London at the End of the Century:A Book of Gossip
a Beckett, Arthur William
1900
THE STANDARD AND ITS PARTNER.
It would be invidious to single out for special commendation any particular paper, when all are of admirable quality. Perhaps I may be pardoned for referring to , which still retains its | |
5 | prestige, as an old contributor of thirty years ago. In I had the honour of serving as a special correspondent during the Franco-German war, on the banks of the Rhine, and wherever else I could find a French prisoner. may be, I think, considered the pioneer of cheap journalism. In the old days there were two editions, practically the same paper, one called , and the other . The first has higher priced than the second, which was intended to suit the pockets of the poor or economical. used to call the two journals and , from the two characters in 's novel. It will be remembered that was the echo of . Years after the absorption of in , my editor, Captain Hamber, in giving me my final instructions said: - |
I asked. | |
And I adopted this suggestion. | |
It was fortunate that I did, for I a piece of news that never reached town by wire--the story of an attempted escape at Coblenz. | |
