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The Star (1788)

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The Star
29 July 1831 issue
TypeDaily
Founder(s)John Murray
William Lane
Launched1788
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1831
HeadquartersLondon, England
CityLondon
CountryEngland

The Star was a London evening newspaper founded on 3 May 1788, originally under the title Star and Evening Advertiser, and was the first daily evening newspaper in the world.[1] The paper ceased publication in 1831, when it was merged into The Albion.[2] Founding sponsors of the new paper included publisher John Murray and William Lane of the Minerva Press.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Eighteenth Century". British Library - Newspapers. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007.
  2. ^ Maurice Lindsay. "Stuart, Peter (fl. 1788-1805)". The Burns Encyclopedia online. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ Belanger, Jacqueline; Peter Garside; Anthony Mandal; Sharon Ragaz (4 January 2003). "British Fiction, 1800–1829: A Database of Production and Reception Phase II Report: Advertisements for Novels in The Star". Cardiff Corvey: Reading the Romantic Text. ISSN 1471-5988. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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