The House of Harper: The Making of a Modern Publisher – A Definitive History of American Letters and Author Anecdotes

by Eugene Exman

An updated edition of this definitive history of Harper—a fascinating look into the history of American letters from the unique perspective of one of the country’s most distinguished and enduring publishers—now with a new introduction that brings the book up to the present day. From Moby Dick to Huckleberry Finn —but not Alice in Wonderland , which was rejected— The House of Harper is a sweeping trip through American letters, offering anecdotes and stories about authors from Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, and Mark Twain to Thomas Wolfe, Aldous Huxley, and Edna St. Vincent Millay.

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Humphrey]

A very broad and entirely citationless yet still informative history of Harper's to the mid 20th century (but with the most detail from 1850 on).

[Tiff]

JUST started reading this (an advance copy from the store)....am very interested in the story, not sure how good book will be yet...