Vanity Fair (English magazine)
| Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|
| description | former magazine |
| language | English |
| First edition | November 7, 1868 |
| attitude | February 5, 1914 |
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Vanity Fair was the title of an English magazine that appeared from 1868 to 1914.
The magazine with the subtitle "A Weekly Show of Political, Social and Literary Wares" was founded in 1868 by journalist Thomas Gibson Bowles . She dealt with the portrayal of public figures and celebrities of the Victorian era . In addition, topics from the fields of politics, fashion, literature and theater as well as current scandals and affairs were taken up.
Bowles himself wrote many of the articles under pseudonyms , but famous writers such as Lewis Carroll and PG Wodehouse also wrote articles. The magazine was best known for its full-page portraits and caricatures of important personalities.
After prolonged financial difficulties, the magazine was discontinued in the spring of 1914.
Selection of published caricatures
James Hamilton , September 25, 1869 edition
Sultan Abdülaziz by James Tissot , October 30, 1869 edition
Mansur Ali Khan of Bengal by Alfred Thompson, April 16, 1870 edition
William Thomson (Archbishop of York) by Carlo Pellegrini , edition of June 24, 1871
Charles Darwin by Carlo Pellegrini , edition of September 30, 1871
Garnet Wolseley as Men of the Day after the Ashanti War , April 18, 1874 edition
Alexandre Dumas by Théobald Chartran , edition of December 27, 1879
Paul Kruger from Leslie Ward , March 8, 1900 edition
Otto von Bismarck , by James Tissot , October 15, 1870 edition
William Spooner (namesake of Spoonerism ) by Leslie Ward , April 4, 1898 edition
