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Dr. Maginn's Homeric Ballads

By J. M. B.

Between 1839 and 1842, the "Homeric Ballads," from thirteen to sixteen, appeared in *Fraser's Magazine*. Will any correspondent favour me with specific references to the numbers or months in which they were published? I may add, that I shall esteem it as a very great favour to receive authentic reference to any articles contributed to Blackwood, Fraser, &c., &c., by Dr. Maginn. The difficulty of determining authorship from internal evidence alone is well-known, and is aptly illustrated by the fact, that an article on Miss Austen's novels, by Archbishop Whately, was included in the collection o…

Topics: Homeric Ballads, Victorian Literature, Authorship