Glances Back Through Seventy Years - Autobiographical and Other Reminiscences (Paperback)

This autobiography recalls the eventful career of the nineteenth-century publisher and journalist, Henry Vizetelly (1820 1894). Born in London, Vizetelly was apprenticed to a wood engraver as a young child. He entered the printing business and helped found two successful but short-lived newspapers, the Pictorial Times and the Illustrated Times. From 1865 Vizetelly worked in Paris and Berlin as a foreign correspondent for the Illustrated London News, and also wrote and published several books. He later became a publisher of foreign novels and gained notoriety for his translations of Emile Zola which challenged strict Victorian laws on obscenity and led to his prosecution and imprisonment. His book is a fascinating blend of public and personal history, providing an insight into the turbulent literary world of nineteenth-century Europe. Volume 2 begins in 1858 with the marriage of Princess Vicky and concludes with Vizetelly's return to England in 1878.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries, Volume 2
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Henry Vizetelly
Dimensions:	216 x 26 x 140mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	456
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-00930-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Publishing industry Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-108-00930-1
Barcode:	9781108009300

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