John Harris

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Publishing Barbara Hofland
BH asked her publisher, John Harris , ten pounds for this book, which was, she said, doing a bold thing.
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Butts, Dennis. Mistress of our Tears, A Literary and Bibliographical Study of Barbara Hofland. Scolar Press, 1992.
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A new, cheap edition in 1816 (wrongly taken by the original Dictionary of...
Textual Production Mary Sewell
MS used this book in the religious training of her children. It was written entirely in one-syllable words. She hoped writing the book would enable her to purchase Practical Education by Maria Edgeworth (and her...
Textual Production Barbara Hofland
BH published with J. HarrisAlfred Campbell, the Young Pilgrim; Containing Travels in Egypt and the Holy Land.
Butts, Dennis. Mistress of our Tears, A Literary and Bibliographical Study of Barbara Hofland. Scolar Press, 1992.
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Textual Production Barbara Hofland
This was published by John Harris , a leading London producer of books for children. He paid her only six pounds for it, and did not offer even one free copy. She found these terms...
Textual Production Barbara Hofland
It was published by J. Harris , with a quotation from Shakespeare on the title-page, and proved one of BH 's most successful titles, in France and the USA as well as in England.
Butts, Dennis. Mistress of our Tears, A Literary and Bibliographical Study of Barbara Hofland. Scolar Press, 1992.
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Textual Production Barbara Hofland
The publishers were Grant and Griffith , successors to John Harris .
Butts, Dennis. Mistress of our Tears, A Literary and Bibliographical Study of Barbara Hofland. Scolar Press, 1992.
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Again the title-page quotes Shakespeare . Again BH prophesied wrongly that this would be her last book (because of age and infirmity)...

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Strutt, Elizabeth. Triumphs of Genius and Perseverance. John Harris, 1827.