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Victorian women's magazines : an anthology

Focusing on the historical development of the British women's magazine, this book begins with descriptions of different kinds of magazines. This is followed by an exploration of elements that made up the mix of ingredients and a comprehensive listing
Print Book, English, 2001
Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the U.S.A. by Palgrave, Manchester, New York, 2001
Women's periodicals, English
ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780719058783, 9780719058790, 0719058783, 0719058791
45879721
IntroductionSection A1. The fashion magazine2. The drawing room journal3. The general illustrated magazine4. Religious magazines5. Ladies' papers6. Feminist journals7. Magazines for young women and girls8. Cheap domestic magazinesSection BMastheads and coversCoversDiscursive Prose 1) The articleDiscursive Prose 2) The short paragraph or 'Tit-Bit'Prose fictionFashion and the fashion platePoetryPolitical journalismAdvertisingAdvice columns and readers' lettersReviewsCompetitionsIllustrated biographyThe personal interview -- .