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Robert Hale (publisher)
Robert Hale Limited was a London publisher of fiction and non-fiction books, founded in 1936, and also known as Robert Hale. It was based at Clerkenwell House, Clerkenwell Green. It ceased trading on 1 December 2015 and its imprints were sold to The Crowood Press. Robert Hale Robert Hale was born in Norwich in 1887, the son of a pub landlord, and worked in publishing from leaving school.Obituary in ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, 24 August 1956; page 11; Issue 53618. He was at John Long Ltd., a London firm taken over by Hutchinson & Co. in 1926, when he had become manager there. After the takeover he was managing director of the subsidiary. He moved to Jarrolds Publishing, working with the accountant S. Fowler Wright, another imprint of Hutchinson & Co. In the later 1920s he was a friend of Margery Allingham, a Jarrolds author, and her husband Philip Carter. Hale left Hutchinson & Co. in 1935, founding a company of his own. It was noted for its prolific list, and tigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerkenwell Green
Clerkenwell ( ) is an area of central London, England. Clerkenwell was an Civil Parish#Ancient parishes, ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington. The St James's Church, Clerkenwell, church of St James in Clerkenwell Close and nearby Clerkenwell Green sit at the centre of Clerkenwell. Located on the edge of the City of London, it was the home of the Clerkenwell Priory, Priory of St John and the site of a number of wells and spas, including Sadlers Wells and Spa Green. The well after which the area was named was rediscovered in 1924. The Marquess of Northampton owned much of the land in Clerkenwell, reflected in placenames such as Northampton Square, Spencer Street and Compton Street. The watchmaking and watch repairing trades were once of great importance, particularly in the area around Northampton Square. In the 20th century, Clerkenwell became known as a centre for architecture and design. Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Laure Allatini
Rose Laure Allatini (23 January 1890 in Vienna — 23 November 1980 in Rye, Sussex) was an Austrian-British novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms R. Allatini, A.T. Fitzroy, Mrs Cyril Scott, Lucian Wainwright, and Eunice Buckley. She is best known for her 1918 novel ''Despised and Rejected'' (written under the pen name A T Fitzroy), which was banned under the Defence of the Realm Act as it combines themes of pacifism and homosexuality which were thought "likely to prejudice the recruiting of persons to serve on His Majesty's Forces". ''Despised and Rejected'' was published by C. W. Daniel and was taken up by the Bloomsbury Group. The novel has been described by Angela K. Smith as drawing a connection between the persecution of homosexuals and the rhetoric of imperialism. It tells the story of a young woman's complex relationship with a homosexual composer who is conscripted for military service; his refusal leads to trial and imprisonment. Family Rose Laure Allatini was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genre Fiction
In the book-trade, genre fiction, also known as formula fiction, or commercial fiction,Girolimon, Mars"Types of Genres: A Literary Guide" Southern New Hampshire University, 11 December 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024. encompasses fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre. These labels commonly imply that this type of fiction places more value on plot and entertainment than on character development, philosophical themes, or artistic depth. This distinguishes genre fiction from literary fiction. The main genres are crime, fantasy, romance, science fiction and horror—as well as perhaps Western, inspirational and historical fiction. Slipstream genre is sometimes thought to be in between genre and non-genre fiction. Genre and the marketing of fiction In the publishing industry the term "category fiction" is often used as a synonym for genre fiction, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Keeling
Cecil Keeling (1912-1976) was an English designer and illustrator. He produced a varied range of work, including scraperboard, lithography and linocuts as well as a number of wood engravings. Keeling was born in Teddington, Middlesex. He first attended Putney School of Art (1930–34). Then, whilst working for a printing company, he spent a year at Chelsea School of Art Chelsea College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, a public art and design university in London, England. It offers further and higher education courses in fine art, graphic design, interior design, produ .... In 1947 his book ''Pictures of Persia'' was published by Robert Hale Ltd. Printed by Cowell's of Ipswich, the book contained memoirs from his wartime service there alongside 30 colour plates. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Keeling, Cecil 1912 births 1976 deaths English designers English illustrators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of (book Series)
The Portrait of books is a series of topographical works describing the cities, counties, and regions of Britain and some of the regions of France. The series was published by Robert Hale from the early 1960s to the mid 1980s and is part of a genre of topographical books in which Robert Hale specialised."Rural Mappings" by Catherine Brace in Its immediate predecessors were the County Books and Regional Books series while the Regions of Britain series was pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Regions Of Britain (book Series)
The Regions of Britain is a book series of topographical guides to the British regions published by Robert Hale and Company,"Rural Mappings" by Catherine Brace in by and by in the 1970s. The series included a blend of historical and contemporary material and it was the practice of the publishers to use authors native to the regions they wrote about such as S. H. Burton of DevonJenner, Michael. (1996) ''Traveller's Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Books Series
