Whitehall Evening Post
The ''Whitehall Evening Post'' was a London newspaper, founded in September 1718 by Daniel Defoe. The newspaper was initially published on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Defoe left it in June 1720, but it continued to exist until the end of the century. It closed in 1801, with issue 8487 and was merged with the ''English Chronicle ''The English Chronicle'' was a thrice-weekly evening newspaper founded in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million ...''. Its editors included Thomas Leach, and finally Stephen Jones. References {{Defunct newspapers of the United Kingdom Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom Daniel Defoe ...
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Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel '' Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him. Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works—books, pamphlets, and journals — on diverse topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of business journalism and economic journalism. Early life Daniel Foe (his original name) was pr ...
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English Chronicle
''The English Chronicle'' was a thrice-weekly evening newspaper founded in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ... in 1779. History and profile ''The Chronicle'' was founded in 1779 although the founders are not known. In 1781 it was given the supplementary title ''Or, Universal Evening Post''. The paper was acquired by John Weble and John Bell in 1786. In 1802 the paper merged with the '' Whitehall Evening Post'' to become ''The English Chronicle, or, Whitehall Evening Post''. The newspaper ceased publication in 1843. References 1779 establishments in England Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom Publications established in 1779 Publications disestablished in 1843 Newspapers published in London {{italic title ...
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Thomas Leach (legal Writer)
Thomas Leach is the name of: * Tommy Leach (1877-1969), American baseball player * Tony Leach (1903-1970), English international footballer See also *Tomas Leach, British film director * Thomas Leech, British High Court judge *Tom Leetch, American filmmaker *Thomas Leitch Thomas M. Leitch (born June 23, 1951) is an American academic and film scholar, the author of several authoritative books on film studies and one on Wikipedia. Early life Leitch was born in Orange, New Jersey, and educated at Columbia University, ...

Stephen Jones (editor)
Stephen Jones (1763–1827) was an English literary editor, best known for his revision of the '' Biographia Dramatica''. Life Eldest son of Giles Jones, secretary to the York Buildings Water Company, and nephew of Griffith Jones (1722–1786), he was born in London in 1763, and admitted to St Paul's School, London on 24 April 1775. He was first placed under a sculptor, but afterwards apprenticed to a printer in Fetter Lane. On the expiration of his indentures he became a corrector for the press. He was employed by William Strahan for four years, and afterwards by Thomas Wright in Peterborough Court. On Wright's death, in March 1797, he undertook the editorship of the '' Whitehall Evening Post''; with the decline of that journal he was appointed to the management, and became part proprietor, of the ''General Evening Post''; which also declined in circulation, and was ultimately merged in the ''St. James's Chronicle.'' From 1797 to 1814 he compiled from the newspapers and other pe ...
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Defunct Newspapers Published In The United Kingdom
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