This thesis is an examination of the mass-market publishing industry in Britain after the First World War and of the 'literature' read by the lower-middle and working classes: novels and weekly magazines. We chronicle the development of the industry both generally and through the experiences of three publishers, examine the activity and motivations of the reading public and consider the treatment of contemporary issues and attitudes within popular fiction as a useful barometer for the historian. There are seven chapters. Chapter 1 considers the period before 1914 in order to provide the necessary background for an understanding of the focus of this study, 1914-1950. The origins of the popular publishing industry and Wilkie Collins' 'Unknown Public' are examined and continuities with post-1914 popular literature traced. In Chapter 2 a broad overview of our period is conducted: the development of the industry and of the market, the influence of war and the depression, and the effect on reading of the growth of other leisure activities. Chapters 3 and 5 look at the reading habits of adults and children/adolescents from the lower-middle and working classes. In both cases contemporaries and readers themselves seemed to think 'escapism' was paramount in the selection of 'light' fiction and there was therefore a significant continuity between child and adult reading. Finally, Chapters 4, 6 and 7 focus on the histories and influence of three publishers of popular fiction during this period. These include two of the most successful (Mills and Boon, D.C. Thomson) and in contrast, a prominent but declining firm (The Religious Tract Society). In each case the complex relationship between market forces and editorial policies is discussed. We conclude that a reciprocal relationship existed between publisher and reader, with the latter dictating much of what was published. Popular fiction, moreover, served to reinforce predominant stereotypes and ideological views of society rather than to impose specific doctrine.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:34:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silvia Asam da Fonseca.pdf: 6431703 bytes, checksum: 7651744a96a753189d55ac575c495056 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work studies the history of the colection "Biblioteca do Espirito Moderno"(Modern Spirit Library) edited by Companhia Editora Nacional. It had four series (Philosophy, Sciences, History and Biography and Literature), and tried to put together a Library of civilization and culture aimed at the average Brazilian Reader . It was organized in two diferent times by the educator Anísio Teixera, this colection was one of the great non-didactical successes of "Companhia Editora Nacional" and had a fairly long longevity" The thesis investigates both editorial choices and the comparison between titles brought to Brazil by Companhia Editora Nacional and other colections ;present both in the national Market and in the English, French and US markets. Making use of international correspondency from the Historical archive of the publisher, the research revealed a series of conditions in the tittles negotiation as well as the titles selection process from a viewpoint focused on the everyday choices of the publishing house (not onlyof the editor), with all its hurdles: Exchange rate problems, deadlines, translator selection, negotiation with authors, publishers and literary agents, copyrights, graphic selections and Production and distribution costs / Este trabalho estuda a história da coleção Biblioteca do Espírito Moderno editada pela Companhia Editora Nacional. Em suas quatro séries (Filosofia, Ciências, História e Biografia e Literatura), a coleção buscava compor uma biblioteca de civilização e cultura para o leitor médio brasileiro. Organizada em dois momentos pelo educador Anísio Teixeira, essa coleção foi um dos sucessos não didáticos da Companhia Editora Nacional e teve longevidade bastante grande. A tese investiga os tipos de escolha editorial, a interlocução dos títulos traduzidos com outras coleções presentes tanto no mercado nacional quanto nos mercados inglês, francês e estadounidense. Utilizando a correspondência internacional do arquivo histórico da editora, a pesquisa revelou uma série de condicionantes na negociação dos títulos e, também, o processo de seleção dos títulos de um ponto de vista focado no cotidiano da editora (e não apenas do editor), com os obstáculos que o compõem: problemas de câmbio, prazos, seleção de tradutores, negociação com autores, editoras e agentes literários, prestação de contas e pagamentos de direitos autorais, seleção de gráficas e custos de produção e distribuição

