The Eagle, founded in 1859, is the annual review of St John's College, Cambridge.
The poet Thomas Ashe founded The Eagle in the year in which he graduated from St John's.,Ronald Bayne, ‘Ashe, Thomas (1836–1889)’, rev. Katherine Mullin, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005, Retrieved 5 Jan 2008 with the help of a college fellow, Joseph Bickersteth Mayor.John R. Gibbins, ‘Mayor, Joseph Bickersteth (1828–1916)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, Retrieved 5 Jan 2008 Henry George Hart (1843–1921)ODNB and Robert Forsyth Scott (1849–1933) were later editors of the magazine.
Samuel Butler wrote for The Eagle.
History 1859-1935 : Published by W. Metcalfe 1959- : Published annually by St. John's College
Since 1981, a supplement has also been published.
Between 1889 and 1915, some of the records from the Cambridge Archives were printed in the magazine.
References
External links
The Eagle at HathiTrust