Advocating for the Ignorant: The Macmillans' crusade
by Sarah Harknessin 📚 Literature
Advocating for the Ignorant: The Macmillans' crusade
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My biography of Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, Literature for the People, is out now. I mostly write about books, authors and history, late 19th and early 20th century. Think Persephone and Virago?
About Sarah Harkness
'An Encyclopedia of all things Macmillan'. Literature for the People comes out May 2024, also wrote 'Nelly Erichsen: A Hidden Life'. Occasional posts about history, biography, other stuff I'm reading, and my dog.
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