846–1848). Monthly * '' Lady's Newspaper and Pictorial Times'' (1847–1863). Weekly. * ''
The Rambler ''The Rambler'' was a periodical (strictly, a series of short papers) by Samuel Johnson. Description ''The Rambler'' was published on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1750 to 1752 and totals 208 articles. It was Johnson's most consistent and sustain ...
'' (1848–1862). Weekly (Jan–Aug 1848), then monthly (until Feb 1589), then bimonthly (until 1862). * '' Red Republican'' (1848–1850). Weekly * '' Eliza Cook's Journal'' (1849–1853). Weekly. * ''
Notes and Queries ''Notes and Queries'', also styled ''Notes & Queries'', is a long-running quarterly scholarly journal that publishes short articles related to "English language and literature, lexicography, history, and scholarly antiquarianism".From the inner ...
'' (1849–). Weekly. * '' Spirit of Freedom, and Working Man's Vindicator'' (1849–1850)


1850s

* '' Photographic Journal. The Journal of the Photographic Society (periodical), Journal of the Photographic Society'' (1853–). Monthly * ''
British Journal of Photography The ''British Journal of Photography'' (BJP) is a magazine about photography, published by 1854 Media. It includes in-depth articles, profiles of photographers, analyses, and technological reviews. History The magazine was established in Liver ...
(periodical), British Journal of Photography'' (1854–). Weekly * ''Photographic News (periodical), Photographic News'' (1858–). Weekly * '' The Germ'' (1850–1850). Monthly * '' Harper's New Monthly Magazine'' (1850–). Monthly. * ''
Household Words ''Household Words'' was an English weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens in the 1850s. It took its name from the line in Shakespeare's ''Henry V'': "Familiar in his mouth as household words." History During the planning stages, titles origi ...
'' (1850–1859). Weekly. * '' The Leader'' (1850–1860). Weekly. * ''
Reynold's News ''Reynold's News'' was a Sunday newspaper in the United Kingdom, founded as ''Reynolds's Weekly Newspaper''Joanne Shattock, ''The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature'', p.2908 by George W. M. Reynolds in 1850, who became its first edito ...
'' (1850–). Weekly * '' Monthly Packet of Evening Readings for Younger Members of the English Church'' (1851–1899). Monthly. * ''
Racing Times In sport, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific goa ...
'' (1851–1868). Weekly. * ''
The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine ''The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine'' (EDM) was a monthly magazine which was published between 1852 and 1879. Initially, the periodical was jointly edited by Isabella Mary Beeton and her husband Samuel Orchart Beeton, with Isabella contributin ...
'' (1852–1874; 1877; 1880–1890). Monthly. * '' Craven Herald'' (1853–). Monthly; later weekly. * '' The Field'' (1853–) * '' The London Quarterly Review'' (1853–1900). Quarterly. * ''
Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science The ''Journal of Cell Science'' (formerly the ''Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science'') is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of cell biology. The journal is published by The Company of Biologists. The journal is partnered with ...
'' (1853–1965; from 1966 the ''Journal of Cell Science'') * '' Alnwick Mercury'' (1854–; renamed ''Alnwick and County Gazette'' in 1883, ''Northumberland and Alnwick Gazette'' in 1943, and ''Northumberland Gazette'' in 1947) * ''
Morpeth Herald The ''Morpeth Herald'' is a weekly newspaper published in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The newspaper serves Morpeth, Ponteland, Pegswood, Ellington, Lynemouth, Widdrington Station and the outlying districts. History A broadsheet, estab ...
'' (1854–). Monthly; weekly from 1858. * ''
The National Review ''National Review'' is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by the author William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief i ...
'' (1855–1864). Quarterly. * '' The Orcadian'' (1854–). Monthly, then weekly. * '' Swindon Advertiser and Monthly Record'' (1854–) Monthly, 1d.; from 1855 weekly; from 1898 daily. * ''
Illustrated Times ''The Illustrated Times Weekly Newspaper'' was a British newspaper and rival to ''The Illustrated London News'' published between 1855 and 1872. The publisher was the Fleet Street bookseller David Bogue and the editor was Henry Vizetelly. Origin ...
