The Reader (weekly)
The Reader was a British weekly published from 1863 to 1867. Intended as a review journal, for both science and literature, it has been called "probably the last attempt, in Victorian England, to keep together liberal scientists, theologians, and men of letters."[1][2]
History
The Reader was set up in 1862 by
Editorial staff
The first editor was
The editors of the science section were Thomas Henry Huxley and John Tyndall.[8] Lockyer initially had had that job. With Herbert Spencer, he tried to turn around The Reader in 1864 by expanding its science content. But the December 1864 editorial "Science and Church Policy" by Huxley damaged circulation, by offending Christian Socialists.[9] There came to be flexibility of roles, with Frederick Pollock (1815–1888) taking on some responsibility in mid-1865.[10]
Contributors
In April 1863 a list of 51 contributors was published.[11]
- George Edward Roberts[12]
- Alfred Russel Wallace contributed eight papers[13]
- John Richard de Capel Wise[14]
Legacy
While the scientific content of The Reader ended with Bendyshe's ownership, the scientific group supplying it was the milieu for the founding of Nature in 1869.[15] As far as Bendyshe's interests in human diversity went, James Hunt set up as successor the Popular Magazine of Anthropology in early 1866.[5]
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-521-59033-4.
- ISBN 978-0-14-013192-5.
- ISBN 978-0-226-26145-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-226-55161-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-262-26218-7.
- ^ JSTOR 20084799
- ^ Mack, Edward Clarence; Armytage, W. H. G.; Armytage, Walter H. (1952). Thomas Hughes: The Life of the Author of Tom Brown's Schooldays. Benn. p. 125.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-920604-82-3.
- JSTOR 237141
- ISBN 978-0-19-878895-9.
- ^ Low, Sampson (1863). The Publishers Circular. editor, Mr. Sampson Low. p. 171.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 48. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ISBN 978-0-19-803381-3.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14320. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
- The Reader. Vol. 1. James Bohn. 1863. The initial price was 4d.
- The Reader, a review of literature, science, and art. Vol. 7. July 1866.