Uniform title | European magazine, and London review (London, England : 1782 : Semiannual) |
Running title |
European magazine |
Portion of title |
London review |
Frequency | Semiannual (Cumulative) |
General note | Begun and originally edited by James Perry (cf. DNB). |
General note | Volumes 1-50 published by the Philological Society. |
General note | Title pages are engraved in v. 1-. |
General note | Monthly issue title pages include lists of contents and engravings, with other current information for the month on verso. |
General note | Title repeated as caption title at head of first page of text. |
General note | Subtitles vary after 1800. |
General note | Imprint varies; later numbers include J[ohn]. Sewell and James Asperne, publishers; other imprint names include Scatcherd and Whitaker, and Bunney & Gold. |
General note | Includes 16 essays entitled "Man of the town" (Jan. 1782-Dec. 1783); 2 essays entitled "The Dabbler" (June-July 1782); 7 essays entitled "The Country curate (Sept. 1782-June 1783); 2 essays entitled "The Mental counsellor" (Mar., June 1783); 2 essays entitled "The Occasional and miscellaneous critic" ( Aug. 1783, Jan. 1784); 27 essays entitled "The Peeper" (Sept. 1788-Dec. 1791); 13 essays entitled "The Heteroclite" (Oct. 1788-Apr. 1791); 18 essays entitled "The Wanderer" (Apr. 1798-Oct. 1799); 8 essays entitled "The Moralizer" (Mar. 1799-Apr. 1800); and 22, "Essays after the manner of Goldsmith" by G. Brewer (Nov. 1800-Dec. 1802). Some issues include reprinted material from the London Gazette. |
General note | A general cultural magazine, including essays on a wide range of topics including theatrical performances, travel, natural history, biography, law, history and literature; includes book reviews, booksellers' announcements, obituaries, marriage announcements, stock prices, bankrupts. |
General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
References |
NCBEL, II:1287-1290 |
References |
NCBEL, II:1306 |
References |
Times handlist, p. 45 |
References |
DNB (1909 ed.), XV:918-919 |
References |
Ward, W. S. Index of serials, p. 55 |
References |
Crane & Kaye, 218 |
References |
English Short Title Catalog, P1934. |
Special numbering | Monthly issues have chronological designation only. |
Special numbering | Collected semiannually; month of publication somewhat irregular. |
Special numbering | Volumes lack issues for July-August 1825 (not published); v. 2 of the new series begins with Jan. 1826 issue. |
Supplement note | With occasional supplements. |
Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
Indexes |
Each volume includes index; plates (v. 1-29) indexed in v. 29. |
Title history note | Collects monthly issues of: The European magazine and London review (Jan. 1782-Nov. 1787) and The European magazine (Dec. 1787-June 1826). |
Asorbed by |
Monthly magazine, or, British register |
Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
Genre/form | Essays Great Britain 18th century. |
Other title | London review and Literary journal. |
Other title | Man of the town, No. 1-16. |
Other title | Dabbler, No. 1-2. |
Other title | Country curate, No. 1-7. |
Other title | Mental counsellor, No. 1-2. |
Other title | Occasional and miscellaneous critic, No. 1-2. |
Other title | Peeper, No. 1-27. |
Other title | Heteroclite, No. 1-13. |
Other title | Wanderer, No. 1-18. |
Other title | Moralizer, No. 1-8. |