This list of 18th-century British periodicals excludes daily newspapers.
In order of first publication
- The Tatler (1709âÂÂ1711)
- The Female Tatler (8 July 1709âÂÂ31 March 1710). Thrice weekly; 115 issues
- The Spectator (1711âÂÂ1714). Founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele; published daily, 1711–1712; in 1714, three times a week for six months. Collected in book form it remained hugely popular for the rest of the century.
- Vetusta Monumenta (1718âÂÂ1906). Illustrated antiquarian papers published at intermittent intervals by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
- ' (1728âÂÂ1729). Launched by Jonathan Swift and Thomas Sheridan
- The Plain Dealer (1724âÂÂ1725). Bi-weekly. Founded by Aaron Hill.
- The Weekly Register (1729-1735). Anti-ministerial periodical featuring essays by James Ralph.
- The Grub Street Journal (1730-1738). Journal inspired by Alexander Pope's Dunciad
- The Gentleman's Magazine (1731âÂÂ1907). Monthly.
- The London Magazine (1732âÂÂ1785)
- The Bee (1733âÂÂ1735). Founded by Eustace Budgell.
- The Prompter (1734âÂÂ1736). A theatrical and literary periodical chiefly associated with Aaron Hill and William Popple.
- Lloyd's List (1734âÂÂ). Weekly, then semi-weekly.
- The Champion (1737âÂÂ1744). Political weekly co-edited by Henry Fielding and James Ralph.
- The Scots Magazine (1739âÂÂ1826).
- Birmingham Gazette (1741-1862). Weekly.
- Old England (1743). Short-lived political journal funded by Dodington and Chesterfield, edited by James Ralph.
- The Female Spectator (1744âÂÂ1746). Monthly; 24 issues
- The Remembrancer (1747âÂÂ1751). Opposition weekly aligned with Prince Frederick and managed by James Ralph.
- The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (1747âÂÂ1814). Monthly. Editors included James Hinton, W. Bent, and Percival Stockdale.
- The Monthly Review (1749âÂÂ1845). Monthly. Founded by Ralph Griffiths and Robert Dodsley. Oliver Goldsmith was a contributor.
- The Rambler (1750âÂÂ1752). Twice weekly.
- The Protester (2 JuneâÂÂ10 November 1753). Weekly political paper, Bedford-Whig alignment; edited by James Ralph under the pseudonym âÂÂIssachar BareboneâÂÂ.
- The Adventurer (1752âÂÂ1754). Twice weekly. Founded by John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson, and others.
- The World (1753âÂÂ1756). Every Thursday. Founded by "Adam Fitz-Adam" (i.e. Edwin Moore) and published by the Dodsleys.
- The Connoisseur (1754âÂÂ1756). Weekly.
- The Critical Review (1756âÂÂ1817)
- The London Chronicle (1756-1823). Thrice weekly.
- The Annual Register (1758âÂÂ). Annually.
- Universal Chronicle, which published Samuel Johnson'sThe Idler (1758âÂÂ1760)
- The Bee (1759âÂÂ1759)
- The Lady's Museum (1760âÂÂ1761): monthly
- Exeter Mercury or West Country Advertiser, later Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (1763âÂÂ1917)
- The Gospel Magazine (1766âÂÂ)
- Theological Repository (1769âÂÂ1771, 1784, 1786, 1788)
- Town and Country Magazine (1769âÂÂ)
- The Lady's Magazine (1770âÂÂ1837). Monthly.
- The Building Magazine (1774âÂÂ1778)
- Wesleyan Methodist Magazine (1778âÂÂ1969). Monthly
- The Arminian Magazine (1778âÂÂ1913)
- The European Magazine, and London Review (1782âÂÂ1826). Founded by James Perry; later edited by Isaac Reed.
- A New Review (1782âÂÂ1786). Edited by Paul Henry Maty.
- Annals of Agriculture (1784âÂÂ1815). Started by Arthur Young.
- The New Town & Country Magazine (1787âÂÂ1789)
- The Analytical Review (1788âÂÂ1799)
- The Botanical Magazine, subsequently Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1787âÂÂ)
- The Observer (1791âÂÂ). Weekly.
- The Sporting Magazine. (1792âÂÂ). Monthly.
- British Critic. Quarterly (1793âÂÂ1826)
- Anthologia hibernica (1793âÂÂ1794). Published in Dublin.
- The Monthly Mirror (1795âÂÂ1811). Founded by Thomas Bellamy.
- The Tribune (1795âÂÂ1796). Edited by John Thelwall
- The Aberdeen Magazine, Or, Universal Repository. (1796âÂÂ1798)
- The Monthly Magazine (1796âÂÂ1825). Founded by Sir Richard Phillips, edited by John Aikin
- The Watchman (1796). Founded and edited by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Bell's Weekly Messenger (1796-1832). Weekly.
- The Anti-Jacobin, or, Weekly Examiner (1797âÂÂ1798)
- The Anti-Jacobin Review (1798âÂÂ1821)
- The Philosophical Magazine (1798âÂÂ)
- The Asiatic annual register (1799âÂÂ1811)
- Conjuror's Magazine (1791âÂÂ1794?)
