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'''''The London Magazine''''' is a publication of arts, literature and miscellaneous interests. Its history ranges across nearly three centuries and several reincarnations, publishing writers including [[William Wordsworth]], [[William S. Burroughs]] and [[John Keats]].
'''''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.


==History==
==1732–1785==
''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer'' was founded in 1732<ref>HathiTrust (undated catalogue record). [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000550821 "The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer"]. 1732–1784(?). Retrieved 15 December 2019. <br />&nbsp; [[HathiTrust Digital Library]] holdings: earliest 1732 (vol. 1), latest 1784 (new series, vol. 3).</ref><ref name=elrr>{{cite news|author=Elise Blanchard|title=London-Based Lit Mags|url=http://www.thereviewreview.net/publishing-tips/london-based-lit-mags|access-date=4 October 2015|work=The Review Review|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065238/http://www.thereviewreview.net/publishing-tips/london-based-lit-mags|url-status=dead}}</ref> in political opposition and rivalry to the Tory-supporting ''[[Gentleman's Magazine]]''<ref name=TLM.org/> and ran for 53 years until its closure in 1785. [[Edward Kimber]] became editor in 1755, succeeding his father [[Isaac Kimber]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=15547|title=Kimber, Edward|first=Jeffrey|last=Herrie}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=John Watkins|title=A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary: containing a faithful accounts of the lives, characters and actions of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries; including the revolutions of states and the succession of sovereign princes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sxs2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PT559|access-date=22 April 2013|year=1806|publisher=Printed for Richard Phillips ... by T. Gillet|page=559}}</ref> [[Henry Mayo (minister)|Henry Mayo]] was editor from 1775 to 1783.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=18456|title=Mayo, Henry|first=John|last=Stephens}}</ref> Publishers included [[Thomas Astley]].


===1732–1785===
==1820–1829==
In 1820 the ''London Magazine'' was resurrected by the publishers Baldwin, Craddock & Joy under the editorship of [[John Scott (London editor)|John Scott]]<ref name=TLM.org/> who formatted the magazine along the lines of the [[Edinburgh]] publication ''[[Blackwood's Magazine]]''. It was during this time that the magazine published poems by [[William Wordsworth]], [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], [[John Clare]] and [[John Keats]].<ref name=TLM.org/>
''The London Magazine'', the oldest literary periodical, was founded in 1732<ref>Hathi Trust. [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000550821 ''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer'']. 1832 ca. 1882</ref><ref name=elrr>{{cite news|author=Elise Blanchard|title=London-Based Lit Mags|url=http://www.thereviewreview.net/publishing-tips/london-based-lit-mags|accessdate=4 October 2015|work=The Review Review}}</ref> in political opposition and rivalry to the Tory-based ''[[Gentleman's Magazine]]''<ref name="london">[http://www.thelondonmagazine.org/ ''The London Magazine'' website]</ref> and ran for 53 years until its closure in 1785. [[Edward Kimber]] became editor in 1755, succeeding his father [[Isaac Kimber]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=15547|title=Kimber, Edward|first=Jeffrey|last=Herrie}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=John Watkins|title=A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary: containing a faithful accounts of the lives, characters and actions of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries; including the revolutions of states and the succession of sovereign princes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sxs2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PT559|accessdate=22 April 2013|year=1806|publisher=Printed for Richard Phillips ... by T. Gillet|page=559}}</ref> [[Henry Mayo (minister)|Henry Mayo]] was editor from 1775 to 1783.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=18456|title=Mayo, Henry|first=John|last=Stephens}}</ref> Publishers included [[Thomas Astley]].


