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The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure

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The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure
Frontispiece from Series 2, Volume XCV (July 1794). The whole issue is available in DjVu format on Wikimedia Commons.
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherJohn Hinton
First issue1747
Final issue
Number
1814
Series 2, volume 21
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish

The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was a periodical published in London in the period 1747–1814 by John Hinton and W. Bent.[1] It advertised itself as dealing with "Letters, Debates, Essays, Tales, Poetry, History, Biography, Antiquities, Voyages, Travels, Astronomy, Geography, Mathematics, Mechanics, Architecture, Philosophy, Medicine, Chemistry, Husbandry, Gardening and other Arts and Sciences; which may render it Instructive and Entertaining. To which will be added An Impartial Account of Books in several Languages, And of the state of Learning in Europe; also Of the New Theatrical Entertainments."[2] The magazine was published under Royal Licence according to an Act of Parliament obtained by Hinton.[2]

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  • Catalog Record: The Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure | Hathi Trust Digital Library. Hathi Trust. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  • "The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure". 2. Vol. XCV. London: James Hinton. 1794. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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