Spencer Blackett
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| Born | 1858 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1920 | ||||||||||
| Residence | Paternoster House, Charing Cross Road | ||||||||||
| Occupation | publisher | ||||||||||
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1895.12.10 proposed by J.J. Tylor
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Born Ealing, died Brookwood, Surrey. Hurst and Blackett were successful London publishers who published works by Conan Doyle and Rider Haggard amongst others. He began publishing in the 1880s, in 1895 he merged with Kegan Paul
At least four of Henry’s sons became publishers. Spencer Collinson Blackett (1858-1920), Henry’s 4th son, became a successful publisher in his own right, publishing works by, amongst others, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H. Rider Haggard. However, according to “Kegan Paul: A Victorian Imprint” by Leslie Howsam (Kegan Paul International 1998), Spencer Blackett’s later experience as business manager of Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.for around ten years from 1895 was rather less successful, and his expensive six months tour of Canada, Ceylon, New Zealand, Australia and the United States produced little in the way of sales. It is not clear exactly when Spencer Blackett left the business, but he died in 1920 at Brookwood railway station in Surrey, dying intestate with assets of only £20.
Born Ealing, died Brookwood, Surrey. Hurst and Blackett were successful London publishers who published works by Conan Doyle and Rider Haggard amongst others. He began publishing in the 1880s, in 1895 he merged with Kegan Paul
