Figures of speech
Subtitle: American writers and the literary marketplace, from Benjamin Franklin to Emily Dickinson
By: R. Jackson Wilson.
Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Authorship.; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Authors and publishers -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Literature publishing -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Authors and readers -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Originally published in 1987 as a Borzoi book by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc."--T.p. verso.