The Museum: Or, The Literary and Historical Register (29 March 1746 – 12 September 1747) was the second venture into the world of periodical publication by the entrepreneurial author and bookseller, Robert Dodsley (1703-64). Ostensibly it offered a similar format to his short-lived The Publick Register: Or, The Weekly Magazine, which ran five years earlier, from January to May 1741, appearing fortnightly rather than weekly. Like The Publick Register, The Museum offered a miscellany of essays, poetry, book reviews and contemporary politics, but did so at two and a half times the length, thereby allowing for articles and reviews of fuller consideration and development. Each edition ran to forty pages, rather than the sixteen of The Publick Register, and sold for sixpence, rather than three pence. Because of the stamp duty on newspapers Dodsley decided...
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Citation: Gordon, Ian. "The Museum: Or, The Literary and Historical Register". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 April 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=23556, accessed 09 June 2026.]
