Anti-Jacobin Review

"The Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine, or, Monthly Political and Literary Censor" (1798 to 1821), a conservative British political periodical, was founded by John Gifford [pseud. of John Richards Green] (1758–1818) after the demise of William Gifford's "The Anti-Jacobin, or, Weekly Examiner" (1797-1798). Gifford and Andrew Bisset were the chief writers, and the political philosopher James Mill wrote reviews. Described as "often scurrilous" and "ultra-Tory," [John Strachan, “ [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10669 Gifford, William (1756–1826)] ,” "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. May 2006. 7 May 2007).] the journal contained essays, reviews, and satirical engravings, notably by James Gillray. It grew out of the political ferment of the period and was a vocal element of the British Anti-Jacobin backlash against the ideals of the French Revolution.

Contributors included Robert Bisset (1758/9–1805), John Bowles (1751–1819), Arthur Cayley (1776–1848), George Gleig, Samuel Henshall (1764/5–1807), James Hurdis, John Oxlee (1779–1854), Richard Penn (1733/4–1811), Richard Polwhele, John Skinner (1744–1816), William Stevens (1732–1807), and John Whitaker (1735–1808), though as items were frequently published anonymously attributions are often unclear.

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Resources

*Stephen, Leslie. “ [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10665 Gifford, John (1758–1818)] .” Rev. Adam I. P. Smith. "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. 7 May 2007.
*Strachan, John. “ [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10669 Gifford, William (1756–1826)] .” "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. May 2006. 7 May 2007.

Further reading

*Andrews, Stuart. "The British Periodical Press and the French Revolution, 1789-99". New York: Palgrave, 2000. ISBN 0333738519