Monthly Review (London)

Monthly Review (London)

The Monthly Review (1749–1845) was an English periodical founded by Ralph Griffiths, a Nonconformist bookseller. The first periodical in England to offer reviews,[1] it featured the novelist and poet Oliver Goldsmith as an early contributor. William Kenrick, the "superlative scoundrel", was editor from 1759 to 1766.[2]

Publishing history of the Monthly Review: Printed for R. Griffiths {etc.}

  • Volumes 1–81, May 1749–Dec. 1789;
  • {2d ser.} v. 1–108, Jan. 1790–Nov. 1825;
  • new {3d} ser., v. 1–15, Jan. 1826–Dec. 1830;
  • new {4th} ser., v. 1–45, Jan. 1831–Dec. 1844.

Many libraries have incorrectly catalogued the periodical as the London Monthly Review.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Monthly Review, January 1844
  2. ^ http://www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser/vita/research/beattie.htm
  3. ^ Ward, William S. Index and Finding List of Serials Published in the British Isles 1789–1832. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1953.