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Underdown, Emanuel Maguire
E. M. Underdown (1831–1913); Honorary Counsel for the Society of Authors.
Tyndall, John
John Tyndall (1820–1893); physicist and mountaineer.
Tweedie, Ethel Brilliana Harley
Ethel Brilliana Harley Tweedie (1862–1940); travel writer (as Mrs Alec Tweedie).
Tristram, Henry Baker
Henry Baker Tristram (1822–1906); geologist, naturalist and clergyman.
Train, Arthur Cheney
Arthur Cheney Train (1875–1945); Legal Representative in America, lawyer and writer.
Traill, Henry Duff
H. D. Traill (1842–1900); satirist and journalist.
Thring, George Herbert
George Herbert Thring (1859–1941); Secretary to the Society of Authors.
Thompson, Henry
Sir Henry Thompson, first baronet (1820–1904); surgeon.
Thomas, William Moy
William Moy Thomas (1828–1910); novelist, journalist and translator.
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: 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.
The Society of Authors Prospectus (1912)
A prospectus providing an overview of the benefits of joining the Society of Authors.
The Pen and the Book (1899)
A guide for young writers written by Walter Besant, including chapters on the cost of production, methods of publishing, copyright, and choosing publishers, literary agents and editors. Also includes a prospectus for the Society of Authors.
The New Zealand Copyright Act, 1913 (1914)
A full summary of the New Zealand 1913 Copyright Act, which came into effect on 1 April 1914.
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 Indian Copyright Bill, 1914 (1914)
A summary of the 1914 Indian Copyright Bill.
The Grievances Between Authors and Publishers (1887)
A report on the three conferences held in March 1887 on the maintenance of literary property, the profession of authorship, and dramatic rights and property.
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,…
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 Commonwealth of Australia: Copyright (1913)
A full summary of the copyright Bill as assented to on 20 November 1912.