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The Westminster magazine : for ...
Eighteenth Century Collections Online II (ECCO) Available from 1776 until 1783. Available online
View online- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Standardized Title:
- Westminster magazine (London, England : 1776).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theatrical performances--Reviews--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Theatrical performances.
- Books--Reviews--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Books.
- United States--History--Revolution--1775-1783--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- United States.
- Europe--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Europe.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1820--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of, 1720-1788--Trials, litigations, etc--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh.
- Genre:
- Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v., plates (some fold.) ) ill., music ;
- Monthly
- Began in <March> 1776.
- -December, 1785.
- Other Title:
- Westminster magazine
- Continues:
- Westminster magazine. or The Pantheon of taste (London, England : 1772 : Monthly)
- Place of Publication:
- London [England] : printed for and by T. Wright, Essex-street, Strand: and sold by J. Bew, No. 28, Paternoster-Row; and all other booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, 1776-1783.
- Notes:
- Cumulated annually, with added prefatory material and occasional supplements, by: The Westminster Magazine, or the Pantheon of taste.
- Contributors included John Hope and Thomas Holcroft.
- Title pages include description of engraved plates and illustrations and table of contents.
- Title and date repeated as caption on first page of text, with ornamental headpiece above title.
- Imprints lack dates; years of publication from dates of issues.
- Imprints vary; from <April> 1778, imprint reads: Printed for Fielding and Walker, no. 20, Paternoster-Row; from <Feb.> 1781: Printed for John Walker, no. 20, Paternoster-Row.
- Printed in two columns, with continuous pagination within each calendar year.
- Monthly numbers include many essays printed in series from issue to issue, and a section entitled: Monthly Chronicle, which summarizes the news and lists marriages, deaths and preferments. Essays include: "The Leveller", by John Hope, "The Actor," by Thomas Holcroft, "The Speculatist," "The Lucubrator," "Momus: or, the Laughing philosopher," and "Dialogues of the living." Topics include art and literature, the theater, morals and taste, anecdotes of famous people. Issues also include original poetry. The magazine reported the trial of the Duchess of Kingston, and published reports from travelers.
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Monthly issues have chronological designation only.
- Finding Aid/Index:
- Cumulated volumes are indexed.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1305
- Times handlist, p. 44
- English Short Title Catalog, P2416.
- Contains:
- Momus: or, the laughing philosopher. 1-[112].
- Speculatist. 1-17.
- Lucubrator. 1-9.
- Dialogues of the living. 1-27.
- OCLC:
- 508356517
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