Darwin and his publisher John Murray

摘要

The relations between authors and publishers have long formed thesubject of satire and ridicule in prose and verse. During the past twentyyears, however, the appearance of the memoirs of several of the leadingpublishers has shown that they, as a class, and as individuals, are notmore deeply tainted by original sin than are the authors; and that cordialrelations have been the rule, disputes the rare exception.