- The Lady's Monthly Museum (1798âÂÂ1832)
In alphabetical order
- The Aberdeen Magazine, Or, Universal Repository. (1796âÂÂ1798)
- The Adventurer (1752âÂÂ1754). Twice weekly. Founded by John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson, and others.
- The Analytical Review (1788âÂÂ1799)
- Annals of Agriculture (1784âÂÂ1815). Started by Arthur Young.
- The Annual Register (1758âÂÂ). Annually.
- Anthologia hibernica (1793âÂÂ1794). Published in Dublin.
- The Anti-Jacobin Review (1798âÂÂ1821)
- The Anti-Jacobin, or, Weekly Examiner (1797âÂÂ1798)
- The Arminian Magazine (1778âÂÂ1913)
- The Asiatic annual register (1799âÂÂ1811)
- The Bee (1733âÂÂ1735). Founded by Eustace Budgell.
- The Bee (1759âÂÂ1759)
- Bell's Weekly Messenger (1796-1832)
- Birmingham Gazette (1741-1862)
- The Botanical Magazine, subsequently Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1787âÂÂ)
- British Critic. Quarterly (1793âÂÂ1826)
- The Building Magazine (1774âÂÂ1778)
- The Champion (1737âÂÂ1744). Political weekly co-edited by Henry Fielding and James Ralph.
- Conjuror's Magazine (1791âÂÂ1794?)
- The Connoisseur (1754âÂÂ1756). Weekly.
- The Critical Review (1756âÂÂ1817)
- The European Magazine, and London Review (1782âÂÂ1826). Founded by James Perry; later edited by Isaac Reed.
- Exeter Mercury or West Country Advertiser, later Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (1763âÂÂ1917)
- The Female Spectator (1744âÂÂ1746). Monthly; 24 issues
- The Female Tatler (8 July 1709âÂÂ31 March 1710). Thrice weekly; 115 issues
- The Grub Street Journal (1730-1738). Journal inspired by Alexander Pope's Dunciad
- ' (1728âÂÂ1729). Launched by Jonathan Swift and Thomas Sheridan
- The Lady's Magazine (1770âÂÂ1837). Monthly.
- The Lady's Monthly Museum (1798âÂÂ1832)
- The Lady's Museum (1760âÂÂ1761): monthly
- Lloyd's List (1734âÂÂ). Weekly, then semi-weekly.
- The London Chronicle (1756âÂÂ1823). Thrice weekly.
- The London Magazine (1732âÂÂ1785)
- The Monthly Magazine (1796âÂÂ1825). Founded by Sir Richard Phillips, edited by John Aikin
- The Monthly Mirror (1795âÂÂ1811). Founded by Thomas Bellamy.
- The Monthly Review (1749âÂÂ1845). Monthly. Founded by Ralph Griffiths and Robert Dodsley. Oliver Goldsmith was a contributor.
- A New Review (1782âÂÂ1786). Edited by Paul Henry Maty.
- The New Town & Country Magazine (1787âÂÂ1789)
- The Observer (1791âÂÂ). Weekly.
- Old England (1743). Short-lived political journal funded by Dodington and Chesterfield, edited by James Ralph.
- The Philosophical Magazine (1798âÂÂ)
- The Plain Dealer (1724âÂÂ1725). Bi-weekly. Founded by Aaron Hill.
- The Prompter (1734âÂÂ1736). A theatrical and literary periodical chiefly associated with Aaron Hill and William Popple.
- The Protester (2 JuneâÂÂ10 November 1753). Weekly political paper, Bedford-Whig alignment; edited by James Ralph under the pseudonym âÂÂIssachar BareboneâÂÂ.
- The Rambler (1750âÂÂ1752). Twice weekly.
- The Remembrancer (1747âÂÂ1751). Opposition weekly aligned with Prince Frederick and managed by James Ralph.
- The Scots Magazine (1739âÂÂ1826).
- The Sporting Magazine. (1792âÂÂ). Monthly.
- The Spectator (1711âÂÂ1714). Founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele; published daily, 1711–1712; in 1714, three times a week for six months. Collected in book form it remained hugely popular for the rest of the century.
- The Tatler (1709âÂÂ1711)
- Theological Repository (1769âÂÂ1771, 1784, 1786, 1788)
- Town and Country Magazine (1769âÂÂ)
- The Tribune (1795âÂÂ1796). Edited by John Thelwall
- Universal Chronicle, which published Samuel Johnson's The Idler (1758âÂÂ1760)
- Vetusta Monumenta (1718âÂÂ1906). Illustrated antiquarian papers published at intermittent intervals by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
- The Watchman (1796). Founded and edited by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- The Weekly Register (early 1730s). Anti-ministerial periodical featuring essays by James Ralph.
- Wesleyan Methodist Magazine (1778âÂÂ1969). Monthly
- The World (1753âÂÂ1756). Every Thursday. Founded by "Adam Fitz-Adam" (i.e. Edwin Moore) and published by the Dodsleys.
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