Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Charles Knight
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Standard Name: Knight, Charles,, 1791 - 1873
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing | Harriet Martineau | In 1834 HM
published Letter to the Deaf in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. Around 1837 she was asked to take charge of an Economical Magazine at a good salary, which she thought opened the prospect... |
| Publishing | Harriet Martineau | The second volume appeared by early 1850; like the first it was published by Charles Knight
. Knight
was so worried about the possible political repercussions of publishing one particular number of this work that... |
| Reception | Harriet Martineau | James Martineau
published a scathing attack on the book in the Prospective Review under the title Mesmeric Atheism. He poured scorn on the authors for believing that one can legitimately reach the doctrines of... |
| Textual Features | Charlotte Maria Tucker | Here CMT
examines butterflies and termites (as well as fairies); but she warns her young readers that unlike moths, some of these creatures are not likely to be visible. Her concern for accuracy was evident... |
| Textual Production | Harriet Martineau | These collections supply parts of HM
's correspondence with Matthew Arnold
, Charlotte Brontë
, Jane Welsh Carlyle
, John Chapman
, Maria Weston Chapman
, Anne Jemima Clough
, Samuel Courtauld
, Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Timeline
1791: Charles Knight, publisher, was born at Windsor,...
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1791
Charles Knight
, publisher, was born at Windsor, Berkshire.
Late 1822: Charles Knight founded his eponymous publishing...
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Late 1822
Charles Knight
founded his eponymous
publishing firm in London.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 164
31 March 1832: The first mass-circulation magazine, the...
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31 March 1832
The first mass-circulation magazine, the Penny Magazine, appeared, published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
587
1838: Charles Knight patented a colour-printing...
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1838
Charles Knight
patented a colour-printing process called Patent Illuminated Printing.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
144
1842: Charles Knight, publisher for the Society...
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1842
Charles Knight
, publisher for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
, issued his Store of Knowledge.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
1856-1862: Charles Knight published The Popular History...
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1856-1862
Charles Knight
published The Popular History of England.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
By 2 July 1864: Charles Knight published Passages of a Working...
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By 2 July 1864
Charles Knight
published Passages of a Working Life.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1914 (1864): 10
9 March 1873: Charles Knight, publisher, died at Addlestone,...
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9 March 1873
Charles Knight
, publisher, died at Addlestone, Surrey.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
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