THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - A MONTHLY REVIEW No. 73, March 1883.

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THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - A MONTHLY REVIEW No. 73, March 1883. Edited By James Knowles. Founded in 1877 by James Knowles, The Nineteenth Century was a British monthly literary magazine. This issues includes: “The truth about Rossetti” by Theodore Watts, “Frater ave ate vale” by Alfred Tennyson, “The Suppression of Poisonous Opinions” by Virginia Wolf’s father Leslie Stephen, among many others.  

The magazine was designed as an 'utterly impartial' forum for debate and discussion among leading intellectuals. (2) Many of the early supporters and contributors to the Nineteenth Century were members of the Metaphysical Society, of which Knowles had been secretary. The first issue, for example, contained pieces by former Society members Lord Tennyson, William Gladstone and Cardinal Manning. (3) It quickly became one of the most successful literary magazines in Britain, selling over 20,000 copies a month by early 1878.

Author: James Knowles (ed.)
Title: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - A MONTHLY REVIEW No. 73, March 1883.
Publisher: Paul Kegan, Trench & Co. London
Publication date: March 1883
Format: softcover
Total Pages: 544
Condition: Good. chips, tears and creases. binding firm.
Provenance: The Art Library of Dr Alastair Grieve
Stock Number: RB02940

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THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - A MONTHLY REVIEW No. 73, March 1883. Edited By James Knowles. Founded in 1877 by James Knowles, The Nineteenth Century was a British monthly literary magazine. This issues includes: “The truth about Rossetti” by Theodore Watts, “Frater ave ate vale” by Alfred Tennyson, “The Suppression of Poisonous Opinions” by Virginia Wolf’s father Leslie Stephen, among many others.  

The magazine was designed as an 'utterly impartial' forum for debate and discussion among leading intellectuals. (2) Many of the early supporters and contributors to the Nineteenth Century were members of the Metaphysical Society, of which Knowles had been secretary. The first issue, for example, contained pieces by former Society members Lord Tennyson, William Gladstone and Cardinal Manning. (3) It quickly became one of the most successful literary magazines in Britain, selling over 20,000 copies a month by early 1878.

Author: James Knowles (ed.)
Title: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - A MONTHLY REVIEW No. 73, March 1883.
Publisher: Paul Kegan, Trench & Co. London
Publication date: March 1883
Format: softcover
Total Pages: 544
Condition: Good. chips, tears and creases. binding firm.
Provenance: The Art Library of Dr Alastair Grieve
Stock Number: RB02940

THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - A MONTHLY REVIEW No. 73, March 1883. Edited By James Knowles. Founded in 1877 by James Knowles, The Nineteenth Century was a British monthly literary magazine. This issues includes: “The truth about Rossetti” by Theodore Watts, “Frater ave ate vale” by Alfred Tennyson, “The Suppression of Poisonous Opinions” by Virginia Wolf’s father Leslie Stephen, among many others.  

The magazine was designed as an 'utterly impartial' forum for debate and discussion among leading intellectuals. (2) Many of the early supporters and contributors to the Nineteenth Century were members of the Metaphysical Society, of which Knowles had been secretary. The first issue, for example, contained pieces by former Society members Lord Tennyson, William Gladstone and Cardinal Manning. (3) It quickly became one of the most successful literary magazines in Britain, selling over 20,000 copies a month by early 1878.

Author: James Knowles (ed.)
Title: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - A MONTHLY REVIEW No. 73, March 1883.
Publisher: Paul Kegan, Trench & Co. London
Publication date: March 1883
Format: softcover
Total Pages: 544
Condition: Good. chips, tears and creases. binding firm.
Provenance: The Art Library of Dr Alastair Grieve
Stock Number: RB02940

 

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