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The Censor [electronic resource].
Eighteenth Century Collections Online II (ECCO) Available from 1717 until 1717. Available online
View online- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Standardized Title:
- Censor (London, England : 1717).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature, English--History and criticism--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Literature, English.
- Theater--History--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Theater.
- England--Intellectual life--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- England.
- Genre:
- Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (66 v. ) ill. ;
- Three times a week
- Numb. I. (Tuesday, January 1. 1717.)-Numb. LXVI (Saturday, June 1. 1717.).
- Other Title:
- Censor
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for James Roberts at the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-lane, where advertisments are taken in, [1717]
- Notes:
- Reprinted with the first 'Censor' (No. 1-30, 11 April to 17 June, 1715) in 3 v., 12⁰. London, England: Jonas Brown, 1717.
- Supposedly a revival of Theobald's original 'Censor' of 1715 which was first published in "Mist's Journal" in 30 numbers (11 April to 17 June, 1715). However, 'Weekly-journal: or, Saturday's post', printed by Nathaniel Mist did not begin until December 1716.
- Written and edited by Lewis Theobald, with contributions from others.
- Imprint from undated colophon.
- Note below title: To be published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
- In brackets at foot of p. [1]: Price two pence.
- Essays on moral and cultural issues, on political attitudes, literature and theater. Advertisement in no. 1 illustrated with small cut.
- Description based on: Numb. I. (Tuesday, January 1. 1717.); title from caption.
- Latest issue consulted: Numb. LXVI (Saturday, June 1. 1717.).
- Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
- In later reprints, these issues are re-numbered 31-96, continuing the numbering of an earlier manifestation of this title in thirty numbers (11 April to 17 June, 1715) of which this is supposedly a revival.
- No more published.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1275
- Crane & Kaye, 95
- English Short Title Catalog, P3007.
- OCLC:
- 508356634
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