| Uniform title | North Briton (London, England : Wilkes : 1762) |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Series |
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection UNAUTHORIZED
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| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| General note | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). |
| General note | Anonymous. Principally written by John Wilkes, with editorial assistance and contributions from Charles Churchill. |
| General note | Title from caption. |
| General note | Imprint from undated colophon. |
| General note | Note above date line: To be continued every Saturday. Price two pence halfpenny. |
| General note | Note following imprint: Where letters directed to the North Briton (post-paid) will be received for the author. |
| General note | With continuous pagination and register. |
| General note | Of the many continuations and reprints of this publication by other writers and publishers during the next ten years, Wilkes was not known to be associated with any, including those attributed to Brooke and Bingley. He apparently edited and corrected a London folio ed. of 1763, which he printed himself on his private press, and was also associated with the Dublin ed. of 1766, and a 4 vol. reissue of 1772 (cf. DNB). Another 'no. 46', dated May 1763, was probably written by J.W. Brooke, who continued to issue a paper under this title until 1764. |
| General note | The first issue of this paper appeared immediately following the first number of The Briton, conducted by Tobias Smollett. Isssues consist of political essays attacking the government. Wilkes ended his connection with this publication during the legal troubles which resulted in his expulsion from Parliament and exile to France. |
| General note | Description based on: Number I. (Saturday, June the 5th, 1762.); title from caption. |
| General note | Latest issue consulted: Number XLVI. (Saturday, November the 12th, 1763.). |
| Citation/References note |
Nobbe, G. The North Briton |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1283 |
| References |
Crane & Kaye, 632 |
| Special numbering | The publication originally ended with no. 45 (23 April, 1763); no. 46, the final number, appeared on 12 November, 1763, printed by J. Williams but attributed to Wilkes (cf. DNB). There are three known versions of no. 46, each with different text and imprint. The other two: a fragment dated 30 Apr. 1763 ("printed at Strawberry Hill"), and that of 28 May 1763 ("printed for E. Sumpter") are attributed to others. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Title history note | The popularity of this paper led to immediate continuations published by E. Sumpter and attributed to J.W. Brooke (28 May 1763 to -6 December 1766), and another published by W. Bingley (10 May 1768 to - 11 May 1771). Wilkes had nothing to do with these later publications. |
| Genre/form | Periodicals |
