Books and Bookmen
Literary magazine
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Books and Bookmen was a literary magazine founded in 1955 by publisher Philip Dossé. It was known for the vigour of its writers, especially the vituperative Auberon Waugh.[1][2][3]
Editor
Frank Granville Barker
- Michael Barber
- Cis Amaral
- Sally Emerson
FrequencyMonthly
First issue1955
Final issue1986
The cover picture for the March 1980 issue was a caricature of W. H. Auden. | |
| Editor | Frank Granville Barker
|
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 1955 |
| Final issue | 1986 |
| Company | Hansom |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0006-744X |
| OCLC | 1536799 |
The magazine had six stablemates, Art and Artists, Dance and Dancers, Films and Filming, Music and Musicians, Plays and Players, and Records and Recording.
The publishing company, Hansom Books, folded in 1980 and the magazine was then relaunched under new management in the following year and continued publication until 1986.
Contributors
In addition to Auberon Waugh, contributors to this magazine included:
