Chambers' Edinburgh Journal, No. 441, Volume Xvii, New Series, June 12, 1852 - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354946720 ISBN 13: 9789354946721

Publisher: Alpha Editions, 2021

Synopsis

Step into mid Victorian Edinburgh with a magazine that alive with street life, salons, and sharp social commentary. Chambers' Edinburgh Journal, No. 441, Volume XVII, New Series (June 12, 1852) offers a window onto British literary culture when serials shaped daily reading and public conversation. This restored edition brings together a rich blend of social reportage, literary criticism essays, and culturally attuned sketches that illuminate edinburgh life and culture, as well as the broader currents of victorian britain. Far from a mere reprint, the issue embodies the illustrated periodical format that linked readers across parlours and libraries, and it stands as a document of mid nineteenth century serial storytelling and critique. For periodical collectors and for library archives, it is an indispensable touchstone for understanding a vibrant era in which household words by dickens and contemporary voices helped define taste, opinion, and urban experience. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume is restored for today's and future generations. It is more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure that invites casual readers to discover its immediacy and scholars to explore its subtleties. A deft, enduring bridge between Victorian Britain and modern readers, it honours edinburgh scotland's literary heartbeat while speaking to the enduring appeal of periodical culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alpha Editions
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9354946720
• ISBN 13: 9789354946721
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 50
• Editor: Chambers William