 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 |
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]