Identifying ‘R-’, part 2: possible family connections in the Lady’s Magazine
One of the recurring themes in this blog has been our conviction that the much-slighted Lady’s Magazine occupied an important position in...
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The sources of appropriated content in the Lady’s Magazine: some tendencies in vols. I to X (1770-17
Already several of our blog posts have discussed the many instances of appropriated content in the Lady’s Magazine. In my last post, I...
Authorship Studies Now and in the Pre-Digital Age; or, A Tribute to the Old School
As Jennie reminded us earlier this month, we have recently entered the last quarter of the term allotted to our research project. Most of...
The 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...
‘Steal upon the ravish’d sense’: readers plagiarizing poetry in the Lady’s Magazine
Our regular readers will already know that the most important goal of our research project is to learn as much as possible about the...
The Pirates of Paternoster Row: ruses and reprints in the Lady’s Magazine
Through 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...
Calling 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...
Lost time well spent: exploring the Robinson archives
As we have said many times before, eighteenth-century periodicals like the Lady’s Magazine can be challenging to research. Magazines are...
Constructing authorial identities: A Suffolk Weaver Poet in the Lady’s Magazine
When Byron’s first publications did not meet with the favourable reception which they undoubtedly deserved, the young poet wrote one of...
“My signature – but mum! – is _____ “: pseudonymous authorship in the Lady’s Magazine
LM I (May 1771). Image © Adam Matthew Digital / Birmingham Central Library. Not to be reproduced without permission. In previous blog...
Location, location, location: the geographical distribution of reader-contributors to the Lady’s Mag
LM X (May 1779). Image © Adam Matthew Digital / Birmingham Central Library. Not to be reproduced without permission. In her recent post...
Juvenile Genius: girls and boys writing for the Lady’s Magazine
LM, XXXII (1801). Image © Adam Matthew Digital / Birmingham Central Library. Not to be reproduced without permission. Titles are an...
The Supplement, or, The mysterious thirteenth month of the Lady’s Magazine
A reasonable expectation that subscribers have of their favourite magazine is that its publication frequency offers a hint as to how many...
Entertaining puzzles in the Lady’s Magazine
Periodical publications, and especially the subgenre of the magazine, are seldom a one-way street. The content they provide readers with...
An open-access research index for the Lady’s Magazine
Over the next two years, the Leverhulme-funded research project on the Lady’s Magazine at the University of Kent will share with you its...