The Adventurer (1752 newspaper)
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The Adventurer was a London
18th century bi-weekly newspaper
. Contributors included John Hawkesworth and Samuel Johnson
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London
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18th century bi-weekly newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
. Contributors included John Hawkesworth and Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
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Further reading
- The Adventurer. v.1 (1752); v.2 (1753); v.3 (1753)
- Alexander Chalmers. "Historical and biographical preface to The Adventurer." The British Essayists, v.23. London: 1802