(A mock-depreciatory title for) a periodical with critical articles on culture and current events, especially one directed at a readership with serious intellectual interests.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Daniel Defoe (?1660–1731), writer and businessman.
Definition of little review in US English:
little review
noun
(A mock-depreciatory title for) a periodical with critical articles on culture and current events, especially one directed at a readership with serious intellectual interests.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Daniel Defoe (?1660–1731), writer and businessman.