'' (1855–1872). Weekly. * '' Boy's Own Magazine'' (1855–1874) * ''
Derbyshire Times The ''Derbyshire Times'' is a weekly local newspaper published in northern Derbyshire, each edition being on sale from Thursday. Its headquarters are in Chesterfield and much of its coverage centres on the town and the surrounding area. The newsp ...
'' (1855–). Weekly. * '' The Harrow Monthly Gazette and General Advertiser'' (1855–). 2d. * ''
Local Government Chronicle The ''Local Government Chronicle'' (''LGC'') is a British weekly magazine for local government officers, and is published by Metropolis. The magazine was launched in 1855 by bookseller and publisher Charles Knight . It was then published by E ...
'' (1855–) * '' Military Chronicle and Naval Spectator'' (1855–; later ''Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham News''). Weekly. * '' The Saturday Review of politics, literature, science, and art'' (1855–1938). Weekly. * ''
The Weekly News ''The Weekly News'' was a British national newspaper founded in 1855 and published every Wednesday by the Dundee newspaper chain DC Thomson. Billed as "the paper with the feelgood factor," it contained news and features on a broad range of sub ...
'' (1855–). Weekly. * '' The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine'' (1856) * '' The Engineer'' (1856–) * ''
The Atlantic Monthly ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...
'' (1857–1915). Monthly. * '' Friendly Companion and Illustrated Instructor'' (1857–). Monthly. * '' Journal of the Royal United Service Institution'' (1857–) * '' The Atlantis'' (1858–1860, 1862–1863, 1870) * ''
The Bookseller ''The Bookseller'' is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry. Philip Jones is editor-in-chief of the weekly print edition of the magazine and the website. The magazine is home to the ''Bookseller''/Diagram Prize for Oddest ...
'' (1858–) * ''
English Women's Journal The ''English Woman's Journal'' was a periodical dealing primarily with female employment and equality issues. It was established in 1858 by Barbara Bodichon, Matilda Mary Hays and Bessie Rayner Parkes. Published monthly between March 1858 an ...
'' (1858–1864). Monthly. * ''
Estates Gazette ''EG (formerly Estates Gazette)'' is an established provider of data, news and analytics for the UK commercial property market. It was first published in 1858 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008. In March 2008, ''Estates Gazette'' wa ...
'' (1858–) * '' Ladies' Treasury: An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Literature'' (1857–1895). Monthly. * '' All the Year Round'' (1859–1895). Weekly. * '' Bentley's Quarterly Review'' (1859–1860). Quarterly. * '' Chemist and Druggist'' (1859–) * '' The Eagle'' (1859=) * ''
Macmillan's Magazine ''Macmillan's Magazine'' was a monthly British magazine from 1859 to 1907 published by Alexander Macmillan. The magazine was a literary periodical that published fiction and non-fiction works from primarily British authors. Thomas Hughes had co ...
'' (1859–1907). Monthly. * '' Sporting Life'' (1859–1998). Weekly, then daily after 1883. * '' Transactions of the South Wales Institute of Engineers'' (1859–).


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The Cornhill Magazine ''The Cornhill Magazine'' (1860–1975) was a monthly Victorian magazine and literary journal named after the street address of the founding publisher Smith, Elder & Co. at 65 Cornhill in London.Laurel Brake and Marysa Demoor, ''Dictiona ...
'' (1860–1975). Monthly. * ''
Investors Chronicle The ''Investors Chronicle'' is a weekly magazine in the United Kingdom for private investors and is published by the '' Financial Times'' Group. The magazine publishes articles about global markets and sectors, and news on corporate actions such ...
'' (1860–) * '' Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers'' (1860–1900) * '' Baily's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes'' (1860–1926). Monthly. * ''
The Bee-Hive ''The Bee-Hive'' was a trade unionist journal published weekly in the United Kingdom between 1861 and 1878. ''The Bee-Hive'' was established in 1861 by George Potter, with professional journalist George Troup as editor and Robert Hartwell as the ...
