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1. From Boston, MA, to Kingsport, TN: Joseph Hamblen Sears (1865-1946), a Forgotten Figure in American Publishing.

Author

Bruyère, Claire

Subjects
*PUBLISHING, *AMERICAN authors, *EDITORS, *PERIODICAL editors, *BIOGRAPHY (Literary form)
Abstract

A biography is presented for American publisher Joseph Hamblen Sears. He was born in Boston in 1865 to ship captain and merchant J. Henry Sears, was educated at Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University. In 1891 he married Anna Wentworth Caldwell. He was an author of two non-fictional books and entered the literary world working for various magazines including Harper’s Weekly. He was a publisher at Harper & Brothers, and then became president of publishing house Appleton, retiring in 1919. He later started his own printing company J.H. Sears & Co from 1922 until 1934. He died in 1946.

Published
2014

2. Collections released individually in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

Author

SMITH, JORDEN

Subjects
*HISTORY, *COMPUTER network resources, *POPULAR culture, *HISTORY of popular culture
Abstract

The article reviews the online database entitled "Victorian Popular Culture" produced by Adam Matthew Digital, available at http://www.amdigital.co.uk/m-collections/collection/victorian-popular-culture/.

Published
2013

3. A Fantastic Failure: Displaced Nationalism and the Intralingual Translation of Harry Potter.

Author

Eastwood, Alexander

Subjects
*AMERICANISMS, *LITERATURE, *TRANSLATING & interpreting works of fiction, *AMERICAN English language, *EDITORS
Abstract

A case study is presented that discusses the translation of the British Harry Potter children's fiction series by J. K. Rowling into American English. Topics include the Americanization of spelling in the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" ("Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"), the impact of the changes on American children, and the roles of editors in U.S. publishing.

Published
2011