Exploration, Writing, and Publishing with John Murray, 1773-1859
by
Innes M. Keighren, Charles W. J. Withers, Bill Bell
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
In eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain, books of travel and exploration were much more than simply the printed experiences of intrepid authors. They were works of both artistry and industry—products of the complex, and often contested, relationships between authors and editors, publishers...