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The Walter Scott Publishing Company
John R. Turner
其他書名
A Bibliography
出版University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997
主題History / GeneralHistory / Social HistoryLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Publishers & Publishing IndustryReference / Bibliographies & Indexes
ISBN08229396579780822939658
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=GhEVAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In 1882, Walter Scott, a successful businessman with little formal education, found himself the surprised owner of a nearly bankrupt publishing company. Scott had agreed to act as mortgagor for the growing Tyne Publishing Company, but it soon became apparent that Tyne's programme of expansion was too ambitious - the company was hopelessly overcommitted. Scott appointed David Gordon, a dynamic Scotsman, as manager, and the Walter Scott Publishing House was born. Gordon began to improve the list by adding series: the Canterbury Poets Series, the Camelot Classics Series, the Great Writers Series, and the Contemporary Science Series. The company later published Tolstoy and Ibsen translations, as well as works by Bernard Shaw, Robert Blatchford and George Moore.