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Plus connu sous le pseudonyme de Jean de La Hire, l’écrivain, éditeur et homme politique français Adolphe d’Espie (1878-1956) a aujourd’hui disparu de la plupart des mémoires. Ses œuvres ont pourtant marqué nombre de lecteurs de son époque, comme le jeune Jean Paul-Sartre qui se délectait de ses romans. Son parcours ne peut par ailleurs manquer d’interpeller. Romancier résolument élitiste, le jeune d’Espie fréquente Pierre Louÿs, José-Maria de Heredia, Colette et Willy, et se rêve en nouveau Balzac. Pourtant, c’est dans le roman populaire qu’il se rendra célèbre, et qu’il publiera la majorité de sa très vaste production. Il en couvrira tous les genres : roman sentimental, policier, d’aventures, de cape et d’épée, et de science-fiction. Son itinéraire politique étonne également. Longtemps engagé auprès des républicains-socialistes, il devient maire de Banyuls-sur-Mer sous cette étiquette, et rédacteur en chef d’une revue politique parrainée par Léon Bourgeois et Ferdinand Buisson. D’Espie bascule cependant dès 1940 du côté de la collaboration. Il prend alors la tête des Éditions Ferenczi qu’il aryanise et met au service de la propagande nazie, propagande à laquelle il contribue aussi de sa plume. Ambitieux et opportuniste, d’Espie a choisi en politique comme dans les lettres, les chemins qui menaient le plus vite au succès, au mépris d’idéaux vite oubliés, et d’une postérité qui ne pourra lui pardonner ses errements. / Mostly known under the pseudonym Jean de La Hire, the French writer, editor and politician Adolphe d’Espie (1878-1956) might not be on many people’s minds nowadays. Yet, his works were very popular in his time, delighting a vast audience including young Jean-Paul Sartre, who names him as one of his favorite authors. And his baffling itinerary raises many questions. Beginning his literary career as a very elitist novelist, young d’Espie befriends figures such as Pierre Louÿs, José-Maria de Heredia, Colette and Willy, and dreams to become the new Balzac. He still ended up owing his fame to popular literature. His prolific production in the field covers many genre: romance novel, crime novel, adventure novels, and even science fiction. The paths he followed in politics puzzle as well. A long standing supporter of the “radical” movement, and elected mayor under this label, d’Espie became editor in chief of a political review sponsored by future Nobel Peace Prize-winning Léon Bourgeois and Ferdinand Buisson. In 1940, d’Espie however sides with the German occupying forces. He takes the helm of a publishing house confiscated to Jewish owners, and writes and publishes propaganda in favor of the Nazis. Ambition and opportunism seem in both cases the reason accounting for these flip-flops – d’Espie always going for the quickest way to success, disregarding both his ideals and a posterity that will not be able to forgive his mistakes.

Cette thèse traite des rapports noués entre le livre et la photographie en France au cours du dernier tiers du XIXe siècle. Elle dégage les enjeux recouverts par cette association pour les acteurs collaborant à sa réalisation, à la croisée desquels a été progressivement inventé un objet inédit : un livre dont le discours s’élabore à partir de la combinaison de textes et de photographies entre ses plats de couverture au moins, mais aussi sur ses pages si l’envie ou le besoin le commande. Pour cela, elle circonscrit les contours et les tendances de la production moyenne entre 1867 et 1897, en construisant un corpus qui en reflète l’étendue et les ambitions. De type systémique, son analyse démontre que le livre n’a été ni le berceau, ni le foyer, non plus que le vecteur de diffusion principal des images photographiques en France au XIXe siècle. En révélant l’extrême diversité de la production, elle prouve par contre que le livre a constitué un laboratoire d’expérimentations des modalités de l’association des textes et des images photographiques, dans le but de formaliser un discours pour le pérenniser. Par ce biais, les auteurs et les éditeurs ont progressivement défini les spécificités de la photographie dans le champ des moyens disponibles pour l’illustration. Permettant notamment aux imprimeurs-éditeurs de réaffirmer leur position dominante sur un monde de l’édition en mutation, les processus de cette appropriation se distinguent toutefois par la très faible implication de la communauté photographique. Dès lors, cette thèse propose une périodisation des liens des photographes au livre, lorsque celui-ci est utilisé comme un levier dans leurs réclamations statutaires. / This thesis is about the relationship between books and photography in France during the last three decades of the 19th century. It reveals what was at stake in this specific association for the diverse actors involved in its creation. Articulating multiple issues, a new object was gradually invented: the photographically illustrated book, that is a book discursively produced through combining texts and photographic images between its covers, if not on the very pages themselves. To this end, the thesis charts the boundaries and tendencies of the average production of photographically illustrated books between 1867 and 1897, building a corpus that reflects its extent and its ambitions. Through a systemic analysis, it demonstrates that books were neither the breeding grounds nor the main sites nor the main vehicles for the dissemination of photographic images in 19th century France. By showing the extreme diversity of the production, it argues that books have constituted an experimental ground where modalities of texts’ and photographic images’ associations were tested. Through this process, authors and editors progressively defined what would become the specific characteristics of photographic images as means available for illustration. Allowing publishers and printers to reaffirm their dominant position in the world of publishing, the processes of this appropriation is particular because of the very low involvement of the photographic community itself. Therefore, the thesis proposes a periodization of the links of photographers to the book, analysing its role in the statutory claims they made through time.