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London Opinion
	1914 cover
Format	weekly (1903 - 1939); monthly (1939 - 1954)
Publisher	Pearson / Newnes
Gegründet	26 December 1903
Ceased publication	April 1954
Circulation	300,000 (1914)
OCLC number	9862365

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London Opinion and Today, often known as London Opinion, was a British magazine published from 1903 until 1954, when it was merged with Pearson's Men Only. It ran weekly from 26 December 1903 to 27 June 1931, and was then published monthly until April 1954. It took over the weekly Humorist in 1940.^[1]

Among its most famous covers was the 1914 Lord Kitchener Wants You recruitment picture, designed for the magazine by Alfred Leete, of which the subsequent poster was a variation; at the time London Opinion had a circulation of about 300,000.^[2] The magazine started a national limerick craze in 1907.^[3]^[4]

Contributors included cartoonists Norman Thelwell,^[5] Arthur Watts, Rowel Friers, Bertram Prance and Arthur Ferrier.

References

^ Anthony Quinn, magforum.com, General weekly magazines
^ The Daily Telegraph, 2 August 2013, 'Your Country Needs You' - The myth about the First World War poster that 'never existed'
^ Tony Quinn, magforum.com, London Opinion - the most influential cover
^ The New York Times, 29 September 1907, GREAT BRITAIN IS LIMERICK-CRAZY; Millions Competing for Prizes Offered by Almost Every Popular Paper in England. $1,225 FOR ONE SILLY LINE Eight Weeklies Paid Out $61,985 In a Single Week to the Winners in Their Competitions.
^ The Guardian, 10 February 2004, Norman Thelwell

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[1] Anthony Quinn, magforum.com, General weekly magazines

[Taylor-2] The Daily Telegraph, 2 August 2013, 'Your Country Needs You' - The myth about the First World War poster that 'never existed'

[3] Tony Quinn, magforum.com, London Opinion - the most influential cover

[4] The New York Times, 29 September 1907, GREAT BRITAIN IS LIMERICK-CRAZY; Millions Competing for Prizes Offered by Almost Every Popular Paper in England. $1,225 FOR ONE SILLY LINE Eight Weeklies Paid Out $61,985 In a Single Week to the Winners in Their Competitions.

[5] The Guardian, 10 February 2004, Norman Thelwell

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-'''''London Opinion and Today''''', often known as '''''London Opinion''''', was a British magazine published from 1903 until 1954, when it was merged with [[Pearson PLC|Pearson]]'s ''[[Men Only]]''. It ran weekly from 26 December 1903 to 27 June 1939, and was then published monthly until April 1954. It took over the weekly ''Humorist'' in 1940.<ref>Anthony Quinn, magforum.com, [http://www.magforum.com/general_weekly_magazines.htm General weekly magazines]</ref>
+'''''London Opinion and Today''''', often known as '''''London Opinion''''', was a British magazine published from 1903 until 1954, when it was merged with [[C. Arthur Pearson Ltd|Pearson]]'s ''[[Men Only]]''. It ran weekly from 26 December 1903 to 27 June 1931, and was then published monthly until April 1954. It took over the weekly ''Humorist'' in 1940.<ref>Anthony Quinn, magforum.com, [http://www.magforum.com/general_weekly_magazines.htm General weekly magazines]</ref>
-Among its most famous covers was the 1914 [[Lord Kitchener Wants You]] recruitment poster, designed by [[Alfred Leete]].<ref name=Taylor>[[Daily Telegraph]], 2 August 2013, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/10218932/Your-Country-Needs-You-The-myth-about-the-First-World-War-poster-that-never-existed.html 'Your Country Needs You' - The myth about the First World War poster that 'never existed']</ref>
+Among its most famous covers was the 1914 [[Lord Kitchener Wants You]] recruitment picture, designed for the magazine by [[Alfred Leete]], of which the subsequent poster was a variation; at the time ''London Opinion'' had a circulation of about 300,000.<ref name=Taylor>''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 2 August 2013, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130803052202/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/10218932/Your-Country-Needs-You-The-myth-about-the-First-World-War-poster-that-never-existed.html 'Your Country Needs You' - The myth about the First World War poster that 'never existed']</ref> The magazine started a national [[limerick (poetry)|limerick]] craze in 1907.<ref>Tony Quinn, magforum.com, [http://www.magforum.com/mens/london-opinion.htm London Opinion - the most influential cover]</ref><ref>''[[The New York Times]]'', 29 September 1907, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40E1EFD3B5A15738DDDA00A94D1405B878CF1D3 GREAT BRITAIN IS LIMERICK-CRAZY; Millions Competing for Prizes Offered by Almost Every Popular Paper in England. $1,225 FOR ONE SILLY LINE Eight Weeklies Paid Out $61,985 In a Single Week to the Winners in Their Competitions.]</ref>
-[[Image:Kitchener-Britons.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Alfred Leete's [[Lord Kitchener Wants You|Lord Kitchener poster]], with "Reproduced by permission of LONDON OPINION" visible at bottom right]]
+[[File:30a Sammlung Eybl Großbritannien. Alfred Leete (1882–1933) Britons (Kitchener) wants you (Briten Kitchener braucht Euch). 1914 (Nachdruck), 74 x 50 cm. (Slg.Nr. 552).jpg|thumb|right|Alfred Leete's [[Lord Kitchener Wants You|Lord Kitchener poster]], with "Reproduced by permission of LONDON OPINION" visible at bottom right]]
-Contributors included cartoonists [[Norman Thelwell]],<ref>[[The Guardian]], 10 February 2004, [http://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/feb/10/pressandpublishing.guardianobituaries Norman Thelwell]</ref> [[Rowel Friers]], and [[Arthur Ferrier]].
+Contributors included cartoonists [[Norman Thelwell]],<ref>''[[The Guardian]]'', 10 February 2004, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/feb/10/pressandpublishing.guardianobituaries Norman Thelwell]</ref> [[Arthur Watts (illustrator)|Arthur Watts]], [[Rowel Friers]], [[Bertram Prance]] and [[Arthur Ferrier]].
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