Publisher and His Circle - The Life and Work of John Taylor, Keats'' Publisher

In the early nineteenth century, the publishing house of Taylor & Hessey brought out the work of Keats, Clare, Hazlitt, De Quincey, Carlyle, Lamb, Coleridge and many more of the most important literary figures of the time, as well as the great literary journal of the period, the London Magazine. Tim Chilcott here examines the life and work of John Taylor, the firm's founder.

The account, originally published in 1972 and incorporating a large amount of hitherto unpublished material, is a fascinating piece of literary, social and publishing history, showing clearly the relationship between the author and his publisher, and in turn between the publisher and the reading public.

List of contents

Preface 1. Apprenticeship: 1781-1816 2. ‘A True Poet’: Taylor and Keats, 1817-21 3. The Years of Expansion, 1817-20: Leigh Hunt, Hazlitt, Cary, and the Reviews 4. Taylor & Clare: 1819-37 5. The London Magazine: 1821-5 6. The Years 1821-5: Lamb, De Quincey, Carlyle, Landor, and Coleridge 7. ‘No Publisher of Poetry Now’: 1826-64 8. Literature, the Publisher, and the Reading Public

About the author

Tim Chilcott was formerly Dean of Arts and Humanities at the University of Chichester, UK

Summary

This account, originally published in 1972, examines the life and work of John Taylor, the founder of the publishing house of Taylor & Hessey which brought out the work of Keats, Clare, Hazlitt, De Quincey, Carlyle, Lamb, Coleridge and many more. A fascinating piece of literary, social and publishing history.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Chilcott, Chilcott Tim
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138965621
• ISBN: 978-1-138-96562-1
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Keats
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Biography: writers