The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley
1733–1764

This fully annotated edition sheds much light on eighteenth-century British literary and publishing history.

Robert Dodsley (Author), James E. Tierney (Edited by)

9780521522083, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 January 2004

640 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.8 cm, 0.95 kg

The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley 1733–1764 brings to light much previously unpublished detail for the study of eighteenth-century British literary and publishing history. It is a fully annotated edition of letters exchanged between Robert Dodsley - London's leading literary publisher of the mid eighteenth century - and his authors, members of the book trade, and friends. Numbering about four hundred pieces, the correspondence reflects the publisher's relations with such people as Edmund Burke, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, David Garrick, Thomas Gray, David Hume, Samuel Johnson, Laurence Sterne, and Horace Walpole. A lengthy introduction provides an account of Dodsley's publishing career, including his negotiations with authors and other publishers, and offers many insights into the technical and financial operation of the contemporary book trade.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on the text
Cue-titles
Chronological list of Robert Dodsley's correspondence
Alphabetical list of correspondents
Introduction
Letters
Appendixes
Index.

Subject Areas: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]