Special Collections and Archives
Periodicals are great sources for understanding literature, publishing and society during the nineteenth century. You can find out about what men thought about women cycling, which moustaches were in fashion, and which plays were at the theatre. There are accounts of exploration, travel and adventure, attitudes to Empire, lurid accounts of crime, as well as more mundane accounts of how to disinfect or how to measure correctly. The periodical press was the birth place of many writers and fed the curiosity and informational needs of an increasingly literate public.
The list below highlights the titles that we have in print as well as providing links to digital surrogates.
| Title Published | Print Holdings | Database | Description |
| All the Year Round | 1860-2 | British Periodicals | Published by Chapman and Hall |
| The Art Journal | British Periodicals | Published by Virtue and Co. | |
| Aunt Judy | 1870-1,1874, 1877, 1879 | Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals | Edited by Mrs Alfred Gatty |
| The Believer's Treasury | 1886, Vol 1. | Published by William Shaw. See Plymouth Brethren Archive | |
| The Boy's Yearly Book | 1865-67 | Boy's Monthly Magazine bound volume. | |
| Boy's Own Magazine | Vol II and VI | Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals | Published by Samuel O. Beeton. |
| The British Workman | 1863-1876 | BLT19 | Published by Partridge and Co. It aimed to "promote the health, wealth and happiness of the working classes". |
| Chambers's Journal | 1866-1882, 1885-1905 | British Periodicals | |
| Chatterbox | 1883-4 | Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals | Founded by J. Erskine Clarke |
| Children's Friend | 1888, Vol XXVIII | Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals | |
| Children's Magazine | 1911-1913 | ||
| Cornhill Magazine | Vol I-XIX | British Periodicals | Published by Smith, Elder and Company |
| The Family Friend | 1887-1890 | Includes articles about cooking and embroidery, household and gardening tips. | |
| The Girls Own Paper (Girl's Own Annual) | 1884-5, 1892-4 | Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals | Published by the Religious Tract Society. A mix of stories and educational articles. |
| Golden Gates | Vol 1 & 2 | Edited by John Strange Winter | |
| The Graphic | Jan-Jun 1889 | HathiTrust | |
| Household Words | Vol I-XIX | British Periodicals | Conducted by Charles Dickens |
| The Juvenile Missionary Magazine | Online Books | Publication of the London Missionary Society. | |
| The Magazine of Art | 1878, 1892-1895, 1897, 1899-1900 | British Periodicals | Published by Cassell & Co. |
| Magazine for the Young | |||
| Pearson's Magazine | 1896-8, Vol 1-6 | Edited by C. Arthur Pearson. | |
| Peter's Parley | 1877-78 | Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals | Samuel Griswold Goodrich, better known under his pseudonym Peter Parley, was an American author. |
| Punch | 1852, 1867, 1869-1878 | Published by Bradbury, Evans and Co. Illustrated weekly magazine of humour and satire. | |
| The Quiver | 1891 | British Periodicals | Published by Cassell's. It was "designed for the defence and promotion of biblical truth and the advance of religion in the homes of the people." |
| Science for All | 1883-8 | Edited by Robert Brown M.A. Ph.D., F.L.S., F.R.G.S | |
| Sunday at Home |
1869-71, 1874, 1877-79,1890-2 |
Online Books | Published by the Religious Tract Society. |
| Weekly Welcome | 1877 | Published by S.W. Partridge. A magazine for the home circle | |
| Windsor Magazine | Jan-Jun 1896, Vol 3 | British Periodicals | Published by Ward, Lock. |
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Winter's Weekly (formerly Golden Gates) |
March 1892- | Edited by John Strange Winter |
The collection has been listed by Angela Majnic-Lane whilst on an Applied Humanities Placement.
Contents: periodicals, magazines
Period: 19th-20th century
Subjects: literature, non-fiction, life-style