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''The Atlas'' was a weekly newspaper published in
"Atlas (1826-1869)"
in Brake (ed.), ''Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland'' (2009). {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlas, The London newspapers Publications established in 1826 Publications disestablished in 1869 Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom 1826 establishments in England 1869 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
''The Atlas'' was a weekly newspaper published in England
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from 1826 to 1869.
History
The newspaper was founded byRobert Stephen Rintoul
Robert Stephen Rintoul (12 January 1787 – 22 April 1858) was a Scottish journalist and campaigner for political reform.
Life
He was born at Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland in 1787, and educated at the Aberdalgie parish school. After ser ...
in London
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in 1826.Brake (2009) Describing itself as "a general newspaper and journal of literature", the ''Atlas'' initially
distinguished itself from its rivals both by the size of paper it used (it boasted of being printed on "the largest sheet ever issued from the press") and by its price (one shilling, almost double that of comparable journals). The price was gradually reduced (10
d in 1828, 8d in 1846, falling to 2d by 1858). In the late 1850s, publication was taken over by the United Kingdom Alliance
The United Kingdom Alliance (UKA) was a temperance movement in the United Kingdom founded in 1853 in Manchester to work for the prohibition of the trade in alcohol in the United Kingdom. This occurred in a context of support for the type of law ...
, a
Manchester-based
pro-temperance organization. The title was changed to ''The Englishman'' between 1862 and 1865, before reverting to ''The Atlas''. During 1869, the final year of its operation, its name changed to ''The Atlas and Public Schools Chronicle'' and finally ''The Public Schools Chronicle'' for the remainder of that year.
Content
The newspaper supported the Whigs, (laterLiberal
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 ...
s). Noted contributors included William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt (10 April 177818 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English lan ...
, 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 ...
, Louis Kossuth, and George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes (; 18 April 1817 – 30 November 1878) was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He was also an amateur physiologist. American feminist Margaret Fuller called Lewes a "witty, French, flippant sort of m ...
.
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References
"Atlas (1826-1869)"
in Brake (ed.), ''Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland'' (2009). {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlas, The London newspapers Publications established in 1826 Publications disestablished in 1869 Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom 1826 establishments in England 1869 disestablishments in the United Kingdom