Glances Back Through Seventy Years: Autobiographical and Other Reminiscences

di Henry Vizetelly (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2010

This autobiography recalls the eventful career of the nineteenth-century publisher and journalist, Henry Vizetelly (1820-1894). Born in London, Vizetelly was apprenticed to a wood engraver as a young child. He entered the printing business and helped found two successful but short-lived newspapers, the Pictorial Times and the Illustrated Times. From 1865 Vizetelly worked in Paris and later Berlin as a foreign correspondent for the Illustrated London News, and also wrote and published several books. On his return to England, he became a publisher of foreign novels and gained notoriety for his translations of Emile Zola which challenged strict Victorian laws on obscenity and led to his prosecution and imprisonment. His book is a fascinating blend of public and personal history, providing an insight into the turbulent literary world of nineteenth-century Europe. Volume 1 covers his life up to the infamous Palmer Trial in 1856.

• Autore: Henry Vizetelly
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Glances Back Through Seventy Years 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 460 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 580 gr.
• EAN: 9781108009294

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