23-769: Everyman's Encyclopaedia is an encyclopedia published by Joseph Dent from 1913 as part of the Everyman's Library . The set was descended from the 1850s English Cyclopaedia of 1854, which in turn was based on the Penny Cyclopaedia of the 1830s. Originally published in 1913–14 by J.M. Dent in London and, simultaneously, E. P. Dutton in New York , the encyclopedia proved popular due to its low cost, small size and concise but highly accurate articles. The set did, however, lack much illustrative material. Andrew Boyle
46-403: Is currently published in hardback by Random House . It was originally an imprint of J. M. Dent (itself later a division of Weidenfeld & Nicolson and presently an imprint of Orion Books), who continue to publish Everyman Paperbacks . Everyman's Library was conceived in 1905 by London publisher Joseph Malaby Dent , whose goal was to create a 1,000-volume library of world literature that
69-663: The Cambridge Encyclopedia this was mostly a reprint of the 1931 edition, with the 12 volumes of text and an atlas making up the 13th volume. Some color illustration plates were added to each volume and a maple leaf was added to the binding. Despite these cosmetic changes the set was sold in Canada for twice what it was in the US. This apparently tarnished the encyclopedia's reputation somewhat. Joseph Malaby Dent Joseph Malaby Dent (30 August 1849 – 9 May 1926)
92-472: The Everyman's Encyclopaedia was still available on Dialog, but only as the unrevised 1978 sixth edition. In North American it was published as: A 1986 edition called The New Illustrated Everyman's Encyclopaedia , edited by John Paxton , was published by Octopus Books , ISBN 0-7064-2565-0 . In 1932 a Canadian edition was published by the Cambridge Society of Montreal . Titled
115-579: The Dent family and are now, respectively, an investment company, Malaby Holdings Ltd, and Malaby Martin Ltd, a niche development company. A new sister company Malaby Biogas Ltd was created in 2009 as a pioneering renewable energy and sustainable development business. Everyman%27s Library Everyman's Library is a series of reprints of classic literature, primarily from the Western canon . It began in 1906. It
138-590: The Knopf Publishers imprint there and (albeit without changes) as Random House UK elsewhere. J. M. Dent & Sons was acquired by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1988, itself acquired by the Orion Publishing Group in 1991, now both part of Hachette Livre (UK). Orion continues to publish the unrelated Everyman Paperbacks under the J. M. Dent imprint in the UK and via Charles E. Tuttle Co. in
161-480: The Temple Classics series. In A Sinking Island , Hugh Kenner wrote: "Destiny beckoned J. M. Dent toward the kingdom of books, and without ever learning to spell he became an influential bookman . He was small, lame, tight-fisted, and apt to weep under pressure, a performance that could disconcert authors and employees. When his temper had risen like a flame he'd scream; the scream, one employee recalled,
184-510: The US. The current membership of the Honorary Editorial Committee includes Henry Louis Gates Jr. , Cynthia Ozick and Simon Schama . Former committee members include Harold Bloom and Toni Morrison . A notable addition to the library was a multi-volume encyclopedia, which was added to the range in 1913. Individual volumes could be purchased separately, enabling the set to be budgeted over time. The fifth edition
207-481: The United States because of copyright issues with the illustrations. Specifically the cost of gaining rights to pictures was too high compared to the company's probably return on investment. It was however, distributed in Canada by Fitzhenry & Whiteside . This edition had 12 volumes, 8,896 pages, 51,000 articles, and 9 million words. 5,000 black and white illustrations, 600 maps and a 64-page color atlas in
230-479: The final volume. Articles were of the specific entry type, averaging 200 words or a fifth of a page, and were all unsigned. 400 contributors and editors were "noted", however. There were 15,000 cross-references , but no index . As of 1994 the publishers had stated that there were no plans to produce a new print edition of the encyclopedia. By 1986 Everyman's Encyclopaedia was available online through Dialog Information Services of Palo Alto, California . As of 1994
253-429: The honour, was published. By 1975, Dent's vision had been well surpassed, as Everyman's Library consisted of 994 titles published in 1,239 volumes. Each book belonged to one of the following genres: Travel, Science, Fiction, Theology & Philosophy, History, Classical, For Young People, Essays, Oratory, Poetry & Drama, Biography, Reference, and Romance. The appropriate genre was printed inside and used to organise
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#1732772523623276-668: The periodically released lists of the series. After ceasing publication of new titles in the 1970s, the hardback rights to Everyman's Library were sold to the newly formed David Campbell Publishers in 1991 and relaunched with the support of the Random House Group in the United Kingdom and through Alfred A. Knopf (which had been acquired by Random House in 1960) in the United States, a move praised by many notable authors. Control of Everyman's Library passed to US-based Random House in 2002, who continue to publish it under
