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Author: James Louis GarvinThe Observer
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The Observer, 1791-1921 [a Short Record of One Hundred and Thirty Years
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Pages : 70
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The Observer, 1791-1921
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Category : English newspapers
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Pages : 60
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The Observer, 1791-1921
Author: James Louis GarvinThe Observer, 1791-1921
Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483413450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Excerpt from The Observer, 1791-1921: A Short Record of One Hundred and Thirty Years HE world into which the observer was born in the year 1791 was, like our own, a little uncertain of its bearings and prospects. Only two years earlier the short Peace had been broken by the fall of the Bastille. Events in France had pursued a course of which the landmarks were becoming very ominous. There were still men who could look back to a time when the Hanoverian Kings had not come to England. Bonnie Prince Charlie was but three years in the grave his brother was to live on in Rome for sixteen years longer. It had been a great growth. Among those who philosophised upon the facts of government there was a notable balance of complacency. 'evolution or Revolution? The cliche' of to-da expressed the hesitating mind of 1791 still looking u on events across the Channe in doubt whether their purport was to destroy or to A new Constitution had just been adopted for France. On the surface it mi t shape for that enlightened Freedom, decent Tolerance, and universal Benevo ence to which the observer, in the best sentiment of its time, aid devotion in announcing itself to the public of London. True, the British acfinirers of French democracy were becoming disturbingly fervent in rheit language, and the patriotic populace of Birmingham had just burned the cat Dr. Priestley's house and library over his head. Arthur Young denounce the outra e, but the King, like the majority, condoned. But there was no hint yet of Revo utionary France bursting her borders or pitting herself in a death-grapple with this country. On the contrary, the National Assembly had in this very year handsomely expressed its thanks to the King of England for relieving the planters of San Domingo from famine. And, of course, besides either home or forci politics there was a eat deal for newspapers to write and the public to read a out. There were due 3 on Blackheath and highwaymen at Hounslow. There were, of course, outrages in Ireland. There was the increasing popularity of short hair among men of fashion. Occasional letters from Botany Bay contained the most favourable account of the infant colony. Eminent men died then as now - Mozart, for instance, and the Rev. John Wesley, by whose efforts a sense of decency, morals, and religion was introduced into the lowest classes of mankind. And the reviewer's column needed not be empty with The Life of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell, Esq., fresh from the press - the official biography available after seven years to those who hiad been compelled to put up with the narratives of less-informed or judicious recor ers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Observer, 1791-1921
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The First Lady of Fleet Street
Author: Eilat NegevPublisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0345532384
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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A panoramic portrait of a remarkable woman and the tumultuous Victorian era on which she made her mark, The First Lady of Fleet Street chronicles the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Rachel Beer—indomitable heiress, social crusader, and newspaper pioneer. Rich with period detail and drawing on a wealth of original material, this sweeping work of never-before-told history recounts the ascent of two of London’s most prominent Jewish immigrant families—the Sassoons and the Beers. Born into one, Rachel married into the other, wedding newspaper proprietor Frederick Beer, the sole heir to his father’s enormous fortune. Though she and Frederick became leading London socialites, Rachel was ambitious and unwilling to settle for a comfortable, idle life. She used her husband’s platform to assume the editorship of not one but two venerable Sunday newspapers—the Sunday Times and The Observer—a stunning accomplishment at a time when women were denied the vote and allowed little access to education. Ninety years would pass before another woman would take the helm of a major newspaper on either side of the Atlantic. It was an exhilarating period in London’s history—fortunes were being amassed (and squandered), masterpieces were being created, and new technologies were revolutionizing daily life. But with scant access to politicians and press circles, most female journalists were restricted to issuing fashion reports and dispatches from the social whirl. Rachel refused to limit herself or her beliefs. In the pages of her newspapers, she opined on Whitehall politics and British imperial adventures abroad, campaigned for women’s causes, and doggedly pursued the evidence that would exonerate an unjustly accused French military officer in the so-called Dreyfus Affair. But even as she successfully blazed a trail in her professional life, Rachel’s personal travails were the stuff of tragedy. Her marriage to Frederick drove an insurmountable wedge between herself and her conservative family. Ultimately, she was forced to retreat from public life entirely, living out the rest of her days in stately isolation. While the men of her era may have grabbed more headlines, Rachel Beer remains a pivotal figure in the annals of journalism—and the long march toward equality between the sexes. With The First Lady of Fleet Street, she finally gets the front page treatment she deserves.
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