The Champion; or, British mercury : By Capt. Hercules Vinegar, of Pall-Mall.
| New Title: | Champion; or, The evening advertiser |
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| Format: | Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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London [England] :
printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row; where advertisements and letters to the author are taken in,
[1739]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Published: | Began with: No.1 (15 Nov.1739). -No. 63 (Tuesday, April 8, 1740). |
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| Item Description: | 'Hercules Vinegar' = Henry Fielding, the editor and originator. With cut of Hercules slaying the Hydra in center of title. Imprint from undated colophon. First year of publication from reference sources; final year of publication from date of issue. Imprints vary; from numbers 21, "printed for C. Corbett, at Addison's Head against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleetstreet". Issue number from head of title. Below date line in brackets: To be continued every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning. Printed in three columns; text begins with factotum initial. Includes editorial essays, news notes from England and Europe, advertisements. Articles signed 'C' or 'L' are reputed to be written by Fielding. Description based on: Numb. 20 (Saturday, December 29, 1739.); title from caption. Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (94 volumes) |
| Publication Frequency: | Three times a week |
| Related Items: | Reprinted in 2 volumes, with its subseqent title, by Huggonson (London, 1741), Chapelle (London, 1743), and Waller (London, 1766). |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |