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Meynell, Wilfrid JohnWilfrid Meynell (1852–1948); newspaper publisher and editor.
Loftie, William JohnW. J. Loftie (1839–1911); clergyman and writer on travel, art history, architecture and the history of London.
Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming(Henry Charles) Fleeming Jenkin (1833–1885); electrical engineer and university teacher.
Hake, Alfred EgmontAlfred Egmont Hake (1849–1916); author and social philosopher.
Burke, Ulick RalphUlick Ralph Burke (1845–1895); barrister, Spanish scholar and translator.
Authors' Club, TheA gentlemen's club founded as a complement to the Society of Authors.
Initially located at St. James’ Place. Moved first to a location adjacent to…
The Author (1890–present)The periodical of the Society of Authors, published from May 1890 to the present. Initially published monthly, the periodical moved to ten issues a…
Savile Club, TheA traditional London gentlemen's club founded in 1868, many of whose members had a common interest in the arts.
Besant, WalterSir Walter Besant (1836–1901); writer and campaigner for authors' rights.
Addenda to The Methods of Publishing (1898)A supplement to Samuel Squire Sprigge's book about different kinds of publishing agreements, written by George Herbert Thring. Reprinted from The…
Report of the Proceedings at the Dinner Given by the Society of Authors to American Men and Women of Letters at the Criterion Restaurant, on Wednesday, July 25, 1888 (1888)A report listing attendees and offering a transcription of all of the speeches given at the dinner.
The Cost of Production (1891)Provides an overview of the costs of producing a book, from composition and typesetting to printing, binding, moulding, stereotyping and advertising.…
The Society of Authors Prospectus (1912)A prospectus providing an overview of the benefits of joining the Society of Authors.
The Society of Authors (Incorporated) List of Members and Associates (1902)A published list of members and associates of the Society of Authors published by the Society in 1902. The list includes the names and addresses of…
The Society of French Authors (La Société Des Gens De Lettres): Its Foundation and its History (1889)Written by Samuel Squire Sprigge, providing a history of the French Society of Authors (founded in 1829). Offers an overview of the legal and…
The Methods of Publishing (1890)Written by Samuel Squire Sprigge to support the demand of the Society, as made in the Annual Report of 1889, for "just treatment as prevails in all…
The Contract of Publication in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland (1896)A synopsis of publication in several European countries which follow the German Code of Commerce, written by Ernst Lunge.
Report of the Sub-Committee on the Price of Novels (1910)A report from the Sub-Committee on the Price of Novels (Marie Belloc Lowndes, Charles Garvice, E. W. Hornung, W. W. Jacobs and Samuel Squire Sprigge)…
Authors' Syndicate, TheA literary agency, assisting authors in placing manuscripts with publishers. Management was voluntary and unpaid, and there was a separate Council for…
Literature and the Pension List: An Investigation Conducted for the Committee of the Incorporated Society of Authors (1889)An analysis of the annual Pension List, from the first Resolution of the House to 1889, by William Morris Colles. Reprints all of the official lists…