Business Correspondence of Smith, Elder, and Co. 1850-1908

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Business Correspondence of Smith, Elder, and Co. 1850-1908

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Consists, for the most part, of business correspondence of George Smith relating to the , which he founded in 1859, and other publishing business of Smith, Elder, and Co., the London publishing firm. Cornhill Magazine

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Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special CollectionsManuscripts Division

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Smith, George, 1824-1901

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The publishing firm of Smith, Elder, and Co. was founded by George Smith (1789–1846) and Alexander Elder (1790–1876). Upon the death of his father, George Smith (son) took control and under his stewardship, the company flourished. Its first major success was the publication of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre in 1847, under the pseudonym of "Currer Bell." The firm is perhaps best known for publishing the first edition of the Dictionary of National Biography, widely popularized as the DNB. ...

Smith, Elder, and Co.

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The publishing firm of Smith, Elder, and Co. was founded in 1816 by George Smith (1789-1846) in partnership with Alexander Elder. In 1843, Smith's son, George Smith (1824-1901), took over much of the firm's operations, and, upon the death of his father in 1846, became sole head of the company. Smith lived in London with his mother, Elizabeth Murray Smith (1797-1878), until 1854, when he married Elizabeth Blakeway. They had two sons and three daughters. Smith, Elder, and ...

Steinkopff, Edward

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Smith, A. Donald.

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