'' (1861–1878). Weekly. * ''
Fun Fun is defined by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' as "Light-hearted pleasure, enjoyment, or amusement; boisterous joviality or merrymaking; entertainment". Etymology and usage The word ''fun'' is associated with sports, entertaining medi ...
'' (1861–1901). Weekly. * ''
Penny Illustrated Paper The ''Penny Illustrated Paper'' was a cheap ( 1d.) illustrated London weekly newspaper that ran from 1861 to 1913. Premises Illustrated weekly newspapers had been pioneered by the ''Illustrated London News'' (published from 1842, costing fivepe ...
'' (1861–1913). Weekly. 1d. * ''
The Queen In the English-speaking world, The Queen most commonly refers to: * Elizabeth II (1926–2022), Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death The Queen may also refer to: * Camilla, Queen Consort (born 1947), ...
'' (1861–) * '' The Home and Foreign Review'' (1862–1864) * '' Every Boy's Magazine'' (1862–1889; titled ''Routledge's Magazine for Boys'' 1865–1868, and ''Young Gentleman's Magazine'' 1869–1873). Monthly. * ''
The Grocer ''The Grocer'' is a British magazine devoted to grocery sales, published by William Reed Business Media. It has been published since 1862. The Grocer 33 A feature of the magazine is 'The Grocer 33'. This is a survey of each of the 5 leading s ...
'' (1862–) * '' The Musical Standard'' (1862–1933). Semimonthly 1862–1863, biweekly 1864–1866 weekly 1866–. * ''
London Society ''London Society'' was a Victorian era illustrated monthly periodical, subtitled "an illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature for the hours of relaxation". It was published between 1862 and 1898 by W. Clowes and Sons, London. The m ...
'' (1862–1898). Monthly. * ''
Sporting Gazette Sporting may refer to: *Sport, recreational games and play * Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt Sports clubs *AC Sporting, a football club from Beirut, Lebanon *Alexandria Sporting Club, a sports club from Alexandria, Egypt *Real Sporti ...
'' (1862–1878; continued 1879 as ''Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal''; 1880–1903 as ''Country Gentleman, Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal''; 1903–1905 as ''Country Gentleman''; 1905–15 as ''Country Gentleman and
Land and Water ''Land and Water'' was the title of a British magazine best known for its commentary on the First World War and its aftermath. The title was also used in earlier magazines about country sporting life. Tracing the title is challenging due to limi ...
''; 1916–1920 as ''
Land and Water ''Land and Water'' was the title of a British magazine best known for its commentary on the First World War and its aftermath. The title was also used in earlier magazines about country sporting life. Tracing the title is challenging due to limi ...
''). Weekly. * ''
Alpine Journal The ''Alpine Journal'' (''AJ'') is an annual publication by the Alpine Club of London. It is the oldest mountaineering journal in the world. History The magazine was first published on 2 March 1863 by the publishing house of Longman in London ...
'' (1863–). Annually. * ''
Church Times The ''Church Times'' is an independent Anglican weekly newspaper based in London and published in the United Kingdom on Fridays. History The ''Church Times'' was founded on 7 February 1863 by George Josiah Palmer, a printer. It fought for the ...
'' (1863–). Weekly. * ''
The Theological Review ''The Theological Review: A Quarterly Journal of Religious Thought'' was an English Unitarianism, Unitarian theological journal that ran from 1864 to 1879. It was edited by Charles Beard (Unitarian), Charles Beard and published by Williams and No ...
: A Quarterly Journal of Religious Thought and Life'' (1864–1879). Quarterly. * ''
Alexandra Magazine Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "pr ...
'' (1864–1865). Monthly. * ''
Entomologist's Monthly Magazine ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' is a British entomological journal, founded by a staff of five editors – T. Blackburn, H. G. Knaggs, M.D., R. McLachlan, F.L.S., E. C. Rye and H. T. Stainton – and first published in 1864.Wale, Matth ...
'' (1864–) Monthly / quarterly? * ''The
Geological Magazine The ''Geological Magazine'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1864, covering the earth sciences. It publishes original scientific research papers on geological topics. The journal is published bimonthly by Cambridge University ...
