D. C. Thomson

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Textual Production Annie S. Swan
It was ASS 's serial fiction written for the People's Friend which she regarded as the mainstay of her writing life. She does not say when her contributions began, but they must have coincided more...
Employer Margery Allingham
MA 's aunt Maud Hughes gave Margery her start in journalism, writing movie reviews for Girls' Cinema. This soon became regular employment, bringing her in up to £50 a month. As well as working...

Timeline

1869: The People's Friend, a mass weekly from D....

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1869

The People's Friend, a mass weekly from D. C. Thomson and the first women's magazine carried by bookseller John Menzies , began publication in Dundee.

1910: My Weekly, a magazine for working class women...

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1910

My Weekly, a magazine for working class women focusing on fashion, meal-planning, and domestic issues, began publication by D. C. Thomson in London.

1929: The Red Star, a sensational weekly magazine...

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1929

The Red Star, a sensational weekly magazine directed at working-class women, began publication with D. C. Thomson in Dundee, Scotland.

1932: Dundee publishing firm D. C. Thomson began...

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1932

Dundee publishing firm D. C. Thomson began Secrets, a weekly magazine specializing in sensational fiction.

1963: Jackie, published by D. C. Thomson in Dundee,...

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1963

Jackie, published by D. C. Thomson in Dundee, Scotland, began.

1966: Annabel, a monthly magazine directed at teenagers,...

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1966

Annabel, a monthly magazine directed at teenagers, from D. C. Thomson , began publishing in London.

1977: Blue Jeans, a photostrip romance magazine...

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1977

Blue Jeans, a photostrip romance magazine for teenagers, began publication by D. C. Thomson in London.

Spring 1978: Patches, a weekly photostrip romance magazine...

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Spring 1978

Patches, a weekly photostrip romance magazine for teenagers, began publication from D. C. Thomson in London.

1983: Just Seventeen, a fashion magazine for teenagers...

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1983

Just Seventeen, a fashion magazine for teenagers from D. C. Thomson , began publication in London.

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