Andrew Hobbs
Biographic Data
| ID | 3990909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Hobbs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Hobbs |
| SIGNATURE | HOBBS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lancashire |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5943-475X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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Rural Modernity in an Interwar English County Magazine
The Diaries of Anthony Hewitson, Provincial Journalist, Volume 1
Anthony Hewitson was a typical Victorian journalist, working in one of the largest sectors of the periodical press, provincial newspapers. His diaries, written between 1862 and 1912, lift the veil of anonymity hiding the people, processes and networks involved in the creation of Victorian newspapers. Andrew Hobbs’s introduction and footnotes provide background and analysis of these valuable documents. This full scholarly edition offers a wealth o…
William Saunders and the Industrial Supply of News in the Late Nineteenth Century
Quarry owner William Saunders (1823-95) applied industrial methods to the supply of news as a commodity, experimenting with centralised and networked solutions to the problem of news distribution. He entered the newspaper industry in Plymouth, launching the Western Morning News in 1860, and in 1863 he and his brother-in-law Edward Spender set up one of the first UK news agencies, the Central Press, in London, supplying news and other editorial ma…
A Fleet Street In Every Town
At the heart of Victorian culture was the local weekly newspaper. More popular than books, more widely read than the London papers, the local press was a national phenomenon. This book redraws the Victorian cultural map, shifting our focus away from one centre, London, and towards the many centres of the provinces. It offers a new paradigm in which place, and a sense of place, are vital to the histories of the newspaper, reading and publishing. H…
Subscribing to Faith? The Anglican Parish Magazine 1859-1929
Crime News in Modern Britain
This bold narrative of the rise and fall of newspaper crime reporting asserts that early nineteenth-century crime news was inaccurate and sensational, symbolizing crime as sin, and mainly written b
The Deleterious Dominance of The Times in Nineteenth-Century Scholarship
The Times was a mid-nineteenth-century newspaper phenomenon, defeating rival London newspapers through its skilful management, advanced technology, greater editorial resources and access to powerful politicians. Its authority enabled it to make and break governments. However, the uniqueness of The Times limits its usefulness as a historical source. This article begins with a brief history of The Times, before analysing how the newspaper remains c…
Lancashire Life Magazine, 1947-73
This article is the first academic study of a significant twentieth-century periodical genre, the county magazine. Through a content analysis of a successful example, Lancashire Life magazine, it introduces regional differentiation into current scholarship on the middle classes in the second half of the twentieth century. The analysis, from the magazine’s launch in 1947 to the end of the post-war boom in 1973, identifies changes over time in edit…
It Doesn't Add Up
This article examines the usefulness of demographic methods for the study of births outside marriage, using Blackpool as a case study. It attempts to show that statistics collected for medical purposes were misinterpreted, producing a historical myth about the sexual behaviour of single women in seaside resorts. More sophisticated demographic methods reveal that the fertility of single women in Blackpool was unremarkable, but these methods are un…
The Deleterious Dominance of The Times in Nineteenth-Century Scholarship
The Times was a mid-nineteenth-century newspaper phenomenon, defeating rival London newspapers through its skilful management, advanced technology, greater editorial resources and access to powerful politicians. Its authority enabled it to make and break governments. However, the uniqueness of The Times limits its usefulness as a historical source. This article begins with a brief history of The Times, before analysing how the newspaper remains c…
Lancashire Life Magazine, 1947-73
This article is the first academic study of a significant twentieth-century periodical genre, the county magazine. Through a content analysis of a successful example, Lancashire Life magazine, it introduces regional differentiation into current scholarship on the middle classes in the second half of the twentieth century. The analysis, from the magazine’s launch in 1947 to the end of the post-war boom in 1973, identifies changes over time in edit…
It Doesn't Add Up
This article examines the usefulness of demographic methods for the study of births outside marriage, using Blackpool as a case study. It attempts to show that statistics collected for medical purposes were misinterpreted, producing a historical myth about the sexual behaviour of single women in seaside resorts. More sophisticated demographic methods reveal that the fertility of single women in Blackpool was unremarkable, but these methods are un…
Lancashire Life Magazine, 1947-73
This article is the first academic study of a significant twentieth-century periodical genre, the county magazine. Through a content analysis of a successful example, Lancashire Life magazine, it introduces regional differentiation into current scholarship on the middle classes in the second half of the twentieth century. The analysis, from the magazine’s launch in 1947 to the end of the post-war boom in 1973, identifies changes over time in edit…
The Deleterious Dominance of The Times in Nineteenth-Century Scholarship
The Times was a mid-nineteenth-century newspaper phenomenon, defeating rival London newspapers through its skilful management, advanced technology, greater editorial resources and access to powerful politicians. Its authority enabled it to make and break governments. However, the uniqueness of The Times limits its usefulness as a historical source. This article begins with a brief history of The Times, before analysing how the newspaper remains c…
Crime News in Modern Britain
This bold narrative of the rise and fall of newspaper crime reporting asserts that early nineteenth-century crime news was inaccurate and sensational, symbolizing crime as sin, and mainly written b
Subscribing to Faith? The Anglican Parish Magazine 1859-1929
A Fleet Street In Every Town
At the heart of Victorian culture was the local weekly newspaper. More popular than books, more widely read than the London papers, the local press was a national phenomenon. This book redraws the Victorian cultural map, shifting our focus away from one centre, London, and towards the many centres of the provinces. It offers a new paradigm in which place, and a sense of place, are vital to the histories of the newspaper, reading and publishing. H…
William Saunders and the Industrial Supply of News in the Late Nineteenth Century
Quarry owner William Saunders (1823-95) applied industrial methods to the supply of news as a commodity, experimenting with centralised and networked solutions to the problem of news distribution. He entered the newspaper industry in Plymouth, launching the Western Morning News in 1860, and in 1863 he and his brother-in-law Edward Spender set up one of the first UK news agencies, the Central Press, in London, supplying news and other editorial ma…
The Diaries of Anthony Hewitson, Provincial Journalist, Volume 1
Anthony Hewitson was a typical Victorian journalist, working in one of the largest sectors of the periodical press, provincial newspapers. His diaries, written between 1862 and 1912, lift the veil of anonymity hiding the people, processes and networks involved in the creation of Victorian newspapers. Andrew Hobbs’s introduction and footnotes provide background and analysis of these valuable documents. This full scholarly edition offers a wealth o…
Get in the zone
Rural Modernity in an Interwar English County Magazine
Insuring those who bear the risk
History (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Australian History and Society (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · History (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)