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Morton, Peter, 1946 Apr. 10-

The busiest man in England Grant Allen and the writing trade, 1875-1900 / [electronic resource] : Peter Morton. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005. - xv, 251 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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Subjects--Personal Names:
Allen, Grant, 1848-1899.
Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 --Authorship.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Authors, English--19th century--Biography.
Authorship--History--19th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England--Intellectual life--19th century.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PR4004.A2 / Z78 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 821/.914