The Critic (Adelaide magazine)

The Critic was a weekly literary and news magazine published in Adelaide, South Australia from 1897 to 1924, remembered as the paper in which C. J. Dennis began his literary career, and was later its editor.

Vol. I No. 1 was dated 25 September 1897, price 6d. (six pence).

The last issue, of 28 May 1924, was of 28 pages, again priced 6d. The magazine was succeeded by The Gossip on 5 June 1924, priced 5d.

Editors included C. J. Dennis c. 1904, succeeded by Conrad Eitel in 1905.[1]

The Critic was described by a contemporary as a "society paper", and ascribed its decline to the inclusion by the mass circulation dailies of "social pages".[2]

Digitization

Issues from Vol. I No.1 (may be viewed here) to Issue No. 1370 of 28 May 1924 (may be viewed here) are available on-line and accessible via Trove, a service of the Australian National Library.

References

  1. ↑ "The Insect.". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1918) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 18 November 1905. p. 13. Retrieved 8 January 2016. The writer has a poor opinion of Mr. Dennis.
  2. ↑ "Literary Notes". Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 13 June 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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