''The Atlas'' was a weekly newspaper published in

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from 1826 to 1869.

History

The newspaper was founded by Robert Stephen Rintoul in

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in 1826.Brake (2009) Describing itself as "a general newspaper and journal of literature", ''The Atlas'' initially distinguished itself from its rivals both by the size of paper it used (it boasted of being printed on "the largest sheet ever issued from the press") and by its price (one

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, almost double that of comparable journals). The price was gradually reduced (10 d in 1828, 8d in 1846, falling to 2d by 1858). In the late 1850s, publication was taken over by the United Kingdom Alliance, a Manchester-based pro-temperance organization. The title was changed to ''The Englishman'' between 1862 and 1865, before reverting to ''The Atlas''. During 1869, the final year of its operation, its name changed to ''The Atlas and Public Schools Chronicle'' and finally ''The Public Schools Chronicle'' for the remainder of that year.

Content

The newspaper supported the Whigs, (later Liberals). Noted contributors included

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and

George Henry Lewes George Henry Lewes (; 18 April 1817 – 30 November 1878) was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He was also an amateur Physiology, physiologist. American feminist Margaret Fuller called Lewes a "witty, French, flippan ...

Notes

References

"Atlas (1826–1869)"
in Brake (ed.), ''Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland'' (2009). {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlas, The London newspapers Publications established in 1826 Publications disestablished in 1869 Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom 1826 establishments in England 1869 disestablishments in the United Kingdom