Life and Times of James Catnach, (Late of Seven Dials), Ballad Monger

Klappentext An entertaining biography of infamous broadsheet publisher James Catnach, first published in 1878, illustrated with examples of his printed work. Zusammenfassung James Catnach (1792–1841) became famous for publishing satirical ballads and sensational accounts of famous crimes in his daily broadsheets. This sympathetic and entertaining biography of Catnach, first published in 1878 by Charles Hindley (d. 1893), describes Catnach's rise to wealth and notoriety, featuring numerous reproductions of his printed work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; The life and times of James Catnach; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Hindley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108039420
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03942-0
• No. of pages: 456
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general, Biography: writers