Relations between Authors and Publishers in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Correspondences with the Gebethner & Wolff Publishing Company
Journal Title: Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue
Abstract
The Gebethner & Wolff company established in November 1857 was one of the biggest bookstores and publishing houses in Poland at the turn of 20th century. The company rendered its services to the most prominent writers of its times, among others: Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Eliza Orzeszkowa and Władysław Reymont. The article aimed at presenting the history of the company from the perspective of its complex relationships with the authors. The issues of author’s creative autonomy, the publisher’s commercial approach to literature and professional fees were discussed. The presented research was based on the analysis of the correspondence between the authors and Gebethner & Wolff publishing house and it covered the period up till 1905.
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Katarzyna Seroka, Teresa Święćkowska
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