Tatler
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Tatler is a British magazine, originally founded in 1709 by Richard Steele who also used the nom de plume of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esquire.
Steele's idea was to publish the news and gossip heard in London coffee-houses, hence the title. A "reporter" was based in each of the best-known of these, in order that readers need not miss out on anything.
In its first incarnation, it was published three times a week. The original "Tatler" was published only two years from April 12, 1709 to January 2, 1711.
Three months after the original "Tatler" was first published, a Mrs Crackenthorpe published what was called the "Female Tatler." It, too, was published thrice weekly. However, its run was much shorter: the magazine ran for less than a year - from July 8, 1709 to March 31, 1710.
There is some question as to whether the current glossy "society" magazine is related to the original Tatler. It is generally acknowledged that the current edition began publishing in 1901. From the 1940's until the early 1960's, the then- weekly magazine was entitled "Tatler & Bystander." In March 1968, the "bystander" was dropped from the magazine's title, and it began publishing on a monthly basis.
Today, the magazine is owned and operated by Advance Publications.
External links
- Official Website (http://www.tatler.co.uk)
- History of the "Female Tatler" published in the 18th Century (http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/female_tatler/readership.html)nl:The Tatler