| Uniform title | Town and country magazine; or Universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment (London, England : Annual) |
| Variant title |
Town and country magazine |
| Portion of title |
Universal repository |
| Variant title |
Universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment |
| Frequency | Annual |
| General note | Originated and edited by Archibald Hamilton. Contributors include Thomas Chatterton. |
| General note | With engraved general title pages. |
| General note | Imprints vary; imprints for 1792-1795 read: London, printed for the proprietors. |
| General note | Wrappers on monthly issues include contents notes. |
| General note | Printed in two columns. |
| General note | Pagination and register are continuous within each volume. |
| General note | Includes general essays, articles on the theater, poetry--both original and collected, a summary of public events, notices of new books, marriages, deaths and bankrupts, correspondence from readers, and a number of essays in series including: The Dreamer, The Philosopher, Advice to a sister, The Observer, The Termagant, The Poetical inspector, and The Knight-errant. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1304 |
| References |
Times handlist, p. 44 |
| References |
Crane & Kaye, 874 |
| References |
Ward. Index of British serials, p. 162 |
| References |
English Short Title Catalog, P2404. |
| Special numbering | Volume [I] has chronological designation only. |
| Supplement note | Most volumes include supplements. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Indexes |
With indexes to the essays, the poetry, books, name indexes for deaths, marriages and bankrupts, and a summary of the London bills of mortality. |
| Title history note | Cumulates the monthly issues. |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
| Genre/form | Essays England 18th century. |
| Other title | Man of pleasure, No. 1-115. |
| Other title | Dreamer, No. 1-7. |
| Other title | Philosopher, No. 1-12. |
| Other title | Delineator, No. 1-66. |
| Other title | Advice to a sister, No. 1-12. |
| Other title | Observer, No. 1-195. |
| Other title | Termagant, No. 1-6. |
| Other title | Poetical inspector, No. 1-8. |
| Other title | Knight-errant, No. 1-12. |