Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 - Various Authors

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451

By Various Authors

  • Release Date: 2012-03-01
  • Genre: Antiques & Collectibles

Description

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal was a weekly 16-page magazine started by William Chambers in 1832. Topics included history, religion, language, and science. William was soon joined as joint editor by his brother Robert, who wrote many of the articles for the early issues, and within a few years the journal had a circulation of 84, 000. In 1854 the title was changed to Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Arts, and changed again to Chambers's Journal at the end of 1897. The journal continued to be published until 1956. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 contents: WHO SHALL RULE THE WAVES?, NUMBER NINETEEN IN OUR STREET, VISIT TO A SPOT CONNECTED WITH THE BIOGRAPHY OF BURNS, ONE-SIDEDNESS, MR KIRBY THE NATURALIST, THE MODERN TARTAR, A DAINTY DISH, GRATITUDE OF THE COUNTRY FOR STEAM COMMUNICATION, A DREAM OF RESURRECTION.