In September 1821 the first of two instalments of [[Thomas De Quincey]]'s ''[[Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]'' appeared in the magazine. Scott quickly began a literary row with writers for''Blackwood's Magazine'', in particular with [[John Gibson Lockhart]], on various topics, including ''Blackwood''{{'s}} virulent criticism of the "Cockney School", under which [[James Henry Leigh Hunt|Leigh Hunt]] and [[John Keats]] were grouped. The quarrel ended in a fatal duel between Scott and Lockhart's close friend and colleague J.H. Christie. Scott lost the duel and his life in 1821.
===1820–1829===
In 1820, the ''London Magazine'' was resurrected by the publishers Baldwin, Craddock & Joy under the editorship of [[John Scott (London editor)|John Scott]]<ref name="london"/> who formatted the magazine along the lines of the [[Edinburgh]] publication ''[[Blackwood's Magazine]]''. It was during this time the magazine enjoyed its greatest literary prosperity, publishing poetic luminaries such as [[William Wordsworth]], [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], [[John Clare]] and [[John Keats]].<ref name="london"/>


The ''London Magazine'' continued under the editorship of [[John Taylor (English publisher)|John Taylor]]. Its contributors included [[Thomas Hood]], [[William Hazlitt]] and [[Charles Lamb (writer)|Charles Lamb]]. During this time Lamb published the first series of his ''[[Essays of Elia]]'', beginning in 1820.<ref>Barnett, George L. ''Charles Lamb: the Evolution of Elia''. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1964, p. 41.</ref> Taylor's insistent tampering with contributors' poems led many of the staff, including Lamb and Hazlitt, to abandon the magazine, which ceased publication in 1829.<ref>Hathi Trust (undated catalogue record). [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/003909768 "London magazine"]. 1820–1829. Retrieved 15 December 2019. <br />&nbsp; HathiTrust Digital Library holdings may be complete, catalogued as three series spanning January 1820 to June 1829.</ref>
In September 1821, the first of two installments of [[Thomas De Quincey]]'s ''[[Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]'' appeared in the journal; these were later published in book form. Scott quickly began a literary row with members of ''Blackwood'', in particular with [[John Gibson Lockhart]] in regards to many subjects including ''Blackwood'''s virulent criticism of the "Cockney School", under which [[James Henry Leigh Hunt|Leigh Hunt]] and [[John Keats]] were grouped. The quarrell ended in a fatal duel between Scott and Lockhart's close friend and workmate J. H. Christie. Scott lost the duel and his life in 1821.


==1840==
The ''London Magazine'' continued under the editorship of [[John Taylor (English publisher)|John Taylor]] and included a working staff of [[Thomas Hood]], [[William Hazlitt]] and [[Charles Lamb (writer)|Charles Lamb]]. During this time Lamb published his earliest series of ''[[Essays of Elia]]'' beginning in 1820.<ref>Barnett, George L. ''Charles Lamb: the Evolution of Elia''. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1964, p. 41.</ref> The magazine dwindled in success towards the end of the decade because of Taylor's insistent tampering with the poets' works; and it was abandoned by many of its staff, including Lamb and Hazlitt. The ''London Magazine'' again ceased publication in 1829.<ref>Hathi Trust. [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/003909768 London Magazine] 1820–1829</ref>
Simpkin, Marshall and Co. published ''The London Magazine, Charivari, and Courrier des Dames; a Proteus in Politics, a Chameleon in Literature, and a Butterfly in the World of Bon Ton'', edited by Richard Fennell.<ref name=HDL1840/> The first item in the inaugural issue in February 1840 was "Behind the Scenes, with the Prologue to Our Little Drama", which begins: "[Manager Typo is discovered pacing up and down the stage ..." (image 10).<ref name=HDL1840>HathiTrust (undated catalogue record). [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008696415 "The London magazine, charivari, and courrier des dames"]. 1840(?). Retrieved 15 December 2019. <br />&nbsp; HathiTrust Digital Library holdings may be complete, catalogued as two volumes spanning February to November 1840.</ref>


