The book beautiful : Walter Pater and the House of Macmillan
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The book beautiful : Walter Pater and the House of Macmillan
（Bloomsbury academic collections, . English literary criticism ; 18th-19th centuries）
Bloomsbury, 2013
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Bibliography: p. 185-194
Includes index
Reprint. Originally published: London : Athlone Press, 1999
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The letters collected here comprise an important chapter in the life of Walter Pater's literary career. They record in great detail the relations between this Victorian man of letters and his publisher, Macmillan and Co. Specifically they illustrate how such discussions affected the form as well as the content of his books. The book provides a very full illustration and analysis of the crucial influence of the author-publisher relationship to literature.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
I. Beginnings
II. Daniel and Alexander
III. Victorian Bookmaking
IV. The House of Macmillan
V. Pater's Literary Career
VI. Concluding Remarks
A Note on the Text
The Letters
Explanatory Notes
Appendix
Works Cited
Index
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