Grub Street [ Cities / Literary & Artistic genres ]
… on, Ralph had concentrated on political journalism, mostly attacking Walpole and his government in numerous journals and newspapers. Then, in 1753, according to John Nichols’s account from 1812, he made it abundantly clear that ‘he was ready … 1812), p. 591. Importantly, the type of writing that was in demand for such political purposes, the quick letter, newspaper article, or short pamphlet, was all considered ephemeral, not written with the purpose of permanence and … Further Reading Clarke, Bob, From Grub Street to Fleet Street: An Illustrated History of English Newspapers to 1899 (Farnham: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 2004). Gissing, George, New Grub Street (London: Broadview, 2007). …
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