'Half fashion and half passion': the life of publisher Henry Colburn

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/16070 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/16070 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/16070 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/01/63 2011-11-15 15:46:23 2019-01-23 09:51:38 2011-11-15 15:46:23 thesis show 0 Melnyk Veronica Bell Maureen University of Birmingham 'Half fashion and half passion': the life of publisher Henry Colburn unpub DA PR Z004 30sch_huma Plates 2-6 are not available in the digital version of this thesis. This thesis focuses on some of the most significant and least understood aspects of the life of London publisher Henry Colburn (c.1784-1855). Its purposes are to correct the misinformation currently in circulation, to introduce new information, and to reassess Colburn‘s reputation and accomplishments in light of this evidence. The thesis first examines the errors and limitations of previous appraisals of Colburn and how various primary sources can be used to correct and augment them. It next considers Colburn‘s early years before surveying his periodical publications and his controversial publicity methods. The thesis briefly recounts Colburn‘s involvement with the ‘silver-fork’ school of fiction and then examines in greater depth his relationships with writer Benjamin Disraeli and one-time business partner Richard Bentley. Colburn‘s two marriages are also studied as the focus of the thesis moves onto the latter half of his career, his retirement, and his death. The final chapter tenders some general conclusions based on the foregoing matter and suggests further avenues of study concerning Colburn, his role in the history of publishing, and his place in the traditional paradigms of Romantic and Victorian literary culture. 2002-12 2002 graduation 2201509 eng author checked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public University of Birmingham School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies, Department of English Literature d_ph na 2002-12 graduation