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The Ladies magazine or, the Universal entertainer : By Jasper Goodwill, of Oxford, esq.

Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoLondon [England] : printed for the proprietors, and sold by G. Griffith, the corner of Elliot's-Court, in the Little Old Bailey; where all letters (post paid) will be receiv'd; and by applying to whom, all persons may be assured of being regularly served, [1751-1752]
Descriptionvolumes, plates ; 4⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
English poetry--Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
Criminals--Biography --Great Britain --Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
England--Civilization --18th century --Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
Great Britain--History --18th century --Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
Uniform titleLadies magazine or, the Universal entertainer (London, England : Biweekly)
Variant title Ladies magazine
Variant title Portion of title: Universal entertainer
Variant title Caption and running title verso: Ladies magazine
Other title Ladies magazine v.1, no. 13-v.3, no. 28 (21 Apr./5 May 1750-9/23 Dec. 1752)
FrequencyBiweekly
General notePreface signed: "Jasper Goodwill".
General noteTitle fluctuates.
General noteTitle page includes contents list and an address to the reading public; imprint is above this address.
General noteText begins below added caption title on verso of title page, except for last issue, which lacks normal preliminaries.
General noteRunning title includes date and issue number.
General noteImprint includes price and year of publication.
General noteImprints vary; in later issues they read in part: "printed and published by T. Wooddeson".
General noteLast issue lacks imprint.
General noteIncludes biography, history, travel and poetry, with a general news section in each issue. Not regularly distinguishable from other publications in content, except for frequent references in the text to "the ladies". Biographies of criminals and crime news heavily reported.
General noteReproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References NCBEL, II:1299
References Times handlist, p. 41
References Crane & Kaye, 356
References English Short Title Catalog, P2570.
Special numberingSome issues misdated.
Special numberingLast issue lacks number.
Supplement noteFirst collected vol. has unnumbered supplement dated 10 Nov. 1750.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Title history noteCollected annually, the year running from Nov. to Nov., as: The Ladies magazine.
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.

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