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Thomas Egerton (publisher)
Thomas Egerton was a bookseller and publisher in Whitehall, London ca.1750–1830. With business partner John Egerton he took over the enterprise established by John Millan. For some years Egerton's office stood on Charing Cross. Books published included works by Jane Austen. Thomas Egerton died on 26 August 1830, in his 81st year, described as "of Whitehall". John Egerton married Mary Davis, daughter of bookseller Lockyer John Davis Lockyer John Davis (1717–1791), was a bookseller and printer for the Royal Society. He was baptised at St Bartholomew-the-Great, London, on 14 November 1717.*Brack. O. M.,Davis, Lockyer John (1717–1791), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biograph ...,''Stamford Mercury'', 23 January 1795 on 11 October 1783 in Westminster.England Marriages 1538-1973, Findmypast (subscription required) He died in January 1795. Works Published by John and Thomas Egerton File:Title page of beckford situation of negroes in jamaica 1788.jpg, alt=Scan of title page of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London. The road forms the first part of the A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea, London, Chelsea. It is the main thoroughfare running south from Trafalgar Square towards Parliament Square. The street is recognised as the centre of the Government of the United Kingdom and is lined with numerous departments and ministries, including the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence, Horse Guards (building), Horse Guards and the Cabinet Office. Consequently, the name "Whitehall" is used as a metonymy, metonym for the British Civil Service (United Kingdom), civil service and British government, government, and as the geographic name for the surrounding area. The name was taken from the Palace of Whitehall that was the residence of Kings Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII through to William III of England, William III, before its destruction b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millan
John Millan (1701–1782) was a printer and bookseller at Charing Cross, London.Willis, George, ''Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c.'', 1856, 47/ref> After his death, his business was taken over by Thomas Egerton and his brother John Egerton. From: ''The Booksellers'', Henry Dell, 1766. MILLAN deserving of the warmest praise, As full of worth and virtue as of days; Brave, open, gen'rous, 'tis in him we find, A solid judgment, and a taste refined. Nature's most choice productions are his care, And them t'obtain no cost or pains does spare, A character so amiable and bright, Inspires the Muse with rapture and delight: The Gentleman and Tradesman both in him unite. On 5 March 1772, antiquarian Richard Gough visited Millan's shop. He wrote, "On my return from Westminster last night, I penetrated the utmost recesses of Millan's shop". He found Millan "at the head of a Whist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charing Cross Road
Charing Cross Road is a street in central London running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus (the intersection with Oxford Street) and then becomes Tottenham Court Road. It leads from the north in the direction of Charing Cross at the south side of Trafalgar Square. It connects via St Martin's Place and the motorised east side of the square. History Charing Cross road was originally two narrow streets in the West End, Crown Street and Castle Street. The development of Regent Street (parallel to the west) in the mid-18th century coincided with not only the building up of great fields west of the area but also Westminster Bridge which was built as central London and the wider estuary's second bridge after more than a century of pressure, in 1750. These pressures therefore congested the north–south axis of the inner West End almost as much as the relieved London Bridge area. Specifically a major increase in traffic occurred around Piccadilly Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Austen
Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary, have earned her acclaim among critics, scholars and readers alike. With the publication of ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1811), '' Pride and Prejudice'' (1813), ''Mansfield Park'' (1814), and '' Emma'' (1816), she achieved modest success but only little fame in her lifetime since the books were published anonymously. She wrote two other novels—''Northanger Abbey'' and '' Persuasion'', both published posthumou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer John Davis
Lockyer John Davis (1717–1791), was a bookseller and printer for the Royal Society. He was baptised at St Bartholomew-the-Great, London, on 14 November 1717.*Brack. O. M.,Davis, Lockyer John (1717–1791), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', 2004. (Access via libraries). He was apprenticed to his uncle, Charles Davis, a bookseller, in 1732 and elected to the livery of the Worshipful Company of Stationers in 1746. He was in partnership with Charles Reymers, who died in April 1769. He married Mary Reimers in 1746 at St Dunstan in the West, London. Their daughter, Mary Davis, married bookseller John Egerton on 11 October 1783 in Westminster.England Marriages 1538-1973, Findmypast (subscription required) John Egerton was the business partner of Thomas Egerton. Davis died in Holborn Holborn ( or ) is a district in central London, which covers the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Camden and a part ( St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars) of the Ward of Farringdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishers (people) From London
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newspapers, and magazines. With the advent of digital information systems, the scope has expanded to include electronic publishing such as ebooks, academic journals, micropublishing, websites, blogs, video game publishing, and the like. Publishing may produce private, club, commons or public goods and may be conducted as a commercial, public, social or community activity. The commercial publishing industry ranges from large multinational conglomerates such as Bertelsmann, RELX, Pearson and Thomson Reuters to thousands of small independents. It has various divisions such as trade/retail publishing of fiction and non-fiction, educational publishing (k-12) and academic and scientific publishing. Publishing is also undertaken by governments, civ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
