Secular Review
George William Foote (1877–1878) William Stewart Ross (1882–1907) | |
Founded | 1876 |
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Political alignment | Freethought |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 1907 |
Secular Review (1876–1907) was a
History
The journal was founded in August 1876 by
In February 1877, Charles Watts assumed the editorship. A new series was started in June 1877, merging it with Foote's Secularist, under joint editorship, to form the Secular Review and Secularist. Foote served as co-editor with Watts until March 1878, after which Watts edited the paper on his own until 1882.
William Stewart Ross joined Watts as co-editor in January 1882 and assumed sole editorship in July 1884, using the pseudonym "Saladin". In December 1888, Ross rechristened it the Agnostic Journal and Secular Review, and shortly thereafter changed the name again to the Agnostic Journal and Eclectic Review. Ross died in November 1906 and the last issue was published in June 1907.[1][3][4]
References
- ^ a b Laurel Brake and Marysa Demoor, eds., Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland (Academia Press, 2009), p. 566.
- ^ Alastair Bonnett 'The Agnostic Saladin' History Today, 2013, 63#2, pp. 47–52
- ^ Edward Royle, Radicals, Secularists, and Republicans: Popular Freethought in Britain, 1866-1915 (Manchester University Press, 1980), p. 161.
- ^ "Religion, Radicalism and Freethought in Victorian and Edwardian Britain (EP Microform,1979)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-31.
External links
- Google Books (holds Vols. 1-2, 18 [1877-1878, 1886]).