ENL 3251:

Victorian Literature
Victorian Periodical Research Assignment

Assignment Information

Other Information

Syllabus

Exam Essay Questions

The Assignment :

  • Read an entire issue of your periodical. I recommend looking through several before deciding on one. That way you can look for an issue that particularly interests you.
  • Connect what's going on in your periodical to specific Victorian issues, events etc. that we have been discussing throughout the semester in class. Be sure to look at the fiction, non-fiction, and advisements of the periodical for these connections.
  • Focus in one particular issue, idea, and/or problem.
  • Get three outside sources on the subject (we will go over how to find these sources in class). I highly recommend checking out the Victoria Research Web's VanArsdel Guide to Periodical Research. Refer to the UF Library Research Suggestions page for help with doing research in the UF library and its databases.
  • Construct your own argument about how your periodical participates in the discourse of that particular issue, idea, and/or problem.

The Paper:

  • Write a 1,500 word paper explaining and justifying your argument.
  • This paper should include quotations from your three outside secondary sources as support for your argument. Secondary sources are articles or books where scholars in our own time are writing about the Victorians. So basically, if it was written in the 1800's then it's NOT a secondary source (it's a primary source). Your textbook does NOT count as an outside source.
  • This paper is in lieu of the take-home essay on the final exam, and thus will be worth 20% of your grade.

The Presentation:

On April 13th and 15th, each member of the class will give a five minute presentation. The presentation will count for two ten-point quiz grades. This presentation will consist of the following:

  • Basic information about the periodical (i.e. dates of publication, place of publication, editors etc.)
  • What was in the particular issue you read.
  • The argument you made about the topic you focused on.
  • You must have a handout with this information to pass out to the class on the day of your presentation.

The Periodicals:

Below is the list of periodicals that you may choose from for your presentations and papers. I will pass around a sign-up sheet soon so people can begin working.

Periodical Title
UF Library Holdings
Student

Title:

All the year round / conducted by Charles Dickens.

Published:
London : Charles Dickens, [1859-1895].

 LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 A416
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-15, Apr.30 1859-July 7 1866
n.s. v.9, 1872		 Mary Kathleen Bradley
Title:
The athenaeum.

Published:
London : J. Lection, -1921.
Began with: No. 115 (Jan. 9, 1830).
-no. 4737 (Feb. 11, 1921).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 A867
LIBRARY HAS:
no.139-165, June-Dec. 1830
no.271-322, Jan.-Dec. 1833
no.427-739, Jan. 1836-Dec. 1841
no.845-1261, 1844-1851
no.1419-1470, 1855
no.1575-1626, Jan. 1858-Dec. 1858
July-Dec. 1859
Jan.-Dec. 1860
no.1732-1783, Jan.-Dec. 1861
no.1888-1913, Jan.-June 1862
no.2019-2044 pt.2, July-Dec. 1866
no.2123-2148, July-Dec. 1868
no.2332-2357, July-Dec. 1872
no.3036-3061, Jan.-June 1886
no.3193-3270, Jan. 1889-June 1890
no.3297-3348, Jan.-Dec. 1891
no.3402-3505, Jan. 1893-Dec. 1894
no.3532-3557, July-Dec. 1895
Nov.7-Dec.26 1896
no.3610-4600, Jan. 1897-Dec. 1915
CIRC INFO:
1728866 532-583 (Jan.-Dec. 1838)
On loan, Due: 03/02/2004
636-687 (1840)
Reported Missing
nos. 1888-1913 (Jan.-June 1862)
Reported Missing		 Elise Christopher
Title:
Bentley's miscellany.

Published:
<London : Richard Bentley>, 1837-1868.
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1837)-v. 64 (Dec. 1868).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 B477
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-8, 1837-40
v.10-12, 1841-42
v.17-22, 1845-47
v.24-56
IN STORAGE H: v.1-8; v.10-12; v.17-22; v.24-56		 Trent Applemen
Title:
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.

Published:
Edinburgh, William Blackwood & Sons.
v. 1, no. 1-v. 178, no. 1082; Apr. 1817-Dec. 1905.

HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
AP4 .B6
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1 no.1-v.102; v.104-v.178 no.1082, Apr. 1817-Dec. 1905

LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
AP4 .B6
LIBRARY HAS:
v.38-40
v.42-44
v.55,72,74,79
v.80 July/Dec. 1856-v.89
v.94,100-101
v.103-105
v.107-108
v.110
v.112-116
v.118
v.120-124

Mallori Cain
Title:
The British and foreign review; or, European quarterly journal <microform>

Published:
<London, England : J. Ridgway and Sons>, 1835-1844.
<Vol. 1>, no. 1 (<July 1835>)-v. 18, no. 35 (1844).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM
CALL NUMBER:
052 B8615 Positive
STATUS:
Circ. info not available
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-18 1835:July-1844 		Kevin Martin
Boys of England HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Luke Miller
Boys of the Empire HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Ashley Jones
Title:
The Boy's own paper.

