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Issue Details: First known date: 1919-1954... 1919-1954 John O'London's Weekly
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John O'London's Weekly was a weekly literary magazine published by George Newnes (London) between April 1919 and September 1954, and which for a period of time had a circulation of 80,000. Its title was devised by editor, Wilfred Whitten. The magazine featured contributions from both well-known literary figures and emerging writers. Among the more regular contributors were Winston Churchill, Rebecca West, Arnold Bennett, Max Beerbohm and W. Somerset Maugham. It also presented a section on English grammar and word usage, as well as book reviews.

World War II had a dramatic impact on John O'London's, with increased production costs and changing literary tastes leading to a gradually declining circulation. The magazine's publishers were eventually forced to close it down some ten years after the war ended.

One Australian-based author to have his works published in the magazine was A. Bertram Chandler.


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The Books That Drove Me On John Morrison , 1978 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Educational Magazine , vol. 35 no. 2 1978; (p. 22-24) The Happy Warrior 1987; (p. 77-81)
The Books That Drove Me On John Morrison , 1978 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Educational Magazine , vol. 35 no. 2 1978; (p. 22-24) The Happy Warrior 1987; (p. 77-81)
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