Mr. Meeson's WillWorthington Company, 1888 - 287 Seiten Everybody who has any connection with Birmingham will be acquainted with the vast publishing establishment still known by the short title of "Meeson's" which is perhaps the most remarkable institution of the sort in Europe. |
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Henry Rider Haggard. PREFACE . A LETTER received from a member of an eminent publishing firm who seems to take Mr ... publishers , unless indeed we may give the palm to gentlemen con- nected with the legal professions . As a matter of ...
Henry Rider Haggard. PREFACE . A LETTER received from a member of an eminent publishing firm who seems to take Mr ... publishers , unless indeed we may give the palm to gentlemen con- nected with the legal professions . As a matter of ...
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... publishing , as in every other branch of trade , there are " sweaters " to be found , who deal almost as harshly with the inex- perienced producers of the raw literary material as Mr. Meeson dealt with Augusta . The only part of this ...
... publishing , as in every other branch of trade , there are " sweaters " to be found , who deal almost as harshly with the inex- perienced producers of the raw literary material as Mr. Meeson dealt with Augusta . The only part of this ...
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... family resemblance to one or more of those ideas . If this hope is baseless novelists may throw aside their pens , and betake themselves to some more peaceful occupation . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Augusta and her Publisher II . 12 PREFACE .
... family resemblance to one or more of those ideas . If this hope is baseless novelists may throw aside their pens , and betake themselves to some more peaceful occupation . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Augusta and her Publisher II . 12 PREFACE .
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Henry Rider Haggard. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Augusta and her Publisher II . How Eustace was disinherited III . Augusta's little Sister • IV . Augusta's Decision . Page 15 27 42 54 64 78 90 105 118 · 130 141 • • 151 161 • 169 180 · • V. The ...
Henry Rider Haggard. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Augusta and her Publisher II . How Eustace was disinherited III . Augusta's little Sister • IV . Augusta's Decision . Page 15 27 42 54 64 78 90 105 118 · 130 141 • • 151 161 • 169 180 · • V. The ...
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Henry Rider Haggard. MR . MEESON'S WILL . CHAPTER I. AUGUSTA AND HER PUBLISHER . EVERYBODY who has any connection with Birming- ham will be acquainted with the vast publishing establish- ment still known by the short title of " Meeson's ...
Henry Rider Haggard. MR . MEESON'S WILL . CHAPTER I. AUGUSTA AND HER PUBLISHER . EVERYBODY who has any connection with Birming- ham will be acquainted with the vast publishing establish- ment still known by the short title of " Meeson's ...
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Addison answered Augusta Attorney-General barrister beautiful began Bill Birmingham boat bowed captain child clerk client counsel course Court dear document door Eustace Meeson evidence executed eyes face faint feel Fiddlestick fortune gentleman girl gone hand Hanover Square head heart hundred James Short Jeannie Jemima's Vow John Short Johnnie Jonathan Meeson Judge Kangaroo Kerguelen Land Lady Holmhurst learned little Dick little Jeannie living looked Lord Holmhurst Lordship low dress married matter mind Miss Augusta Smithers Miss Smithers neck never once perhaps plaintiff poor pounds present Probate publishing Queen's Counsel RIDER HAGGARD Roscoe rose round rush sail sailors ship shouted sigh sight sitting solicitor Somerset House stood suddenly suppose sure tattooed TAUCHNITZ tell testator thing thought Todd told Tombey turned uncle Waterloo Station witness woman wonder young lady Zealand