The Star (London)
 Placard for The Star announcing signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 28 June 1919 | |
| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) |
John Murray William Lane |
| Launched | 1788 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1960 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
The Star was a London evening newspaper founded May 3, 1788 under the original title Star and Evening Advertiser and was the first daily evening newspaper in the world.[1] Founding sponsors of the new paper included publisher John Murray and William Lane of the Minerva Press.[2]
References
- ↑ British Library: Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Eighteenth Century.
- ↑ Belanger, Jacqueline; Peter Garside; Anthony Mandal; Sharon Ragaz (4 January 2003). "British Fiction, 1800–1829: A Database of Production and Reception Phase II Report: Advertisements for Novels in The Star". Cardiff Corvey: Reading the Romantic Text. ISSN 1471-5988. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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