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The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation (1893)
A brief history of the Society from its foundation to 1892 by Walter Besant. Delivered as a lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Society, 17 December 1892.
Literature and the Pension List: An Investigation Conducted for the Committee of the Incorporated Society of Authors (1889)
An analysis of the annual Pension List, from the first Resolution of the House to 1889, by William Morris Colles. Reprints all of the official lists with the reasons assigned for awarding the pension and the amount.
The Contract of Publication in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland (1896)
A synopsis of publication in several European countries which follow the German Code of Commerce, written by Ernst Lunge.
The Methods of Publishing (1890)
Written by Samuel Squire Sprigge to support the demand of the Society, as made in the Annual Report of 1889, for "just treatment as prevails in all other branches of business". With chapters on literary property and different profit systems.
The Society of French Authors (La Société Des Gens De Lettres): Its Foundation and its History (1889)
Written by Samuel Squire Sprigge, providing a history of the French Society of Authors (founded in 1829). Offers an overview of the legal and political standing of authorship in France, and the work of the Society in changing the landscape.
The Society of Authors Prospectus (1912)
A prospectus providing an overview of the benefits of joining the Society of Authors.
The Cost of Production (1891)
Provides an overview of the costs of producing a book, from composition and typesetting to printing, binding, moulding, stereotyping and advertising. The chapters focus on three-volume, two-volume and one-volume novels, travel and science books,…
Report of the Proceedings at the Dinner Given by the Society of Authors to American Men and Women of Letters at the Criterion Restaurant, on Wednesday, July 25, 1888 (1888)
A report listing attendees and offering a transcription of all of the speeches given at the dinner.
The Author (1890–present)
The periodical of the Society of Authors, published from May 1890 to the present. Initially published monthly, the periodical moved to ten issues a year from 1902 onwards, with vacant months in August and September.
