CC
's friends and acquaintances were varying and numerous. In her youth the radical politician John Cartwright
was a neighbour. Her literary work as an adult led to the formation of a number of lasting...
Intertextuality and Influence
Ménie Muriel Dowie
At the time of publication, Chambers's was under the editorship of MMD
's uncle Robert Chambers
Junior (1832-1888). He had inherited the journal from his father, Robert Chambers
Senior (1802-1871), and uncle William Chambers
....
Publishing
Henrietta Camilla Jenkin
From two undated letters of Elizabeth Gaskell
, it seems that Gaskell recommended to William Chambers
the serialization of one of HCJ
's works in Chambers's Journal.
Gaskell, Elizabeth. The Letters of Mrs Gaskell. Editors Chapple, J. A. V. and Arthur Pollard, Harvard University Press, 1967.
942, 809
Timeline
4 February 1832
Robert
and William Chambers
began publishing the weeklyChambers's EdinburghJournal.
May 1832
Brothers William
and Robert Chambers founded the W. and R. Chambers
publishing firm in Edinburgh.
Texts
Chambers, William, and Robert Chambers, editors. Chambers’ Edinburgh Journal. William Orr.
Chambers, William. Story of St. Giles’ Cathedral Church. W & R Chambers, 1879.