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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publisher: Simpkin

Publisher: Simpkin

Alternate Name(s): Simpkin, Marshall and Co. (until 1889); Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, and Co. (after 1889)

Primary Location: London

History: Founded by Benjamin Crosby in 1814 and taken over by his assistants William Simpkin and Richard Marshall in 1828.

References: DNB; Sutherland

Number of Titles Published by Simpkin:

1826 (1 titles)1832 (1 titles)1835 (2 titles)1837 (1 titles)1838 (4 titles)1842 (2 titles)1845 (1 titles)1846 (1 titles)1847 (1 titles)1848 (2 titles)1850 (4 titles)1851 (1 titles)1852 (3 titles)1853 (2 titles)1854 (1 titles)1855 (2 titles)1856 (1 titles)1857 (2 titles)1858 (1 titles)1859 (1 titles)1860 (7 titles)1861 (1 titles)1862 (2 titles)1863 (4 titles)1864 (2 titles)1865 (3 titles)1866 (1 titles)1867 (3 titles)1868 (7 titles)1869 (2 titles)1871 (3 titles)1872 (3 titles)1873 (3 titles)1874 (4 titles)1875 (5 titles)1876 (3 titles)1877 (2 titles)1879 (4 titles)1880 (3 titles)1881 (1 titles)1882 (1 titles)1883 (2 titles)1885 (3 titles)1886 (2 titles)1887 (2 titles)1888 (3 titles)1889 (8 titles)1890 (7 titles)1891 (6 titles)1892 (6 titles)1893 (6 titles)1894 (5 titles)1895 (6 titles)1896 (11 titles)1897 (6 titles)1898 (6 titles)1899 (13 titles)1900 (12 titles)1901 (5 titles)