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First Issue Publication
- When
- January 1824
- Where
- London
The first issue of The Westminster Review was published in London in January 1824, featuring James Mill's critique of the Edinburgh Review.
Established as the official organ of the Philosophical Radicals, the journal's first edition appeared in January 1824. It included an article by James Mill that castigated the Edinburgh Review as a Whig organ, criticizing its aristocratic fence-sitting. This content defined the journal's radical political stance.
Sources
- The Westminster Review Wikipedia, revision of 2025-10-29
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