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The Savoy (periodical)
''The Savoy'' was a magazine of literature, art, and criticism published in 1896 in London. It featured work by authors such as W. B. Yeats, Max Beerbohm, Joseph Conrad, and Aubrey Beardsley. Only eight issues of the magazine were published. The publisher was Leonard Smithers, a controversial friend of Oscar Wilde who was also known as a pornographer. Among other publications by Smithers were rare erotic works and unique items such as books bound in human skin.〔(History of ''The Savoy'' )〕
==History==
''The Savoy'' was Originally founded as a competitor to ''The Yellow Book'' and to provide work for members of the Decadent movement as it began to decline with the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde.〔Nelson, James G. ''Publisher to the Decadents: Leonard Smithers in the Careers of Beardsley, Wilde, Dowson''. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000: 4. ISBN 0-271-01974-3〕 The magazine was started by Leonard Smithers, writer Arthur Symons (The Symbolist Movement In Literature) and artist Aubrey Beardsley. It is considered a little magazine, and was described as "a manifesto in revolt against Victorian materialism".〔(The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition )〕 The name was inspired by the Savoy Hotel, a glamorous hotel in London which opened in 1899 and became infamous for being the location for Oscar Wilde's trysts.〔Ross, David A. ''Critical Companion to William Butler Yeats: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work''. New York: Facts on File, 2001: 541. ISBN 978-0-8160-5895-2〕
Hubert Crackanthorpe tried to convince Grant Richards to join him in buying ''The Savoy'' but the plan never came to fruition. The magazine folded in December 1896 with its eighth issue.〔Nelson, James G. ''Publisher to the Decadents: Leonard Smithers in the Careers of Beardsley, Wilde, Dowson''. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000: 88. ISBN 0-271-01974-3〕 In the final issue, Symons considered its failure:
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