===1875–1879===
==1875–1879==
The title was revived in November 1875 for "a monthly of light literature, conducted by Will Williams",{{cite quote|date=May 2015}} where it appears to have gone under the simpler moniker, ''The London'', and where it has been described as "a society paper",<ref name=White1888/> and as being "a journal of a type more usual in Paris than London, written for the sake of its contributors rather than of the public."<ref name=WPJ_EB1911>[[s:Author:William Price James|W.P. James]], 1911, "Henley, William Ernest," in ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition|Encyclopædia Britannica]],'' 11th ed. ([[Hugh Chisholm]] & [[Walter Alison Phillips]], Eds.), Vol. 13, ''[[Project Gutenberg]]'' part 271, see [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/39435/39435-h/39435-h.htm#ar48], accessed 8 May 2015.</ref>
The title was revived in November 1875 for a monthly edited by Will Williams.{{cite quote|date=May 2015}} It has been described as "a society paper",<ref name=White1888/> and as "a journal of a type more usual in Paris than London, written for the sake of its contributors rather than of the public".<ref name=WPJ_EB1911>[[s:Author:William Price James|W.P. James]], 1911, "Henley, William Ernest," in ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition|Encyclopædia Britannica]],'' 11th ed. ([[Hugh Chisholm]] & [[Walter Alison Phillips]], Eds.), Vol. 13, ''[[Project Gutenberg]]'' part 271, see [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/39435/39435-h/39435-h.htm#ar48], accessed 8 May 2015.</ref>


A significant development in this period was the arrival of [[William Ernest Henley]], who accepted a position at ''The London'' as its editor, serving (from 15 December 1877) in the capacity for the closing two years of this incarnation (1877-1879). In addition to his inviting its articles and editing all content, Henley anonymously contributed tens of poems to the journal, "chiefly in old French forms," some of which have been termed "brilliant" (later published in a compilation from [[Gleeson White]]).<ref name=White1888>[[Gleeson White]], Ed. 1888, ''Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, &c.: Selected with Chapter on the Various Forms'' (William Sharp, Gen. Series Ed.), pp. xix, 16-22, 77-82, 139-141, 169-173, 221, 251-253, and 288-290, London, England:Walter Scott Ltd., see [https://books.google.com/books?id=shINAAAAYAAJ]; ''[[Project Gutenberg]]'' online edition, see [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45736/45736-h/45736-h.htm], accessed 8 May 2015.</ref> This period also saw publication of [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s seminal short story, "[[The New Arabian Nights]]," in ''The London''.<ref name=WPJ_EB1911/>
A significant development in this period was the arrival of [[William Ernest Henley]], who accepted the post of editor, serving from 15 December 1877 for the closing two years (1877–1879). Henley anonymously contributed tens of his own poems to the magazine, "chiefly in old French forms," some of which have been termed "brilliant" (and were later published in a compilation by [[Gleeson White]]).<ref name=White1888>[[Gleeson White]], Ed. 1888, ''Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, &c.: Selected with Chapter on the Various Forms'' (William Sharp, Gen. Series Ed.), pp. xix, 16-22, 77-82, 139-141, 169-173, 221, 251-253, and 288-290, London, England:Walter Scott Ltd., see [https://books.google.com/books?id=shINAAAAYAAJ]; ''[[Project Gutenberg]]'' online edition, see [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45736/45736-h/45736-h.htm], accessed 8 May 2015.</ref> This period also saw the publication of [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s short story "[[The New Arabian Nights]]" in ''The London''.<ref name=WPJ_EB1911/>


''The London'' again ceased publication with the issue dated 5 April 1879.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Brake, Laurel|editor2=Demoor, Marysa|title=Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journal in Great Britain and Ireland|year=2009|page=373|publisher=Academia Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVrUTUelE6YC&pg=PA373}}</ref>{{when|date=May 2015}}{{dubious|date=May 2015}}{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}
''The London'' ceased publication with the issue dated 5 April 1879.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Brake, Laurel|editor2=Demoor, Marysa|title=Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journal in Great Britain and Ireland|year=2009|page=373|publisher=Academia Press|isbn=9789038213408|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVrUTUelE6YC&pg=PA373}}</ref>{{when|date=May 2015}}{{dubious|date=May 2015}}{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}


