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GEORGE SMITH, A MEMOIR
WITH SOME PAGES OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
| By: |
Sidney Lee, George Smith, Sir Leslie Stephen |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£20.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108047645 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108047647 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
10 May, 2012 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries |
| Pages: |
164 |
| Description: |
An engaging portrait, published in 1902, of a significant Victorian publisher and man of letters. |
| Synopsis: |
This 1902 book, originally intended for private circulation, is a memoir of George Smith (1824-1901), founder, proprietor and publisher of The Cornhill Magazine and later the Dictionary of National Biography. The small volume, compiled by Smith's wife, consists of a memoir of Smith by Sidney Lee, followed by four short autobiographical pieces that Smith wrote for The Cornhill. He recalls his years at the publishing house of Smith, Elder and Co.; his encounters with Charlotte Bronte, who stayed with the Smiths in London; his idea of founding a magazine; and the 'lawful pleasures' of court cases for libel. The final item is Sir Leslie Stephen's obituary of Smith, first published in The Cornhill. The book, illustrated with two portraits of Smith, and a photograph of his memorial tablet in St Paul's Cathedral, provides an engaging portrait of a significant Victorian publisher and man of letters. |
| Illustrations: |
3 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |