Music in The Girl's Own Paper: An Annotated Catalogue, 1880-1910

Nineteenth-century British periodicals for girls and women offer a wealth of material to understand how girls and women fit into their social and cultural worlds, of which music making was an important part. The Girl's Own Paper, first published in 1880, stands out because of its rich musical content. Judith Barger introduces and catalogues the musical content issued during the magazine's first thirty years, in music scores, serialized fiction, music-related nonfiction, poetry, illustrations and replies to musical correspondents. A user's guide precedes the chronological annotated catalogue; the indexes that follow reveal the magazine's diversity of approach to the subject of music.