The Grub-Street Journal, published from 8 January 1730 to 1738,[1][2][3] was a satire on popular journalism and hack-writing as it was conducted in Grub Street in London.[4] It was largely edited by the nonjuror Richard Russel and the botanist John Martyn. While he disclaimed it, Alexander Pope was one of its contributors,[2][3] continuing his satire which he had started with The Dunciad.
After its end, The Literary Courier of Gruber Street succeeded it for a few months.[1]
References
- ^ a b Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury (1908). The text of Shakespeare: its history from the publication of the quartos and folios down to and including the publication of the editions of Pope and Theobald. C. Scribner's sons. p. 383.
- ^ a b Alexander Pope; John Wilson Croker; Whitwell Elwin; William John Courthope (1882). The works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4. J. Murray. p. 441.
- ^ a b Alexander Pope; John Dennis (1891). The poetical works of Alexander Pope, Volume 3. G. Bell. p. 3.
- ^ Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury (1908). The text of Shakespeare: its history from the publication of the quartos and folios down to and including the publication of the editions of Pope and Theobald. C. Scribner's sons. p. 390.
Bibliography
- Goldgar, Bertrand A., ed. (2002). The Grub-Street Journal, 1730-33. London: Pickering & Chatto. ISBN 1851967443. Facsimile reprint in 4 volumes.
- Hillhouse, James T. (1967) [1928]. The Grub-Street Journal (Reissued. Illustrated ed.). New York: Benjamin Blom.
External links
- Grub Street: The Literary and the Literatory in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Grub Street Journal, first four volumes, at Hathi Trust