- The Eagle (magazine)
The Eagle, founded in
1859 , is an annual magazine published with the assistance ofSt. John's College, Cambridge .The poet Thomas Ashe founded "The Eagle" in the year in which he graduated from St John's. [Ronald Bayne, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/754 ‘Ashe, Thomas (1836–1889)’] , rev. Katherine Mullin, "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005, accessed 5 Jan 2008] , with the help of a college fellow,
Joseph Bickersteth Mayor . [John R. Gibbins, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/56421 ‘Mayor, Joseph Bickersteth (1828–1916)’] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 5 Jan 2008]Henry George Hart (1843-1921) [ODNB ] andRobert Forsyth Scott (1849-1933) were later editors of the magazine. [cite journal | journal = Notes and Queries | title = The Rev. George Plaxton | author = Aleyn Lyell Reade | volume = 10 S X | date = October 17, 1908 | pages = p.301 | quote = Mr R. F. Scott, of St. John's, who edits The Eagle,.. | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=qlUCAAAAIAAJ ] [cite book | title = Dictionary of National Biography | year = 1901 | author = Smith, Elder | pages = p.51 | quote = information from R. F. Scott, esq., St. John's College, Cambridge. ]Samuel Butler wrote for "The Eagle". [ODNB ]History
* 1859-1935 : Published by W. Metcalfe OCLC|17524145
* 1959- : Published annually by St. John's College OCLC|70910081Since 1981, a supplement has also been published. OCLC|55869791
Between 1889 and 1915, some of the records from the
Cambridge Archives were printed in the magazine. [ [http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD/GBR/1859/SJCA St John's College, Cambridge Archives] ] [ [http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/manuscripts/oriental_manuscripts/browne_1434/ Browne 1434. The Khamsa of Nizami. Persian] ]References
External links
* [http://www.philsp.com/data/data102.html Magazine Data Page 102]
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