The
Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement,
and Instruction was
founded by John Limbird in November 1822 and ran until
October 1847. Each issue of the Mirror was sixteen pages
long and was illustrated with several woodcuts. The
Mirror had a circulation of 80,000.
It was popular with the, particularly because of the price,
a twopence. The
Mirror was a weekly miscellany,
and its contents were taken from books and other periodicals
and the articles strove to
provide the reader with useful knowledge.
(Richard
D. Altick. The English Common Reader:
A Social History of the Mass Reading Public 1800-1900. University
of Chicago Press, 1957. The Waterloo
Directory of English
Newspapers and Periodicals,
1800-1900. Edited by John S. North.www.victorianperiodicals.com)
Articles sur l'histoire du livre:
| The Mirror of Literature,
Amusement, and Instruction: containing original
essays; historical narratives; biographical sketches;
topographical
descriptions; novels and tales; anecdotes; select
extracts from new and expensive works; poetry, original
and selected; the spirit of the public journals;
discoveries in the arts and sciences; useful domestic
hints; &c. &c. &c. Vol. XVII. London:
Printed and Published by J. Limbird, 143, Strand,
1831. |
Saturday,
March 5, 1831. Price 2d. |
Spirit of Discovery: Improvements
in Black Writing Ink, pp.182-183. By John Bostock,
M.D.
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The author writes of his
experiments to improve ink and to avoid the changes
which often
decrease the value of ink: “tendency to moulding,
the liability of the black matter to separate from
the fluid… and its loss of colour. His experiments
lead him to make several suggestions for the improvement
of ink in light of the common deteriorations that occur,
including adding strong coffee to dilute the ink but
improve the colour. |
Machines and Technologies |
Saturday,
April 9, 1831. Price 2d. |
| Writing Ink (To the Editor), pp. 246.
Letter to the editor from “Blacky.” |
The author writes in response to
a previous article on ink (see above). He argues
that his recipe is
the best and says that his ink will never mould, “lose
its substance or colour.” He provides his recipe
for the readers.
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Machines and Technologies |
Saturday,
April 16, 1831. Price 2d. |
| Ink Lithography, pp. 267. |
The article discusses a sample of
lithography sent in by Mr. R. Martin, of Holborn.
The article calls this sample a “marvel of
art: it combines the perspicuity of a pen-and-ink
drawing with the freedom and fine effect of chalk
drawing. We hope to hear nothing more of the uncertainty
of lithography.”
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