WC held firm on the title of his novel entitled The New Magdalen when Charles Mudie, proprietor of the influential circulating library, objected to it as indecorous; his objection laid the foundation for Collins's...
Reception
Dinah Mulock Craik
DMC's work reached immense numbers of people. It was a staple of Mudie's and other circulating libraries. Her work was swiftly published in the US, and she had numerous titles (novels and...
Timeline
1843: Charles Edward Mudie opened his first circulating...