19th Century UK Periodicals |
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The nineteenth century was a period of revolutionary change and expansion. Britain was one of the world’s first industrial superpowers and developed a press to feed the demands of its increasingly literate and leisured population. 19th Century UK Periodicals is a major new multi-part series which covers the events, lives, values and themes that shaped the 19th century world. It provides an invaluable fully-searchable facsimile resource for the study of British life in the 19th century - from art to business, and from children to politics. Few of the materials in this extensive online collection have ever been reissued, in any format since original publication. All the original colour work has been specially captured for this programme. The complete collection will offer more than 600 periodical titles to be published in five series totalling 6 million pages altogether. Titles included have been newly identified and selected by leading scholars in 19th century studies: their choices reflect the broad scope and thrust of research and teaching in the 21st century. Part 1: New Readerships: Women’s, Children’s, Humour and Leisure/SportThis collection marks the advent of commercial lifestyle publishing in Britain and charts the rapid rise of modern magazine culture. Among the key themes are;
The political spectrum of women’s writing, from Hearth and Home to the Women’s Penny Paper, offering important evidence of women’s changing status in the 1800s. Satirical and comic titles, such as Fun, Punch and Figaro in London, offer insight into what made people laugh during these times. The rapid increase of publications devoted to children’s entertainment and education is illustrated with Boy’s Own Paper and Good Words for the Young, This first series also charts the explosion in popular sports and hobbies, from gardening and horse racing to cricket, cycling and golf. Forthcoming Series:
Part 1: UK Institutions and JISC CollectionsPurchase of the first in the series of New Readerships: Women’s, Children’s, Humour and Leisure/Sport by JISC Collections brings material from this period to the widest possible audience in the UK . Institutions will not have to invest in the content themselves but can gain access to 19th Century UK Periodicals Online through an annual hosting fee, available through the publisher Gale, to access the resource through its online interface. Please visit the JISC website for further information - www.jisc-collections.ac.uk |
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