142 Strand : a radical address in Victorian London by Ashton, Rosemary, 1947- instant download

142 Strand : a radical address in Victorian London by Ashton, Rosemary, 1947- instant download

xiv, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm, 142 The Strand was the home of the brilliant, unconventional young publisher John Chapman. All the daring and avant-garde writers and thinkers of Victorian London gathered here, and this book explains the heart of Victorian culture, uncovering its surprising energy, its doubts and arguments and its passionate reforming spirit, Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-321) and index, Introduction: John Chapman and the strand in 1847 -- Adventurous publishing: Emerson, Strauss, Newman (1844-8) -- Publishing sensation: The nemesis of faith (1849) -- Chapman, Marian Evans, and the Westminster review (1851) -- Radical reviewing and the battle of the booksellers (1851-2) -- The struggle for survival -- (1852-4) -- A split in the ranks (1854) -- Chapman's radical women -- Dr Chapman and friends