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'''Title:''' ''The Penny Post''

'''Editor:''' Frederick George Lee

'''Publisher:''' James Parker and Co.

The forty-five year circulation of ''The Penny Post'' provided Victorian society with “a Church of England illustrated magazine of healthy reading, suited for old and young, rich and poor." <ref>The Penny Post (Lee, Frederick George, The Penny Post [1884]. London: James Parker and Co, 1884, Print.)</ref> At its outset it was the first and only monthly church magazine, and yet by the distribution of the last ''Penny Post'' in 1896 it was one among many.<ref>[[Works Cited |WD]]</ref> Beginning in 1850, James Parker and Co. published monthly installments of the paper which was then issued by the Church of England through “all booksellers and newsvendors." <ref>[[Works Cited |WD]]</ref> At the end of each year the twelve publications were formed into yearly volumes. A penny a piece, ''The Penny Post'' included within its pages a mixture of secular and religious works. The paper strove to devote equal attention to Church history and doctrine as well as fictional works that were in line with the church’s views. Publications included articles both practical and expository, tales and allegories, historical and descriptive essays, poetry, a Children’s Corner, and book reviews of the popular books of the time. They concluded with an Editor’s Box, which was devoted to “asking and answering questions relating especially to Church matters." <ref>The Penny Post (Lee, Frederick George, The Penny Post [1884]. London: James Parker and Co, 1884, Print.)</ref> Other monthly installments included news on The Parcels Post and the Delivery of Tea and advertisements for both the Parker and Co. publishing house as well as outside sources.


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Submitted by: [[Rasmussen, Jenna: section 1, Winter 2013]]

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