The Blue Review was an arts magazine published in London London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest and most populous metropolitan area and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures, England England ( /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England by Martin Secker Martin Secker , born Percy Martin Secker Klingender, was a London publisher who was responsible for producing the work of a distinguished group of literary authors, including D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann, Norman Douglas, and Henry James. He began publishing just before the First World War. Secker lived at Bridgefoot House, Iver, Bucks during 1913. Only three issues were published: May 1913, June 1913, and July 1913. It was edited by John Middleton Murry John Middleton Murry was an English writer. He was prolific, producing more than 60 books and thousands of essays and reviews on literature, social issues, politics, and religion during his lifetime, with Katherine Mansfield Kathleen Mansfield Murry was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield, which is in itself a short form of her real name as she was born Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp. Mansfield left for Great Britain in 1908 where she encountered Modernist serving as the associate editor.
The magazine, sometimes referred to as a "little magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters. Literary magazines are often called literary journals, or little magazines, which is not meant as a", was focused primarily on literature, music, art, and theatre. While it contained some art, its art content was overshadowed by that of its predecessor magazine, Rhythm (London).[1]
Notable authors appearing in The Blue Review
- D.H. Lawrence David Herbert Richards Lawrence was an English author, poet, playwright, essayist and literary critic. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, Lawrence confronts issues relating to emotional health and vitality, spontaneity, human sexuality and instinct
- Max Beerbohm Born in London, England, the younger half-brother of actor and producer Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, he was educated at Charterhouse School and Merton College, Oxford, where he was Secretary of the Myrmidon Club. At Oxford he became part of the Oscar Wilde set, although George Bernard Shaw declared that Beerbohm was incomparable to anyone else
- Hugh Walpole Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole was an English novelist. A prolific writer, he published thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories, two plays and three volumes of memoirs. His skill at scene-setting, his vivid plots, his high profile as a lecturer and his driving ambition brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. A
- Walter de la Mare Walter John de la Mare , OM CH (25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and "The Listeners"
Notes
- ^ The Modernist Journals Project, Brown University Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III , Brown is the third-oldest institution of higher. http://dl.lib.brown.edu:8081/exist/mjp/show_series.xq?id=1170697577471270
Further reading
- http://dl.lib.brown.edu:8081/exist/mjp/show_series.xq?id=1170697577471270 The full text of the three issues are made available by the Brown University Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III , Brown is the third-oldest institution of higher Library.
- The Blue Review, London: Routledge. 1968. ISBN 071462103X. Hardcover facsimile containing all three issues.
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