The Sunday Times White, chose the name in an apparent attempt to take advantage of the success of "The Observer", which had been founded in 1791, although there was no connection between the two papers. On 20 October 1822 it was reborn as "The Sunday Times", although it had no relationship with "The Times". In January 1823, White sold the paper to Daniel Whittle Harvey, a radical politician. Under its new owner, "The Sunday Times" notched up several firsts: a wood engraving it published of the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838 was the largest illustration to have appeared in a British newspaper;
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award were published in the newspaper itself. The 1974 winner was Charles Nicholl, who went on to become well-known for historical biographies. It was re-invigorated with the support of literary agents Peters Fraser + Dunlop in 2015 under the new name Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award. 1974 Winner - Charles Nicholl, 'The Ups and The Downs', the author's disturbing and humorous account of a bad lsd trip in London. In 1999, Paul Farley's "The Boy from the Chemist is Here to See You" "was so well received", according to the "Encyclopedia of British