299-420: The production of books and Dent did not live to see the one thousand volume mark reached in 1956. Among the impressive volumes that came from Dent was The Pilgrim's Regress , the spiritual autobiography of C. S. Lewis , published in 1933. J. M. Dent died in 1926. It now forms an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group . The registered companies of J. M. Dent & Sons and Everyman's Library were retained by
322-482: The publication series was suggested by poet and editor Ernest Rhys , who was named head editor of the series initially, and asked to find a suitable name to encompass Dent's goal. Rhys tried and discarded many ideas before recalling a quotation from the medieval play Everyman in which the character of Knowledge says to Everyman: This quotation appears on the title page of all volumes of Everyman's Library and Everyman Paperbacks. J. M. Dent and Company commenced
345-522: The series in 1906 with an edition of James Boswell 's Life of Johnson , published with a quotation on the title page from the works of John Milton : "A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured upon purpose to a life beyond life." In 1910, 500 books had been published under the Everyman trademark, and in 1956, fulfilling Dent's original goal—the thousandth volume, Aristotle 's Metaphysics , having been selected for
368-526: The world better. He even thought cheap books might prevent wars." Although not a new idea, what set Everyman's apart from earlier series was its scope; Dent planned for no less than one thousand volumes. He was able to build a new factory and offices in Covent Garden with the profits. Despite having an impressive range of literature, Dent prevented classics of dubious morals, such as Moll Flanders , from being printed. The First World War slowed
391-668: Was a British book publisher who produced the Everyman's Library series. Dent was born in Darlington , England, in what is now part of the Grade II listed Britannia Inn. After a short and unsuccessful stint as an apprentice printer, he took up bookbinding . At the age of fifteen, he gave a talk on James Boswell 's Life of Johnson , which would be the first book printed in the Everyman's Library. During 1888, he created J. M. Dent and Company Around 1896, Dent began publishing high-quality limited editions of literary classics in
414-473: Was affordable for, and that appealed to, every kind of person, from students to the working classes to the cultural elite. Dent followed the design principles and to a certain extent the style established by William Morris in his Kelmscott Press. For this Dent asked the Monotype corporation to design a new typeface: Veronese was a remake of a foundry-face Dent had used before. Series 59 came out in 1912, and
437-619: Was credited as the editor. A second edition was published in 1931–32. The title was slightly different, changing from The Everyman Encyclopedia to Everyman's Encyclopaedia . This set had 12 volumes, 7 million words, 9,000 pages and 50,000 articles. There was also an optional atlas volume. Athelstan Ridgway was credited as the editor. The third edition was published in 1950, again under Ridgways direction, and published in London by Dent, but now in New York by Macmillan Publishers . This change
460-542: Was made in the same style of the Golden Type, but with sharper slab serifs and cleaner lines. Now Dent was able to produce his texts with machines. This old style was later replaced in 1935 by Eric Ravilious 's designs. Everyman's Library books were pocket-sized hardcovers that sold initially for what was then the remarkably low price of a shilling apiece. The original U.S. distribution rights were granted to New York City publishers, E. P. Dutton . The name of
483-530: Was published in May 1967. Some of the basic format was similar, with 12 volumes and 8 million words, the text was extensively revised, more illustrations were added and the typeface increased one third in size. In the United States this was published as the International Everyman's Encyclopedia , in 20 volumes with one million words more that its UK counterpart. The 1978 sixth edition was not sold in
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#1732772523623506-464: Was reflected in the fourth edition, in 1958, that was published as Macmillan's Everyman's Encyclopaedia in the US. The Macmillan's Everyman's Encyclopaedia had 12 volumes, 9 million words and was edited by Ernest Franklin Bozman . Because of its British focus and difficult system of abbreviation it was not recommended for family use, but was considered ideal for schools and libraries. A fifth edition
529-543: Was what broke men's spirits. His paroxysms were famous; a Swedish specialist thought of prescribing a pail of cold water for Dent to plunge his head into. For editing the Library he paid Ernest Rhys three guineas a volume—what senior office-boys might earn in two weeks. Dent's ungovernable passion was for bringing Books to the People. He remembered when he'd longed to buy books he couldn't afford. Yes, you could make
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