Older English Newsmagazines

Moving away from tales of love, I thought I’d mention a fabulous Web site from Oxford, called the Internet Library of Early Journals. It includes the full text facsmile and searchable versions of a number of very important early journals, or news magazines, the equivalent’s in part of today’s Macleans or Time. The collection includes titles like The Gentleman’s Magazine (no, not published by anyone named Hugh). As well as being a source of endless distraction for anyone who delves into them, as they include amusing letters and poetry, the journals are also an important source of legislative information in the days before Hansard started reporting the doings of Parliament. Happy Valentine’s Day to all.