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The Nightmare of a Victorian Bestseller: Martin Tupper's "Proverbial Philosophy"
Brian Thompson
The Nightmare of a Victorian Bestseller: Martin Tupper's "Proverbial Philosophy"
Brian Thompson
This is a portrait of Martin Tupper, the quintessential Victorian, who, in in 1842, wrote the first of a series entitled "Proverbial Philosophy", a moral self-improvement manual. Full of hearty evangelism, the title became a multi-million bestseller.
128 pages, portraits
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 8, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9781904095170 |
Publishers | Short Books Ltd |
Pages | 128 |
Dimensions | 120 g |
Language | English |
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