 21 November, 1840, copy of the Chambers' Edinburgh Journal | |
| Frequency | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Founder | William Chambers |
| First issue | 1832; 193 years ago (1832) |
| Final issue | 1956 (1956) |
| Company | W. & R. Chambers Publishers |
| Based in | London, UK |
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal was a weekly 16-pagemagazine started byWilliam Chambers in 1832.[1] The first edition was dated 4 February 1832,[2] and priced atone penny. Topics included history, religion, language, and science. William was soon joined as joint editor by his brotherRobert, who wrote many of the articles for the early issues, and within a few years the journal had a circulation of 84,000.[3] From 1847 to 1849, it was edited byWilliam Henry Wills. In 1854 the title was changed toChambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art,[4] and changed again toChambers's Journal at the end of 1897.
The journal was produced in Edinburgh until the late 1850s, by which time the authorJames Payn had taken over as editor, and production was moved to London. Serialised fiction from major authors, including Payn himself, became one of the journal's major attractions following his arrival. Among its long-standing contributors wasCamilla Dufour Crosland up to her death in 1895.[5]
The journal continued to be published until 1956,[6] when it ceased publication.[1]