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"The busiest man in England"; Grant Allen and the writing trade, 1875-1900.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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"The busiest man in England"; Grant Allen and the writing trade, 1875-1900.

Morton, Peter.

Palgrave Macmillan

2005

251 pages

$65.00

Hardcover

PR4004

Although he only lived into middle age, Allen wrote about 30 novels and reams of travel guides and commentaries on everything from atheism, socialism, evolution, and sexual experimentation. The problem is, why would a man from a wealthy family need to live by his pen? Morton (humanities, Flinders U., Australia) searches for clues in family records as well as in Allen's writings, ...

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