Book contents
- Wilkie Collins in Context
- Wilkie Collins in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Life and Works
- Chapter 1 Life
- Chapter 2 Letters
- Chapter 3 Publishers and Editions
- Chapter 4 Early Novels
- Chapter 5 Middle Novels
- Chapter 6 Late Novels
- Chapter 7 Shorter Fiction
- Chapter 8 Journalism
- Chapter 9 Drama
- Part II Critical Response and Afterlife
- Part III Contexts: Literary
- Part IV Contexts: Cultural and Social
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 3 - Publishers and Editions
from Part I - Life and Works
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
- Wilkie Collins in Context
- Wilkie Collins in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Life and Works
- Chapter 1 Life
- Chapter 2 Letters
- Chapter 3 Publishers and Editions
- Chapter 4 Early Novels
- Chapter 5 Middle Novels
- Chapter 6 Late Novels
- Chapter 7 Shorter Fiction
- Chapter 8 Journalism
- Chapter 9 Drama
- Part II Critical Response and Afterlife
- Part III Contexts: Literary
- Part IV Contexts: Cultural and Social
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
During his writing career Collins used nine English publishers for first editions in book form, starting with Longman (1848) for the biography of his father and ending with Chatto & Windus, which ultimately took over twenty-nine of his copyrights. Collins was a firm but fair negotiator but particularly so when he was established as an author, when he would frequently change publishers in order to secure the most advantageous financial arrangement.
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- Wilkie Collins in Context , pp. 19 - 32Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023