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Westminster magazine (London, England : 1776).
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- Included Titles
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- Eighteenth century collections online
- Momus: or, the laughing philosopher. 1-[112]
- Speculatist. 1-17
- Lucubrator. 1-9
- Dialogues of the living. 1-27
- Format
- Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London [England] : printed for and by T. Wright, Essex-street, Strand: and sold by J. Bew, No. 28, Paternoster-Row; and all other booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland
- Publication Dates
- Began in <March> 1776, -December, 1785
- Physical Details
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- v., plates (some fold.) : ill., music ; 8⁰
- Finding Aids
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- Cumulated volumes are indexed
- Contributors included John Hope and Thomas Holcroft.
- Title pages include description of engraved plates and illustrations and table of contents.
- Title and date repeated as caption on first page of text, with ornamental headpiece above title.
- Imprints lack dates; years of publication from dates of issues.
- Imprints vary; from <April> 1778, imprint reads: Printed for Fielding and Walker, no. 20, Paternoster-Row; from <Feb.> 1781: Printed for John Walker, no. 20, Paternoster-Row.
- Printed in two columns, with continuous pagination within each calendar year.
- Monthly numbers include many essays printed in series from issue to issue, and a section entitled: Monthly Chronicle, which summarizes the news and lists marriages, deaths and preferments. Essays include: "The Leveller", by John Hope, "The Actor," by Thomas Holcroft, "The Speculatist," "The Lucubrator," "Momus: or, the Laughing philosopher," and "Dialogues of the living." Topics include art and literature, the theater, morals and taste, anecdotes of famous people. Issues also include original poetry. The magazine reported the trial of the Duchess of Kingston, and published reports from travelers.
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- NCBEL, II:1305
- Times handlist, p. 44
- English Short Title Catalog, P2416.
- Annually cumulated volumes are available on microfilm in the English Literary Periodicals series (UMI, reels 926-928).
- Cumulated annually, with added prefatory material and occasional supplements, by: The Westminster Magazine, or the Pantheon of taste.
Subjects
- Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of, 1720-1788, -- Trials, litigations, etc. -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800.
- Theatrical performances -- Reviews -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800.
- Books -- Reviews -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800.
- United States -- History -- Revolution -- 1775-1783 -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800.
- Europe -- History -- 18th century -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800.