===1900–1930===
==1898–1933==
[[File:London magazine.jpg|thumbnail|Cover, March 1912]]
[[File:London magazine.jpg|thumbnail|Cover, March 1912]]
In 1900 ''Harmsworth's Monthly Pictorial Magazine'' was renamed the ''London Magazine'' by [[Cecil Harmsworth]], proprietor of the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' at the time. The publication continued until 1930 as part of [[Amalgamated Press]] when it was renamed the ''New London Magazine''. The Australian scholar Sue Thomas referred to it as "an important informer... of popular literary tastes in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods". Despite its acclaim, the magazine closed in 1933.
In 1901 ''The Harmsworth Magazine'' was relaunched as ''The London Magazine''<ref name=HBL1898>The page headings on issue 37 Aug 1901 are "The Harmsworth London Magazine". In March 1901 (issue 32) the pages say "Harmsworth Magazine". By April 1902 (issue 45) the pages say "The London Magazine". From bound volumes.</ref> by [[Cecil Harmsworth]], proprietor of the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' at the time. The editor was [[Henry Beckles Willson]]. [[Amalgamated Press]] continued publishing it until 1930, when it was retitled the ''New London Magazine''. The Australian scholar Sue Thomas has referred to it as "an important informer ... of popular literary tastes in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods".{{cn|date=May 2020}} Despite the acclaim it enjoyed, the magazine closed in 1933.


===1954–present===
==Since 1954–present==
In 1954, a new periodical was given the name of the ''London Magazine'' under the editorship of [[John Lehmann]],<ref>Hathi Trust. [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000637748 London Magazine], 1954–</ref> largely continuing the tradition of the acclaimed 1940s periodical ''[[New Writing]]''. It was endorsed by [[T. S. Eliot]] as a non-university based periodical that would "boldly assume the existence of a public interested in serious literature." In 1961 the magazine changed hands and was renamed ''London Magazine''. The editor was Lehmann's fellow poet and critic [[Alan Ross]] and publication continued until Ross's death in 2001 prompted its closure again. Under both Lehmann and Ross the magazine was published by [[Chatto & Windus]]. However it was quickly relaunched by Christopher Arkell and the poet and literary critic [[Sebastian Barker]]. When Barker retired as editor in early 2008, Sara-Mae Tuson took over.
In 1954 a new periodical was given the title the ''London Magazine'' under the editorship of [[John Lehmann]],<ref>HathiTrust (undated catalogue record). [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000637748 "London magazine"]. 1954–present. Retrieved 15 December 2019. <br />&nbsp; HathiTrust Digital Library holdings, from 1954, provide no view of page images; limited search only.</ref> who largely continued the tradition of his previous magazine ''[[New Writing]]''. It was endorsed by [[T. S. Eliot]] as a non-university-based periodical that would "boldly assume the existence of a public interested in serious literature". In 1961 the magazine changed hands and came under the editorship of Lehmann's fellow poet and critic [[Alan Ross]]. Publication continued until Ross's death in 2001. Under both Lehmann and Ross the magazine was published by [[Chatto & Windus]].


In 2001 it was relaunched by Christopher Arkell, who appointed the poet and literary critic [[Sebastian Barker]] as editor. Barker retired in early 2008 and Sara-Mae Tuson took over.
In July 2009 Arkell sold the magazine to [[Burhan Al-Chalabi]] who is now the publisher, with [http://www.thelondonmagazine.org/staff/steven-obrien/ Steven O'Brien] as editor, Lucy Binnersley as production manager, Emma Quick as marketing and research executive and Joy Sampson as subscriptions executive. The current patrons are [[Lord Risby]], Oliver Hylton, [[Stanley Johnson (writer)|Stanley Johnson]] and [[Stephen Fry]].


In July 2009 Arkell sold the magazine to [[Burhan Al-Chalabi]], who is now the publisher.
''The London Magazine'' has re-launched under the editorship of Steven O’Brien. It is a more modern, digitalized magazine re-invigorated for the twenty-first-century, which combines a rich history through writings and texts with a contemporary outlook, and which draws together ideas, and voices, from across the globe. ''The London Magazine'' is published six times per year. It publishes both emerging and established writers from around the world. Its current contributors include Charlotte Metcalf, Christopher Ricks, Jonathan Marriott, [[Serena Gosden-Hood]], Simon Tait and Will Stone.

''The London Magazine'' has been relaunched under the current editorship. It is published six times a year. It publishes both emerging and established writers from around the world.


