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The LRB is one of the most successful magazines in Europe. It has had consistent paid subscription growth every year, and has more than doubled its subscribers since 2001. At over 74,000 paid print subscribers, the LRB has more print circulation than The New Statesman, The TLS and Prospect Magazine.

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