The Illustrated London News
FOUNDED 1842
Launched by Herbert Ingram on 14 May 1842, the world’s first illustrated weekly newspaper. By 1863 it was selling more than 300,000 copies a week.
The Titles
The Great Eight
Eight illustrated weeklies, rivals for much of the nineteenth century, came together under one umbrella in 1928. Together they form the Illustrated London News archive.
The Graphic
1869–1932
Founded by the engraver William Luson Thomas as a rival to the ILN, and known for the quality of its artists and illustration.
The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
1874–1970
Sport, the turf and the stage, told through illustration and, later, photography.
The Sketch
1893–1959
Established by the ILN as a sister publication covering lighter news and society events, with the same focus on illustration.
The Sphere
1900–1964
An illustrated newspaper founded by Clement Shorter, covering news from Britain and around the world.
The Tatler
1901–1965
Also founded by Clement Shorter: society, the stage, fashion and travel for a discerning readership.
The Bystander
FOUNDED 1903
A society and current affairs weekly, later merged with The Tatler.
Eve
FOUNDED 1919
A magazine for women, later published as Britannia and Eve.