Random Recollections of an Old Publisher: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries) - Softcover

Tinsley, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108009247 ISBN 13: 9781108009249

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

William Tinsley (1830–1900) was a noted Victorian publisher whose catalogue included works by such celebrated novelists as Thomas Hardy and Wilkie Collins. This two-volume autobiography, first published in 1900, traces his life from his rural childhood to the establishment and rise of the Tinsley Brothers company in 1858, and its later collapse. Each chapter contains a series of brief sketches of authors and other contemporaries. Volume 1 spans Tinsley's early days and travels to London, along with his first encounters with the publishing world. It includes detailed portraits of Mary Elizabeth Braddon and H. J. Byron, and incorporates material on the development of transport and general commerce in the Victorian era. Based on Tinsley's personal recollections, and incorporating letters as well as anecdotal information, these volumes will fascinate anyone interested in the history of publishing and the development of the nineteenth-century novel.

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Book Description

First published in 1900, these two volumes contain the memoirs of William Tinsley (1830–1900), a noted Victorian publisher. Each chapter consists of a series of brief sketches of authors and other contemporaries, describing Tinsley's life and career and providing valuable insights into the world of nineteenth-century publishing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108009247
• ISBN 13: 9781108009249
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392