''Everyman'' was an English magazine from 1912 to 1916 and 1929 to 1935 edited first by Charles Sarolea and later by C. B. Purdom.

History and profile

''Everyman'' was founded by publisher J. M. Dent in 1912. The original editor was Charles Sarolea. After publication temporarily stopped during

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, the magazine was relaunched in 1929 by Hugh Dent. The first issue of the new release came out 31 January 1929 under the management and editorship of C. B. Purdom.Everyman (magazine) Vol. 1, No. 1, 31 January 1929
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was briefly the editor in 1933; he was forced to resign after only seven weeks when his advocacy of

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was not supported by the magazine's directors. The magazine covered books, drama, music and travel and featured articles by renowned authors such as

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and many others.

References

External links

Everyman: his life, work, and books 1912–1916 V. 1

Everyman: his life, work, and books 1912–1916 V. 2

''Everyman''

Everyman : The world news weekly. London 1933
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Everyman : Books, drama, music, travel. London 1929
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