Periodicals

Periodicals in the LMI Collection

Nineteenth and Earlier Twentieth-Century Periodicals

There are a total of 221 titles surviving in the Legacy Collection, ranging from single issues to long runs of bound volumes.

Many of these periodicals are currently displayed in glass cases in the Launceston Library's Phil Leonard Room.

Some titles were transferred to the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, especially the scientific journals.

Here is an alphabetical list of some of the significant items in the collection;

All the Year Round: A weekly journal (incorporating Household Words)	v. 4-5, 7-20, 1861-?; New series v. 1-9, 11-25, 27-43, 1868-1888; Third Series v. 1-8, 1889-1892
American agriculturalist for the farm, garden and household	v. 31-33, 1872-1874; v. 42, 1883
Annals of Agriculture and other useful arts	n. 8, 10-14, 16-18, 20-22, 25-26, 28; 1787-1797
Art Journal	Dec 1884, Jan-Sep 1911, Nov-Dec 1911, 1923
Art Journal	1849, 1857-1861, 1879-1883, 1885
Art Union monthly journal of the arts	Vol. 10, 1848
Art Union monthly journal of the fine arts and the arts, decorative, ornamental	Vol. 9, 1847
Autographic Mirror	Dec 1864; Jan 1865
Beautiful Britain: The scenery and the splendours of the United Kingdom [Portfolio of photographs of beautiful Britain]	Art series 1-12. 1894
Belgravia: A London magazine	v. 1-2, 5-6, 11, 28-38, 44, 54; Feb 1867 - Oct 1884
Black and White: A weekly record & review, with which is incorporated 'The Pictorial World'	6 Feb 1891; 7 Jan 1893-24 Jun 1893; 14 Nov 1910;
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine	Vols 52, 68, 74, 86-113, 116, 117, 121, 123, 126, 128-148, 151-153. 1842-1893
Boys of England: young gentleman's journal of sport, sensation, fun and instruction; Alternate title: Boys of England: A journal of sport, travel, fun & instruction for the youths of all nations	Jan-Apr, Aug 1890; Dec 1894; Jan 1895
Boys Own Annual	v. 40, 1917-1918,         v. 50, 1927-1928,         v. 53, 1930-1931,         v. 54, 1931-1932,          v. 60, 1937-1938
Boy's Own Paper	Nov 1940
British Farmers Magazine	v. 2, 1828; v. 3, 1829; v. 5, 1831; v. 7, 1833; v. 9, 1835
British Workman and Friend of the Sons of Toil	No. 1, 1856 - No. 72, Dec 1860
Cassell's Family Magazine: Illustrated	1889, 1891, 1892, 1897
Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper	1862
Cassell's Magazine	New series Vols 1 & 2 after 1870; One vol., no date
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal	v. 1-6, 1833-1838
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal; Chambers's Journal	New series, Jan 1844 - sixth series Nov 1903 incomplete
Companion to the Almanac or Year-Book of General Information	1862; 1864-71; 1874-75
Cycling and Moting (sic)	v. 24-25, 20 Sep 1902 - 9 May 1903; v. 25-26, 16 May 1903 - 2 Jan 1904
Edinburgh Review or Critical Journal	v. 1, 1802 - v. 112, 1860 incomplete
Edinburgh Review or Critical Journal	n. 229, Jan 1861 - n. 394, Oct 1900, incomplete
English Mechanic & World of Science	v. 22, 1875-76
Family Herald: a domestic magazine of useful information and amusement	3 May 1856-Apr 1857; 5May 1860-Apr 1861; Jan-Dec 1871; Jan-Dec1872; Nov 1876-Oct 1877; 7 May 1887-Apr 1888; 4Nov 1911-Apr 1912; 7 Nov 1914-24 Apr 1915; 4 Nov 1916-28 Apr 1917
Fraser's Magazine: For town and country	v. 79-80 old series, Jan-Dec 1869-1870; v. 1-22, Jan1870 - Dec 1880
Fun	9 Jul - 24 Dec 1870
Good Words	1860-1862; 1879, 1881-1884; 1905
Graphic	1889-1931 Christmas issues incomplete; 30 Apr 1890, 26 Jun 1909, 1914-1918; 6 Dec 1919; 13 Jul 1929
Harper's Magazine	v. 40-85; 95-97; 100-101; nos. 544; 533; 797; 715. Dec 1869-1909.
Hogg's Instructor	v. 1-3 new series, 1848-1849; v.4, 1855
Holly Leaves: The Christmas number of Sport & Country. The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News	1888-1959 incomplete
Horner's Weekly: Pictures, stories, articles. A journal for every home	No. 265, vol. 9. 26 Jun 1909
Household Narrative of Current Events: A monthly supplement to Household Words	Jan-Dec 1850, Jan-Dec 1851
