Niles’ Weekly Register – Old Magazines Online Free Vol 1 (1811) – Vol 75 (1849) Baltimore, MD The numbering of volumes at the link is irregular: Vol 1 is the 5th item, Vol 2 is about 25th, etc.

The collection at this HathiTrust link appears to contain a complete run, from the magazine’s founding in 1731 to the end of general publication in 1907. It was read throughout the English-speaking world and continued to flourish through the 18th century and much of the 19th century under a series of different editors and publishers.” – Wikipedia It carried original content from a stable of regular contributors, as well as extensive quotations and extracts from other periodicals and books. Founder Edward Cave’s “innovation was to create a monthly digest of news and commentary on any topic the educated public might be interested in, from commodity prices to Latin poetry. The first English periodical to be called a “magazine”. The Gentleman’s Magazine – Old Magazines Online Free Issues 1731-1907 London, UK: Edward Cave & others

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