List of 18th-century British periodicals

Front page of The Gentleman's Magazine , May 1759

This list of 18th-century British periodicals excludes daily newspapers.

In order of first publication

• The Tatler (1709—1711)
• The Female Tatler (8 July 1709—31 March 1710). Thrice weekly; 115 issues
• The Spectator (1711–1714). Founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele; published daily, 1711–1712; in 1714, three times a week for six months. Collected in book form it remained hugely popular for the rest of the century.
• Vetusta Monumenta (1718–1906). Illustrated antiquarian papers published at intermittent intervals by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
• The Intelligencer (1728—1729). Launched by Jonathan Swift and Thomas Sheridan
• The Plain Dealer (1724–1725). Bi-weekly. Founded by Aaron Hill. ^[1]
• The Weekly Register (1729-1735). Anti-ministerial periodical featuring essays by James Ralph. ^[2]
• The Grub Street Journal (1730-1738). Journal inspired by Alexander Pope's Dunciad
• The Gentleman's Magazine (1731–1907). Monthly.
• The London Magazine (1732–1785)
• The Bee (1733–1735). Founded by Eustace Budgell. ^[3]
• The Prompter (1734–1736). A theatrical and literary periodical chiefly associated with Aaron Hill and William Popple.
• Lloyd's List (1734–). Weekly, then semi-weekly.
• The Champion (1737–1744). Political weekly co-edited by Henry Fielding and James Ralph. ^[4]
• The Scots Magazine (1739–1826).
• Old England (1743). Short-lived political journal funded by Dodington and Chesterfield, edited by James Ralph. ^[2]
• The Female Spectator (1744—1746). Monthly; 24 issues
• The Remembrancer (1747–1751). Opposition weekly aligned with Prince Frederick and managed by James Ralph. ^[2]
• The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (1747–1814). Monthly. Editors included James Hinton, W. Bent, and Percival Stockdale.
• The Monthly Review (1749–1845). Monthly. Founded by Ralph Griffiths and Robert Dodsley. Oliver Goldsmith was a contributor.
• The Rambler (1750–1752). Twice weekly.
• The Protester (2 June–10 November 1753). Weekly political paper, Bedford-Whig alignment; edited by James Ralph under the pseudonym “Issachar Barebone”. ^[5]
• The Adventurer (1752–1754). Twice weekly. Founded by John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson, and others.
• The World (1753–1756). Every Thursday. Founded by "Adam Fitz-Adam" (i.e. Edwin Moore) and published by the Dodsleys.
• The Connoisseur (1754–1756). Weekly.
• The Critical Review (1756–1817)
• The London Chronicle (1756-1823). Thrice weekly.
• The Annual Register (1758–). Annually.
• Universal Chronicle, which published Samuel Johnson's The Idler (1758–1760)
• The Bee (1759–1759)
• The Lady's Museum (1760—1761): monthly
• Exeter Mercury or West Country Advertiser, later Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (1763–1917)
• The Gospel Magazine (1766–)
• Theological Repository (1769–1771, 1784, 1786, 1788)
• Town and Country Magazine (1769–)
• The Lady's Magazine (1770–1837). Monthly.
• The Building Magazine (1774–1778)
• Wesleyan Methodist Magazine (1778–1969). Monthly
• The Arminian Magazine (1778–1913)
• The European Magazine, and London Review (1782–1826). Founded by James Perry; later edited by Isaac Reed.
• A New Review (1782–1786). Edited by Paul Henry Maty.
• Annals of Agriculture (1784–1815). Started by Arthur Young.
• The New Town & Country Magazine (1787–1789)
• The Analytical Review (1788–1799)
• The Botanical Magazine , subsequently Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1787–)
• The Observer (1791–). Weekly.
• The Sporting Magazine . (1792–). Monthly.
• British Critic . Quarterly (1793–1826)
• Anthologia hibernica (1793–1794). Published in Dublin.
• The Monthly Mirror (1795–1811). Founded by Thomas Bellamy. ^[6]
• The Tribune (1795–1796). Edited by John Thelwall
• The Aberdeen Magazine, Or, Universal Repository. (1796–1798)
• The Monthly Magazine (1796–1825). Founded by Sir Richard Phillips, edited by John Aikin
• The Watchman (1796). Founded and edited by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• The Anti-Jacobin, or, Weekly Examiner (1797–1798)
• The Anti-Jacobin Review (1798–1821)
• The Philosophical Magazine (1798–)
• The Asiatic annual register (1799–1811)
• Conjuror's Magazine (1791–1794?)
• The Lady's Monthly Museum (1798—1832)

