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Literature for the people : how the pioneering Macmillan brothers built a publishing powerhouse / Sarah Harkness.

Van Pelt Library Z325.M23 H37 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Harkness, Sarah (Sarah Helen), author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--Biography.
Publishers and publishing.
Publishers and publishing--History.
Authors and publishers--Great Britain--History.
Authors and publishers.
Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Macmillan, Daniel, 1813-1857.
Macmillan, Daniel.
Macmillan, Alexander, 1818-1896.
Macmillan, Alexander.
Macmillan Publishers--History.
Macmillan Publishers.
Physical Description:
xxi, 474 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Place of Publication:
London : Pan Books, 2025.
Summary:
"From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of two brothers - Daniel and Alexander Macmillan - who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world. Their remarkable achievements are revealed in this entertaining, superbly researched biography." -- Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781035008940
1035008947
OCLC:
1393301812
Publisher Number:
99996907203
CIPO000170519

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