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... be effective , but they must be backed by economy and patience . I think , upon the whole , that publishers themselves have been the best editors of TROUBLES OF AN EDITOR . 125 magazines , when they 124 THE ' ST PAUL'S MAGAZINE . '
... be effective , but they must be backed by economy and patience . I think , upon the whole , that publishers themselves have been the best editors of TROUBLES OF AN EDITOR . 125 magazines , when they 124 THE ' ST PAUL'S MAGAZINE . '
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Anthony Trollope. TROUBLES OF AN EDITOR . 125 magazines , when they have been able to give time and intelligence to the work . Nothing certainly has ever been done better than Blackwood's . The Cornhill , too , after Thack- eray had left ...
Anthony Trollope. TROUBLES OF AN EDITOR . 125 magazines , when they have been able to give time and intelligence to the work . Nothing certainly has ever been done better than Blackwood's . The Cornhill , too , after Thack- eray had left ...
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... trouble , inconvenience , and expense . There were , in- deed , two points on which a portion of my wished - for supporters seemed to have opinions , and on both these two points I was driven by my opinions to oppose them . Some were ...
... trouble , inconvenience , and expense . There were , in- deed , two points on which a portion of my wished - for supporters seemed to have opinions , and on both these two points I was driven by my opinions to oppose them . Some were ...
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... trouble in making the bargain . The publisher here no doubt might have refused to supply the early sheets , but he had no means of exacting a higher price than that offered . I mention the circumstance here because it has been boasted ...
... trouble in making the bargain . The publisher here no doubt might have refused to supply the early sheets , but he had no means of exacting a higher price than that offered . I mention the circumstance here because it has been boasted ...
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... trouble . They had bought the right of trans- lating one of Victor Hugo's modern novels , L'Homme Qui Rit ; they had fixed a date , rely- ing on positive pledges from the French pub- lishers ; and now the great French author had ...
... trouble . They had bought the right of trans- lating one of Victor Hugo's modern novels , L'Homme Qui Rit ; they had fixed a date , rely- ing on positive pledges from the French pub- lishers ; and now the great French author had ...
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