Edward Chapman

Standard Name: Chapman, Edward

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Publishing Dinah Mulock Craik
Her novels were rapidly reprinted in inexpensive editions in Britain and in the United States, indicating that she was gaining a substantial audience.
Mitchell, Sally. Dinah Mulock Craik. Twayne.
36-7
She attempted unsuccessfully to get better terms from her publisher,...
Publishing Elizabeth Gaskell
EG gave the manuscript of Mary Barton to William Howitt for his advice—he later claimed to have suggested the novel—and he in turn showed it to John Forster , a reader for Chapman and Hall
Publishing Elizabeth Gaskell
She had originally called this story Rosemary. Her publisher Edward Chapman suggested The Fagot, to which EG replied I will disown that book if you call it The Fagot;—the name of my book...
Reception Dinah Mulock Craik
After John Halifax, Gentleman, Dinah Mulock was able to demand £2,000 for a novel.
Sutherland, John. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press.
157
On the strength of her newfound popularity, Edward Chapman issued new editions of her previous novels, of which he...
Wealth and Poverty Dinah Mulock Craik
Despite her steady publication, Dinah Mulock was still short of money. Unable to procure better terms from Edward Chapman even after The Head of the Family (1851) sold well, she unsuccessfully applied for a job...

Timeline

Early 1830: Edward Chapman and William Hall established...

Writing climate item

Early 1830

Edward Chapman and William Hall established a bookselling business at 186 Strand, London.

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National or international item

9 July 1902

The first motorboat to cross the Atlantic arrived at Falmouth in Cornwall.

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