Golden Multitudes: The Story of Best Sellers in the United States, Volume 10Macmillan Company, 1947 - 357 pages |
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Page 84
... took on a somewhat different aspect . The old Carey firm in Philadelphia , known throughout the publication of Dickens ' early books as Lea & Blanchard , had been , in some respects , the preëmi- nent Dickens publishers . As has been ...
... took on a somewhat different aspect . The old Carey firm in Philadelphia , known throughout the publication of Dickens ' early books as Lea & Blanchard , had been , in some respects , the preëmi- nent Dickens publishers . As has been ...
Page 94
... took part in exciting scenes in connection with a South American revolution ; he saw much of life and the world before he was of age . Then he settled down to study and a college course , supporting himself by writing novels and ...
... took part in exciting scenes in connection with a South American revolution ; he saw much of life and the world before he was of age . Then he settled down to study and a college course , supporting himself by writing novels and ...
Page 199
... took hold of his finger , " He rastled with my finger , the d -- d little cuss ! " she grasped the proofsheets determinedly in one hand and , manipulating her long skirts with the other , swept into the publisher's office , red with ...
... took hold of his finger , " He rastled with my finger , the d -- d little cuss ! " she grasped the proofsheets determinedly in one hand and , manipulating her long skirts with the other , swept into the publisher's office , red with ...
Contents
Vox Pop | 1 |
What Is a Best Seller? | 6 |
Religion and Sensation in Colonial Times II | 11 |
Copyright | |
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