Kegan Paul, a Victorian imprint
Subtitle: publishers, books, and cultural history
By: Leslie Howsam.
Publisher: Kegan Paul International; University of Toronto Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; New York; Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Paul, C. Kegan 1828-1902.; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. -- History -- 19th century.; Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Kegan Paul - A Victorian Imprint is a notable contribution to the scholarly discipline known as the history of the book. It is a detailed study of the establishment and growth of a Victorian publisher, and illustrates the way in which publishers acted as important gatekeepers in their culture by mediating between authors and readers, by selecting those texts that appeared in print, and by creating the physical formats in which they became familiar. The work exemplifies the way in which the history of an imprint can illuminate the cultural history of its time and place." "Kegan Paul - A Victorian Imprint will be of great interest to students of Victorian cultural and literary history, to historians of publishing and specialists in women's writing, to bibliographers and librarians and to all who love fine books."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Henry S. King: businessman of letters; title: Chapter 2: Charles Kegan Paul, pastor to publisher; title: Chapter 3: Kegan Paul, Trench - the partnership with a reputation for serious and beautiful books, 1877-1888; title: Chapter 4: Kegan Paul, Trench, Triibner & Co. Ltd. a financial crisis and a revolution in management, 1889-1911; title: Chapter 5: The Kegan Paul legacy: the making, consolidation and survival of a reputation for serious books.