Byron and John Murray : a poet and his publisher / Mary O'Connell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connell, Mary (Researcher in English), author.

Series:

Liverpool English texts and studies ; 64.

Liverpool English texts and studies ; 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824--Friends and associates.

Byron, George Gordon Byron.

Murray, John, 1778-1843--Friends and associates.

Murray, John.

Correspondence (Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron).

Authors and publishers--England--History--19th century.

Authors and publishers.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool, [England] : Liverpool University Press, 2014.

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive account of the relationship between Byron and the man who published his poetry for over ten years. It is commonly seen as a paradox of Byron's literary career that the liberal poet was published by a conservative publishing house. It is less of a paradox when, as this book illustrates, we see John Murray as a competitive, innovative publisher who understood how to deal with his most famous author.

Contents:

John Murray I and II

'Lord Byron turns pro'

Janus-Faced: James Cawthorn and English Bards and Scotch Reviews, John Murray and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

'... and found myself famous'

'I have written too much'

John Murray and 'the Demon of Silence': Byron in exile

'a book without a bookseller'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78138-754-0

1-78138-491-6

OCLC:

970630893