Created by Jonathan Cutmore, this site is an excellent resource for students and scholars of early nineteenth-century British literature and history. The site chronicles the early years of the Quarterly Review, one of the two most influential British journals in the first half of the nineteenth century (along with the Edinburgh Review). The brightest gem of the site is probably the index of all 61 issues of the journal for 1809-24, which includes notes, contents, and very importantly as most articles were unattributed, identification of contributors. Also at the site are an essay on the founding and early years of the journal, transcripts of 40 letters from the editor William Gifford, and a bibliographical encyclopedia that covers the journal's authors, significant supporters, and authors reviewed. Another terrific resource at the site, as readership is an open question for any periodical in this era, is a subscription list from 1810, which is incorporated into the bibliographical encyclopedia.
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