The Critic (Victorian-era magazine) explained

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.

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 and References

1. 37324. H. C. G.. Matthew. Crockford, John (1824/5–1865).
2. 17081. Lowe, James. Zoë. Lawson.
3. Josef L. Altholz. Mister Serjeant Cox, John Crockford, and the Origins of "Crockford's Clerical Directory". Victorian Periodicals Review. Winter 1984. 17. 4. 153–158. 20082136.
4. Henry Rosenberg and Sheila Rosenberg, Bibliography of Writings on Nineteenth-Century Periodicals, Victorian Periodicals Newsletter No. 7, [Vol. 3, No. 1] (Jan., 1970), pp. 11–13, at p. 12. Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press on behalf of the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20084827
5. Charlotte C. Watkins, Edward William Cox and the Rise of "Class Journalism", Victorian Periodicals Review Vol. 15, No. 3 (Fall, 1982), pp. 87–93, at pp. 89–90. Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press on behalf of the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20082036