The Critic (Victorian-era magazine)

The Critic was a magazine founded in London by John Crockford and Edward William Cox.[1] Its full title was The Critic of Literature, Science, and the Drama, and it was edited by James Lowe[2] during its existence from 1843 to 1863.[3]

History and profile

It was started as a book review section of Law Times, which reviewed the world of journals.[3] The magazine was started as a separate publication in November 1843.[3] In turn it gave rise to The Clerical Journal, in 1853. In 1851/2 it featured a substantial series of articles by Francis Espinasse, as "Herodotus Smith", on the quarterly journals.[4][5] The magazine ended publication at the end of 1863.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Matthew, H. C. G. "Crockford, John (1824/5–1865)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37324. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Lawson, Zoë. "Lowe, James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17081. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b c d Josef L. Altholz (Winter 1984). "Mister Serjeant Cox, John Crockford, and the Origins of "Crockford's Clerical Directory"". Victorian Periodicals Review. 17 (4): 153–158. JSTOR 20082136.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Henry; Rosenberg, Sheila (1970). "Bibliography of Writings on Nineteenth-Century Periodicals". Victorian Periodicals Newsletter (7): 11–13. ISSN 0049-6189. JSTOR 20084827.
  5. ^ Watkins, Charlotte C. (1982). "Edward William Cox and the Rise of 'Class Journalism'". Victorian Periodicals Review. 15 (3): 87–93. ISSN 0709-4698. JSTOR 20082036.


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