The scourge.
This comic periodical was edited by Merrill Butler, alias "Tim Touchstone," who was later sent to jail for libel. It was an off-spring of several British comic magazines of similar purpose and contained satire on politics and government, as well as biographical sketches, poetry, and litera...
| Uniform Title: | Scourge (Boston, Mass. : Online) |
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| Format: | Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston :
[M. Butler],
1811.
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| Summary: | This comic periodical was edited by Merrill Butler, alias "Tim Touchstone," who was later sent to jail for libel. It was an off-spring of several British comic magazines of similar purpose and contained satire on politics and government, as well as biographical sketches, poetry, and literary notices. Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900. |
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| Published: | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 10, 1811)-v. 1, no. 16 (Dec. 28, 1811). |
| Item Description: | Title from PDF caption (Proquest, viewed Feb. 27, 2006). Editor: 1811, T. Touchstone (pseud.). Some issues published in more than one edition. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Publication Frequency: | Irregular, Sept. 25-Dec. 28, 1811 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISSN: | 2574-755X |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Suffolk -- Boston. |