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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publisher: Smith, Elder

Publisher: Smith, Elder

Alternate Name(s): Smith, Elder and Co.

Primary Location: London

History: Founded in 1816 by George Smith and Alexander Elder. Expanded in the 1840s under Smith's son George Smith (1824–1901). Sold to John Murray in 1917.

References: DNB; Sutherland

Number of Titles Published by Smith, Elder:

1835 (6 titles)1836 (8 titles)1837 (3 titles)1840 (1 titles)1843 (1 titles)1844 (1 titles)1845 (2 titles)1846 (5 titles)1847 (6 titles)1848 (6 titles)1849 (4 titles)1850 (2 titles)1851 (4 titles)1852 (7 titles)1853 (5 titles)1854 (5 titles)1855 (6 titles)1856 (13 titles)1857 (14 titles)1858 (13 titles)1859 (10 titles)1860 (9 titles)1861 (10 titles)1862 (12 titles)1863 (14 titles)1864 (18 titles)1865 (13 titles)1866 (3 titles)1867 (6 titles)1868 (9 titles)1869 (7 titles)1870 (12 titles)1871 (12 titles)1872 (13 titles)1873 (12 titles)1874 (9 titles)1875 (18 titles)1876 (9 titles)1877 (8 titles)1878 (11 titles)1879 (10 titles)1880 (12 titles)1881 (12 titles)1882 (10 titles)1883 (9 titles)1884 (4 titles)1885 (5 titles)1886 (8 titles)1887 (3 titles)1888 (5 titles)1889 (5 titles)1890 (4 titles)1891 (5 titles)1892 (6 titles)1893 (2 titles)1894 (6 titles)1895 (9 titles)1896 (10 titles)1897 (14 titles)1898 (14 titles)1899 (11 titles)1900 (12 titles)1901 (9 titles)1902 (5 titles)1903 (1 titles)1904 (2 titles)