Abstract

This essay focuses on the transatlantic literary marketplace, using Edward Bulwer-Lytton and three of his historical novels – Rienzi (1835), The Last of the Barons (1843), and Harold, the Last of the Saxon Kings (1848) – as a case study. It investigates the factors that contributed to Bulwer’s superlative position, as well as how he shaped and used his literary authority to negotiate profitable business agreements in the context of the transatlantic reprint trade.

Publication Date

2021-05-01

Publication Title

Symbiosis – A Journal of Transatlantic Literary and Cultural Relations

Volume

25

Issue

1

First Page

51

Last Page

73

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