Olive Schreiner, T. Fisher Unwin and the Rise of the Short Fiction Collection in Britain

Writing to her good friend Havelock Ellis in August 1890, Olive Schreiner expressed her perplexity at the distinct lack of interest shown by British publishers for her long-awaited second book-a collection of allegories which she called Dreams. Readers awaiting a new book from the pen of the acclaim...

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Published in:	English literature in transition, 1880-1920 1880-1920, 2012-06, Vol.55 (3), p.315-338
Main Author:	Gill, Clare
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1800-1899 19th century Authors Bibliography Book publishing British Fiction Criticism and interpretation Cultural factors Dreams English language literature English Literature Fiction Great Britain History History of Publishing and Bookselling Nineteenth Century Novels Profitability Publishers and publishing publishing Schreiner, Olive Schreiner, Olive ('Ralph Iron') (1855-1920) Schreiner, Olive (1855-1920) Schreiner, Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner, Unwin, Olive,., T. Fisher. (Thomas Fisher) Short Fiction Short stories Social aspects South African literature Story Collections Technological change Unwin, Thomas Fisher Writers Writing
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