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Charles Knight's The Old Printer was first published in 1854 and is
partly a biography of William Caxton and partly an account of the
development of the printing press and its role in English
literature from the fifteenth century. William Caxton was not only
the first printer in England, but also a prolific translator and
importer of books. He established a printing press at Westminster
and among the books printed there were Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
and The Subtil Histories and Fables of Esop. Knight describes
Elizabethan reading habits and traces the development of the types
of books, papers and magazines that were most popular with the
reading public in the mid-nineteenth century. The author is
particularly interested in the availability of cheap popular
literature as he regards this as an indication of the
democratisation of society.
Charles Knight (1791 1873), the son of a Windsor bookseller, was
apprenticed to his father at fourteen. He read widely and
systematically, and began to buy, collect and sell rare books. He
also worked as a journalist, and, on moving to London, set up as a
publisher, then took to freelance writing, and acted as manager of
the publications of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful
Knowledge. In 1832, he launched the Penny Magazine, offering the
working classes useful information, within a moral context of
thrift and self-discipline. Knight continued to write - on
Shakespeare, on Caxton, on English history - while at the same time
being at the centre of the British publishing industry. His 1864 5
three-volume autobiography (reissued here in its posthumous 1873
edition) provides insights into the economics as well as the
personalities of the mid-Victorian publishing world. Volume 1
covers Knight's life up to 1826."
Charles Knight (1791 1873), the son of a Windsor bookseller, was
apprenticed to his father at fourteen. He read widely and
systematically, and began to buy, collect and sell rare books. He
also worked as a journalist, and, on moving to London, set up as a
publisher, then took to freelance writing, and acted as manager of
the publications of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful
Knowledge. In 1832, he launched the Penny Magazine, offering the
working classes useful information, within a moral context of
thrift and self-discipline. Knight continued to write - on
Shakespeare, on Caxton, on English history - while at the same time
being at the centre of the British publishing industry. His 1864 5
three-volume autobiography (reissued here in its posthumous 1873
edition) provides insights into the economics as well as the
personalities of the mid-Victorian publishing world. Volume 2
covers the 1820s to the late 1840s."
Charles Knight (1791 1873), the son of a Windsor bookseller, was
apprenticed to his father at fourteen. He read widely and
systematically, and began to buy, collect and sell rare books. He
also worked as a journalist, and, on moving to London, set up as a
publisher, then took to freelance writing, and acted as manager of
the publications of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful
Knowledge. In 1832, he launched the Penny Magazine, offering the
working classes useful information, within a moral context of
thrift and self-discipline. Knight continued to write - on
Shakespeare, on Caxton, on English history - while at the same time
being at the centre of the British publishing industry. His 1864 5
three-volume autobiography (reissued here in its posthumous 1873
edition) provides insights into the economics as well as the
personalities of the mid-Victorian publishing world. Volume 3
covers the 1850s, and continues up to 1865."
The publisher and writer Charles Knight (1791-1873) was apprenticed
to his printer father, but later became a journalist and then
proprietor of various periodicals and magazines, many of which were
driven by his concern for the education of the poor. As an author,
he published a variety of works, including The Old Printer and the
Modern Press (also reissued in this series). He claimed that this
six-volume work on the architecture and history of London,
published between 1841 and 1844, was neither a history nor a survey
of London, but looked 'at the Present through the Past, and at the
Past through the Present'. It relies on the skills of eminent
artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life,
and is arranged thematically rather than chronologically or
geographically. This is a fascinating account of what was then the
greatest city in the world.
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London (Paperback)
Charles Knight
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R1,394
Discovery Miles 13 940
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The publisher and writer Charles Knight (1791-1873) was apprenticed
to his printer father, but later became a journalist and then
proprietor of various periodicals and magazines, many of which were
driven by his concern for the education of the poor. As an author,
he published a variety of works, including The Old Printer and the
Modern Press (also reissued in this series). He claimed that this
six-volume work on the architecture and history of London,
published between 1841 and 1844, was neither a history nor a survey
of London, but looked 'at the Present through the Past, and at the
Past through the Present'. It relies on the skills of eminent
artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life,
and is arranged thematically rather than chronologically or
geographically. This is a fascinating account of what was then the
greatest city in the world.
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London (Paperback)
Charles Knight
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R1,393
Discovery Miles 13 930
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The publisher and writer Charles Knight (1791-1873) was apprenticed
to his printer father, but later became a journalist and then
proprietor of various periodicals and magazines, many of which were
driven by his concern for the education of the poor. As an author,
he published a variety of works, including The Old Printer and the
Modern Press (also reissued in this series). He claimed that this
six-volume work on the architecture and history of London,
published between 1841 and 1844, was neither a history nor a survey
of London, but looked 'at the Present through the Past, and at the
Past through the Present'. It relies on the skills of eminent
artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life,
and is arranged thematically rather than chronologically or
geographically. This is a fascinating account of what was then the
greatest city in the world.
|
London (Paperback)
Charles Knight
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R1,393
Discovery Miles 13 930
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The publisher and writer Charles Knight (1791-1873) was apprenticed
to his printer father, but later became a journalist and then
proprietor of various periodicals and magazines, many of which were
driven by his concern for the education of the poor. As an author,
he published a variety of works, including The Old Printer and the
Modern Press (also reissued in this series). He claimed that this
six-volume work on the architecture and history of London,
published between 1841 and 1844, was neither a history nor a survey
of London, but looked 'at the Present through the Past, and at the
Past through the Present'. It relies on the skills of eminent
artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life,
and is arranged thematically rather than chronologically or
geographically. This is a fascinating account of what was then the
greatest city in the world.
|
London (Paperback)
Charles Knight
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R1,393
Discovery Miles 13 930
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The publisher and writer Charles Knight (1791-1873) was apprenticed
to his printer father, but later became a journalist and then
proprietor of various periodicals and magazines, many of which were
driven by his concern for the education of the poor. As an author,
he published a variety of works, including The Old Printer and the
Modern Press (also reissued in this series). He claimed that this
six-volume work on the architecture and history of London,
published between 1841 and 1844, was neither a history nor a survey
of London, but looked 'at the Present through the Past, and at the
Past through the Present'. It relies on the skills of eminent
artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life,
and is arranged thematically rather than chronologically or
geographically. This is a fascinating account of what was then the
greatest city in the world.
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London (Paperback)
Charles Knight
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R1,454
Discovery Miles 14 540
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The publisher and writer Charles Knight (1791-1873) was apprenticed
to his printer father, but later became a journalist and then
proprietor of various periodicals and magazines, many of which were
driven by his concern for the education of the poor. As an author,
he published a variety of works, including The Old Printer and the
Modern Press (also reissued in this series). He claimed that this
six-volume work on the architecture and history of London,
published between 1841 and 1844, was neither a history nor a survey
of London, but looked 'at the Present through the Past, and at the
Past through the Present'. It relies on the skills of eminent
artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life,
and is arranged thematically rather than chronologically or
geographically. This is a fascinating account of what was then the
greatest city in the world.
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