Fiction and the American Literary Marketplace The Role of Newspaper Syndicates in America, 1860-1900 |
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| Author:
| Johanningsmeier, Charles Alan |
| Contribution by:
| Belanger, Terry
McKitterick, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-52018-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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Conventional literary history has virtually ignored the role of newspaper syndicates in publishing some of the most famous nineteenth century writers. Henry James, Rudyard Kipling and Mark Twain were among those who offered their early fiction to 'Syndicates', firms which subsequently sold the work to newspapers across America for simultaneous, first-time publication. Charles Johanningsmeier shows how the economic practicalities of the syndicate system governed the consumption and...
More DescriptionConventional literary history has virtually ignored the role of newspaper syndicates in publishing some of the most famous nineteenth century writers. Henry James, Rudyard Kipling and Mark Twain were among those who offered their early fiction to 'Syndicates', firms which subsequently sold the work to newspapers across America for simultaneous, first-time publication. Charles Johanningsmeier shows how the economic practicalities of the syndicate system governed the consumption and interpretation of various literary texts. His study revises your conception of traditional literary history by examining the ordinary reader's response to some of the major writers of the nineteenth century.