Dial: The First Number of the Series
Author: first_name: John
last_name: Gray
first_name: Charles de Sousy
last_name: Ricketts
first_name: Reginald
last_name: Savage
first_name: Charles Haslewood
last_name: Shannon
Language: English
Year: 1889

The Dial was an art magazine, which ran to five issues between 1889 and 1897. It was edited and published by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon from The Vale, their shared home in Chelsea, London. Contributors to this first number include the editors, R. Savage, and the poet John Gray (who is best known as the rumored inspiration for Oscar Wilde's fictional character, Dorian Gray). - Summary by Rob Marland