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The literary legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada making books and mapping culture / Ruth Panofsky.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2012.; (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2012).Description: 1 online resource (xi, 339 pages, 16. pages of plates) : illustrations, digital fileContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442699656
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • Z483 .L584 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
The rise of Macmillan 1905-1921 / Frank Wise -- The triumphant second reign 1921-1940 / Hugh Smithurst Eayrs -- Interregnum 1940-1946 / Ellen Elliott -- The resplendent reign 1946-1969 / John Morgan Gray -- The final reign 1969-1976 / Hugh Pyper Kane -- Editorial coda 1974-1986 / Douglas Maitland Gibson.
Subject: "Fifth Business and Alligator Pie. Stephen Leacock, Grey Owl, and Morley Callaghan: these treasured Canadian books and authors were all nurtured by the Macmillan Company of Canada, one of the country's foremost twentieth-century publishing houses. The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada is a unique look at the contribution of publishers and editors to the formation of the Canadian literary canon. Ruth Panofsky's study begins in 1905 with the establishment of Macmillan Canada as a branch plant to the company's London office. While concentrating on the firm's original trade publishing, which had considerable cultural influence, Panofsky underscores the fundamental importance of educational titles to Macmillan's financial profile. The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada also illuminates the key individuals --
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- The rise of Macmillan 1905-1921 / Frank Wise -- The triumphant second reign 1921-1940 / Hugh Smithurst Eayrs -- Interregnum 1940-1946 / Ellen Elliott -- The resplendent reign 1946-1969 / John Morgan Gray -- The final reign 1969-1976 / Hugh Pyper Kane -- Editorial coda 1974-1986 / Douglas Maitland Gibson.

"Fifth Business and Alligator Pie. Stephen Leacock, Grey Owl, and Morley Callaghan: these treasured Canadian books and authors were all nurtured by the Macmillan Company of Canada, one of the country's foremost twentieth-century publishing houses. The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada is a unique look at the contribution of publishers and editors to the formation of the Canadian literary canon. Ruth Panofsky's study begins in 1905 with the establishment of Macmillan Canada as a branch plant to the company's London office. While concentrating on the firm's original trade publishing, which had considerable cultural influence, Panofsky underscores the fundamental importance of educational titles to Macmillan's financial profile. The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada also illuminates the key individuals --

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