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mods: The most disreputable trade publishing the classics of English poetry 1765-1810 Bonnell, Thomas Frank 1953- creator text bibliography Electronic books. History enk Oxford Oxford University Press 2008 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xiv, 387 pages) : illustrations This title probes the origins of mass-market series of literary 'classics'. Highly informative about the book trade in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Bonnell's study is also rich in details about book illustration, copyright law, canon formation, consumer culture, and the history of reading. Our native classics, complete and uniform -- The Elzevirs of Glasgow : Robert and Andrew Foulis -- William Creech and John Boyle : the classics spread across Scotland -- John Bell's little trifling edition revisited -- Johnson's prefaces and Bell's connected system of biography -- The best judges of vendible poetry : William Strahan, Joseph Wenman, et al. -- Robert Anderson's comprehensive view of English poetry -- Charles Cooke's pocket library -- John Sharpe and Alexander Chalmers : a body of standard English poetry -- Splinter canons, fugitives, and empire. specialized Thomas F. Bonnell. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- English literature Publishing History 18th century English literature Publishing History 19th century Poetry Publishing Great Britain History 18th century Poetry Publishing Great Britain History 19th century Canon (Literature) Books and reading Great Britain History Monographic series Publishing Great Britain History Poésie Édition Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle Poésie Édition Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature) Livres et lecture Grande-Bretagne Histoire Collections (Publications) Édition Grande-Bretagne Histoire Books and reading Canon (Literature) English literature Publishing Monographic series Publishing Poetry Publishing Great Britain 1700-1899 fast Z326 070.5094109033 24,1 HL 1022 9780191700996 0191700991 0199532206 978019…