American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-20
BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE,
AND TIE
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWS.


Owing to the lat revolutions and counterrevolutions
~ among the naTions Of Europe, which have followed
each other in such qick succession, and OF which Me
end is mol V" the leading periodicals of Great Britain
have become investor with degree OF interest hitherto
unknown. They upy middle ground between the
hasty diontcd and necessarily imperfect records OF the
newspaper aud the elaborate and ponderous treaties 10
be furnished by the historian at future day Whoever
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World they and learns the various conclusions
drawn from them by the leading spirits of the age The
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low prices which tcy offered 70 subscribers. The
following Is their list, viz:
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW,
TuE EDINBURGH REVIEW
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW,
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW, and
BLACKwooD's EDINBuRGH MAGAZINE
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partments of human knowledge. 1t was originally edited
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Brewster Its literary character is Of the very highest
order The Westminster" though reDrined under that
title only is published in England under the title Of the
Foreign Quarterly and Westminster" 1t being in fact
union the two Reviews formerly published and reprinted
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this combination uniting in work the best features
of both as heretofore issued.
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ul clear type ne white paper, and faithful
pies Of the originals ackwood Magazine being
act fac smtIc of the Edinburgh edition.
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