Bentley family
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The Bentley family is a British publishing dynasty best known for its influential 19th-century literary ventures and associations with prominent authors such as Charles Dickens.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British family
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publishing family ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anthony Trollope
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Disraeli NERFINISHED ⓘ Captain Marryat NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Reade NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Bulwer-Lytton NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Trollope NERFINISHED ⓘ G. P. R. James NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Henry Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheridan Le Fanu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilkie Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ William Harrison Ainsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessAcquiredBy | Macmillan Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessFounded | Richard Bentley publishing house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyBusinessType | family-run publishing house ⓘ |
| founder | Richard Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
Victorian fiction
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novels ⓘ periodicals ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early publisher of Charles Dickens
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helped shape Victorian literary culture ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
important catalog of Victorian novels
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integration of their firm into Macmillan catalogue ⓘ |
| locationHeadquarters | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
19th-century literary publishing
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associations with prominent Victorian authors ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Richard Bentley
NERFINISHED
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Richard Bentley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedImprint |
Bentley’s Miscellany
GENERATED
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Standard Novels series GENERATED ⓘ |
| publishedWork |
Bentley’s Miscellany magazine
NERFINISHED
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Oliver Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPublishing |
publisher of serialized fiction
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publisher of three-volume novels ⓘ |
| successorInBusiness | Richard Bentley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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