John Timbs
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John Timbs was a British writer and antiquary. Some of his work was published under the pseudonym of Horace Welby.
John Timbs
The Illustrated London News
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The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. The magazine was published weekly for most o
John Timbs
…adopted literature as a profession. He was successively editor of the Mirror of Literature, the Harlequin, The Literary World, and sub-editor of the Illustrated London News. He was later to become the third editor of the ILN. He was also founder and first editor of Year-Book of Science and Art. His published works amounted…
Front-page of the magazine's first issue (May 14, 1842)
The front cover of 1 October 1892 issue, showing a scene from Sydney Grundy and Arthur Sullivan's Haddon Hall created by M. Browne and Herbert Railton
Jumbo's Journey to the Docks, The Illustrated London News, 1 April 1882
Cover of 20 February 1915 issue