The Grub-Street Journal, published from January 8, 1730 to 1738, was a satire on popular journalism and hack-writing as it was conducted in Grub Street in London. It was largely edited by Richard Russell and the botanist John Martyn. While he disclaimed it, Alexander Pope was one of its contributors, continuing his satire which he had started with The Dunciad
After its end, The Literary Courier of Gruber Street succeeded it for a few months.[
I’m so glad somebody else knows this! I did my Master’s dissertation on Pope. I loved the guy!
Did you know that Pope was born with severe birth defects? They told his parents he would not live beyond age one. He was one of the best minds of British journalism of that era! I bet not one modern university has a course on his works today. White privileged male, and all that.