Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. I. The Un-English English Newspaper: 1620-1642 1
5. II. The First English Newspapers: November 1641 to January 1643 19
6. III. Childhood: January to September 1643 32
7. IV. Early Adolescence: I. September 1643 to July 1644 48
8. V. Early Adolescence: II. August 1644 to July 1645 73
9. VI. Growing Pains: August 1645 to May 1646 98
10. VII. Late Adolescence: June 1646 to September 1647 116
11. VIII. Coming of Age: September 1647 to June 1648 135
12. IX. Maturity: July 1648 to January 1649 154
13. X. Decline and Fall: February to October 1649 174
14. XI. The Commonwealth Newspaper: I. October 1649 to September 1651 199
15. XII. The Commonwealth Newspaper: II. October 1651 to April 1653 218
16. XIII. The Newspaper Under the Protectorate: May 1653 to September 1655 236
17. XIV. The End: October 1655 to June 1660 253
18. XV. Conclusion 268
19. Appendices 275
20. Bibliography 285
21. Notes 297
22. Index of Seventeenth-Century Newspapers 363
23. General Index 371