Biography:
Bonnell Thornton was an English poet essayist and critic. He was educated at Westminster School and at Oxford University. In 1752 he founded the Drury Lane Journal a satirical periodical which among other things lampooned other journals such as Johnson's Rambler The Gentleman's Magazine and The London Magazine. A total of 12 issues were published between January and April 1752.
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