Literature for the People How The Pioneering Macmillan Brothers Built a Publishing Powerhouse

From publishing Alice in Wonderland and Tom Brown''s School Days to the hugely influential science magazine Nature , Daniel and Alexander Macmillan''s achievements are revealed in this entertaining, superbly researched biography. Daniel and Alexander Macmillan arrived in London in the 1830s at a crucial moment of social change. These two idealistic brothers, working-class sons of a Scottish crofter, set up a publishing house that spread radical ideas on equality, science and education across the world. They also brought authors like Lewis Carroll, Thomas Hardy and Charles Kingsley, and poets like Matthew Arnold and Christina Rossetti, to a mass audience. No longer would books be just for the upper classes. In Literature for the People Sarah Harkness brings to life these two amusing, warm-hearted men. Daniel was driven by the knowledge that he was living on borrowed time as his body was ravaged by TB. Alexander took on responsibility for the company as well as Daniel''s family and turned a small business into an empire. He cultivated the literary greats of the time, weathered controversy and tragedy, and fostered a dynasty that would include future prime minister Harold Macmillan. Including fascinating insights about the great, the good and the sometimes wayward writers of the Victorian era, with feuds, friendships and passionate debate, this vibrant book is bursting with all the energy of that exciting period in history.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah Harkness
• Editore: Macmillan
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 09.05.2024
• Categoria: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese
• EAN: 9781035008933
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3500893-3
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 16.3 x 24.2 x 4.1 cm
• Categorie: Inspiration, London, Greater London, Culture, Nature, Lewis Carroll, Alexander, Harold, Society & culture: general, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Business Development, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Radicalism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Thomas Hardy, Social Change, British & Irish history, Legacy, Victorian, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Social and cultural history, Alice in Wonderland, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Biography: business and industry, Publishing industry & book trade, c 1830 to c 1839, Publishing and book trade, Industrialisation and industrial history, Charles Kingsley, Victorian biography, Macmillan, radical ideas, Matthew Arnold, Christina Rossetti, tom brown's school days, Dante Gabriel, daniel macmillan, literary publishing history, british historical biography, post industrial revolution, sarah harkness