Published:
<London : Leisure Hour Office, 1879-
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 18, 1879)-
Ceased publication with: Vol. 89, no. 2 in Feb. 1967?

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title
STATUS:
Check Shelf
LIBRARY HAS:
Summer & Christmas nos.: 1884-1888
v.16 1893-1894
v.17 1895:Feb.
v.17 1895:Oct.
v.18 1895-1896
v.19 1897:Jan.-Mar.
v.19 1897:June-Aug.
v.20 1897-1898		 Megan Lee
Title:
Contemporary review.

Published:
London.
v. 1- Jan. 1866-

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 C761
OTHER INFO:
Subscription cancelled
LIBRARY HAS:
v.25-172:no.984 1874-1947
v.173:no.986 1948:Feb.
v.173:no.988-v.259:no.1511 1948:Apr.-1991
v.260:no.1513-1514 1992:Feb.-Mar.
v.260:no.1516 1992:May
v.265:no.1547 1994:Dec.

LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFICHE
CALL NUMBER:
052 C761
STATUS:
Circ. info not available
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-24, 1866-1874

Stephen Repsold
Title:
The Cornhill magazine.

Published:
London, Smith, Elder and company.
v. 1-47, Jan. 1860-June 1883; new series v. 1-26, July 1883-June 1896; new <3d> series, v. 1-74, July 1896-June 1933; v. 148-160, 1933-Dec. 1939; v. 161-181; Jan. 1944-July 1975.

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
805 C817
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-47
new series v.1-24
3rd series v.1-52 (1896-1922); v.54-58 (1923-25)
3rd ser. v.149 no.890 (Feb.1934)
3rd ser. v.152 no.911 (Nov.1935)
3rd ser. v.161-181 (1944-1974/75)

Grant Amey
Title:
The Dublin University magazine.

Published:
<Dublin, Ireland : William Curry, Jun., and Co. ; London : Simpkin and Marshall, 1833-1877>.
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1833)-v. 90 (Dec. 1877).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 D8148
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-11, Jan. 1833-June 1838
v.13-17, Jan. 1839-June 1841
v.19-35, Jan. 1842-June 1850
v.37-62, Jan. 1851-Dec. 1863
IN STORAGE H: v.15-17; v.19-35; v.37-58; v.60-62
IN STORAGE W: v.5-11, 13-14		 Michael Dorogi
Title:
Fraser's magazine.

Published:
<London : Longmans, Green, and Co.>
Began in 1869; ceased with new ser., v. 26 in 1882.

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 F842
LIBRARY HAS:
n.s. v.1-18, 1870-78
n.s. v.22-24, 1880-81		 Elizabeth Rosenbaum
Title:
Good words.

Published:
<London : Alexander Strahan and Co., 1860-1906>.
Vol. 1, no. 1 <(Jan. 1860)>-v. 47 (Apr. 1906).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 G657
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-2
v.4-43		 Glenmuir Minto
Good words for the young HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Lindsay Haack
Title:
The girl's own paper

Published:
London : "The Leisure Hour" Office, 1880-1908.
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 3, 1880)-v. 29, no. 1499? (Sept. 26, 1908).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 G525
STATUS:
Check Shelf
LIBRARY HAS:
v.10:no.458-509 1888:Oct.6-1889:Sept.28 		Crystal Ellis Varnadoe
Title:
The Illustrated London news.

Published:
London, The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd.
v.1- May 14, 1842-

 LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 I29 Folio
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-123, 1842-1903

Jeffery Halle
Title:
Household words : / conducted by Charles Dickens.

Published:
London : <Bradley and Evans>, 1850-1859.
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 30, 1850)-v. 19 (May 28, 1859).

HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 H842
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-19

LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 H842
LIBRARY HAS:
v.12

Cassie Peckham
Title:
Longman's magazine.

Published:
London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1883-1905.
Vol. 1 (Nov. 1882)-v. 46 (Oct. 1905)

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 L856
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-16, Nov. 1882-Oct. 1890
v.18-46, May 1891-Oct. 1905		 Ashley Goforth
Title:
Macmillan's magazine.

