id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7777 John Neal (writer) - Wikipedia .html text/html 15960 1882 76 Neal's time in Baltimore between his business failure in 1816 and his departure for London in 1823 was the busiest period of his life as he juggled overlapping careers in editorship, journalism, poetry, novels, law study, and later, law practice.[14] During this period he taught himself to read and write in eleven languages,[c] published seven books,[17] read law for four years,[18] completed an independent course of law study in eighteen months that was designed to be completed in seven-to-eight years,[19] earned admission to the bar in a community known for rigorous requirements,[14] and contributed prodigiously to newspapers and literary magazines, two of which he edited at different points.[20] In 1828, Neal established The Yankee magazine with himself as editor, and continued publication through the end of 1829.[82] He used its pages to vindicate himself to fellow Portlanders,[83] critique American art[84] and drama,[85] host a discourse on the nature of New Englander identity,[86] advance his developing feminist ideas,[87] and encourage new literary voices, most of them women.[88] Neal also edited many other periodicals between the late 1820s and the mid 1840s and was during this time a highly sought-after contributor on a variety of topics.[89] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7777.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7777.txt