'A remarkable achievement
of collective scholarship. This volume does full justice
to Scotland's extraordinary contribution to the history
of the book while successfully embedding that story
in the broader context of nineteenth century Scottish
development.'
Tom Devine,
Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and
Palaeography, The University of Edinburgh
'I emerge
from reading this richly informative book with a greatly
heightened sense of the importance of Scots publishing
throughout the nineteenth century . . . . and the ways
in which Scots enterprises wove into the fabric of nineteenth-century
printed discourse. As a corrective to London-based accounts
and perspectives, this volume is invaluable.'
Robert L.
Patten, Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Humanities, Rice
University
THROUGHOUT
the nineteenth century Scotland was transformed from
an agricultural nation on the periphery of Europe to
become an industrial force with international significance.
A landmark in its field, this volume explores the changes
in the Scottish book trade as it moved from a small-scale
manufacturing process to a mass-production industry.
This book brings together the work of over thirty leading
experts to explore a broad range of topics that include
production technology, bookselling and distribution,
the literary market, reading and libraries, and Scotland's
international relations.
CONTENTS
Illustrations and Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
- Bill Bell
I. PRODUCTION
Chapter One
The Elements of the Trade
Papermaking - John Morris
Typefounding - John Morris
Printing - Trevor Howard-Hill
Illustration - John Scally
Binding - John Morris
II. PUBLISHING, DISTRIBUTION AND READING
Chapter Two Publishing
Publishing 1800-1830 - Peter Garside
1825-26: Years of Crisis? - Simon Eliot
Publishing 1830-1880 - David Finkelstein
Gaelic Printing and Publishing - Donald E. Meek
Chapter Three Distribution and Reading
Bookselling - Iain Beavan
The Railways - Stephen Colclough
Gaelic Communities and the Use of Texts - Donald E.
Meek
Reading - Jonathan Rose
Libraries - John Crawford
III. MARKETS AND GENRES
Chapter Four Literature in the Marketplace
The Rise of the Scottish Literary Market - Peter Garside
Authorship: Six Case Studies
Walter Scott and the Management of Copyright - Jane
Millgate
Waverley and the Scottish Fiction Revolution - Peter
Garside
John MacLean, the Gaelic Bard - Donald E. Meek and Rob
Dunbar
Thomas Carlyle and the Lure of London - Ian Campbell
Margaret Oliphant and the Profession of Writing Zsuzanna
Varga
Robert Louis Stevenson and the Pursuit of Fame - Jenni
Calder
The Making of a Scottish Literary Canon - Cairns Craig
Chapter Five The Diversity of Print
Antiquarianism - Padmini Ray Murray
Religion - Padmini Ray Murray
Science - Aileen Fyfe
Reference - Padmini Ray Murray
Maps - Diana Webster
Education - Padmini Ray Murray
Printing for Everyday Life - Gen Harrison
Chapter Six Periodicals and Newspapers
The Age of the Periodical - Bill Bell
Reviews and Monthlies - Joanne Shattock
The Popular ‘Weekly' - Laurel Brake
The Newspaper - Padmini Ray Murray
IV. BEYOND SCOTLAND
Chapter Seven Greater Britain and Ireland
Agencies and
Joint Ventures - Ross Alloway
The London Scots - Robin Myers
Wales - Philip Henry Jones
Ireland - Charles Benson
Chapter Eight Bookseller to the World
Continental Europe - Sharon Brown and Barbara Schaff
North America - Fiona Black
India - Graham Shaw
The Pacific - Wallace Kirsop
Appendix A Personnel in the Print and Allied Trades
Appendix B Statistical Evidence for the 1825-26 Crisis
CONTRIBUTORS
SOURCES CITED
INDEX
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