The County Books series, by Robert Hale and Company of London, covered counties and regions in the British Isles. It was launched in March 1947, and began with Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The series was announced as completed in 1954, in 60 volumes, with ''Lowlands of Scotland: Edinburgh and the South'' by Maurice Lindsay (broadcaster), Maurice Lindsay. The announced intention was to give "a true and lively picture of each county and people". Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald was general editor of the County Books, and he also edited a series of ''Regional Books series, Regional Books'' for Robert Hale. Both series were eulogistic about the countryside. The County Books See also * Portrait of (book series), Portrait Books series * The Regional Books (book series), The Regional Books References {{Reflist External linksLibrary Thing page Series of non-fiction books 1940s books 1950s books Robert Hale (publishers) Robert Hale books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of Book Series
A portrait is a portrait painting, painting, portrait photography, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face is always predominant. In arts, a portrait may be represented as half body and even full body. If the subject in full body better represents personality and mood, this type of presentation may be chosen. The intent is to display the likeness, Personality type, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a Snapshot (photography), snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer, but portrait may be represented as a profile (from aside) and 3/4. History Prehistorical portraiture Plastered human skulls were reconstructed human skulls that were made in the ancient Levant between 9000 and 6000 BC in the Pre-Pottery Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Ruickbie
Leo Ruickbie is a British historian and sociologist of religion, specializing in exceptional experiences, paranormal beliefs, magic, witchcraft and Wicca. He is the author of several books, beginning with ''Witchcraft Out of the Shadows'', a 2004 publication outlining the history of witchcraft from ancient Greece until the modern day. Ruickbie was born in Scotland and took a master's degree in Sociology and Religion at the University of Lancaster. He then studied at King's College London and was an awarded a PhD for his thesis entitled ''The Re-Enchanters: Theorising Re-Enchantment and Testing for its Presence in Modern Witchcraft''. On Samhain 2007 he launched Open Source Wicca, a project inspired by the open-source software movement aimed at making the founding texts of Wicca more readily available by releasing them under a Creative Commons licence. In 2008 and 2009 he exhibited on the subject of witchcraft in France. He is also a council member of the Society for Psychical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watching The Climbers On The Mountain
''Watching the Climbers on the Mountain'' is a novel by the Australian author Alex Miller. It was first published in 1988 by Pan Books Australiand was republished by Allen & Unwin in 2012. Reviews Interviews Jane Sullivan, 'Interview: Alex Miller', 'The Sydney Morning Herald', October 5, 2013 accessed January 2014. References *Peter Pierce, 2004, 'The solitariness of Alex Miller', ''Australian Literary Studies ''Australian Literary Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of literary studies, specialising in historical, critical, and theoretical studies of Australian literature. It was established in 1963 by Laurie Hergenhan (University of Queens ...'', 21 (3). pp. 299–311accessed January 2014. Novels by Alex Miller (writer) 1988 Australian novels Pan Books books {{1980s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Miller (writer)
Alexander McPhee Miller (born 27 December 1936) is an Australian novelist.Dixon, R, (Ed), 2012, ''The Novels of Alex Miller: An Introduction'', Allen & Unwin, Sydney. Miller is twice winner of the Miles Franklin Award, in 1993 for ''The Ancestor Game'' and in 2003 for '' Journey to the Stone Country''. He won the overall award for the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for ''The Ancestor Game'' in 1993. He is twice winner of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for '' Conditions of Faith'' in 2001 and for ''Lovesong'' in 2011. In recognition of his impressive body of work and in particular for his novel ''Autumn Laing'' he was awarded the Melbourne Prize for Literature in 2012. Life Alex Miller was born in London to a Scottish father and Irish mother. After working as a farm labourer in Somerset he migrated alone to Australia at the age of 16. He worked as a ringer in Queensland and as a horse breaker in New Zealand before studying at night school to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tivington Nott
''The Tivington Nott'' is a novel by the Australian author Alex Miller and is based on the lives of real people in Somerset on the borders of Exmoor. Miller tells his own story of a young labourer swept up in the adventure of riding second horse in a west country stag hunt. ''The Tivington Nott'' was first published by Robert Hale (UK) in 1989 and was republished by Allen & Unwin (Australia) in 2005. Awards and nominations *1989 Winner, Braille Book of the Year Award References Novels by Alex Miller (writer) Novels set in Somerset 1989 Australian novels Robert Hale books External links Reviews *Peter Pierce, 2004, 'The solitariness of Alex Miller', ''Australian Literary Studies'', 21 (3). pp. 299–31accessed January 2014. Interviews * Jane Sullivan, 'Interview: Alex Miller', 'The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
