The Busiest Man in England: Grant Allen and the Writing Trade, 1875-1900

by Peter Morton

Book Overview

This book is a critical biography of Grant Allen, (1848-1899), the first for a century, based on all the surviving primary sources. Born in Kingston, Ontario, into a cultured and affluent family, Allen was educated in France and England. A mysterious marriage while he was an Oxford undergraduate wrecked his academic career and radicalized his views on sexual and marital questions, as did a three-year teaching stint in Jamaica. Despite his lifelong...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349529397
• ISBN13: 9781349529391
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"