'' (1864–) * ''
The Illustrated Police News ''The Illustrated Police News'' was a weekly illustrated newspaper which was one of the earliest British Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloids. It featured sensational and melodramatic reports and illustrations of murders and hangings and was a di ...
'' (1864–1939) * ''
The Month ''The Month'' was a monthly review, published from 1864 to 2001, which, for almost all of its history, was owned by the English Province of the Society of Jesus and was edited by its members. History ''The Month'', founded and edited by Frances ...
'' (1864–2001). Monthly. * '' The Musical Monthly and Repertoire of Literature, the Drama, and the Arts'' (1864–1865). Monthly. * '' The Owl: a Wednesday journal of politics and society'' (1864–). Weekly. * ''
The English Mechanic ''The English Mechanic and World of Science'', commonly referred to as ''English Mechanic'', was a popular-science magazine, published weekly from 1865 to 1926, generally consisting of 24 pages. It was aimed at people interested in inventions and ...
and World of Science'' (1865–1926). Weekly. * '' Fishing Gazette'' (1865–1962). Weekly. * ''
The Fortnightly Review ''The Fortnightly Review'' was one of the most prominent and influential magazines in nineteenth-century England. It was founded in 1865 by Anthony Trollope, Frederic Harrison, Edward Spencer Beesly, and six others with an investment of £9,00 ...
'' (1865–1900). Fortnightly for a year, then monthly. * '' Hardwicke's Science Gossip: A Monthly Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature'' (1865–1893). Monthly. * '' Merry & Wise; a magazine for young people'' (1865–1872). Monthly. * ''
Sporting Times ''The Sporting Times'' (founded 1865, ceased publication 1932) was a weekly British newspaper devoted chiefly to sport, and in particular to horse racing. It was informally known as ''The Pink 'Un'', as it was printed on salmon-coloured paper ...
'' (1865–1931). Weekly. * ''
The Contemporary Review ''The Contemporary Review'' is a British biannual, formerly quarterly, magazine. It has an uncertain future as of 2013. History The magazine was established in 1866 by Alexander Strahan and a group of intellectuals anxious to promote intellig ...
'' (1866–). Monthly. * '' The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society'' (1866–) * ''
Aunt Judy's Magazine ''Aunt Judy's Magazine'' was a British magazine for young people founded in 1866 by Margaret Gatty. After her death in 1873, publishing was continued by her daughter Horatia Eden until 1885. The magazine is named after Gatty's daughter, Juliana ...
'' (1866–1885). Monthly. * '' Chatterbox'' (1866–1953) Weekly / monthly. * ''
Boys of England ''Boys of England'' was a British boys' periodical issued weekly from 1866 to 1899, and has been called "the leading boys' periodical of the nineteenth century".Christopher Banham, "England and America Against the World": Empire and the USE in Edw ...
'' (1866–1899, continues as ''Up-To-Date Boys' Journal'' 1899–1901, ''Boys of England'' 1901?–1906). Weekly. * ''
Englishwoman's Review ''The Englishwoman's Review'' was a feminist periodical published in England between 1866 and 1910. Until 1869 called in full ''The Englishwoman's Review: a journal of woman's work'', in 1870 (after a break in publication) it was renamed ''The E ...
'' (1866–1910). Monthly / quarterly. * '' Father William's Stories'' (1866–1867, continues 1868–81 as ''The Children's Treasury'' and 1881 as ''Our Darlings''). Monthly / weekly. * '' Kind Words for Boys and Girls'' (1866–1937). Monthly / weekly. * '' Judy; or the London serio-comic journal'' (1867–1907). Weekly. * '' Reports and transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists Society'' (1867–1986). Annually. * '' Saint Pauls: A Monthly Magazine'' (1867–1874). Monthly. * '' The Tomahawk'' (1867–1870). Weekly. * ''
Football Annual __NOTOC__ The ''Football Annual'' was a reference work published annually from 1868 to 1908. It reported on the various codes of football played in England, and also provided some coverage of the other home nations, supplemented on occasion by r ...
