List of 18th-century British periodicals

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

## In order of first publication

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* 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 (early 1730s). Anti-ministerial periodical featuring essays by James Ralph.[2]
* 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. Regular contributors included Henry Fielding and James Ralph.[4]
* Lloyd's List (1734–). Weekly, then semi-weekly.
* The Champion (1737–1744). Political weekly co-edited by Henry Fielding and James Ralph.[5]
* 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 (1747–1749). 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 Protestor (1751). Political journal associated with the Bedford Whigs and William Beckford, written in part by James Ralph.[4]
* 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'sThe 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

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* The Adventurer (1752–1754). Twice weekly. Founded by John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson, and others.
* The Bee (1733–1735). Founded by Eustace Budgell.[3]
* The Bee (1759–1759)
* The Champion (1737–1744). Political weekly co-edited by Henry Fielding and James Ralph.[5]

* The Connoisseur (1754–1756). Weekly.
* 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 Tatler (8 July 1709—31 March 1710). Thrice weekly; 115 issues
* The Intelligencer (1728—1729). Launched by Jonathan Swift and Thomas Sheridan
* The Monthly Review (1749–1845). Monthly. Founded by Ralph Griffiths and Robert Dodsley. Oliver Goldsmith was a contributor.
* The Plain Dealer (1724–1725). Bi-weekly. Founded by Aaron Hill.[1]
* 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)
* The Tribune (1795–1796). Edited by John Thelwall
* Universal Chronicle, which published Samuel Johnson'sThe Idler (1758–1760)
* The Watchman (1796). Founded and edited by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
* The World (1753–1756). Every Thursday. Founded by "Adam Fitz-Adam" (i.e. Edwin Moore) and published by the Dodsleys.
* A New Review (1782–1786). Edited by Paul Henry Maty.
* The Aberdeen Magazine, Or, Universal Repository. (1796–1798)
* 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)
* British Critic. Quarterly (1793–1826)
* Conjuror's Magazine (1791–1794?)
* Lloyd's List (1734–). Weekly, then semi-weekly.
* The London Chronicle (1756-1823). Thrice weekly.
* The Monthly Magazine (1796–1825). Founded by Sir Richard Phillips, edited by John Aikin
* The New Town & Country Magazine (1787–1789)
* The Philosophical Magazine (1798–)
* The Botanical Magazine, subsequently Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1787–)
* The Building Magazine (1774–1778)
* The Critical Review (1756–1817)
* The Female Spectator (1744—1746). Monthly; 24 issues
* The Gentleman's Magazine (1731–1907). Monthly.
* The Gospel Magazine (1766–)
* The Lady's Magazine (1770–1837). Monthly.
* The Lady's Monthly Museum (1798—1832)
* The Lady's Museum (1760—1761): monthly
* The London Magazine (1732–1785)
* The Monthly Mirror (1795–1811). Founded by Thomas Bellamy.[6]
* The Observer (1791–). Weekly.
* Old England (1743). Short-lived political journal funded by Dodington and Chesterfield, edited by James Ralph.[2]
* The Prompter (1734–1736). A theatrical and literary periodical chiefly associated with Aaron Hill and William Popple. Regular contributors included Henry Fielding and James Ralph.[4]
* The Protestor (1751). Political journal associated with the Bedford Whigs and William Beckford, written in part by James Ralph.[4]
* The Rambler (1750–1752). Twice weekly.
* The Remembrancer (1747–1749). Opposition weekly aligned with Prince Frederick and managed by James Ralph.[2]
* The Scots Magazine (1739–1826).
* The Sporting Magazine. (1792–). Monthly.
* The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (1747–1814). Monthly. Editors included James Hinton, W. Bent, and Percival Stockdale.
* Theological Repository (1769–1771, 1784, 1786, 1788)
* Town and Country Magazine (1769–)
* Vetusta Monumenta (1718–1906). Illustrated antiquarian papers published at intermittent intervals by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
* The Weekly Register (early 1730s). Anti-ministerial periodical featuring essays by James Ralph.[2]

* Wesleyan Methodist Magazine (1778–1969). Monthly

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ a b Margaret Drabble; Jenny Stringer; Daniel Hahn, eds. (2007). "Hill, Aaron". The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature, Third Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199214921.
2. ^ a b c d e f Okie, Laird (1967). "James Ralph: An Eighteenth‑Century Professional Writer". Huntington Library Quarterly. 30 (4): 874–875.
3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d McKinsey, Elizabeth (1973). "James Ralph: The Professional Writer Comes of Age". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 117 (2): 118–122.
5. ^ a b Battestin, Martin C. (1993). Henry Fielding: A Life. Routledge. pp. 253–256.
6. ^ a b Hayden, John. O (1969). The Romantic Reviewers, 1802–1824. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.