From these periodicals, he developed the largest periodical publishing company in the world, Amalgamated Press. His half-penny periodicals published in the 1890s played a role in the decline of the Victorian penny dreadfuls.
He built his business from his articles in various publications, which eventually led to the creation of the largest global publishing company, Amalgamated Press. The inexpensive periodicals he released in the 1890s had an impact on the decline of the Victorian penny dreadfuls.