Alexander Strahan. Victorian publisher
Details:
- Author(s) Srebrnik, Patricia T
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1986
- Pages 269pp
- Publisher University of Michigan Press
- Place Published Ann Arbour MI
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Scholarly biography of the publishing / business career of Strahan. Chapters include: 'A Highland prelude'; 'Periodicals as pulpits - doing good in Edinburgh, 12853-62'; 'Anchor of hope - A Scottish publisher in London, 1862-66'; 'The sea of faith - the 'Contemporary Review' and its mission'; 'All the best men - the fortunes of Strahan & Co, 1868-72'; 'The blank shield - on Paternoster Row, 1872-76'; 'The ethics of belief - the battle for the 'Contemporary', 1876-77'; 'A story of moral - Strahan & Co Ltd, 1877-82'