The Star (London)
Type | Daily |
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Founder(s) | John Murray |
Launched | 1788 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 1960 |
Headquarters | London, England |
City | London |
Country | England |
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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] Founding sponsors of the new paper included publisher John Murray and William Lane of the Minerva Press.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ British Library: Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Eighteenth Century.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The History of The Star". thestarfictionindex.atwebpages.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
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