The pictorial press : its origin and progress / by Mason Jackson.

  • Jackson, Mason, 1819-1903.
Date:
1885
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The pictorial press : its origin and progress / by Mason Jackson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I The Pictorial Taste Universal—The Early'News-hooks' —Development of the Newspaper Press—General use of News- papers—Estahlishment of Illustrated Journals—Wandering Ballad-Singers the First Newsvendors—The English Mercurie of 1588—The Aholition of the Star Chamher and its Effect on the Press. CHAPTER II 8 Illustrated Broadsides — Sir Francis Drake's Operations against the Spaniards—Papers of News in the Eeign of James I. — The. first Periodical Newspaper published in England—Illustrated Tracts relating to Storms and Floods— Remarkable Murders favourite subjects with the eai'ly News- writers — Murder of the Rev. Mr. Storre — Murder in Cornwall—Apparition of Three Skeletons—Visions in the Air—Attempt on the Life of the Duke of Buckingham— Fall of Meteors at BawMn Green, Berkshire—The Sioedish Intelligence)- — Passage of the River Leek by Gustavus Adolphus —The SaUee Rovers—The Weeldy News of 16.38, an Illustrated Paper—The Irish Rebellion of 1641—The Plague in London—Murder on board an English Ship—The Earl of Strafford—His Execution on Tower HiU—Arch- bishop Laud—A Burlesque Play about him—Attack by the Mob on Ijambeth Palace—Caricature of the Devil offering Laud a Cardinal's Hat. CHAPTER III 63 Ben Jonson's Ridicule of the Early NeM'spapers—Fond- ness of the Old News-Writers for the Marvellous —The Smithfield Ghost —The Wonderful Whale—The Newbury Witch—Satirical Tracts and Caricatures at the Commence- FAQE 1