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A Victorian Publisher: A Study of the Bentley Papers
Contributor(s): Gettmann, Royal A. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521153204     ISBN-13: 9780521153201
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $45.59  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry
Dewey: 070.5
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.83 lbs) 296 pages
 
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This is a study of the rise and activity of the London publishing house which started in 1829 as Bentley and Colburn and was finally absorbed by Macmillan in 1898. Professor Gettmann has worked from the surviving papers of the firm and it is probable that he has here given more detail about the aims, methods and successes of an English publisher of the time than can be found anywhere else. Since there is constant reference from the activities of Bentley to that of his contemporaries, it is also a microcosm of English authorship and publishing from the time of Scott to that of Meredith: one of the great period of English publishing enterprise. It discusses movements of taste and cycles of popular reading and illustrates the relationship between publisher and author. It also deals with authors' contracts and rewards and in short, deals with every aspect of English publishing in an important period.
 
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