Life and Times of the Right Honourable William Henry Smith, M.P
Seiten
2010
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00923-2 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00923-2 (ISBN)
Published in 1893, this lively biography of the influential Victorian businessman and politician W. H. Smith (1825–1891) contains a wealth of fascinating personal, political and social detail, from the newspaper wholesaler's time-critical early-morning despatch operations to late-night dinners with prime ministers and aristocrats.
This is a lively two-volume biography, first published in 1893, of the influential Victorian businessman and politician W. H. Smith (1825–1891), whose father and uncle established the well-known stationery and bookselling business. The author, Herbert Maxwell (1845-1932), was a Scottish essayist and Conservative Member of Parliament who greatly admired Smith's human qualities and had access to his personal papers. Volume 1 documents the foundation of the newspaper wholesaling business, Smith's education and his thwarted desire to become a priest. It describes how Smith helped his father expand their efficient and successful business to include a chain of railway station news- and bookstalls and a lending library, as well as becoming sole agents for The Times in 1854. Smith went into Parliament in 1868, and worked for several years at the Treasury. Volume 1 ends with his tour to Cyprus in 1878 as First Lord of the Admiralty.
This is a lively two-volume biography, first published in 1893, of the influential Victorian businessman and politician W. H. Smith (1825–1891), whose father and uncle established the well-known stationery and bookselling business. The author, Herbert Maxwell (1845-1932), was a Scottish essayist and Conservative Member of Parliament who greatly admired Smith's human qualities and had access to his personal papers. Volume 1 documents the foundation of the newspaper wholesaling business, Smith's education and his thwarted desire to become a priest. It describes how Smith helped his father expand their efficient and successful business to include a chain of railway station news- and bookstalls and a lending library, as well as becoming sole agents for The Times in 1854. Smith went into Parliament in 1868, and worked for several years at the Treasury. Volume 1 ends with his tour to Cyprus in 1878 as First Lord of the Admiralty.
1. 1784–1846; 2. 1846–1854; 3. 1854–1893; 4. 1855–1865; 5. 1865–1868; 6. 1868–1869; 7. 1870–1871; 8. 1872; 9. 1873–1874; 10. 1874–1876; 11. 1876–1878; 12. 1878.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.3.2010 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries ; Volume 1 |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 Halftones, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-00923-9 / 1108009239 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-00923-2 / 9781108009232 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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