The_Star_(1788)

<i>The Star</i> (1788)

The Star (1788)

London evening newspaper published from 1788 to 1831

This article is about the London evening newspaper founded in 1788. For the London evening newspaper founded in 1888, see The Star (1888).

The Star was a London evening newspaper founded on 3 May 1788, originally under the title Star and Evening Advertiser, and was the first daily evening newspaper in the world.[1] The paper ceased publication in 1831, when it was merged into The Albion.[2] Founding sponsors of the new paper included publisher John Murray and William Lane of the Minerva Press.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    British Library: Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Eighteenth Century.
  2. [2]
    Maurice Lindsay. "Stuart, Peter (fl. 1788-1805)". The Burns Encyclopedia online. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    Belanger, Jacqueline; Peter Garside; Anthony Mandal; Sharon Ragaz (4 January 2003). "British Fiction, 1800–1829: A Database of Production and Reception Phase II Report: Advertisements for Novels in The Star". Cardiff Corvey: Reading the Romantic Text. ISSN 1471-5988. Retrieved 23 September 2011.


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