Published:
<London : Macmillan and Co.>, 1860-<1907>
<Vol. 1>, no. 1 (Nov. 1859)-v. 92, no. 552 (Oct. 1905) ; New ser., v. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1905)-new ser., v. 2, no. 24 (Oct. 1907).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 M167
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-6, Nov. 1859-Oct. 1862
v.8-28, May/Oct. 1863-May/Oct. 1873
v.30-66, May/Oct. 1874-May/Oct. 1892
v.69-70, Nov. 1893-Oct. 1894
v.72-92, May/Oct. 1895-May/Oct. 1905
n.s. v.1 Nov. 1905-Oct. 1906

LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST PERIODICAL
CALL NUMBER:
052 M167

Nodya Boyko
Title:
The Monthly repository, and Library of entertaining knowledge <microform.>

Published:
New York : Francis S. Wiggins, 1830-1834.
Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1830)-
Ceased publication with Sept. 1834 issue?

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM
CALL NUMBER:
051.08 A5121 Reel 1215
STATUS:
Circ. info not available 		Daniel Segno
Title:
The New monthly magazine.

Published:
London : Chapman and Hall, 1853-<1881>
Vol. 97-

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 N533
STATUS:
Check Shelf
LIBRARY HAS:
v.97-117, 1853-1859
v.119-147, 1860-1870		 Kristin Johnson
Title:
North American review <microform.>

Published:
<Boston, Mass. : Oliver Everett, 1821-
No. 31 (July 1821)- = new ser., vol. 4, no. 7-

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM
CALL NUMBER:
051.08 A5121 Reel 181 etc.
STATUS:
Circ. info not available 		Chris Tassin
Old Merry’s Annual HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Katie Dellecker
Title:
The Pall Mall magazine.

Published:
London : George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1893-<1914>
No. 1 (May 1893)-no. 257 (Sept. 1914).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 P164
LIBRARY HAS:
v.3-v.22, 1894-1900 		Nicole Evans
Title:
Punch.

Published:
<London, Punch Publications Ltd., etc.>
v. 1-301 (no. 1-7888); July 17, 1841-8 Apr. 1992.

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:

IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: v.1-161; 1841-1921

LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 P984
STATUS:
Check Shelf

Amanda Zubillaga (1870-1901)
Title:
The Quarterly review.

Published:
London : John Murray, 1809-<1967>
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 1809)-

 LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 Q1
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-v.2
v.4-v.135
v.137-v.139
v.149-v.150
v.157-v.158
v.161-v.162
v.164-v.166
v.170
v.173-v.174
v.176-v.178
v.180

LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 Q1
LIBRARY HAS:
v.61, Jan.-Apr. 1838
v.123

Jennifer Hadden
Routledge’s Every Boy’s Annual HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Christina Merrill
Routledge’s Every Girl’s Annual HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Melissa Filipkowski
Title:
Saint Pauls.

Published:
<London : Virtue and Co.>, 1867-
Oct. 1867-June 1872.

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 S149
LIBRARY HAS:
Oct. 1867-June 1872 		Jessica Smith
Title:
Tait's Edinburgh magazine.

Published:
Edinburgh <etc.> W. Tait <etc.> 1832-61.
v. 1-4, Apr. 1832-Jan. 1834; new ser., v. 1-27, Feb. 1834-Dec. 1860, v. 28 <no. 1-2> May, July 1861.

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 T35 n.s.
LIBRARY HAS:
new ser.: v.2-v.14, 1835-1847
new ser.: v.17-v.18, 1850-1851
new ser.: v.21-v.22, 1854-1855

LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM
CALL NUMBER:
052 T135
STATUS:
Circ. info not available
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-4 1832:Apr.-1834:Jan.
n.s. v.1-28 1834:Feb.-1861:July

 Michelle Wallace
Title:
The Westminster review.

Published:
London : Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824-
<No. 1> (Jan. 1824)-
Ceased with no. 47 (for Jan. 1, 1836).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 W532
LIBRARY HAS:
v.21-24, 1834-1836 		Nicholas Morris
Title:
The Woman's world <microform.>

Published:
London ; New York : Cassell
Began publication with Dec. 1887 and ceased with v. 3, Oct. 1890.

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM
CALL NUMBER:
HQ1121 .H581 reel P247
STATUS:
Circ. info not available
LIBRARY HAS:
v.2-3 1888:Nov.-1890		 Cassandre Jean-Pierre

Title:
The Yellow book.
Published:
New York : AMS Press : Arno Press, 1967.
Publishing history:
Vol. 1 (Apr. 1894)-v. 13 (Apr. 1897).

HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 Y43
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-v.13

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