In alphabetical order

• The Aberdeen Magazine, Or, Universal Repository. (1796–1798)
• The Adventurer (1752–1754). Twice weekly. Founded by John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson, and others.
• The Analytical Review (1788–1799)
• Annals of Agriculture (1784–1815). Started by Arthur Young.
• The Annual Register (1758–). Annually.
• Anthologia hibernica (1793–1794). Published in Dublin.
• The Anti-Jacobin Review (1798–1821)
• The Anti-Jacobin, or, Weekly Examiner (1797–1798)
• The Arminian Magazine (1778–1913)
• The Asiatic annual register (1799–1811)
• The Bee (1733–1735). Founded by Eustace Budgell. ^[3]
• The Bee (1759–1759)
• The Botanical Magazine , subsequently Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1787–)
• British Critic . Quarterly (1793–1826)
• The Building Magazine (1774–1778)
• The Champion (1737–1744). Political weekly co-edited by Henry Fielding and James Ralph. ^[4]
• Conjuror's Magazine (1791–1794?)
• The Connoisseur (1754–1756). Weekly.
• The Critical Review (1756–1817)
• The European Magazine, and London Review (1782–1826). Founded by James Perry; later edited by Isaac Reed.
• Exeter Mercury or West Country Advertiser, later Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (1763–1917)
• The Female Spectator (1744—1746). Monthly; 24 issues
• The Female Tatler (8 July 1709—31 March 1710). Thrice weekly; 115 issues
• The Grub Street Journal (1730-1738). Journal inspired by Alexander Pope's Dunciad
• The Intelligencer (1728—1729). Launched by Jonathan Swift and Thomas Sheridan
• The Lady's Magazine (1770–1837). Monthly.
• The Lady's Monthly Museum (1798—1832)
• The Lady's Museum (1760—1761): monthly
• Lloyd's List (1734–). Weekly, then semi-weekly.
• The London Chronicle (1756–1823). Thrice weekly.
• The London Magazine (1732–1785)
• The Monthly Magazine (1796–1825). Founded by Sir Richard Phillips, edited by John Aikin
• The Monthly Mirror (1795–1811). Founded by Thomas Bellamy. ^[6]
• The Monthly Review (1749–1845). Monthly. Founded by Ralph Griffiths and Robert Dodsley. Oliver Goldsmith was a contributor.
• A New Review (1782–1786). Edited by Paul Henry Maty.
• The New Town & Country Magazine (1787–1789)
• The Observer (1791–). Weekly.
• Old England (1743). Short-lived political journal funded by Dodington and Chesterfield, edited by James Ralph. ^[2]
• The Philosophical Magazine (1798–)
• The Plain Dealer (1724–1725). Bi-weekly. Founded by Aaron Hill. ^[1]
• The Prompter (1734–1736). A theatrical and literary periodical chiefly associated with Aaron Hill and William Popple.
• The Protester (2 June–10 November 1753). Weekly political paper, Bedford-Whig alignment; edited by James Ralph under the pseudonym “Issachar Barebone”. ^[5]
• The Rambler (1750–1752). Twice weekly.
• The Remembrancer (1747–1751). Opposition weekly aligned with Prince Frederick and managed by James Ralph. ^[2]
• The Scots Magazine (1739–1826).
• The Sporting Magazine . (1792–). Monthly.
• The Spectator (1711–1714). Founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele; published daily, 1711–1712; in 1714, three times a week for six months. Collected in book form it remained hugely popular for the rest of the century.
• The Tatler (1709—1711)
• Theological Repository (1769–1771, 1784, 1786, 1788)
• Town and Country Magazine (1769–)
• The Tribune (1795–1796). Edited by John Thelwall
• Universal Chronicle, which published Samuel Johnson's The Idler (1758–1760)
• Vetusta Monumenta (1718–1906). Illustrated antiquarian papers published at intermittent intervals by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
• The Watchman (1796). Founded and edited by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• The Weekly Register (early 1730s). Anti-ministerial periodical featuring essays by James Ralph. ^[2]
• Wesleyan Methodist Magazine (1778–1969). Monthly
• The World (1753–1756). Every Thursday. Founded by "Adam Fitz-Adam" (i.e. Edwin Moore) and published by the Dodsleys.

See also

• List of 18th-century British periodicals for women
• List of eighteenth century journals
• List of nineteenth-century British periodicals

References

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2. Okie, Laird (1967). "James Ralph: An Eighteenth‑Century Professional Writer". Huntington Library Quarterly. 30 (4): 874–875.
3. White, Robert B. Jr. (1976). The English literary journal to 1900 : a guide to information sources . Detroit: Gale Research Co. ISBN   0-8103-1228-X.
4. Battestin, Martin C. (1993). Henry Fielding: A Life. Routledge. pp. 253–256.
5. McKinsey, Elizabeth (1973). "James Ralph: The Professional Writer Comes of Age". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 117 (2): 118–122.
6. Hayden, John. O (1969). The Romantic Reviewers, 1802–1824 . Chicago: University of Chicago Press.