'' (1868–1908). Annually. * '' Collections Historical & Archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire'' (1868–) * '' Good Words for the Young'' (1868–1877). Monthly / weekly. * ''
Academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
'' (1869–1916). Weekly. * ''
The Graphic ''The Graphic'' was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas's company Illustrated Newspapers Ltd. Thomas's brother Lewis Samuel Thomas was a co-founder. The premature death of the latt ...
'' (1869–1932). Weekly. * ''
Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are ...
'' (1869–). Weekly. * ''
The People's Friend ''The People's Friend'' is a British weekly magazine founded by John Leng on 13 January 1869 as an offshoot of '' The People's Journal'' and currently published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Its tagline is "The famous story magazine". It was or ...
'' (1869–). Weekly. * '' Belgravia: A London Magazine '' 1866–1876 . Monthly. Bound copies contained 4 months. Continued with slight title variation to 1899.


1870s

* Truth (British periodical) (1877–1957) * ''
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; the Anti-Contagious Diseases Acts Association's weekly circular'' (1870–1886; continues 1897–1916 as ''The Shield / Josephine Butler Society''; 1916–1933 as ''The Shield; a review of moral and social hygiene'').
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(1870-1873). Monthly, with a focus on Asia. * The
London Figaro ''The London Figaro'' was a London periodical devoted to politics, literature, art, criticism and satire during the Victorian era. It was founded as a daily paper in 1870 with the backing of Napoleon III but after a year re-established itself as ...
; (1870–1898) a literary and satirical magazine. Daily for the first 9 months, then weekly. * ''
The Dark Blue ''The Dark Blue'' was a London-based literary magazine published monthly from 1871 to 1873 and sold for one shilling per issue. The magazine was founded and edited by John Christian Freund, who was educated at the University of Oxford. The title w ...
'' (1871–1873) * '' Little Folks; the magazine for boys and girls; a magazine for the young'' (1871–1933). Weekly, then monthly. * '' Our Young Folk's Weekly Budget'' (1871–1876, continues 1876–1879 as ''Young Folk's Weekly Budget'', 1879–1884 as ''Young Folks'', 1884–1891 as ''Young Folks'', 1891–1896 as ''Old and Young'', 1896–1897 as ''Folks-at-Home''). Weekly. * ''
St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Demre ...
; Scribner's illustrated magazine for girls and boys'' (1872–). Monthly. * '' The New Quarterly Magazine'' (1873–1880). Quarterly. * '' Journal of the Women's Education Union'' (1873–1881). Monthly. * '' Passing Events; at home and abroad'' (1873). Weekly. * ''
Funny Folks ''Funny Folks'' was a British periodical published between 1874 and 1894. It was published in London by Scottish newspaper proprietor James Henderson. It has been called "the first English 'comic' paper", and "the model for all later British comi ...
'' (1874–1894); Vol. IV available openly and freely from th
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* ''The Women's Advocate'' (1874). Monthly. * '' Women and Work'' (1874–1876). Weekly. * '' Little Wide-Awake. A story book for little children'' (1874–1893) ( Lucy Sale-Barker, editor) * '' Myra's Journal of Dress and Fashion'' (1875–). Monthly. * '' The Dart'' (1876–1911). Weekly. * ''
Mind The mind is the set of faculties responsible for all mental phenomena. Often the term is also identified with the phenomena themselves. These faculties include thought, imagination, memory, will, and sensation. They are responsible for various m ...
'' (1876–) * '' Women's Union Journal'' (1876–1890; continued 1891 as ''Quarterly Report and Review''; 1891–1919 as ''Women's Trade Union Review''). Monthly / quarterly. * ''
The Nineteenth Century ''The Nineteenth Century'' was a British monthly literary magazine founded in 1877 by James Knowles. It is regarded by historians as 'one of the most important and distinguished monthlies of serious thought in the last quarter of the nineteent ...
'' (1877–1900). Monthly. * '' The Observatory'' (1877–) * '' The University Magazine'' (1878–1880) * '' Routledge's Every Girl's Annual'' (1878–1886?; continues 1887–1888 as ''Every Girl's Annual''). Annually. * ''
Moonshine Moonshine is high-proof liquor that is usually produced illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of creating the alcohol during the nighttime, thereby avoiding detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial dist ...
