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Benjamin Disraeli and John Murray: The Politician, the Publisher and the Representative
Regina Akel
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Description for Benjamin Disraeli and John Murray: The Politician, the Publisher and the Representative
Hardcover. This is a well-written and seriously researched book that proposes fresh interpretations of significant people and historical and literary events of the early nineteenth century, at the same time it unveils a few literary mysteries, such as the origin, purpose, and effects of Benjamin Disraeli's first novel: Vivian Grey. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
This book tells the story of an early nineteenth-century London newspaper, the Representative, more important for the people who took part in its inception than for its journalistic merits. The gallery of characters who appear in the narrative includes prominent figures of the age, literary as well as political, such as Sir Walter Scott and his son-in-law, John Gibson Lockhart; Foreign Secretary George Canning; and certainly publisher John Murray II. The pivotal figure is, however, a very young Benjamin Disraeli, whose brilliant mind already displayed great powers of observation, verbal expression and manipulation of his elders and betters. ... Read more
This book tells the story of an early nineteenth-century London newspaper, the Representative, more important for the people who took part in its inception than for its journalistic merits. The gallery of characters who appear in the narrative includes prominent figures of the age, literary as well as political, such as Sir Walter Scott and his son-in-law, John Gibson Lockhart; Foreign Secretary George Canning; and certainly publisher John Murray II. The pivotal figure is, however, a very young Benjamin Disraeli, whose brilliant mind already displayed great powers of observation, verbal expression and manipulation of his elders and betters. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781383070
SKU
V9781781383070
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Ref
99-50
About Regina Akel
Regina Akel is a Chilean biographer and literary translator who holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Warwick; her work includes a literary biography of travel writer Maria Graham and translations into Spanish of Conrad and Orwell.
Reviews for Benjamin Disraeli and John Murray: The Politician, the Publisher and the Representative
Reviews ‘A book that will entertain and enlighten literary scholars interested in the history of newspaper publishing as well as in the life and times of the young, brash Benjamin Disraeli.’ Michel Pharand, Director, The Disraeli Project, Queen's University at Kingston 'Intended as a rival to The Times, The Representative, established in 1825, only lasted some six months before ... Read more