Samuel Smiles’s A Publisher and His Friends is a memoir and correspondence of John Murray, founder of the famous British publishing house, covering the years 1768 to 1843. It draws on letters from the authors and luminaries connected with the firm.
The book chronicles the origin and progress of a house that published Byron, Jane Austen, and many others, illuminating the literary and commercial world of early-nineteenth-century publishing. It is a rich source for the history of the book trade. Download the free EPUB of this memoir of a great publisher.