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