01954nam a2200361Ia 4500 ebr10135576 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 040526s2005 enka sb 001 0beng d 2004050853 1403980993 1403966265 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560465898 PR4004.A2 Z78 2005eb 821/.914 22 Morton, Peter, 1946 Apr. 10- The busiest man in England [electronic resource] : Grant Allen and the writing trade, 1875-1900 / Peter Morton. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005. xv, 251 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : "the most hateful of professions?" -- 1. Canada and Oxford (1848-1873) -- 2. Jamaica (1873-1876) -- 3. Setting out the stall (1876-1880) -- 4. "A pedlar crying stuff" : selling the wares (1880-1889) -- 5. The stock in trade : writing science -- 6. The stock in trade : light fiction -- 7. The prosperous tradesman (1890-1895) -- 8. Dealing with the "dissenting grocer" -- 9. Retailing The woman who did -- 10. Last orders (1896-1899) -- Conclusion : "we of the proletariat..." Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 Authorship. Authors, English 19th century Biography. Authorship History 19th century. England Intellectual life 19th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10135576 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 189725 189725