British Literary Culture and Publishing Practice, 1880-1914
Title | British Literary Culture and Publishing Practice, 1880-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | Peter D. McDonald |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2002-05-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521893947 |
This book examines the early publishing careers of three highly influential writers, Joseph Conrad, Arnold Bennett, and Arthur Conan Doyle.
Reading, Publishing and the Formation of Literary Taste in England, 1880-1914
Title | Reading, Publishing and the Formation of Literary Taste in England, 1880-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Hammond |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780754656685 |
Between 1880 and 1914, England saw the emergence of an unprecedented range of new literary forms, which meant new relationships between books, authors, readers and classifications of taste. Hammond uses previously unexamined archive material and focuses in detail on the working practices of selected publishers and distributors to make an original and important contribution to our understanding of the cultural dynamics and rhetorics of the fin-de-siècle literary field in England.
Richard Marsh, popular fiction and literary culture, 1890–1915
Title | Richard Marsh, popular fiction and literary culture, 1890–1915 PDF eBook |
Author | Victoria Margree |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2018-03-31 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 152612436X |
Richard Marsh was one of the most popular and prolific authors of the late-Victorian and Edwardian periods. His bestselling The Beetle: A Mystery (1897) outsold Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A prolific author within a range of genres including Gothic, crime, humour and romance, Marsh produced stories about shape-shifting monsters, morally dubious heroes, lip-reading female detectives and objects that come to life. However, while Marsh’s work appealed to a public greedy for sensationalist fiction, both the cultural elite of the day and twentieth-century literary critics looked askance at his popular middlebrow fiction. In the wake of the recent rediscovery of Marsh’s fiction, this essay collection builds on burgeoning scholarly interest in the author. Marsh emerges here as a fascinating writer who helped shape the genres of popular fiction and whose stories offer surprising responses to issues of criminality, gender and empire in this period of cultural transition.
The Book in Britain
Title | The Book in Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Allington |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 567 |
Release | 2019-03-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0470654937 |
Introduces readers to the history of books in Britain—their significance, influence, and current and future status Presented as a comprehensive, up-to-date narrative, The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction explores the impact of books, manuscripts, and other kinds of material texts on the cultures and societies of the British Isles. The text clearly explains the technicalities of printing and publishing and discusses the formal elements of books and manuscripts, which are necessary to facilitate an understanding of that impact. This collaboratively authored narrative history combines the knowledge and expertise of five scholars who seek to answer questions such as: How does the material form of a text affect its meaning? How do books shape political and religious movements? How have the economics of the book trade and copyright shaped the literary canon? Who has been included in and excluded from the world of books, and why? The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction will appeal to all scholars, students, and historians interested in the written word and its continued production and presentation.
Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 4: Professionalism and Diversity 1880-2000
Title | Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 4: Professionalism and Diversity 1880-2000 PDF eBook |
Author | David Finkelstein |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2007-11-23 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0748628843 |
In this volume a range of distinguished contributors provide an original analysis of the book in Scotland during a period that has been until now greatly under-researched and little understood. The issues covered by this volume include the professionalisation of publishing, its scale, technological developments, the role of the state, including the library service, the institutional structure of the book in Scotland, industrial relations, union activity and organisation, women and the Scottish book, and the economics of publishing. Separate chapters cover Scottish publishing and literary culture, publishing genres, the art of print culture, distribution, and authors and readers. The volume also includes an innovative use of illustrative case studies.
Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel
Title | Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel PDF eBook |
Author | Sally Dugan |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 331 |
Release | 2016-04-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1317176162 |
Since its publication in 1905, The Scarlet Pimpernel has experienced global success, not only as a novel but in theatrical and film adaptations. Sally Dugan charts the history of Baroness Orczy's elusive hero, from the novel's origins through its continuing afterlife, including postmodern appropriations of the myth. Drawing on archival research in Britain, the United States and Australia, her study shows for the first time how Orczy's nationalistic superhero was originally conceived as an anarchist Pole plotting against Tsarist Russia, rather than a counter-revolutionary Englishman. Dugan explores the unique blend of anarchy, myth and magic that emerged from the story's astonishing and complex beginnings and analyses the enduring elements of the legend. To his creator, the Pimpernel was not simply a swashbuckling hero but an English gentleman spreading English values among benighted savages. Dugan investigates the mystery of why this imperialist crusader has not only survived the decline of the meta-narratives surrounding his birth, but also continues to enthrall a multinational audience. Offering readers insights into the Pimpernel's appearances in print, in film and on the stage, Dugan provides a nuanced picture of the trope of the Scarlet Pimpernel and an explanation of the phenomenon's durability.
To Exercise Our Talents
Title | To Exercise Our Talents PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Hilliard |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2006-04-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780674021778 |
In 20th century Britain, the literary landscape underwent a fundamental change. Aspiring authors included factory workers writing amid chaotic home lives, and married women joining writers' clubs in search of creative outlet. This work reveals the history of 'ordinary' voices and reconstructs the literary culture of a democratic age.