Conflicted Life: William Jerdan, 1782-1869: London Editor, Author and Critic

by Susan Matoff and Sue Matoff

William Jerdan was a pivotal figure in the history of English literature, spanning the Georgian and Victorian eras. For 34 years, he was the editor of the first weekly review of literature - the London Literary Gazette - where he wrote most of the journal's critical reviews, which made or marred literary success in this period of exceptional growth in book production and rise in readership. Jerdan's convivial character and central place in English...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845194179
• ISBN13: 9781845194178
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
• Length: 677 Pages
• Weight: 2.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"