The London Chronicle: Or, Universal Evening Post

Literary/ Cultural Context Essay

Ian Gordon (Anglia Ruskin University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

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Magazines

Dates

Date of occurrence 1757-01-01-1823-04-28

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United Kingdom (Location)

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The London Chronicle: Or, Universal Evening Post

was the fourth venture of the entrepreneurial bookseller Robert Dodsley (1703-64) into the potentially lucrative world of periodical publication, following on from

The Public Register

(1741),

The Museum

(1746-47) and the hugely successful

The World

(1753-56).

The London Chronicle

was a fusion of newspaper and magazine, containing political, foreign and domestic news, juxtaposed with items, such as poems and accounts of recently published books. It was eight, triple-columned, quarto pages long, appearing three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. It cost two pence and was jointly owned, launched and produced by Robert Dodsley, and his brother James, operating from their shop at Tully’s Head in Pall Mall, together with…

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Citation: Gordon, Ian. "The London Chronicle: Or, Universal Evening Post". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 July 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5534, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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