The busiest man in England [electronic resource] : Grant Allen and the writing trade, 1875-1900 / Peter Morton.
Morton, Peter, 1946 Apr. 10-
2005
PR4004.A2 Z78 2005eb
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Title The busiest man in England [electronic resource] : Grant Allen and the writing trade, 1875-1900 / Peter Morton.
Author Morton, Peter, 1946 Apr. 10-
ISBN 1403980993
1403966265 (alk. paper)
Publication Details Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005.
Language English
Description xv, 251 p. : ill.
Call Number PR4004.A2 Z78 2005eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 821/.914
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction : "the most hateful of professions?"
1. Canada and Oxford (1848-1873)
2. Jamaica (1873-1876)
3. Setting out the stall (1876-1880)
4. "A pedlar crying stuff" : selling the wares (1880-1889)
5. The stock in trade : writing science
6. The stock in trade : light fiction
7. The prosperous tradesman (1890-1895)
8. Dealing with the "dissenting grocer"
9. Retailing The woman who did
10. Last orders (1896-1899)
Conclusion : "we of the proletariat..."

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