George Redway
| George Redway | |||||||
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| Born | 1859 | ||||||
| Died | 1934 | ||||||
| Residence |
57 Ludgate Hill 9 Hart Street, Bloomsbury, WC [1897] | ||||||
| Occupation | publisher | ||||||
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George William Redway (1859–1934) began publishing in 1884 and joined Kegan Paul as a partner in 1889
Publisher, British Army coach, major, and author, military correspondent for Globe
This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "G. W. R."
As a young man he had worked with Rivingtons and later with Henry Vizetelly and he had also been a journalist. Rivington ('At the sign of the Bible and Crown') was a conservative publisher specializing in religious works and textbooks, while Vizetelly was on the avant garde of the London book trade....Redway was established in York Street, specializing in esoteric books ... it was during this time that Redway acquired the copyright of Swinburne's poem A word for the Navy and published a limited edition. He became London agent for the Theosophist in 1884 ... [from Kegan Paul: a Victorian imprint by Leslie Howsam]
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Some reminiscences of publishing fifty years ago. [Bookman Dec. 1931]