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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publisher: Lawrence and Bullen

Publisher: Lawrence and Bullen

Primary Location: London

History: Partnership between literary scholar Arthur Henry Bullen (1857–1920) and American Henry Walton Lawrence (1869–1937) from 1891 and 1901. Bullen used the firm to publish editions of early modern poets and playwrights; Lawrence saw the firm as more entrepreneurial. After the breakup, Bullen founded the Shakespeare Head Press in Stratford.

References: British Census (1881, 1891, 1901); DNB (Bullen); Rose

Number of Titles Published by Lawrence and Bullen:

1891 (1 titles)1892 (8 titles)1893 (7 titles)1894 (5 titles)1895 (4 titles)1896 (5 titles)1897 (5 titles)1898 (7 titles)1899 (5 titles)1900 (1 titles)1901 (2 titles)