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Overview
Victorian publisher William Tinsley, though famous for his association with circulating libraries, the three-decker novel, and many high-profile novelists of the day, nevertheless remains an enigmatic figure. He was regarded by many of his authors as sharp and unpleasant, but by others-including some of his fellow publishers-as an honorable businessman. In this new study, Peter Newbolt offers a description of Tinsley's childhood, then explores his first experiences in the London book trade. He traces the publisher's career, principally through his contact with such authors, including Sala, Henty, Hardy and Yates; there are also chapters on the firm's staff and Tinsleys' Magazine. Here for the first time, in an appendix to the study, Newbolt presents a painstakingly compiled checklist of books published by the Tinsley brothers Contents: List of Illustrations; Prelude; Overture; South Mimms; Leaving home: Notting Hill; The Brough brothers; Business partnership: marriage partnerships; The circulating libraries & the three-volume novel; Sala sets the ball rolling; Mary Elizabeth Braddon; George Lawrence, and Ouida; Mrs Henry Wood, and Mrs J.H. Riddell; Two failed take-overs; death of Edward; Sheridan Le Fanu, and Rhoda Broughton; Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald; Harrison Ainsworth, and Wilkie Collins; William Black, and author-publisher relations; War-correspondent-novelists: Russell & Henty; George Meredith, and Thomas Hardy; Thomas Hardy's first three novels; Edmund Yates, and 'novel liaisons'; The office staff & management; Hard labour or fulfillment for women in writing; Tinsleys' Magazine; and twelve months of Mirth; R.J. Planch‚, dramatist and Somerset Herald; Benjamin LeopoldFarjeon; Walter Besant, and Richard Jefferies; Some other Tinsley authors; Life's rich pageant: J.L. Toole & Henry Irving; Diminuendo dolorso; Coda: speculation reconsidered; Apendix I: dates in the history of the Tinsley brothers; Appendix II: check-list of books published by Tinsley brothers, 1854-1888; Index.Synopsis
English publisher William Tinsley has been called a "speculative publisher" because of the way he took chances on unknown novelists, paying them in advance for their novels in the hopes of making a profit later. Drawing upon Tinsley's memoirs, Newbolt discusses the path of his career, his literary aesthetic, and his relationships with authors such as Thomas Hardy and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The volume includes a list of books published by Tinsley Brothers between 1854 and 1888.
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Book Details
Published
August 1, 2001
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Pages
388
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780754602910