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.
