Records of the House of Newbery from 1274 to 1910 [Paperback]

A meticulously researched account of the lives of members of the Newbery family of publishers.This history of the Newbery family and its related branches of Raikes, Le Blanc, and McClintock, is a thoroughly researched and accessible account, focussing primarily on John Newbery, the famous eighteenth-century publisher. It includes biographies of several other notable figures, including Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, the Arctic explorer.This history of the Newbery family and its related branches of Raikes, Le Blanc, and McClintock, is a thoroughly researched and accessible account, focussing primarily on John Newbery, the famous eighteenth-century publisher. It includes biographies of several other notable figures, including Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, the Arctic explorer.Arthur Le Blanc Newbery's family history, published in 1911, is meticulously researched and easy to read, consolidating a range of resources to provide a comprehensive history of the Newberys. Presented in timeline form using extracts from the various sources, it also includes biographies of members of the related Raikes, Le Blanc, and McClintock families. Central to the history is the life of John Newbery (17131767), a well-known publisher, most notably of children's books, and friend of Samuel Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith. His relationship with the two men is well documented, and the account is supplemented with extracts from their biographies. Other notable ancestors of Le Blanc Newbery whom he includes in this book are John's son and nephew, both called Francis, the latter of whom first published Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield; and Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (18191907), the Arctic explorer.Preface; Index of illustrations; Of the family of Newberys from 1274; Interesting recollections of Drs. Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith and John Newbery.