# serial publications began as early as the 17th century > [!zettel] > - keywords:: [[Serial publications]], [[17th Century]] > - location:: > - period:: From [[uvic.ca - articles - Victorian Serial Novels]] > The serialization of literature began as early as the 17th century but it reached its zenith in Britain in the 19th century. Throughout the Victorian period, novels in serial parts were published in abundance in newspapers and magazines, by far the most popular form, or in discreet parts issued in instalments, usually twenty monthly issues. (2022-03-15, [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fy6twr014tskp531trt4h6wc))