The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review is surely the longest-running publication of our collection: It was founded in 1731 and remained in publication until 1922. It was also the first to use the term "magazine" for a periodical. It was founded by Edward Cave, who edited the magazine under the name "Sylvanus Urban" (a name adopted by subsequent editors). Samuel Johnson's first job as a writer was for this publication. It ran a wide variety of content, including news and obituaries; though it focused on current events it also had a strong emphasis (as the subtitle suggests) on history, folklore and antiquities. For more information, visit Wikipedia; extensive archives can be found at Archive.org.

The British Isles

The Abbeys of Yorkshire

History & Folklore

Foreign News, Domestic Occurrences and Notes

The Ancient Inns of Southwark

Anglo-Norman Church History

Antiquities of the Garruenos

Architectural Museum, Brompton

The Earliest Gothic Buildings

Early Paintings on the Walls of Churches

Fishlake Church, Yorkshire

Hawarden Church, Flintshire

Memorials of the Wash

The Old North Road

On the Emblems of the Crucifixion and the Arms of the Passion

Orders and Instructions Delivered by Henry Prince of Wales, in 1612...

The Roman City of Uriconium [Wroxeter]

Industry & Manufacturing

The Origin and Progress of Printing

Life

The Peerage in the Present Century

People

BLISS, Rev. Philip (obit)

BOOTHBY, Lady (Mrs. Nisbett) (obit)

BRAYBROOKE, Lord (Richard Griffin) (obit)

BRISTOL, Marquis of (Frederick William) (obit)

BRODERIP, William John (obit)

BROWNLOW, Elliott (obit)

BULL, John, D.D. (obit)

CAMPBELL, Col. (obit)

CAVENDISH, William Spencer, Duke of Devonshire (obit)

CHANDLER, George, Dean of Chichester (obit)

CHESSHYRE, Rev. William John (obit)

COLVIN, John (obit)

COPPOCK, James (obit)

CROFTON, Vice Admiral George (obit)

DEVON, Earl of (William Courtenay) (obit)

DICK, Quintin (obit)

DOWNMAN, Admiral Hugh (obit)

DUMFERMLINE, Lord (obit)

ELDER, Rev. Edward (obit)

HADDINGTON, Earl of (obit)

HASTINGS, Marchioness of (obit)

HATTON, George Finch, Earl of Winchelsea (obit)

HERVEY, Thomas Kibble - Poet (obit)

HODSON, Lt. William Steven Raikes (obit)

HOPE, Major William (obit)

HURDIS, James Henry (obit)

JACOB, General John (obit)

JOHNSON, Manuel John (The Radcliffe Observer)(obit)

KARSLAKE, Henry (obit)

LABLACHE, Signor Louis (obit)

LAURIE, Richard Holmes (obit)

LE GRICE, Rev. C. Val. (obit)

LEWIS, Rev. Thomas Taylor - Geologist(obit)

LOFTUS, W. Kennett - Archaeologist (obit)

LYONS, Baron Edmund (obit)

MASON, Cpt. Monck (obit)

MACFARLAN, Rev. Duncan (obit)

MAULE, Sir William Henry (obit)

MCGRIGOR, Sir James (obit)

MESZAROS, General Lazarus (obit)

MILLER, Rev. John (obit)

MORGAN, Lady Sydney (obit)

MORTON, Earl of (George Sholto Douglas) (obit)

MURRAY, Sir John Archibald (obit)

NEWMAN, John, Architect (obit)

ORLEANS, Duchess of (obit)

PALMER, William (obit)

PARKER, Thomas Lister - Artist (obit)

PEACOCK, George, Dean of Ely (obit)

PELLOW, Hon. Major (obit)

PERCEVAL, Col. Alexander (obit)

PHILLIPS, Charles, Commissioner of the Insolvent Debtors' Court (obit)

PIERSON, Rear Admiral Sir William Henry (obit)

PRESCOTT, William Hickling (obit)

RAUCH, Christian (obit)

RESCHID Pacha (obit)

RINTOUL, Robert Steven - Journalist (obit)

RIPON, Earl of (Frederick John) (obit)

SHIFFNER, Vice Admiral Sir Henry (obit)

SOWLER, Thomas (obit)

SPENCER, Earl Frederick (obit)

STEINLA, Moritz (obit)

STRADLING, William (obit)

STRANGWAYS, Henry Fox, Earl of Ilchester (obit)

TAYLOR, Richard - Journalist (obit)

THACKWELL, Gen. Sir Joseph (obit)

TOOKS, Thomas (obit)

TOWNSEND, Rev. George (obit)

TRAVERS, Benjamin (obit)

TRAVERS, Rear Admiral Sir Eaton Stanley (obit)

WILLIAMS, Archdeacon (obit)

WILSON, Daniel, Lord Bishop of Calcutta (obit)

WILSON, Thomas - Author (obit)

Research & Statistics

Daily Price of Stocks [table]

Monthly Prices of Corn, Grain, Hay, Straw, and Livestock

Monthly Tables of Mortality in the District of London

Royalty

Emperor of Japan (obit)

King of Dahomey (obit)

World Travel, Cultures & Colonies

Palace of Charles the Bald [Pitres, Normandy]