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John Nichols
1745–1826
A lively force in London’s literary world, this 18th-century printer and antiquary helped preserve the stories of countless writers and public figures. He is best remembered for shaping The Gentleman's Magazine and for compiling rich works of literary history that still matter today.
4 Audiobooks
Hogarth's Works, with life and anecdotal descriptions of his pictures. Volume 2 (of 3)
by John Ireland, John Nichols
Hogarth's Works, with life and anecdotal descriptions of his pictures. Volume 3 (of 3)
by John Ireland, John Nichols
Hogarth's Works, with life and anecdotal descriptions of his pictures. Volume 1 (of 3)
by John Ireland, John Nichols
About the author
Born in London on February 2, 1745, John Nichols was an English printer, author, and antiquary whose work connected the worlds of publishing, history, and biography. He built his career in the book trade and became closely associated with The Gentleman's Magazine, serving as its influential editor for many years.
Nichols is especially valued for the way he gathered and preserved details about the writers and cultural figures of his time. His collections of literary anecdotes and biographical material gave later readers a fuller picture of 18th-century English literary life, and his large history of Leicestershire showed the same patient love of record and detail.
He died on November 26, 1826. Today, he is remembered not just as a printer, but as someone who helped save a huge amount of literary and historical memory that might otherwise have been lost.