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Lists of free online newspapers
Search for articles published in popular magazines and journals from different times in history.
Good for: Gaining insights into British home life and leisure reading in the Victorian age.
Contains: Magazines.
Dates covered: 1800-1900.
Good for: Evidence of the activities and interests of British imperial colonizers, settlers, missionaries, and travelers.
Contains: Magazines.
Dates covered: 1800-1900.
Good for: Searching articles in magazines about British culture and society.
Contains: Popular British periodicals, mostly from the 19th century.
Dates covered: 1681-1920.
Good for: Reading articles with perspective on historical events and trends from The Economist magazine.
Contains: Issues of The Economist.
Dates covered: 1843-2015.
Good for: Finding out about 18th-century British and Irish culture through magazines and newspapers.
Contains: Literary, satirical, political, religious and theatrical publications from England, Ireland, Scotland, India and the Caribbean.
Dates covered: 1685-1835.
Good for: Reading essays, letters, poems, and articles from the London Times Literary Supplement.
Contains: Essays, letters, poems, and articles.
Dates covered: 1902-2013.
These links allow you to search across multiple databases at the same time.
Good for: Searching across all primary source collections from Adam Matthew Publishers.
Contains: Archival collections.
Good for: Searching all ProQuest U.S. historical newspaper collections simultaneously.
Contains: Newspapers.
Dates covered: 1841-2014.
Good for: Searching historical periodicals.
Contains: Magazine and journal articles.
Dates covered: 1740-1940 with some more recent.
Good for: Searching across historical newspapers and books for primary sources about American life and culture.
Contains: American historical newspapers, printed books, pamphlets, and ephemera.
Dates covered: 1639-1922.
