The Nightmare of a Victorian Bestseller: Martin Tupper's "Proverbial Philosophy"

by Brian Thompson

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This is a portrait of Martin Tupper, the quintessential Victorian, who, in in 1842, wrote the first of a series entitled "Proverbial Philosophy", a moral self-improvement manual. Full of hearty evangelism, the title became a multi-million bestseller.
  • ISBN10 1904095178
  • ISBN13 9781904095170
  • Publish Date 8 July 2002
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 29 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Short Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 128
  • Language English