Index to book reviews in England, 1749-1774

Abstract

This index provides valuable information on vast majority of reviews of poetry, fiction, drama during first 25 years of modern, formalized book reviewing in England.Forster introduces readers to wealth of material in two major review journals (Monthly Review and Critical Review), the two major magazines (Gentleman s and London), and 11 other periodicals. She includes in her 3,023 entries information on format, price, bookseller s name taken from books themselves. In her Introduction, Forster surveys some material concerning reviewers public attitude to their self-appointed task to provide a background against which reviewers literary judgments can be examined.

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