Pegasus in Harness: Victorian Publishing and W.M. Thackeray

Examines Thackeray's relationship with his publisher in the context of market factors in publishing. Contents: A Note on Sources Introduction The Man of Business The Literary Tradesman The Writer as a Literary Property Working the Copyrights Book Production The Artist and the Marketplace An Epilogue on Prefaces App. A. The Contracts App. B. A Census of Imprints to 1865 App. C. Vanity Fair App. D. The History of Samuel Titmarsh App. E. The History of Pendennis Works Cited Index