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=TLM.org>
[http://www.thelondonmagazine.org/about-us "History"]. ''The London Magazine: Est. 1732'' (thelondonmagazine.org). Retrieved 15 December 2019.</ref>
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==External links==
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* [http://www.thelondonmagazine.org/ Official website of the current incarnation]
* [http://www.thelondonmagazine.org/ Official website of the current incarnation] (TheLondonMagazine.org)
* [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=londonmag Back issues from the 18th and 19th centuries], via [[The Online Books Page]].
* [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=londonmag Back issues from the 18th and 19th centuries], via [[The Online Books Page]].
* [http://www.victoriansecrets.co.uk/victorian-fiction-research-guides/harmsworth-magazine-indexes-to-fiction/ ''Harmsworth Magazine'' (''London Magazine'') - Indexes to Fiction (Victorian Fiction Research Guide)]
* [http://www.victoriansecrets.co.uk/victorian-fiction-research-guides/harmsworth-magazine-indexes-to-fiction/ ''Harmsworth Magazine'' (''London Magazine'') - Indexes to Fiction (Victorian Fiction Research Guide)]
* Archival material at {{wikidata|qualifier|property|P485|Q24568958|P856|format=\[%q %p\]}}
* Archival material at {{wikidata|qualifier|property|P485|Q24568958|P856|format=\[%q %p\]}}
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* The London Magazine Short Story Prize [https://www.thelondonmagazine.org/the-london-magazine-short-story-prize-2019/]


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The London Magazine
Cover of the issue "For May, 1760."
EditorSteven O'Brien
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherBurhan Al-Chalabi
FounderIsaac Kimber
Founded1732
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.thelondonmagazine.org
ISSN0024-6085

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 Intelligencer was founded in 1732[1][2] in political opposition and rivalry to the Tory-supporting Gentleman's Magazine[3] and ran for 53 years until its closure in 1785. Edward Kimber became editor in 1755, succeeding his father Isaac Kimber.[4][5] Henry Mayo was editor from 1775 to 1783.[6] Publishers included Thomas Astley.

1820–1829

In 1820 the London Magazine was resurrected by the publishers Baldwin, Craddock & Joy under the editorship of John Scott[3] who formatted the magazine along the lines of the Edinburgh publication Blackwood's Magazine. It was during this time that the magazine published poems by William Wordsworth, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Clare and John Keats.[3]

In September 1821 the first of two instalments of Thomas De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater appeared in the magazine. Scott quickly began a literary row with writers forBlackwood's Magazine, in particular with John Gibson Lockhart, on various topics, including Blackwood's virulent criticism of the "Cockney School", under which Leigh Hunt and John Keats were grouped. The quarrel ended in a fatal duel between Scott and Lockhart's close friend and colleague J.H. Christie. Scott lost the duel and his life in 1821.

The London Magazine continued under the editorship of John Taylor. Its contributors included Thomas Hood, William Hazlitt and Charles Lamb. During this time Lamb published the first series of his Essays of Elia, beginning in 1820.[7] Taylor's insistent tampering with contributors' poems led many of the staff, including Lamb and Hazlitt, to abandon the magazine, which ceased publication in 1829.[8]

1840

Simpkin, Marshall and Co. published The London Magazine, Charivari, and Courrier des Dames; a Proteus in Politics, a Chameleon in Literature, and a Butterfly in the World of Bon Ton, edited by Richard Fennell.[9] The first item in the inaugural issue in February 1840 was "Behind the Scenes, with the Prologue to Our Little Drama", which begins: "[Manager Typo is discovered pacing up and down the stage ..." (image 10).[9]

1875–1879

The title was revived in November 1875 for a monthly edited by Will Williams.[This quote needs a citation] It has been described as "a society paper",[10] and as "a journal of a type more usual in Paris than London, written for the sake of its contributors rather than of the public".[11]

A significant development in this period was the arrival of William Ernest Henley, who accepted the post of editor, serving from 15 December 1877 for the closing two years (1877–1879). Henley anonymously contributed tens of his own poems to the magazine, "chiefly in old French forms," some of which have been termed "brilliant" (and were later published in a compilation by Gleeson White).[10] This period also saw the publication of Robert Louis Stevenson's short story "The New Arabian Nights" in The London.[11]

