The most disreputable trade : publishing the classics of English poetry, 1765-1810

Publication Data

• Title The most disreputable trade : publishing the classics of English poetry, 1765-1810
• Author Thomas Frank Bonnell
• Publisher Oxford University Press
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Oxford
• Language English

Contents

Our native classics, complete and uniform
The Elzevirs of Glasgow : Robert and Andrew Foulis
William Creech and John Boyle : the classics spread across Scotland
John Bell's little trifling edition revisited
Johnson's prefaces and Bell's connected system of biography
The best judges of vendible poetry : William Strahan, Joseph Wenman, et al.
Robert Anderson's comprehensive view of English poetry
Charles Cooke's pocket library
John Sharpe and Alexander Chalmers : a body of standard English poetry
Splinter canons, fugitives, and empire.

Topics

• Literature publishing :: Great Britain :: History :: 18th century
• Literature publishing :: Great Britain :: History :: 19th century
• English literature :: Publishing :: Great Britain :: History :: 18th century
• English literature :: Publishing :: Great Britain :: History :: 19th century
• Poetry :: Publishing :: Great Britain :: History :: 18th century
• Poetry :: Publishing :: Great Britain :: History :: 19th century
• Publishers and publishing :: Great Britain :: History
• Monographic series :: Publishing :: Great Britain :: History
• Books and reading :: Great Britain :: History
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The most disreputable trade : publishing the classics of English poetry, 1765-1810 by Thomas Frank Bonnell. ISBN 9780199532209. Published by Oxford University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.