London Chronicle
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The London Chronicle was an early family newspaper
of Georgian
London
. It appeared three times a week and contained world and national news, and coverage of artistic, literary, and theatrical events in the capital.
A typical issue was eight pages, quarto
size. Many of the stories were copied from government reports published in the official London Gazette
. Copying from other newspapers was rife, and many reports were in the form of letters from so-called gentlemen.
Originally titled The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening Post it first ran from 1757 to June 1765. It was continued by The London Chronicle which appeared in 113 volumes from July 2, 1765 to April 23, 1823. It was then absorbed by the Commercial chronicle and continued in its original title (London chronicle: or, Universal evening post). In 1823 it was absorbed into the London Packet.
This newspaper was the first to publish the United States Declaration of Independence
in Europe. The full text of the declaration appeared in the August 15-17th 1776 edition of the newspaper but contained no explanation or comment as to what it was.
Newspaper
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of Georgian
Georgian era
The Georgian era is a period of British history which takes its name from, and is normally defined as spanning the reigns of, the first four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain : George I, George II, George III and George IV...
London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It appeared three times a week and contained world and national news, and coverage of artistic, literary, and theatrical events in the capital.
A typical issue was eight pages, quarto
Quarto
Quarto could refer to:* Quarto, a size or format of a book in which four leaves of a book are created from a standard size sheet of paper* For specific information about quarto texts of William Shakespeare's works, see:...
size. Many of the stories were copied from government reports published in the official London Gazette
London Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published...
. Copying from other newspapers was rife, and many reports were in the form of letters from so-called gentlemen.
Originally titled The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening Post it first ran from 1757 to June 1765. It was continued by The London Chronicle which appeared in 113 volumes from July 2, 1765 to April 23, 1823. It was then absorbed by the Commercial chronicle and continued in its original title (London chronicle: or, Universal evening post). In 1823 it was absorbed into the London Packet.
This newspaper was the first to publish the United States Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
in Europe. The full text of the declaration appeared in the August 15-17th 1776 edition of the newspaper but contained no explanation or comment as to what it was.