The Star (1788)
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The Star was a London evening newspaper founded on 3 May 1788, originally under the title Star and Evening Advertiser, and was the first daily evening newspaper in the world.[1] The paper ceased publication in 1831, when it was merged into The Albion.[2] Founding sponsors of the new paper included publisher John Murray and William Lane of the Minerva Press.[3]
References
- ^ British Library: Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Eighteenth Century.
- ^ Maurice Lindsay. "Stuart, Peter (fl. 1788-1805)". The Burns Encyclopedia online. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ISSN 1471-5988. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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