Leonard Smithers
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Leonard Smithers was a controversial late 19th-century London publisher and bookseller known for issuing decadent and avant-garde literature, including works by Oscar Wilde.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leonard Smithers canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bookseller
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person ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Aesthetic movement
NERFINISHED
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Decadent movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Brompton Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner |
Arthur Symons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aubrey Beardsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ |
| coFounded | The Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1861-12-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1907-12-19 ⓘ |
| employer | Leonard Smithers and Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Smithers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bookselling
ⓘ
publishing ⓘ |
| genrePublished |
decadent literature
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erotic literature ⓘ pornographic literature ⓘ symbolist literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the Decadent movement
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association with the fin de siècle literary scene ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalIssues | faced obscenity prosecutions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
publishing avant-garde literature
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publishing decadent literature ⓘ publishing erotic and pornographic books ⓘ publishing works by Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookseller
ⓘ
pornographer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publishedAuthor |
Arthur Symons
NERFINISHED
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Aubrey Beardsley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernest Dowson NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedWork | The Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
controversial publisher
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publisher of banned and illicit works ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Soho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.