The Academy (periodical)
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The Academy was a review of literature and general topics published in London
from 1869 to 1902, founded by Charles Appleton
.
The first issue was published on 9 October 1869 under the title The Academy: A Monthly Record of Literature, Learning, Science, and Art. It was published monthly from Oct. 1869 to Jan. 1871, then semimonthly from Feb. 1871 to 1873, and weekly from 1874 to 1902 under the titles The Academy: A Weekly Review of Literature, Science, and Art and then The Academy: A Weekly Review of LIterature and Life. The last issue was number 1549 on 11 January. In January 1902, The Academy merged with the periodical Literature, becoming The Academy and Literature. In its early years, the reviewers included Edmund Gosse
, George Saintsbury
, and Henry Sidgwick
. As a general rule, The Academy did not publish signed reviews. After its purchase by John Morgan Richards
in 1896, the periodical published lighter fare under the editorship of Charles Lewis Hind. The editors for The Academy were: Charles Appleton (1869-1878), Charles Doble (1878-1880), James S. Cotton (1881-1896), and C. Lewis Hind (1896-1903, including his editorship of The Academy and Literature). Henry Bradley
served as temporary editor for a portion of 1884-1885.
(1907-1910), Cecil Cowper (1910-1915), Henry Savage (1915), and T. W. H. Crosland
(1915-1916).
London
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from 1869 to 1902, founded by Charles Appleton
Charles Appleton
Charles Edward Appleton was an Oxford don and scholarly entrepreneur.He is best remembered for founding the periodical The Academy in 1869; it was intended a forum for an intellectual and cultural revival in the German style...
.
The first issue was published on 9 October 1869 under the title The Academy: A Monthly Record of Literature, Learning, Science, and Art. It was published monthly from Oct. 1869 to Jan. 1871, then semimonthly from Feb. 1871 to 1873, and weekly from 1874 to 1902 under the titles The Academy: A Weekly Review of Literature, Science, and Art and then The Academy: A Weekly Review of LIterature and Life. The last issue was number 1549 on 11 January. In January 1902, The Academy merged with the periodical Literature, becoming The Academy and Literature. In its early years, the reviewers included Edmund Gosse
Edmund Gosse
Sir Edmund William Gosse CB was an English poet, author and critic; the son of Philip Henry Gosse and Emily Bowes.-Early life:...
, George Saintsbury
George Saintsbury
George Edward Bateman Saintsbury , was an English writer, literary historian, scholar and critic.-Biography:...
, and Henry Sidgwick
Henry Sidgwick
Henry Sidgwick was an English utilitarian philosopher and economist. He was one of the founders and first president of the Society for Psychical Research, a member of the Metaphysical Society, and promoted the higher education of women...
. As a general rule, The Academy did not publish signed reviews. After its purchase by John Morgan Richards
John Morgan Richards
John Morgan Richards , was an American businessman and entrepreneur who made his fortune from the promotion of patent medicines and American cigarettes in Britain...
in 1896, the periodical published lighter fare under the editorship of Charles Lewis Hind. The editors for The Academy were: Charles Appleton (1869-1878), Charles Doble (1878-1880), James S. Cotton (1881-1896), and C. Lewis Hind (1896-1903, including his editorship of The Academy and Literature). Henry Bradley
Henry Bradley
Henry Bradley was a British philologist and lexicographer who succeeded James Murray as senior editor of the Oxford English Dictionary .-Early life:...
served as temporary editor for a portion of 1884-1885.
The Academy and Literature
From 1902 to 1916 the periodical The Academy and Literature had a fairly high turnover in ownership, editorship, and editorial direction. The editors were: C. Lewis Hind (1902-1903), William Teignmouth Shore (1903-1905), P. Anderson Graham & Assistant Editor Harold Hannyngton Child (1905-1906), Lord Alfred DouglasLord Alfred Douglas
Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas , nicknamed Bosie, was a British author, poet and translator, better known as the intimate friend and lover of the writer Oscar Wilde...
(1907-1910), Cecil Cowper (1910-1915), Henry Savage (1915), and T. W. H. Crosland
Thomas William Hodgson Crosland
Thomas William Hodgson Crosland , was a British author, poet, journalist and friend of royalty.-Biography:He was born in Leeds on July 21, 1865 or 1868 ....
(1915-1916).