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The General review, or, Impartial register : being a faithful representation of the civil, military, commercial and literary transactions of the present time. Digested under the heads of polity, criticism, and amusement.

Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoLondon [England] : printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden-Lion in Ludgate-street, M DCC LII. [1752]
Description5 volumes ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Variant title General review
Variant title Portion of title: Impartial register
Caption title General review
FrequencyIrregular
Abstract Essays on politics, manners, the theater and literature, social gossip and amusing anecdotes, in a colloquial style; includes selections of poetry and correspondence.
General noteTitle and imprint from collected issues title page.
General noteIndividual issues have caption titles but lack imprints.
General noteCaption title repeated as running title.
General noteIssues are divided into three parts with individual section titles: The Patriot. By Nicholas Oldcastle, Esq.; The Critic; The Trifler. "Nicholas Oldcastle" is a pseudonym.
General noteEach issue has ornamental headpiece; pagination and register are continuous.
General noteReproduction of original from the Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References NCBEL, II:1300
References Crane & Kaye, 268
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP2927.
Special numberingIssues have numerical designation only.
Special numberingSome issues can be given probable dates from the text, but the publication interval is not regular.
Special numberingNo more published.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.
Other titlePatriot.
Other titleCritic.
Other titleTrifler.

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