'' (1879–1902). Weekly. * ''
Boy's Own Paper ''The Boy's Own Paper'' was a British story paper aimed at young and teenage boys, published from 1879 to 1967. Publishing history The idea for the publication was first raised in 1878 by the Religious Tract Society, as a means to encourage you ...
'' (1879–1967). Weekly. * '' Owl; a journal of wit and wisdom'' (1879–1911). Weekly.


1880s

* '' The Modern Review: A Quarterly Magazine'' (1880–1884) * '' The Union Jack; a magazine of healthy, stirring tales of adventure by land or sea'' (1880–1883). Weekly. * ''
Girl's Own Paper ''The Girl's Own Paper'' (''G.O.P.'') was a British story paper catering to girls and young women, published from 1880 until 1956. Publishing history The first weekly number of ''The Girl's Own Paper'' appeared on 3 January 1880. As with its m ...
'' (1880–1956). Weekly, then monthly. * ''
Young England magazine ''Young England: A Illustrated Magazine for Boys Throughout the English-Speaking World'' is a British story paper that was published from 1880 until 1937 and aimed at a similar audience to the ''Boy's Own Paper''. Publishing history The paper ...
'' (1880–1937). Weekly, then monthly, then annually. * ''
British Chess Magazine ''British Chess Magazine'' is the world's oldest chess journal in continuous publication. First published in January 1881, it has appeared at monthly intervals ever since. It is frequently known in the chess world as ''BCM''. The founder an ...
'' (1881–). Monthly. * ''
Tit-Bits ''Tit-Bits from all the interesting Books and Newspapers of the World'', more commonly known as ''Tit-Bits'', was a British weekly magazine founded by George Newnes, a founding figure in popular journalism, on 22 October 1881. History In 1886 ...
'' (1881–). Weekly. * ''Knowledge'' (1881–1918). Weekly, then monthly. * '' Kate Greenaway's Almanack'' (1882–) * ''
Longman's Magazine ''Longman's Magazine'' was first published in November 1882 by C. J. Longman, publisher of Longmans, Green & Co. of London. It superseded '' Fraser's Magazine'' (published 1830 to 1882). A total of 276 monthly issues had been published when the ...
'' (1882–1900). Monthly. * '' The Scottish Review'' (1882–1900) * ''
Surveyor Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ...
'' (1882–). Weekly. * ''Wildfowler's Shooting Times and Kennel News'', later ''
Shooting Times ''Shooting Times and Country Magazine'', more commonly known as the ''Shooting Times'', is a British shooting, fieldsports, and conservation magazine, published by Future plc. The magazine also features articles on fishing, deer stalking, gamekee ...
'' (1882–) * '' The National Review (London)'' (1883–). * '' British Women's Temperance Journal'' (1883–1892; 1892 continues as ''Wings'') * '' Ally Sloper's Half Holiday'' (1884–). Weekly. * '' (The) Amateur Photographer'' (1884–). Weekly, 2d. * ''
Amateur Gardening ''Amateur Gardening'' is a British weekly magazine dedicated to gardening. It includes news, advice, feature articles, and celebrity columns and interviews. History and the early years ''Amateur Gardening'' was founded in London in May 1884 by ...
'' (1884–) * ''
The Century Guild Hobby Horse ''The Hobby Horse'' was a quarterly Victorian periodical in England published by the Century Guild of Artists. The magazine ran from 1884 to 1894 and spanned a total of seven volumes and 28 issues. It featured various articles not only on arts ...
'' (1884–1892, continued 1893–1894 as ''The Hobby Horse''). Quarterly. * ''
Horse & Hound ''Horse & Hound'' is the oldest equestrian weekly magazine of the United Kingdom. Its first edition was published in 1884. The magazine contains horse industry news, reports from equestrian events, veterinary advice about caring for horses, and h ...
'' (1884–). Weekly. * ''
Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
'' (1884–1925). Weekly. * '' Walter's Theatrical and Sporting Directory and Book of Reference'' (1884–1893). Annually. * ''
Arbeyter Fraynd The Worker's Friend Group was a Jewish anarchist group active in London's East End in the early 1900s. Associated with the Yiddish-language anarchist newspaper ''Arbeter Fraint'' ("Worker's Friend") and centered around the German emigre anarch ...
