Bentley, Richard, & Son
Other Business Names:
- Colburn, Henry
- Bentley, Samuel
- Bentley, George
- Colburn, Henry, & Richard Bentley
- Bentley's Miscellany
- Bentley, Richard
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Book trade activities
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Publishing & printing
Newspaper & periodical publishing
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Publishing & printing
Other publishing
Notes:
Traced origins to 1829 when Richard Bentley, 1794-1871, withdrew from a printing partnership with his brother, Samuel, to join Henry Colburn, publisher, in an unhappy and unsuccessful partnership. 1832 bought out Colburn when traded as Richard Bentley. Published fiction by leading British, American and Continental authors. Published the successful 'Bentley's Miscellany', initially under Charles Dickens's editorship, from 1836 to 1854. Succeeded in management of the business by his son George from c1867. Known as Richard Bentley & Son from c1871. Assets sold to Macmillans 1898 [2023]
Publications:
- A Victorian Publisher. A study of the Bentley papers by Gettmann, Royal A
- Economics of the Victorian three-volume novel by Sutherland, John A
- Five centuries of printing in London. A review article by Kahl, William F
- Richard Bentley & Son. A history of the firm by Unknown
- Richard Bentley and the British Empire. Imperial and colonial publishing connections by Edwards, Mary J (ed)
- 'Richard Bentley; Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley; Henry Colburn; Henry Colburn & Co; Richard Bentley & Son' in P J Anderson & J Rose (eds), Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol 106. British literary publishing houses, 1820-1880 by Wallins, Roger P
- Victorian Yellowbacks and Paperbacks, 1849-1905. Vol 8, Simpkin, Marshall & Co; J W Arrowsmith; Richard Bentley; Ward & Downey [and] James Blackwood by Topp, Chester W
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Colburn, Henry
- Bentley, Samuel
- Bentley, George
- Colburn, Henry, & Richard Bentley
- Bentley's Miscellany
- Bentley, Richard
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Book trade activities
- Publishing & printing Newspaper & periodical publishing
- Publishing & printing Other publishing
Notes:
Traced origins to 1829 when Richard Bentley, 1794-1871, withdrew from a printing partnership with his brother, Samuel, to join Henry Colburn, publisher, in an unhappy and unsuccessful partnership. 1832 bought out Colburn when traded as Richard Bentley. Published fiction by leading British, American and Continental authors. Published the successful 'Bentley's Miscellany', initially under Charles Dickens's editorship, from 1836 to 1854. Succeeded in management of the business by his son George from c1867. Known as Richard Bentley & Son from c1871. Assets sold to Macmillans 1898 [2023]Publications:
- A Victorian Publisher. A study of the Bentley papers by Gettmann, Royal A
- Economics of the Victorian three-volume novel by Sutherland, John A
- Five centuries of printing in London. A review article by Kahl, William F
- Richard Bentley & Son. A history of the firm by Unknown
- Richard Bentley and the British Empire. Imperial and colonial publishing connections by Edwards, Mary J (ed)
- 'Richard Bentley; Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley; Henry Colburn; Henry Colburn & Co; Richard Bentley & Son' in P J Anderson & J Rose (eds), Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol 106. British literary publishing houses, 1820-1880 by Wallins, Roger P
- Victorian Yellowbacks and Paperbacks, 1849-1905. Vol 8, Simpkin, Marshall & Co; J W Arrowsmith; Richard Bentley; Ward & Downey [and] James Blackwood by Topp, Chester W