Household Words: A weekly journal	No. 1, Mar 1850-No. 19, May 1859
Household Words: A weekly journal	v. 1, May-Oct 1881; v. 12,  Nov 1886-Apr 1887; v. 15, May-Oct 1888; v. 16, Nov 1888-Apr1889; v. 20, Nov 1890-Apr 1891
Howitt's Journal of Literature and Popular Progress	n. 1-3, 1847-1848
Illustrated Carpenter and Builder: a weekly journal for joiners, decorators, painters, plumbers, gas fitters, architects etc.	v. 2, 1878; v. 3, 1879; v. 6, 1880; v. 16, 1885; v. 17, 1885
Illustrated London News	1843-1901 incomplete
Illustrated London News	1. 13 May 1854-Nov 1909; 2. 1910-1934; 3. 1935-1939; 4. 1940-1957 incomplete
Illustrated News of the World and Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages	Jan-Jun 1860
Illustrated Police News, Law Courts & Weekly Record	30 Aug, 20 Sep, 25 Oct 1879
Illustrirte Zeitung	1866-1868; 1872-1874
Johnson's Dictionary	No date [1777?]
Les Mysteres de Paris
London Society: A illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature for the hours of relaxation	v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 22, 50, 51, 54; 1862-1888
Murray's Magazine: A Home and Colonial Periodical for the General Reader	v. 3-6; Jan 1888-Dec 1889
New Quarterly Magazine	v. 1-10, Oct 1873-Dec 1878; New series v. 1-3, Jan 1879-Apr 1880
Once a Week: An illustrated Miscellany of Literature, Art, Science and Popular Information	v. 1, 2, 4, Jul 1859-Jun 1861; New series v. 2, 3, 6, 9, Jun 1866-Jun 1872; Fourth series v. 1-3, 5, Sep 1874- Feb 1877
Punch, or the London Charivari	v. 1-35, 37, 40, 42, 72, 87-92, 94-104; Jul 1841-1893
Punch's Twenty Almanacks	1842-1861
Quarterly Review	v. 1-16, 18-35, 1809-1827; v.76-79, 81-99. 101-108, 1845-1860; n. 312, Oct 1883; n. 364, Oct 1895
Revue des Deux Mondes	1860; 1861; 1864; 1867; 1868; 1869
Royal Academy of Pictures: Illustrating the 123rd & 124th Exhibition of the Royal Academy	v. 1 1891; v. 2 1892
Saint Paul's: A Monthly Magazine	v. 1-13, 1867-1873
Sala's Journal: A Weekly Magazine for All	v. 1; 30 Apr - 31 Dec 1892
Saturday Journal for the Homes of the People	v. 1, n. 1-52; v. 3, n. 105-156; 6 Oct 1883-Sep 1884, Oct 1885-25 Sep 1886
Scots Mechanics' Magazine: Journal of Arts, Sciences and Literature	v. 1, n. 1-16; Jan 1825-Jan 1826
Scribner's Monthly: An Illustrated Magazine for the People	v. 15-22, Nov 1877-Oct 1880; New series v. 3-12, Jan 1888-Dec 1892, v. 25-26, 1899
Sharpe's London Journal: A Journal of Entertainment and Instruction for General Reading	v. 1-14; 1846-
St James' Magazine	v. 3-5, Apr 1869-Sep 1870
St Nicholas: Scribner's Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls	v. 7, 1879-1880
Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers	v. 1, 2, 5, 14, 30, 55, 71, 77, 98, 101, 104, 105, 107, 115, 116, 118; 1861-1899 incomplete
The Argosy: A magazine of tales, travels, essays and poems	v. 2-5, 1866-68; 42-43, 1886-87; 61, 65-66, 1896-98
The Builder, an illustrated weekly magazine for the architect, engineer, archaeologist, constructor and artist	v. 11, 1853, v. 12, 1854
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine	v. n. 23 (New Series n. 1) - n. 42 (New Series n. 20); n. 47 & 48 (New Series 25 & 26)
The Champion Journal for the Boys of the United Kingdom	24 Nov 1879-7 Feb 1880
The Church	Jan 1872 - May 1877
The Colonist Summary for England	24 Mar 1887
The Cornhill Magazine	1860-1896 incomplete
The Cottager's Monthly Visitor	v. 21, 1841
The Critical Review or Annals of Literature by A Society of Gentlemen	v. 43, Jan-Dec 1777
The Day of Rest: Illustrated journal of Sunday reading	v. 5, 1876
The Dublin University Magazine: A literary and political journal	v. 24, 1844; v. 31, 1848; v. 42-44, 1853-1854; v. 51-52, 1858; v. 55-56, 1860; v. 57, 1861; v. 60-69, 1862-1867; v. 71-78, 1868-1871
The Engineer	Nos 17-21. Jan-Jun 1864, Jul-Dec 1864, Jan-Jun 1865, Jul-Dec 1865, Jan-Jun 1866
The English Illustrated Magazine	1883-1893
The European Magazine and London Review	v. 69, Jan-Jun 1816
The Examiner (UK)	n. 487, 10 Aug 1817 - n. 779, 29 Dec 1822