'' (1885–1914) * ''
Commonweal Commonweal or common weal may refer to: * Common good, what is shared and beneficial for members of a given community * Common Weal, a Scottish think tank and advocacy group * ''Commonweal'' (magazine), an American lay-Catholic-oriented magazin ...
'' (1885–1894). Monthly, then weekly. * '' The Quarterly Musical Review'' (1885–1888). Quarterly. * The Lady (1885–) * ''
Freedom Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving one ...
'' (1886–) * ''
Atalanta Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily kno ...
'' (1887–1898). Monthly. * '' Stories Illustrated'' (1887–1888) founded by
John Francon Williams John Francon Williams (1854 – 4 September 1911) was a Welsh writer, geographer, historian, journalist, cartographer, and inventor, born in Llanllechid, Caernarvonshire. His seminal work was ''The Geography of the Oceans''. Family John Fran ...
* '' Murray's Magazine''. (1887–1891). Monthly. * '' Our Little Dots. Pretty pictures and stories for little girls and boys'' (1887–). Monthly. * ''
Lucifer Lucifer is one of various figures in folklore associated with the planet Venus. The entity's name was subsequently absorbed into Christianity as a name for the devil. Modern scholarship generally translates the term in the relevant Bible passa ...
'' (1887–1897) * '' The Dawn'' (1888–1896). Quarterly. * '' Licensed Victuallers' Mirror'' (1888–1892, continues 1892– as ''Sporting Mirror''). Weekly. * '' Pick-Me-Up'' (1888–1909). Weekly. * ''The Women's Penny Paper'' (1888–1890; continued 1891–1899 as ''The Women's Herald''). Weekly. * '' Boys' Brigade Gazette'' (1889–). Quarterly. * ''The Dial'' (1889–1897), founded by
Charles Ricketts Charles de Sousy Ricketts (2 October 1866 – 7 October 1931) was a British artist, illustrator, author and printer, known for his work as a book designer and typographer and for his costume and scenery designs for plays and operas. Ricketts ...
and Charles Shannon * ''
The New Review ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (1889–1897)
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* English edition of '' Puck'' (1889–1890) * '' The Handy Shipping Guide'' (1887–1988). Weekly; (2009–Current). Daily * '' Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial'' (1889–1903) founded by the Harmsworth Brothers


1890s

* '' Review of Reviews'' (1890–1953). Monthly. * ''
Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
'' (1890–1899, continues 1899– as ''Golf Illustrated'') * ''
Illustrated Chips ''Illustrated Chips'' was a British comic magazine published between 26 July 1890 and 12 September 1953. Its publisher was the Amalgamated Press, run by Alfred Harmsworth. Priced at a half-penny, ''Illustrated Chips'' was among a number of Harm ...
'' (1890–) Weekly * ''Golden Gates'' (1891-1892, continues 1892-1895 as ''Winter's Weekly'') * '' The Bookman'' (1891–1934). Monthly. * ''
Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from ...
'' (1891–; briefly in the 1890s ''Cycling and Moting''). Weekly * ''
The Strand Magazine ''The Strand Magazine'' was a monthly British magazine founded by George Newnes, composed of short fiction and general interest articles. It was published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950, running to 711 issues, though the ...
'' (1891–1950) * '' The Ludgate Monthly'' (1891–1893; 1893–1895 as ''The Ludgate Illustrated Magazine''; 1895–1901 as ''The Ludgate'') * '' Chums'' (1892–) * ''
Hearth and Home ''Hearth and Home'' was an American weekly illustrated magazine which was published from 1868 to 1875. Founding and editors The advertising company of Pettengill, Bates & Company founded the publication, which had a debut issue dated December 2 ...
'' (1892–) * '' The Idler'' (1892–1911). Monthly. * ''
Isis Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kin ...
'' (1892–). Weekly. * '' Bright Eyes: an annual for young folk'' (1893–) * ''
Halfpenny Marvel ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' was a British story paper for children of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, published by Amalgamated Press. Overview ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' was the first of Alfred Harmsworth's story papers aimed at putting the " ...
