Arrange the following periodicals in chronological order:
- A. Fraser's Magazine
- B. The Spectator (1828 revival)
- C. The Westminster Review
- D. The Quarterly Review
- E. The Edinburgh Review
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Correct answer: C. E, D, C, B, A
Explanation
Edinburgh Review (1802, Whig) → Quarterly Review (1809, Tory reply) → Westminster Review (1824, Benthamite) → The Spectator (1828 weekly) → Fraser's Magazine (1830), which serialised Carlyle's Sartor Resartus.
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