The Literary magazine and British review.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century--Periodicals.

English literature.

Illustrated periodicals--England--18th century--Specimens.

Illustrated periodicals.

Books--Reviews--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Books.

Genre:

Periodicals.

Physical Description:

12 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Monthly

Began with: v. 1 (July 1788); ceased with: v. 12 (June 1794).

Other Title:

Literary and biographical magazine, and, British review <1791>-1794

Place of Publication:

[S.l. : s.n., 1788-1794] ; (London : Printed for the proprietors and sold by C. Forster)

Notes:

Monthly issues lack imprints; place of publication assumed from cumulated volumes; years of publication from dates of issues.

Each issue has section titles for regular features.

Printed in two columns, with continuous pagination and register for each semiannual period.

Frontispiece in most issues is a portrait; plates are usually views of classical sculpture. Also includes statistical tables and plates of birds and animals.

Includes cultural essays, biographies, travel essays, reviews of new English and foreign books, poetry, monthly register of events, weather, and stock prices.

Issues unnumbered; chronological designation only.

Athenaeum copy: Description based on: V. 8 (Jan. 1792); title from v. title page.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum has: v. 1-12 (1788-1794)

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1308

Times handlist, p. 46

Ward, W. S. Index of serials, p. 89

OCLC:

1755993