The Wonderful magazine or Marvellous chronicle : Consisting entirely of matters which come under the denomination of miraculous! queer! odd! ... and unaccountable!.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Standardized Title:

Wonderful magazine or marvellous chronicle (London, England : 1764).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anecdotes--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Anecdotes.

Curiosities and wonders--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Curiosities and wonders.

Marvelous, The--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Marvelous, The.

Literary curiosa--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Literary curiosa.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v. )

Monthly

No. I. for September, 1764.-

Ceased in 1766 Cf. NCBEL.

Other Title:

Wonderful magazine or marvellous chronicle

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespear's Head, in Pater-noster Row, J. Hoey,jun. at Dublin, and sold by all other booksellers and news carriers, [1764-1765]

Notes:

Title and imprint from wrapper.

Title and imprint repeated on title page; short title repeated as caption.

Title page imprint reads: London printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespear's Head, Pater-noster Row, MDCCLXIV.

Date and number from wrapper.

Title page designation reads: Vol. I.

Issue date repeated below caption title.

Printed in two columns, with headpiece above caption; date begins with factotum initial.

Includes anecdotes and fantastic stories, purported to be factual; with supplemental section, the 'Marvellous chronicle', which lists births, marriages, deaths and some sensational news items (possibly fictional).

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

NCBEL, 1304

Times handlist, p. 43

English Short Title Catalog, P3149.

OCLC:

508356714