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January 1783: The publishing house of John Murray launched...

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January 1783

The publishing house of John Murray launched The English Review of Literature, Science, Discoveries, Inventions, and Practical Controversies and Contests; with varying subtitles it ran until 1796.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
Abbott, John L. “Review of William Zachs, The First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century Book Trade, 1998”. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin, Vol.
12
, 2001, pp. 495-03.
501-2

1863: Frederick Walton patented linoleum, the first...

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1863

Frederick Walton patented linoleum, the first mass-produced floor covering.
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
264
Book of Firsts (a British source that is not entirely reliable) gives 1863 for the patent. Panati's (American source) gives 1860.

5 July 1841: Thomas Cook organized the first chartered...

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5 July 1841

Thomas Cook organized the first chartered excursion train, which took a thousand Leicester temperance reformers for an eleven-mile round trip to Loughborough.
Allen, G. Freeman. Railways: Past, Present and Future. Orbis Publishing, 1982.
72-3

12 December 1890: A Chinese Imperial decree allowed that representatives...

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12 December 1890

A Chinese Imperial decree allowed that representatives of foreign powers might be granted audience with the Emperor.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 786

November 1851: The United Kingdom and France signed a copyright...

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November 1851

The United Kingdom and France signed a copyright agreement.
Feather, John. Publishing, Piracy and Politics: An Historical Study of Copyright in Britain. Mansell, 1994.
161

1840: Thomas Sharples opened a concert room in...

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1840

Thomas Sharples opened a concert room in his public house in Bolton.
Taylor, John Russell, editor. The Penguin Dictionary of Theatre. 3rd ed., Penguin, 1993.
74

10 June 1833: The Dramatic Copyright Act was passed....

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10 June 1833

The Dramatic Copyright Act was passed.
Feather, John. A History of British Publishing. Croom Helm, 1988.
124
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
(1833): 138
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
chronology
Emeljanow, Victor. Victorian Popular Dramatists. Twayne, 1987.
23-4

1 November 1592: Moderata Fonte (also known as Modesta Pozzo)...

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1 November 1592

Moderata Fonte (also known as Modesta Pozzo ) did her last work on a treatise in Italian on women, the day before she died in childbirth
Pozzo, Modesta. The Worth of Women. Translator Cox, Victoria, University of Chicago Press, 1997.
2, 38
Cox, Virginia. “The Single Self: Feminist Thought and the Marriage Market in Early Modern Venice”. Renaissance Quarterly, Vol.
48
, No. 3, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 1995, pp. 513-81.
513n2

: Following a tour of inspection of working...

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Spring 1848

Following a tour of inspection of working class housing, Prince Albert assumed a more active role in his presidency of the Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes .
Owen, David. English Philanthropy, 1660-1960. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964.
377

1 May 1787: William Lane advertised in the Leeds Intelligencer...

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1 May 1787

William Lane advertised in the Leeds Intelligencer his ready-made package for launching a circulating library: he could provide a stock of books at any price from twenty to five hundred pounds to float such a...

Eliza Fay

EF , a traveller and businesswoman of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, wrote lively, observant, opinionated travel diaries and letters which did well when she printed them.

January-July 1894: George du Maurier (grandfather of Daphne)...

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January-July 1894

George du Maurier (grandfather of Daphne ) serialized in Harper's Monthly Magazine his famous Trilby, a novel about the evil Jewish mesmerist, Svengali, and his young female victim.
Phillips, Adam. “Unfathomable Craziness”. London Review of Books, 18 May 2000, pp. 8-10.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

11 June 1713: Daniel Defoe issued the last number of his...

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11 June 1713

Daniel Defoe issued the last number of his periodical, A Review.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

1890: Scottish author Lucy Walford published The...

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1890

Scottish author Lucy Walford published The Havoc of a Smile, a story of a young man's unrequited love for his dazzling cousin.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

1877: The Dublin Science and Art Museum Act established...

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1877

The Dublin Science and Art Museum Act established the National Library of Ireland .
“History of the Library”. National Library of Ireland.

Late October 1862: John William Colenso, Bishop of Natal, published...

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Late October 1862

John William Colenso , Bishop of Natal, published the first volume of his controversial The Pentateuch and the Book of Joshua Critically Examined, challenging the literal truth of the Bible on scientific grounds.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
131

September 1947: The US House Committee for Un-American Activities...

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September 1947

The USHouse Committee for Un-American Activities (HUAC) began issuing subpoenas to leading figures in the entertainment industry, three years before the communist witch-hunting of Senator Joseph McCarthy made him a household name.
The Manchester Guardian.
(9 January 1998): 8

13 June 1716: After the early death of Mary Monck, her...

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13 June 1716

After the early death of Mary Monck , her grieving father, Robert, Viscount Molesworth , published Marinda: Poems and Translations upon Several Occasions, which contains writing by her and others.
Foxon, David F. English Verse 1701-1750. Cambridge University Press, 1975, 2 vols.

June 1820: William Pickering established his own bookshop...

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June 1820

William Pickering established his own bookshop and publishing firm at 31 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London; he specialized in the antiquarian book trade.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 246

25 June 1737: Richard Savage protested against slavery...

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25 June 1737

Richard Savage protested against slavery in his poem Of Public Spirit in Regard to Public Works (an expansion of the previous year's A Poem on the Birth-Day of the Prince of Wales).
Basker, James G. “’The Next Insurrection’: Johnson, Race, and Rebellion”. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin, Vol.
11
, 2000, pp. 37-51.
45
Johnson, Samuel. The Lives of the Poets. Editor Lonsdale, Roger, Clarendon Press, 2006, 4 vols.
2: 410n207
Foxon, David F. English Verse 1701-1750. Cambridge University Press, 1975, 2 vols.

1935: A respectable medical source pronounced that...

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1935

A respectable medical source pronounced that X-ray was as vital for monitoring pregnancy as for use in fractures.
Oakley, Ann. Telling the Truth about Jerusalem. Basil Blackwell, 1986.
48-9 and n83

1884: The Home Arts and Industries Association...

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1884

The Home Arts and Industries Association was founded in London.
Cumming, Elizabeth, and Wendy Kaplan. The Arts and Crafts Movement. Thames and Hudson, 1991.
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Callen, Anthea. Women in the Arts and Crafts Movement 1870-1914. Astragal Books, 1980.
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1969: The Children and Young Persons Act re-categorised...

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1969

The Children and Young Persons Act re-categorised troubled young people as being in need of help rather than punishment.
Steele, Sir Richard, and Joseph Addison, editors. The Guardian. J. Tonson.
(9 August 2000): 18

1895: Friedrich Nietzsche published Der Antichrist...

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1895

Friedrich Nietzsche published Der Antichrist (The Anti-Christ).
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1840: The Rev. Chauncy Hare Townshend's Facts in...

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1840

The Rev. Chauncy Hare Townshend 's Facts in Mesmerism described the phenomenon of sleep-waking exhibited by patients; the text brought mesmerism fully into the public eye.
Gauld, Alan. A History of Hypnotism. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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