Established in 1802 under publisher Archibald Constable, the extremely influential, liberal-leaning Edinburgh Review, was published quarterly until 1929. The periodical did much to disseminate the ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment and helped cement Edinburgh's reputation as a literary capital. It's most important rival was the Quarterly Review. Though not it's first editor, Francis Jeffrey, who took over in 1803, established the periodical's tone and reputation, making it a model of the type of literary and cultural journalism that still dominates the genre today. Not all of Jeffrey's views have enjoyed the same longevity, however, including his condemnation of major Romantic authors such as Wordsworth and Byron.

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