Re:Jane Austen’s First Buyer Was Probably a Prince She Hated
by defen on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @09:48PM
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I was hoping the article would have answered how the Prince (or his buyer) even heard about the book? I wonder if it was recommended by the shopkeeper, or if the fact that it was written "By A Lady" was enough to pique his interest, in the hope that it would be more salacious?
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Re:Jane Austen’s First Buyer Was Probably a Prince She Hated
by zik on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @10:49PM
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They seem to imply that he had buyers who would have sourced the book for him. I'm guessing that the buyers had contacts at the various publishers so they knew in advance when interesting new books were coming out.