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The Atlas
was a weekly newspaper published in
England
from 1826 to 1869.
History
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The newspaper was founded by
Robert Stephen Rintoul
in
London
in 1826.
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Describing itself as "a general newspaper and journal of literature",
The Atlas
initially
distinguished itself from its rivals both by the size of paper it used (it boasted of being printed on "the largest sheet ever issued from the press") and by its price (one
shilling
, almost double that of comparable journals).
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The price was gradually reduced (10
d
in 1828, 8d in 1846, falling to 2d by 1858). In the late 1850s, publication was taken over by the
United Kingdom Alliance
, a
Manchester-based
pro-temperance
organization.
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The title was changed to
The Englishman
between 1862 and 1865, before reverting to
The Atlas
. During 1869, the final year of its operation, its name changed to
The Atlas and Public Schools Chronicle
and finally
The Public Schools Chronicle
for the remainder of that year.
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Content
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The newspaper supported the
Whigs
, (later
Liberals
). Noted contributors included
William Hazlitt
,
Leigh Hunt
,
Louis Kossuth
and
George Henry Lewes
.
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Notes
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References
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- "Atlas (1826?1869)"
, in Brake (ed.),
Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland
(2009).
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