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Charles Knight

1791 – 1873

75 works on record

Biography

"KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791–1873), author and publisher, son of Charles Knight, bookseller of Windsor, was born in 1791. The elder Knight, a man of cultivation and public spirit, published the ‘Microcosm,’ written by George Canning, Robert Smith, John Frere, and other Eton boys in 1786 and 1787, and its successor, the ‘Miniature,’ edited by Stratford Canning sixteen years later. The father also spent much time on local affairs." …. "Knight's position as author, editor, and publisher makes it difficult to ascertain exactly how much is due to him in the first capacity. The following, however, seem undoubted, besides articles and pamphlets: 1. ‘The Menageries,’ 1828. 2. ‘The Elephant,’ 1830. 3. ‘Results of Machinery,’ 1831. 4. ‘Capital and Labour,’ 1831. 5. ‘Trades Unions and Strikes,’ 1834. 6. ‘Shakespere's Biography,’ 1843. 7. ‘William Caxton,’ 1844. 8. ‘Old England’ (first book and part of second), about 1844. 9. ‘Studies of Shakespere,’ 1849. 10. ‘The Struggles of a Book against Excessive Taxation,’ 1850. 11. ‘Once upon a Time,’ 1854. 12. ‘The Old Printer and Modern Press,’ 1854. 13. ‘Knowledge is Power,’ 1855. 14. ‘Popular History of England,’ 1856–1862. 15. ‘Passages of a Working Life,’ 1864–5. 16. ‘Begged at Court,’ 1867. 17. ‘Shadows of the Old Booksellers,’ 1867." —Dictionary of National Biograpy [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Knight,_Charles_(1791-1873)]

Works

William Caxton: The First English Printer

William Caxton: The First English Printer

1877

The Popular History of England

The Popular History of England

1876

The crown history of England

The crown history of England

1870

The English Cyclopaedia

The English Cyclopaedia

1866

Charles Knight's school history of England, abridged from the Popular history of England. [With ..

Charles Knight's school history of England, abridged from the Popular history of England. [With ..

1865

The popular history of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the ..

The popular history of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the ..

1861

Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government ..

Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government ..

1861

Sketches in Natural History: History of the Mammalia ..

Sketches in Natural History: History of the Mammalia ..

1849

Knight's Quarterly Magazine

Knight's Quarterly Magazine

1824

The bridal of the Isles, a mask, and other poems. [Followed by] The blighted hope, a monody

The bridal of the Isles, a mask, and other poems. [Followed by] The blighted hope, a monody

1817

The pictorial museum of animated nature.

The pictorial museum of animated nature.

Old England

Old England

Half hours of English history

Half hours of English history

London. Edited by Charles Knight

London. Edited by Charles Knight

Mind amongst the spindles

Mind amongst the spindles

English cyclopaedia

English cyclopaedia

Knight's cyclopaedia of the industries of all nations

Knight's cyclopaedia of the industries of all nations

The pictorial museum of animated nature ...

The pictorial museum of animated nature ...

Derbyshire ...

Derbyshire ...

London

London

Biography

Biography

The working man's companion

The working man's companion

Hampshire; including thr Isle of Wight ...

Hampshire; including thr Isle of Wight ...

Godfrey of Bulloigne, Or, The Recovery of Jerusalem: Done Into English Heroical Verse, from the ...

Godfrey of Bulloigne, Or, The Recovery of Jerusalem: Done Into English Heroical Verse, from the ...

Knight's store of knowledge for all readers: being a collection of treatises, in various departments of knowledge

Knight's store of knowledge for all readers: being a collection of treatises, in various departments of knowledge

Knight's tourist companion through the land we live

Knight's tourist companion through the land we live

Half-hours with the best authors

Half-hours with the best authors

The pictorial gallery of arts

The pictorial gallery of arts

Once upon a time

Once upon a time

The old printer and the modern press

The old printer and the modern press

The Pictorial History Of England: Being A History Of The People As Well As A History Of The Kingdom, Volume 3

The Pictorial History Of England: Being A History Of The People As Well As A History Of The Kingdom, Volume 3

The Diary of Henry Teonge, Chaplain on Board His Majesty's Ships Assistance ...

The Diary of Henry Teonge, Chaplain on Board His Majesty's Ships Assistance ...

Half Hours of English History: From the Roman Period to the Death of Elizabeth

Half Hours of English History: From the Roman Period to the Death of Elizabeth

Capital and labour; including the results of machinery

Capital and labour; including the results of machinery

Godfrey of Bulloigne: Or, The Recovery of Jerusalem

Godfrey of Bulloigne: Or, The Recovery of Jerusalem

William Shakspere: A Biography

William Shakspere: A Biography

A Biography of William Shakespeare

A Biography of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Caxton, the First English Printer

William Caxton, the First English Printer

William Shakspere

William Shakspere

William Shakespere

William Shakespere

Biography of William Shakespeare

Biography of William Shakespeare

Passages of a working life during half a century.

Passages of a working life during half a century.

1873

Half-hours with the Best Letter-writers and Autobiographers: Forming a ..

Half-hours with the Best Letter-writers and Autobiographers: Forming a ..

1868

Knowledge is power, a view of the productive forces of modern society

Knowledge is power, a view of the productive forces of modern society

1859

Knight's Cyclopaedia of London, 1851

Knight's Cyclopaedia of London, 1851

1851

Studies of Shakspere: Forming a Companion Volume to Every Edition of the Text

Studies of Shakspere: Forming a Companion Volume to Every Edition of the Text

1849

The rights of industry

The rights of industry

1831

A biography of Shakspere

A biography of Shakspere

Glimpses of the past

Glimpses of the past

Contributions to the lichenographia of New Zealand

Contributions to the lichenographia of New Zealand

Contributions to the lichenographia of New South Wales

Contributions to the lichenographia of New South Wales

Test your child's arithmetic

Test your child's arithmetic

Assessing the effectiveness of two Business Links in satisfying the information needs of small and medium sized businesses in their catchment areas

Assessing the effectiveness of two Business Links in satisfying the information needs of small and medium sized businesses in their catchment areas

Arts and sciences

Arts and sciences

Learned societies

Learned societies

London 6 Volume Set

London 6 Volume Set

Passages of a Working Life During Half a Century

Passages of a Working Life During Half a Century

Cyclopædia of the industry of all nations

Cyclopædia of the industry of all nations

Passages of a Working Life During Half a Century 3 Volume Set

Passages of a Working Life During Half a Century 3 Volume Set

Pictorial Half-Hours of London Topography by C. Knight

Pictorial Half-Hours of London Topography by C. Knight

William Caxton

Old Printer and the Modern Press

Old Printer and the Modern Press

London, Volumes 3-4

London, Volumes 3-4

Half-Hours with the Best Authors, Including Biographical and Critical Notices; Volume 4

Half-Hours with the Best Authors, Including Biographical and Critical Notices; Volume 4

Knowledge is power

Knowledge is power

History of the Mammalia; V. 3 - 4

History of the Mammalia; V. 3 - 4

The case of the authors as regards the paper duty

The case of the authors as regards the paper duty

An address to the labourers on the subject of destroying machinery

An address to the labourers on the subject of destroying machinery

The results of machinery

The results of machinery

The newspaper stamp, and the duty on paper

The newspaper stamp, and the duty on paper

The working-man's companion

The working-man's companion

Pictorial half-hours of London topography

Pictorial half-hours of London topography

Knight's Cyclopædia of London, 1851

Knight's Cyclopædia of London, 1851

Capital and labour

Capital and labour

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