The Microcosm, a Periodical Work

Published in 1803, this periodical was one of the most influential and popular literary magazines of its time. Edited by George Canning and Gregory Griffin, the magazine featured essays, poems, reviews, and other writings by some of the leading literary figures of the day, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and Charles Lamb. This edition of the magazine includes all of its original contents, as well as a biographical introduction that provides context for the magazine's importance in literary history.
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