The People's Journal Explained

The People's Journal, first published in 1858,[1] was a Dundee-based Scottish periodical, originally produced by John Leng & Co., a local publishing company that for a time employed the Scottish artist, political cartoonist, postcard illustrator and publisher Martin Anderson (better known by his pseudonym Cynicus) as a member of its staff. Another contributor was Camilla Dufour Crosland.[2] Latterly, The People's Journal was produced by the regional publisher D.C. Thomson & Co.[3] The last edition was published on Saturday 11 January 1986.[4] It carried poetry by readers, including William McGonagall.

Editors included William Duncan Latto[5] and Robert Paterson.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lynch . Michael . The Oxford companion to Scottish history . 24 February 2011 . Oxford University Press . 9780199693054 . 452.
  2. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English, eds Virginia Blain, Patricia Clements and Isobel Grundy (London: Batsford, 1990), p. 251.
  3. http://www.fdca.org.uk/pdf%20files/1882%20Directory%20P.pdf Dundee Directory - 1882
  4. http://retrodundee.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/last-peoples-journal-1986.html Retro Dundee - Last People's Journal
  5. News: Watt . Richard . Scottish working class poets given new life with People's Journal collection . 17 February 2021 . The Courier . 26 January 2017.
  6. News: Morkis . Stefan . Former People's Journal editor Bob Paterson . 17 February 2021 . The Courier . 6 July 2016.

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