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William Henry Giles Kingston was an English writer of adventure novels for boys. He also produced translations of several of Jules Verne's novels from French into English which were published by Sampson Low. They were published under his name but were in fact translated by his wife Agnes Kinloch Kingston (1824-1913) which was a fact generally known at the time.
William Henry Giles Kingston was an English writer of adventure novels for boys. He also produced translations of several of Jules Verne's novels from French into English which were published by Sampson Low. They were published under his name but were in fact translated by his wife Agnes Kinloch Kingston (1824-1913) which was a fact generally known at the time.
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| Title: | Letter from William Henry Giles Kingston |
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| Description: | W. H. G. Kingston accepts an offer from Sampson Low which is presumably a translation. This letter was written after Kingston suffered financial difficuties during the 1860s and he began translations of Jules Verne books published by Sampson Low (translations which were actually completed by his wife). There is an additional note in another hand which refers to payment and copyright of a 3 volume novel. |
| Address: | Middlehill |
| Letter dated: | 13-08-1871 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 4 pages ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Letter note: | Mem: this offer which was dated Augst 17 is to guarantee the publication of the novel in 3 vols paying £100 when complete on a/c of half profits – with the option of purchasing the copy right as originally proposed for the £2?? |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
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| Identifier: | SL_106 |
