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James Harrison
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Standard Name: Harrison, James,, 1765 - 1847
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Intertextuality and Influence | Anna Letitia Barbauld | She was selecting novels for this project in March 1807, but the work was delayed by the catastrophe of her husband's deterioration and suicide. A thousand copies were printed, and her editorial fee was £300.... |
| Publishing | Anna Maria Porter | While still in her teens, AMP
published verse in several journals: her Civil Liberty appeared this month in James Harrison
's Pocket Magazine, as by A. P—r. This information came from bibliographer Edward Pitcher
. |
| Publishing | Mary Hays | MH
's poem entitled Invocation to the Nightingale (opening Wand'ring o'er the dewy meadow) appeared as by Miss Heys in the final volume of James Harrison
's collected Lady's Poetical Magazine. Harrison, James, 1765 - 1847, editor. The Lady’s Poetical Magazine; or, Beauties of British Poetry. James Harrison. |
| Publishing | Charlotte Lennox | A second edition followed on 19 March 1761. It featured the first appearance of Lennox's name on a title-page, and a dedication (supplied by Johnson
; the first edition had none) to the Duchess of Newcastle |
| Reception | Anne Steele | AS
's Verse [or Verses] on a Day of Prayer for Success of War was picked up from this publication for James Harrison
's Lady's Poetical Magazine for December 1782. Steele, Anne. Miscellaneous Pieces, in Verse and Prose. Editor Evans, Caleb, J. Buckland and J. Ward, 1780. 123 Harrison, James, 1765 - 1847, editor. The Lady’s Poetical Magazine; or, Beauties of British Poetry. James Harrison. 4: 456-7 |
Timeline
1780: James Harrison (hitherto chiefly known as...
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1780
James Harrison
(hitherto chiefly known as a music publisher) began to issue the handsomely-produced Novelists' Magazine, a weekly serial reprinting of canonical novels.
Shevlin, Elinor. “’It is the intention of the Editor’: Griffith’s, Harrison’s, and Cooke’s collections and the making of the English novel”. American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Conference, New Orleans, LA, 21 Apr. 2001.
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.
Fleeman, John David, and James McLaverty. A Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Clarendon Press, 2000, 2 vols.
2: 1023
January 1781-December 1782: The Lady's Poetical Magazine, or Beauties...
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January 1781-December 1782
The Lady's Poetical Magazine, or Beauties of British Poetry appeared, published by James Harrison
in four half-yearly numbers; it is arguable whether or not it kept the first number's promise of generous selections of work...
1792: Charles Cooke began publishing Select British...
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1792
Charles Cooke
began publishing Select British Novels, modelled on the earlier serial collection by James Harrison
.
Shevlin, Elinor. “’It is the intention of the Editor’: Griffith’s, Harrison’s, and Cooke’s collections and the making of the English novel”. American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Conference, New Orleans, LA, 21 Apr. 2001.
August 1794-December 1796: The firm of James Harrison published the...
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August 1794-December 1796
The firm of James Harrison
published the Pocket Magazine; from February 1795 it was complemented by the Lady's Pocket Magazine.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.
Texts
Harrison, James, 1765 - 1847, editor. The Lady’s Poetical Magazine; or, Beauties of British Poetry. James Harrison.