The Sphere, 1900-1964 - Contextual Essays

British Online Archives (BOA) is pleased to announce the completion of our extensive primary source collection: British Illustrated Periodicals, 1869–1970. This brings together the back catalogues of nine “sister” titles belonging to the Illustrated London News (ILN): The Graphic (1869–1932); The Illustrated... Read more →

The Weekly Illustrated — A Long GestationThe mid-nineteenth century saw the emergence of weekly and monthly illustrated periodicals. These were designed to appeal to middle-class audiences throughout western Europe. They were unique at the time because they mixed informative and... Read more →

The hundred years from the 1860s to the 1960s, covered in this collection, was in many respects the golden age of the print media in Britain. In the middle decades of the nineteenth century, a number of social, cultural, and... Read more →