Life and Times of the Right Honourable W

Klappentext A lively! wide-ranging 1893 biography of an influential Victorian newspaper wholesaler! bookseller and politician whose retail business survives today. Zusammenfassung Published in 1893, this lively biography of the influential Victorian businessman and politician W. H. Smith (1825–1891) contains a wealth of fascinating personal, political and social detail, from the newspaper wholesaler's time-critical early-morning despatch operations to late-night dinners with prime ministers and aristocrats. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. 1784-1846; 2. 1846-1854; 3. 1854-1893; 4. 1855-1865; 5. 1865-1868; 6. 1868-1869; 7. 1870-1871; 8. 1872; 9. 1873-1874; 10. 1874-1876; 11. 1876-1878; 12. 1878.

Product details

• Authors: Maxwell Herbert Eustace, Herbert Eus Maxwell, Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Maxwell Herbert Eustace
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9781108009232
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00923-2
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries; Life and Times of the Right Honourable William Henry Smith, M.P. 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Biography: business & industry, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Biography: business and industry, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade, Retail and wholesale industries