The London ceased publication with the issue dated 5 April 1879.[12][when?][dubious ][citation needed]

1898–1933

Cover, March 1912

In 1901 The Harmsworth Magazine was relaunched as The London Magazine[13] by Cecil Harmsworth, proprietor of the Daily Mail at the time. The editor was Henry Beckles Willson. Amalgamated Press continued publishing it until 1930, when it was retitled the New London Magazine. The Australian scholar Sue Thomas has referred to it as "an important informer ... of popular literary tastes in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods".[citation needed] Despite the acclaim it enjoyed, the magazine closed in 1933.

Since 1954–present

In 1954 a new periodical was given the title the London Magazine under the editorship of John Lehmann,[14] who largely continued the tradition of his previous magazine New Writing. It was endorsed by T. S. Eliot as a non-university-based periodical that would "boldly assume the existence of a public interested in serious literature". In 1961 the magazine changed hands and came under the editorship of Lehmann's fellow poet and critic Alan Ross. Publication continued until Ross's death in 2001. Under both Lehmann and Ross the magazine was published by Chatto & Windus.

In 2001 it was relaunched by Christopher Arkell, who appointed the poet and literary critic Sebastian Barker as editor. Barker retired in early 2008 and Sara-Mae Tuson took over.

In July 2009 Arkell sold the magazine to Burhan Al-Chalabi, who is now the publisher.

The London Magazine has been relaunched under the current editorship. It is published six times a year. It publishes both emerging and established writers from around the world.

References

  1. ^ HathiTrust (undated catalogue record). "The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer". 1732–1784(?). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
      HathiTrust Digital Library holdings: earliest 1732 (vol. 1), latest 1784 (new series, vol. 3).
  2. ^ Elise Blanchard. "London-Based Lit Mags". The Review Review. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "History". The London Magazine: Est. 1732 (thelondonmagazine.org). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ Herrie, Jeffrey. "Kimber, Edward". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15547. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ John Watkins (1806). A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary: containing a faithful accounts of the lives, characters and actions of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries; including the revolutions of states and the succession of sovereign princes. Printed for Richard Phillips ... by T. Gillet. p. 559. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. ^ Stephens, John. "Mayo, Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18456. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ Barnett, George L. Charles Lamb: the Evolution of Elia. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1964, p. 41.
  8. ^ Hathi Trust (undated catalogue record). "London magazine". 1820–1829. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
      HathiTrust Digital Library holdings may be complete, catalogued as three series spanning January 1820 to June 1829.
  9. ^ a b HathiTrust (undated catalogue record). "The London magazine, charivari, and courrier des dames". 1840(?). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
      HathiTrust Digital Library holdings may be complete, catalogued as two volumes spanning February to November 1840.
  10. ^ a b Gleeson White, Ed. 1888, Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, &c.: Selected with Chapter on the Various Forms (William Sharp, Gen. Series Ed.), pp. xix, 16-22, 77-82, 139-141, 169-173, 221, 251-253, and 288-290, London, England:Walter Scott Ltd., see [1]; Project Gutenberg online edition, see [2], accessed 8 May 2015.
  11. ^ a b W.P. James, 1911, "Henley, William Ernest," in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. (Hugh Chisholm & Walter Alison Phillips, Eds.), Vol. 13, Project Gutenberg part 271, see [3], accessed 8 May 2015.
  12. ^ Brake, Laurel; Demoor, Marysa, eds. (2009). Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journal in Great Britain and Ireland. Academia Press. p. 373. ISBN 9789038213408.
  13. ^ The page headings on issue 37 Aug 1901 are "The Harmsworth London Magazine". In March 1901 (issue 32) the pages say "Harmsworth Magazine". By April 1902 (issue 45) the pages say "The London Magazine". From bound volumes.
  14. ^ HathiTrust (undated catalogue record). "London magazine". 1954–present. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
      HathiTrust Digital Library holdings, from 1954, provide no view of page images; limited search only.

External links

  • The London Magazine Short Story Prize [4]