Whitehall Evening Post
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The Whitehall Evening Post was a London newspaper, founded in 1718.
It was started in September 1718 by Daniel Defoe
; and was then published on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Defoe left it in June 1720, but it continued to exist until the end of the century. It closed in 1801, with issue 8487.
Its editors included Thomas Leach, and finally Stephen Jones
.
It was started in September 1718 by Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe , born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain and along with others such as Richardson,...
; and was then published on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Defoe left it in June 1720, but it continued to exist until the end of the century. It closed in 1801, with issue 8487.
Its editors included Thomas Leach, and finally Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones (editor)
Stephen Jones was an English literary editor, best known for his revision of the Biographia Dramatica.-Life:Eldest son of Giles Jones, secretary to the York Buildings Water Company, and nephew of Griffith Jones , he was born in London in 1763, and admitted to St Paul's School, London on 24 April...
.