KNIGHT, Charles.

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Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: First edition of the autobiography of a leading Victorian publisher and author. Charles Knight (1791-1873) recounts his dealings with Dickens, De Quincey, Martineau and Thackeray, among others.Knight's Passages "provides a unique insight into the world of nineteenth-century popular publishing; unlike many other publishers, Knight analysed supply and demand in detail, giving print runs and sales figures for some of his publications" (ODNB).Knight tailored his publishing career to the self-improvement of the working classes, and his most substantial publications were popular reference works.

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