New cheap newspapers rise as stamp duty ends
The piece warns that unscrupulous publishers and readers may flood the market with substandard papers once stamps disappear. It urges scrutiny of the pro and con, notes the risk to true journalism, and predicts many local journals will fail while ambitious ventures sprout in towns like Chelsea Islington Clapham and Mitcham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamp Office
Queen’s Bench
Punch
Chelsea Times
Chelsea
Islington Herald
St. Chad’s Well
Gray’s ‘Inn Lane
Bayswater Advertiser
Shepherd’s Bush
Red ‘Lion
Notting Hill
Clapham
Clapham Mercury
Wandsworth
Battersea
Streatham
Clapham Road
House of Commons
A Novel Marriage Settlement at a West Brookfield Farm
A Massachusetts wedding tied Lucy Stone to Henry B. Blackwell, with a protest declaring marriage laws unjust. The couple sought equal partnership, signing a public protest about legal wife rights, guardianship, and property. The piece notes unusual precautions and quips that Mr. Blackwell should provide baby clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bloomfield
Massachusetts
Lucy Stone
Henry B. Blackwell
T.W. Higginson
Worcester
West Brookfield
Henry B. Brackwent
Lucy Stonn
Blackwell
Dickens to Launch New Serial Tale in November
Literary notes report Bradbury and Evans will publish a new Dickens serial in twenty monthly parts starting in November, illustrated by Hablot Browne and matching Bleak House in tone. The item also lists Ruskin critiques, new publications, and other literary happenings of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Bradbury and Evans
Charles Dickens
Hablot Browne
Mr. Ruskin
Messrs
Shirley Brooks
Aspen Court
Bentley
Dickens
Charles Mathews
City of London
Johnson
Nelson Lee
National Review
Churchman
Atheneum
Illustrated London Magazine
Julian Robins
Joseph H. Robins
Simon Pure
Dudley Costello
Spencer
Crimea
Turkey
Circassia
Constantine
Crauford
Chapman and Hall
Margaret Maitland
The
Parlour Library
Leila
Routledge
Bulwer
Campbell
Birket Foster
George Thomas
Harrison Weir
Messrs. Low
George Vandenhoff
The Illustrated Book of French Songs in Translation
A critical note on Oxenford translated French song collections spanning from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. It highlights the translator’s approach to imagery and idiom and includes sample verses such as The Av aricious Shepherdess The Blacksmith and The Departure for Syria, illustrating varied themes from affection to patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oxenford
Ingram and Co
Oxenford
Mr. Oxenford
Phillis
Damon
Lizette
Roger
Syria
Dunois
Mary’s
Magazine Critique Of Blackwood And Kingsley Works
A reader reviews monthly magazines noting Blackwood’s tone and a strong start with an article on Rev. Charles Kingsley. The piece critiques Hypatia and assorted modern novelists, highlighting social politics of the era and the critic’s sharp wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood
Charles Kingsley
Backwood
Alton Locke
Hypatia
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Cupid
Cytherra
Chloe
Flora
Rosa
Rose
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