Figures of speech
Subtitle: American writers and the literary marketplace, from Benjamin Franklin to Emily Dickinson
By: R. Jackson Wilson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Literature publishing -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Literature publishing -- United States -- History -- 18th century.; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Authors and publishers -- United States.; Authorship -- History -- 19th century.; Authorship -- History -- 18th century.; Authors, American -- Biography.; Authorship in literature.; United States -- Intellectual life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.