Routledge Handbook to Nineteenth-Century British Periodicals and Newspapers

Andrew King is Professor of English Literature and Literary Studies at the University of Greenwich, UK, Alexis Easley is Professor of English at the University of St. Thomas, USA, and John Morton is Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich, UK.

The 2017 winner of the Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize."This volume's 30 chapters deal with practically every aspect of periodical research and with the specific topics and audiences the 19th-century periodical press addressed. It also covers matters such as digitization that did not exist or were in early development a generation ago. In addition to the essays, readers will find 50 illustrations, 54 pages of bibliography, and a chronology of the periodical press. This book gives seemingly endless insights into the ways periodicals and newspapers influenced and reflected 19th-century culture. It not only makes readers aware of problems involved in interpreting the history of the press but also offers suggestions for ways of untangling them and points the direction for future research. It will be a valuable resource for readers with interests in almost any aspect of 19th-century Britain. Summing Up: Highly recommended"- J. D. Vann, University of North Texas in CHOICE

• Introduction SECTION I: PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION1. Digitization James Mussell 2. Technologies of Production Shannon Rose Smith 3. Distribution Graham Law4. Periodical Economics Andrew KingSECTION II: CONTRIBUTORS AND CONTRIBUTIONS5. Writing for Periodicals Linda H. Peterson 6. Editors and the Nineteenth-Century Press Marysa Demoor 7. Illustration Brian Maidment 8. Poetry Linda K. Hughes9. Prose Beth PalmerSECTION III: GEOGRAPHIES10. Empire and the Periodical Press Michelle Tusan 11. Transatlantic Connections Bob Nicholson 12. Transnational Connections Jane Chapman 13. Scottish Periodicals David Finkelstein 14. Welsh Periodicals and NewspapersLisa Peters 15. Periodicals in Ireland Elizabeth Tilley16. Provincial Periodicals Andrew HobbsSECTION IV: TAXONOMIES17. Markets, Genres, IterationsLaurel Brake 18. Men and the Periodical Press Stephanie Olsen 19. Periodicals for Women Kathryn Ledbetter 20. Family Magazines Jennifer Phegley 21. Children’s Periodicals Kristine Moruzi 22. Sporting Periodicals Yuri Cowan 23. Comic/Satirical Periodicals Craig Howes 24. Social Purpose Periodicals Deborah Mutch 25. Temperance Periodicals Annemarie McAllister 26. Religious Periodicals Mark Knight 27. Theater and the Periodical Press Katherine Newey 28. Art PeriodicalsJulie Codell 29. Music Periodicals Laura VorachekCHRONOLOGY OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PERIODICAL PRESS Gary Simons