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Book Steward
One of the series of books I collect is those concerning the feline
detective Mr. Twink by the children's author Freda Mary Hurt, written between 1953 and 1962. These were published by the Epworth Press in Britain, and a note on the title pages reads "Book Steward Frank H. Cumbers". I'd like to understand the role of the book steward, but google doesn't seem to turn up anything relevant. The last two titles in C. S. Lewis's Narnia series were published by John Lane at The Bodley Head in 1955 and 1956. Was this a similar example of the role, and what precisely is it? Does it survive? Matti |
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Book Steward
On Sep 22, 5:17 am, "Matti Lamprhey" ma...@official-totally-
reversed.com wrote: One of the series of books I collect is those concerning the feline detective Mr. Twink by the children's author Freda Mary Hurt, written between 1953 and 1962. These were published by the Epworth Press in Britain, and a note on the title pages reads "Book Steward Frank H. Cumbers". I'd like to understand the role of the book steward, but google doesn't seem to turn up anything relevant. The last two titles in C. S. Lewis's Narnia series were published by John Lane at The Bodley Head in 1955 and 1956. Was this a similar example of the role, and what precisely is it? Does it survive? John Lane died in 1925, so I doubt he had any "stewardship" role with respect to the Narnia books. He was the founder of the Bodley Head (publishers of, among other things, the *Yellow Book*), which sometimes used "John Lane at The Bodley Head" as its imprint. Can't help you with Frank H. Cumbers. RPN |
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Book Steward
On Sep 22, 6:17 am, "Matti Lamprhey" ma...@official-totally-
reversed.com wrote: One of the series of books I collect is those concerning the feline detective Mr. Twink by the children's author Freda Mary Hurt, written between 1953 and 1962. Twink (gay slang), a young or young-looking male homosexual. |
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Book Steward
"RF" wrote...
"Matti Lamprhey" wrote: One of the series of books I collect is those concerning the feline detective Mr. Twink by the children's author Freda Mary Hurt, written between 1953 and 1962. Twink (gay slang), a young or young-looking male homosexual. Which is a bit of a nuisance when googling for these books. Can't you Americans stop interfering with the language in this thoughtless manner? Matti |
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Book Steward
"RF" wrote in message
oups.com... Twink (gay slang), a young or young-looking male homosexual. Are you quite sure? J.R. Ackerley seems to suggest this was the word for a respectable man of means who liked to pick up guardsmen in Hyde Park. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Book Steward
On Sep 23, 7:53 am, "Don Phillipson"
wrote: "RF" wrote in message oups.com... Twink (gay slang), a young or young-looking male homosexual. Are you quite sure? J.R. Ackerley seems to suggest this was the word for a respectable man of means who liked to pick up guardsmen in Hyde Park. Perhaps like many other words, British usage differs from American. |
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Book Steward
On Sep 22, 6:17 am, "Matti Lamprhey" ma...@official-totally-
reversed.com wrote and I snipped: One of the series of books I collect is those concerning the feline detective Mr. Twink by the children's author Freda Mary Hurt, written between 1953 and 1962. These were published by the Epworth Press in Britain, and a note on the title pages reads "Book Steward Frank H. Cumbers". I'd like to understand the role of the book steward, but google doesn't seem to turn up anything relevant... Matti, In the early 1800s, religous organizations appointed book stewards to manage the publishing interests of the Church. In most religious publishing houses, the book steward acted as the general manager, and sometimes as the editor. Some religious publishing houses even used the name of its book steward as an imprint of sorts. Frank Henry Cumbers was the book steward of the Epworth Press, and his name is included on most books the Epworth Press published. For more information on Cumbers and book stewards of religious publishing houses, you should read Cumbers' book, "The Book Room: The Story of the Methodist Publishing House and the Epworth Press," London, 1956. As an added note, you can find more biblio-related information if you perform searches at books.google.com than at googe.com. best, Jerry Morris |
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Book Steward
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"Don Phillipson" wrote: "RF" wrote in message oups.com... Twink (gay slang), a young or young-looking male homosexual. Are you quite sure? J.R. Ackerley seems to suggest this was the word for a respectable man of means who liked to pick up guardsmen in Hyde Park. As a (certainly not young) gay man, I can verify Bob's assertion. A twink is a very young gay man, usually 18 - 25 or thereabouts. There's often a somewhat negative connotation associated with its use (ie, stupid & flightly). -- Scot Kamins Maintaining the Modern Library collectors website at http://www.ModernLib.com |
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Book Steward
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"Bill Spock" wrote: I'm American and never even heard of that word before. But it does sound like a word that some British sissy would invent. More like an American sissy. I remember researching the origins of this word, but I can't remember much of what I learned. It was long ago -- I was a twink at the time. -- Scot Kamins Maintaining the Modern Library collectors website at http://www.ModernLib.com |
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"Matti Lamprhey" wrote and I snipped: One of the series of books I collect is those concerning the feline detective Mr. Twink by the children's author Freda Mary Hurt, written between 1953 and 1962. These were published by the Epworth Press in Britain, and a note on the title pages reads "Book Steward Frank H. Cumbers". I'd like to understand the role of the book steward, but google doesn't seem to turn up anything relevant... Matti, In the early 1800s, religous organizations appointed book stewards to manage the publishing interests of the Church. In most religious publishing houses, the book steward acted as the general manager, and sometimes as the editor. Some religious publishing houses even used the name of its book steward as an imprint of sorts. Frank Henry Cumbers was the book steward of the Epworth Press, and his name is included on most books the Epworth Press published. For more information on Cumbers and book stewards of religious publishing houses, you should read Cumbers' book, "The Book Room: The Story of the Methodist Publishing House and the Epworth Press," London, 1956. As an added note, you can find more biblio-related information if you perform searches at books.google.com than at googe.com. best, Jerry Morris Many thanks for that, Jerry. I found a mention of "The Book Room" this morning, in fact, and several copies available on ABE, so I shall buy one and learn. I can't afford the signed copy on Amazon, unfortunately! Matti |
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