'' (1893–1898, continues 1898– as ''The Marvel'') * '' The New Quarterly Review'' (1893–1896). Quarterly. * '' Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion / Trafodion Anrhydedd Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion'' (1893–) * ''The Woman at Home'' (1893–1920; continued 1920–1921 as ''The Home Magazine''; 1922 as ''The Ladies Home Magazine''; 1922–1931 as ''The Home Magazine and the Ladies Field''). Monthly / weekly. * ''
The New Age ''The New Age'' was a British weekly magazine (1894–1938), inspired by Fabian socialism, and credited as a major influence on literature and the arts during its heyday from 1907 to 1922, when it was edited by Alfred Richard Orage. It publishe ...
'' (1894–1922?) * '' Picture Politics'' (1894–1914). Monthly. * ''
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; an annual for very little people'' (1894–1940). Monthly / fortnightly / annually. * ''
The Yellow Book ''The Yellow Book'' was a British quarterly literary periodical that was published in London from 1894 to 1897. It was published at The Bodley Head Publishing House by Elkin Mathews and John Lane, and later by John Lane alone, and edited by th ...
'' (1894–1897). Quarterly. * ''
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'' (1894–1933). Weekly. (renamed Detective Weekly in 1933, this continued until 1940 but was cancelled due to paper rationing) * ''
The Autocar ''Autocar'' (originally ''The Autocar'') is a weekly British automobile magazine published by the Haymarket Media Group. It was first published in 1895 and refers to itself as "the world's oldest car magazine". There are now several internationa ...
'' (1895–) * '' Racing Illustrated'' (1895–1896). * '' The Savoy'' (1896). * '' The Pageant'' (1896–1897), edited by Charles Shannon and
Gleeson White Joseph William Gleeson White (1851–1898), often known as Gleeson White, was an English writer on art. Life He was born in Christchurch, Dorset and educated at Christ Church School and afterward became a member of the Art Workers Guild. ...
* ''
Big Budget ''Big Budget'' was a British comic and story paper which ran weekly from 1897 until 1909. History Published by C. Arthur Pearson, ''Big Budget'' was first published on 19 June 1897. Initially comprising three eight page sections; ''The Big Bud ...
'' (1897–1909) * '' Country Life'' (1897–) * '' The Dome'' (1897–1900). Quarterly, then monthly. * ''
The Railway Magazine ''The Railway Magazine'' is a monthly British railway magazine, aimed at the railway enthusiast market, that has been published in London since July 1897. it was, for three years running, the railway magazine with the largest circulation ...
'' (1897–). Monthly. * '' Dos Fraye Vort'' (1898) * '' The Ladies Field'' (1898–1922) * ''
Model Engineer Magazine ''Model Engineer Magazine'' was first published (in the United Kingdom) to support the hobby of model engineering in 1898 by Percival Marshall, who was to remain its editor for over 50 years. It has been owned by MyTime Media since 2008. The mag ...
'' (1898–) * '' The Storm-Bell'' (1898–1900). Monthly. * ''
The Anglo-Saxon Review ''The Anglo-Saxon Review'' was a quarterly miscellany edited by Lady Randolph Churchill, and published in London by John Lane. It was short lived, running from June 1899 to September 1901. Churchill's son, Winston Churchill, was one of her devot ...
'' (1899–1901). Quarterly. * ''
The Captain ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (1899–1924) * '' Musical Budget (1892– ?). Monthly. * '' Home and Hearth'' (1891–1914). Weekly. *''The Album: A Journal of Photographs of Men, Women, and Events of the Day'' (1895-1896?). Published by Ingram Brothers, 198, Strand, London.“Launched as a high-class… monthly, the advertisements stressed that it was printed on glossy ‘enamelled paper’. The magazine consisted almost entirely of large photographs of celebrities and this smooth, shiny surface would have yielded the best results.” (G. Beegan, ''The Mass Image: A Social History of Photomechanical Reproduction in Victorian London'' (London, 2008, p.79).


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* Rosemary T. VanArsdel
Victorian Periodicals. Aids to Research: A Selected Bibliography






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