An uncommon reader

By Helen Smith

Subjects: Biography, Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937, Book editors -- Great Britain -- Biography, Authors, biography, Critics, Critics -- Great Britain -- Biography, Authors, english, Book editors, English literature, Authors -- Biography, Garnett, edward, 1868-1937, Authors

Description: A portrait of the influential 20th-century publisher, critic, editor and literary mentor examines his indelible role in the careers of such leading writers as Joseph Conrad, D. H. Lawrence and Edward Thomas, as well as his efforts to establish Russian, American and Australian literature in British readership.