The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure

The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was a periodical published in London in the period 1747–1814 by John Hinton and W. Bent.^[1] It advertised itself as dealing with "Letters, Debates, Essays, Tales, Poetry, History, Biography, Antiquities, Voyages, Travels, Astronomy, Geography, Mathematics, Mechanics, Architecture, Philosophy, Medicine, Chemistry, Husbandry, Gardening and other Arts and Sciences; which may render it Instructive and Entertaining. To which will be added An Impartial Account of Books in several Languages, And of the state of Learning in Europe; also Of the New Theatrical Entertainments."^[2] The magazine was published under Royal Licence according to an Act of Parliament obtained by Hinton.^[2]

The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure

Frontispiece from Series 2, Volume XCV (July 1794). The whole issue is available in DjVu format on Wikimedia Commons.
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	John Hinton
First issue	1747
Final issue Number	1814 Series 2, volume 21
Country	England
Language	English

See also

• The Universal Magazine (1900 monthly)
• List of 18th-century British periodicals