Jennie BatchelorMar 15, 20167 minIdentifying ‘R-’, part 2: possible family connections in the Lady’s MagazineOne of the recurring themes in this blog has been our conviction that the much-slighted Lady’s Magazine occupied an important position in...
Jennie BatchelorFeb 16, 20167 minThe sources of appropriated content in the Lady’s Magazine: some tendencies in vols. I to X (1770-17Already several of our blog posts have discussed the many instances of appropriated content in the Lady’s Magazine. In my last post, I...
Jennie BatchelorJan 21, 20166 minAuthorship Studies Now and in the Pre-Digital Age; or, A Tribute to the Old SchoolAs Jennie reminded us earlier this month, we have recently entered the last quarter of the term allotted to our research project. Most of...
Jennie BatchelorSep 25, 20157 minThe P-word, part II: is it ever right to call a periodical a plagiarism?In the past few weeks, a recurrent topic in our blogs has been the regular appearance in the Lady’s Magazine of material taken from other...
Jennie BatchelorSep 2, 20156 min‘Steal upon the ravish’d sense’: readers plagiarizing poetry in the Lady’s MagazineOur regular readers will already know that the most important goal of our research project is to learn as much as possible about the...
Jennie BatchelorAug 10, 20156 minThe Pirates of Paternoster Row: ruses and reprints in the Lady’s MagazineThrough our weekly posts we have been trying to keep you up to date on our progress in finding out as much as possible about the Lady’s...
Jennie BatchelorJul 23, 20156 minCalling all Romanticists: the Lady’s Magazine belongs to you too!Last week Team Lady’s Magazine attended the wonderful 2015 BARS conference “Romantic After all, although the magazine runs until 1832 and...
Jennie BatchelorJul 1, 20154 minLost time well spent: exploring the Robinson archivesAs we have said many times before, eighteenth-century periodicals like the Lady’s Magazine can be challenging to research. Magazines are...
Jennie BatchelorJun 10, 20156 minConstructing authorial identities: A Suffolk Weaver Poet in the Lady’s MagazineWhen Byron’s first publications did not meet with the favourable reception which they undoubtedly deserved, the young poet wrote one of...
Jennie BatchelorMay 11, 20154 min“My signature – but mum! – is _____ “: pseudonymous authorship in the Lady’s MagazineLM I (May 1771). Image © Adam Matthew Digital / Birmingham Central Library. Not to be reproduced without permission. In previous blog...
Jennie BatchelorApr 20, 20154 minLocation, location, location: the geographical distribution of reader-contributors to the Lady’s MagLM X (May 1779). Image © Adam Matthew Digital / Birmingham Central Library. Not to be reproduced without permission. In her recent post...
Jennie BatchelorFeb 23, 20154 minJuvenile Genius: girls and boys writing for the Lady’s MagazineLM, XXXII (1801). Image © Adam Matthew Digital / Birmingham Central Library. Not to be reproduced without permission. Titles are an...
Jennie BatchelorFeb 2, 20153 minThe Supplement, or, The mysterious thirteenth month of the Lady’s MagazineA reasonable expectation that subscribers have of their favourite magazine is that its publication frequency offers a hint as to how many...
Jennie BatchelorDec 1, 20143 minEntertaining puzzles in the Lady’s MagazinePeriodical publications, and especially the subgenre of the magazine, are seldom a one-way street. The content they provide readers with...
Jennie BatchelorNov 8, 20142 minAn open-access research index for the Lady’s MagazineOver the next two years, the Leverhulme-funded research project on the Lady’s Magazine at the University of Kent will share with you its...
