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The London Magazine UK - A Review of Literature and the Arts - The London Magazine
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When John Lehmann began editing The London Magazine in 1954, he made a remark which sums up our intentions in publishing a new series of the magazine. He said the magazine was ‘for those who enjoy reading stories, poems and articles by the leading authors of today; for those who want to follow the development of new talent at home and abroad; [and] for those who look for first-class criticism by a first-class team of reviewers.’ Under the subtitle ‘A Review of Literature and the Arts’, we aim to carry on this tradition; but also that of Alan Ross, who broadened the magazine’s horizon to include all the arts.
Alan Ross edited The London Magazine from 1961 to 2001. His death last year was an irreplaceable loss to the arts. However, the magazine and the nature of the talents he presented and encouraged did not die with him. We will continue to present and encourage such talents.
First founded in April 1732, The London Magazine was published for 53 years as a counterbalance to The Gentleman’s Magazine. It was re-launched in 1820 under John Scott’s editorship. He championed the work of Wordsworth, Lamb, De Quincey, Clare, Hood, Carlyle, and the ‘Cockney School’ of John Keats, Leigh Hunt, and William Hazlitt. Like any good editor, Scott fought for his beliefs, but in his case the results were disastrous. In 1829 in a battle over literary rivalry, he was killed in a duel with a representative from Blackwood’s Magazine. If nothing else, this teaches us the value of moderation.
