The Augustan age and the age of Johnson, 1698-1788

This is the first volume of a projected four-volume reference guide to British literary magazines. The Augustan Age and the Age of Johnson covers the literature of the period between 1698, when the London Spy began publishing, through 1788. The work contains historical essays, publication details, and bibliographic sources for ninety magazines and lists, in two appendixes, an additional eighty-three magazines of the period.