Which among the following are the titles of the periodicals?
(A) Dickens’ Household Words
(B) S.T. Coleridge’s Friend
(C) Richard Steele’s Guardian
(D) Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis
(E) Leigh Hunt’s Indicator

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is C

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (A), (B), (C), and (E). All four are titles of periodicals initiated or contributed to by prominent literary figures:

(A) Household Words – A weekly periodical founded and edited by Charles Dickens, it was published between 1850 and 1859. It focused on social reform and serialized fiction.

(B) The Friend – A philosophical periodical published by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1809–1810. It discussed literature, politics, and moral philosophy.

(C) The Guardian – A periodical established in 1713 by Richard Steele, a continuation of his earlier success with The Tatler and The Spectator.

(E) The Indicator – A literary periodical launched by Leigh Hunt in 1819, showcasing essays, literary commentary, and short fiction.


Information Booster:

Charles Dickens’ Household Words:

- Published weekly from 1850 to 1859.
 - Promoted progressive social values, featuring serialized novels like Dickens’s own Hard Times.
 - It was succeeded by another periodical titled All the Year Round.

Coleridge’s The Friend:

- Ran briefly in 1809–1810.
 - Combined literary criticism, moral philosophy, and reflections on religion and politics.
- Though short-lived, it had a significant intellectual impact.

Steele’s The Guardian:

- Started in 1713, continuing the tradition of moral periodicals established by The Spectator and The Tatler.
- Satirical, moralistic, and literary in content.

Leigh Hunt’s The Indicator:

- Ran from 1819 to 1821.
- Included essays, stories, and literary discussions with a romantic sensibility.

Additional Knowledge:

The Metamorphosis – This is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is one of Kafka’s most famous existential and absurdist works, portraying Gregor Samsa’s transformation into an insect, symbolizing alienation and identity crisis.
Kafka was associated with modernist prose.