List of 19th century literary periodicals is a list of literary magazines and other periodicals that were founded and/or flourished during the 19th century.
The list uses Eric Hobsbawm's "Long 19th century" corresponding to the culturally significant period between the start of the French Revolution and the beginning of the First World War, from 1789 to 1914.
The definition of a "literary periodical" is loosely defined as any magazine, journal or paper that was published on a regular basis (weekly, quarterly, etc) that contained material of literary interest to readers such as book reviews, poetry, short fiction, serialized fiction, and so on.
British magazines
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British magazines Title Established Disestablished Total years Founder Notes The Gentleman's Magazine 1731 1907 176 Edward Cave Longest-running British literary magazine Blackwood's Magazine 1817 1980 163 William Blackwood Initially a Tory opponent to the Whig Edinburgh Review The Athenaeum 1828 1921 93 Henry Colburn The most popular book review periodical of Victorian period Chambers's Journal 1832 1956 124 Robert and William Chambers Direct inspiration for Household Words and All the Year Round The Dublin University Magazine 1833 1877 44 Trinity College, Dublin Modeled on Blackwood's Magazine and Fraser's Magazine as a pro-Tory political magazine. Bentley's Miscellany 1837 1868 31 Richard Bentley Popularized the long, serialized, illustrated novel. Merged with Temple Bar Magazine The Illustrated London News 1842 2003 161 Herbert Ingram Pioneered journalism with pictorial woodcut illustrations Ainsworth's Magazine 1842 1854 12 William Harrison Ainsworth Founded in opposition to Bentley's Miscellany The London Journal 1845 1912 67 George Stiff Specializing in working-class fiction with crude romantic, gothic or historical fiction Household Words 1850 1859 9 Charles Dickens Dickens owned 25% with partners Bradbury & Evans before falling out with them and starting All the Year Round Leisure Hour 1852 1905 53 Sub: "A Family Journal Of Instruction and Recreation" All the Year Round 1859 1895 36 Charles Dickens Successor to Household Words The Cornhill Magazine 1860 1975 115 George Murray Smith Premier fiction-carrying magazine of the 19th century. Good Words 1860 1906 46 Alexander Strahan Most popular fiction-carrying magazine between 1861 and 1891 when Strand Magazine appeared The Churchman's Family Magazine 1863 1873 10 James Hogg Articles written by clergymen for a pious Anglican audience The Argosy 1865 1901 36 Alexander Strahan The Fortnightly Review 1865 1954 89 Frederic Chapman English equivalent of the Revue Des Deux Mondes Aunt Judy's Magazine 1866 1885 19 Margaret Gatty Magazine for young people Belgravia 1866 1899 33 John Maxwell Followed format developed by Cornhill Magazine The Broadway 1868 1873 5 George Routledge Unsuccessful attempt to emulate Cornhill Magazine The Academy 1869 1916 47 Charles Appleton Principal model of the Times Literary Supplement (20th C) Dark Blue 1871 1873 2 Sampson Low Readership intended for Oxford graduates The Boy's Own Paper 1879 1967 88 Religious Tract Society Intended to counteract penny dreadful's with "pure reading" The Girl's Own Paper 1880 1956 76 Religious Tract Society Sister paper to The Boy's Own Paper Atalanta 1887 1898 11 L. T. Meade Subtitle: "Every Girl's Magazine" The Author 1890 Present 121 (as of 2011)[update] Walter Besant Organ of the Society of Authors The Bookman 1891 1934 43 William Robertson Nicoll Premier book review magazine, overtook position held by The Athenaeum The Idler 1892 1911 19 Jerome K. Jerome, Robert Barr, Chatto and Windus Chums 1892 1934 40 Cassell and Co A boys' paper designed to compete with The Boy's Own Paper Cosmopolis: A Literary Review 1896 1898 2 T. Fisher Unwin International paper notable for simultaneous articles in English, French, German and Russian