| Frequency | Three times a week |
| General note | Anonymous. The first of fifteen essays by George Colman. |
| General note | Title from caption. |
| General note | Printer's name from end of text. |
| General note | Year of publication from date of issue. |
| General note | Intended to be published three times a week; note at end of no. 1 reads in part: To be continued in the St. James Chronicle. |
| General note | With ornamental headpiece; text begins with factotum initial. |
| General note | Number repeated on direction line: Numb. I. |
| General note | An essay defining genius. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1283 |
| References |
English Short Title Catalog, P3157. |
| Other forms | All 15 essays of "The genius" available on microfilm from Adam Matthew Publications in the series: Eighteenth Century Journals (reel 10, item 1). |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Title history note | Absorbed by: 'The St. James's chronicle, or British evening post', in which appeared the subsequent fourteen essays, the final part of which was printed 9 January 1762 (cf. NCBEL) |
| Asorbed by |
St. James's chronicle; or, British London evening-post |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
