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The European magazine, and London review : containing the literature, history, politics, arts, manners and amusements of the age. By the Philological Society of London.

Other author/creatorPerry, James, 1756-1821, editor.
Other author/creatorBrewer, George. Essays after the manner of Goldsmith. No. 1-22.
Other author/creatorPhilological Society (Great Britain) publisher.
Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoLondon [England] : printed for John Fielding No. 23, Pater Noster Row; John Debrett, opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly; and John Sewell, No. 32, Cornhill, [1782]-1826.
Description87 volumes, plates : illustrations, portraits, maps, tables ; 8⁰ (22 cm).
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Uniform titleEuropean magazine, and London review (London, England : 1782 : Semiannual)
Running title European magazine
Portion of title London review
FrequencySemiannual (Cumulative)
General noteBegun and originally edited by James Perry (cf. DNB).
General noteVolumes 1-50 published by the Philological Society.
General noteTitle pages are engraved in v. 1-.
General noteMonthly issue title pages include lists of contents and engravings, with other current information for the month on verso.
General noteTitle repeated as caption title at head of first page of text.
General noteSubtitles vary after 1800.
General noteImprint varies; later numbers include J[ohn]. Sewell and James Asperne, publishers; other imprint names include Scatcherd and Whitaker, and Bunney & Gold.
General noteIncludes 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 noteA 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 noteReproduction 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 numberingMonthly issues have chronological designation only.
Special numberingCollected semiannually; month of publication somewhat irregular.
Special numberingVolumes lack issues for July-August 1825 (not published); v. 2 of the new series begins with Jan. 1826 issue.
Supplement noteWith occasional supplements.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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 noteCollects 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/formPeriodicals England 18th century.
Genre/formEssays Great Britain 18th century.
Other titleLondon review and Literary journal.
Other titleMan of the town, No. 1-16.
Other titleDabbler, No. 1-2.
Other titleCountry curate, No. 1-7.
Other titleMental counsellor, No. 1-2.
Other titleOccasional and miscellaneous critic, No. 1-2.
Other titlePeeper, No. 1-27.
Other titleHeteroclite, No. 1-13.
Other titleWanderer, No. 1-18.
Other titleMoralizer, No. 1-8.

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