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Life and Times of the Right Honourable William Henry Smith, M. P.
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| 著者・編者 | Maxwell, Herbert Eustace, |
|---|---|
| シリーズ | Cambridge Library Collection - Printing and Publishing History |
| 出版社 | (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) |
| ページ数 | 392 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜251-9356＞ |
解説
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.