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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publisher: Charing Cross Publishing Co.

Publisher: Charing Cross Publishing Co.

Primary Location: London

History: Short-lived company formed by the Amateur Authors' Association. Publisher of the periodical Charing Cross: A Monthly Magazine of General Literature. Active 1873–1881. Presumed to be a vanity press.

References: Troy J. Bassett, "An Author Born Every Minute: The Charing Cross Publishing Company and its Successors," Publishing History (2011)

Number of Titles Published by Charing Cross Publishing Co.:

1873 (1 titles)1874 (4 titles)1875 (1 titles)1876 (8 titles)1877 (7 titles)1878 (9 titles)1879 (8 titles)1881 (2 titles)