The Examiner (UK): a Sunday paper on politics, literature and the fine arts	1831, 1832
The Family Economist: A Penny Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Moral, Physical, & Domestic Improvement to the Industrious Classes	v. 2-4, 1849-1851
The Gallery of Contemporary Art	Parts 1-30, 1886
The Glasgow's Mechanics Magazine	v. 2, 24 Jul 1824
The Home Circle: A weekly family magazine of literature, science, domestic economy, arts, practical information, needlework, chess, general knowledge, and entertainment	n. 4, 5, Jan-Dec  1851; n. 7-10, Jul 1852-Dec 1853
The Leisure Hour: A Family journal of Instruction and Recreation	1852, 1858, 1860, 1862, 1866, 1867, 1873, 1877, 1883, 1886, 1899, 1901, 1902-03, 1904-05
The London Journal and Weekly Record of Literature, Science and Art	v. XXVI (26) 1858; v. LXXVII (77) 1883
The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences &c	n. 923, 27 Sep 1834 - n. 1007, 7 May 1836
The London Saturday Journal	v. 1, Dec 1838-Jun 1839; v. 3-4, Jan 1840-Dec 1840
The Magazine of Art	v.5, 1882; v. 6, 1883; v.7, 1884; 1885-1888; 1890-1897
The Magazine of Art	Jul 1889; Sep 1894, Jun 1897; Jul 1902; May 1903
The Mechanics Magazine: Museum, Register, Journal and Gazette	v. I, 30 Aug 1823 - v. 62, 1855 incomplete
The New Annual Register or General Repository of History, Politics and Literature	1811, 1813
The New Penny Magazine	v. 13, 1902
The Overland Mail	10 Dec 1886; 23 Aug 1889
The Parterre: A Journal of Fiction, Poetry, History, and General Literature	1834-1837?
The Penny Cyclopedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	v. 2, 3, 5, 6; 1836
The Penny Illustrated Paper & Illustrated Times	25 Jan 1896
The Penny Magazine	v.3, 1834; v.5, 1836; v.6, 1837; v.7, 1838; v.9, 1840. New series v.10, 1841; v.12, 1843; v.13, 1844; v.14, 1845
The People's Journal	v. 1-4; 3 Jan 1846 - 2 Oct 1847
The Pictorial Times: A record of news, literature, fine arts, & the drama	v. 4, Jul-Dec 1864
The Quiver: An illustrated magazine for Sunday & general reading (papers, addresses, stories, poems, music)	1880; 1882; 1891; Nov 1898-Apr 1899; annual vol. 1903
The Repertory of Arts, Manufactures & Agriculture. Consisting of original communication, specifications of patent inventions, practical and interesting papers selected from the philosophical transactions and scientific journals of all nations.	v. 1-4, 7-13, 15-18, 21-30, 1802-1817
The Saturday Magazine	v, 1, 6-9, 12-15, 18-19, 22-25; Jul 1832-Dec 1844 incomplete
The Sphere	1904-1957 Incomplete
The Sphere	1902-1952
The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly	v. 2, Jul-Dec 1891; v. 29, Jan-Jun 1905; 59-60, Jan-Dec 1920
The Sunday at Home: A Family Magazine for Sabbath Reading	1862, 1867, 1869, 1872-73, 1876, 1885-86, 1892, 1894-95, 1900, 1906, 1913-22, 1926-30, 1932
The Sunday Magazine	1872, 1896, 1897, 1899
The Sunday Strand and Home Magazine: An Illustrated Family Monthly	v. 14, Jul-Dec 1906
The Technical Educator: An Encyclopaedia of Technical Education	v. 3, 4 [post 1870]
The Tract Magazine and Christian Miscellany	v. 6, 1875
The Weekly Visitor	v. 1, nos 2-58. 8 Jan-17 Dec 1833
The Welcome Guest: A Magazine of Recreative Reading for all	1859, 1860
The Westminster Review; from 1847: The Westminster and Foreign Quarterly Review	v. 44-56, 58-59; 1845-1853
The Windsor Magazine: An illustrated monthly for men and women	Jul-Sep 1898; Jun-Nov 1910
The Working Man's Friend and Family Instructor	v.1-4, 6-7; 5 Jan 1850 - 27 Sep 1851
The Yellow Book: An illustrated Quarterly	v. 1, 2, 6; Apr 1894-Jul 1895
The Young Englishman: A magazine of fact, fiction, useful and entertaining literature	n. 14-26; Oct 1878
The Young Ladies' Journal: An illustrated magazine of entertaining literature, original music, toilet and household receipts	v.7; 1870
Tinsley's Magazine	v. 1-3, 19-20, 24, 28-30, 32; 1867-1883 incomplete
Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science	1860-1871
Work: The Illustrated Weekly Journal for Mechanics	v. 9, Jan-Jul 1895