Conflicted Life — William Jerdan (1782-1869): London Editor, Critic, and Author (original) (raw)

Of all species of authorship, faithful and satisfactory biography is the most difficult. The impossibility of being perfectly certain of facts is the first stumbling block; the risk of drawing right conclusions from those you are fortunate enough to obtain is the next; and the delicacy required for steering by the lamp of truth, without flattery or offence, consummates the obstacles to authentic personal history.

— William Jerdan, Autobiography 4.303

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Preface

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Conflicted Life — William Jerdan (1782-1869): London Editor, Critic, and Author (original) (raw)

Part I The Early Years: 1782-1817

Part II The Literary Gazette — The First decade: 1817-1827

Part III The Editor’s Life: 1828-1840

Part IV Times of Change: 1841-1851

Part V Life after the Gazette: 1851-1869

Part VI Remembrances