Journalism and the Periodical Press in Nineteenth-Century Britain

The telegraph, the typewriter and new ways of printing pictures all changed what a Victorian newspaper could be, and this collection of newly commissioned essays traces how. Edited by Joanne Shattock, it moves from the formats of the age, the heavyweight reviews, the magazines and the daily papers, to individual journalists, many of them eminent writers of the day. Running through it is the uneasy relationship between journalism, a new profession finding its feet, and authorship, which was redefining itself at the same time.

Later chapters follow the British press beyond these shores, considering its transnational reach and its influence around the world. With digitised archives opening up fresh lines of research, the book makes a clear case that the press sits at the centre of any understanding of the period. An authoritative companion for students, scholars and anyone curious about Victorian print culture.