Sarah Harkness
@sarahhark.bsky.social
Biographer, quilter, gardener, granny! My biography of the Macmillan Brothers, Literature for the People, is out now
Thank you, Martin, so glad you enjoyed it
Recently finished reading Sarah Harkness's Literature for the People. It brilliantly brings out the ways in which the lives of Macmillan brothers were embodied in their publishing house, and shows how the records of a firm can illuminate the lives of its founders. And it's just a really good read.
Literature for the People by Sarah Harkness
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March 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thank you, Martin, so glad you enjoyed it
Happy International Women's Day. In celebration, I give you a novel about two brave women battling to improve life in East Yorkshire between the Wars. open.substack.com/pub/harkness... #IWD
Winifred Holtby: Chronicler of the South Riding
Gone too soon
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March 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy International Women's Day. In celebration, I give you a novel about two brave women battling to improve life in East Yorkshire between the Wars. open.substack.com/pub/harkness... #IWD
Packing for a long holiday. Silly to take books, yes, when I have a Kindle? I'll just take that. But suppose I lose the charger or it stops working…better pack a couple of books just in case… #booksky
February 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Packing for a long holiday. Silly to take books, yes, when I have a Kindle? I'll just take that. But suppose I lose the charger or it stops working…better pack a couple of books just in case… #booksky
Paperback publication day! #Booksky #victorianstudies
February 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Paperback publication day! #Booksky #victorianstudies
Happy paperback publication day to me! I'm delighted to be spending it in Cambridge, where so much began for the Macmillan Brothers, and to be talking about it tonight at the very shop, 1 Trinity Street! Maybe I will see you there? Have you ordered your copy yet?
February 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Happy paperback publication day to me! I'm delighted to be spending it in Cambridge, where so much began for the Macmillan Brothers, and to be talking about it tonight at the very shop, 1 Trinity Street! Maybe I will see you there? Have you ordered your copy yet?
I'm setting off for Cambridge this week, going to spend a couple of days in some archives for my new project, then off to the University Press bookshop on Thursday evening to talk about Literature for the People! A few seats left? Where are you, Cambridge #booksky People?
February 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I'm setting off for Cambridge this week, going to spend a couple of days in some archives for my new project, then off to the University Press bookshop on Thursday evening to talk about Literature for the People! A few seats left? Where are you, Cambridge #booksky People?
'Their rags-to-riches ascent (within just two generations, they’d be able to claim a prime minister as one of their own) is brought to life with appropriate narrative flair and an appreciation for their shared curiosity as well as their galvanising moral purpose.' The Observer
February 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
'Their rags-to-riches ascent (within just two generations, they’d be able to claim a prime minister as one of their own) is brought to life with appropriate narrative flair and an appreciation for their shared curiosity as well as their galvanising moral purpose.' The Observer
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Very much enjoying Sarah Harkness's Literature for the People. Incredible to think of the roster of authors that Macmillans published, including Huxley, Kingsley, Lewis Carroll, J.R. Green, Henry Sidgwick, E.A. Freeman. And all kinds of fascinating insights into aspects of Victorian culture.
Literature for the People by Sarah Harkness
Find out more about Literature for the People by Sarah Harkness
www.panmacmillan.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Very much enjoying Sarah Harkness's Literature for the People. Incredible to think of the roster of authors that Macmillans published, including Huxley, Kingsley, Lewis Carroll, J.R. Green, Henry Sidgwick, E.A. Freeman. And all kinds of fascinating insights into aspects of Victorian culture.
The paperback is out in just four weeks...have you ordered yours yet?
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Literature for the People by Sarah Harkness
A fascinating, evocative history of Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, two poor but idealistic young men who created a Victorian publishing empire.
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January 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#booksky Anyone else know the books of Norman Collins? Well worth a look.
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Children of the Archbishop
Another reminder of a time best forgotten?
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January 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#booksky Anyone else know the books of Norman Collins? Well worth a look.
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The paperback is out in just four weeks...have you ordered yours yet?
coles-books.co.uk/literature-f...
coles-books.co.uk/literature-f...
Literature for the People by Sarah Harkness
A fascinating, evocative history of Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, two poor but idealistic young men who created a Victorian publishing empire.
coles-books.co.uk
January 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The paperback is out in just four weeks...have you ordered yours yet?
coles-books.co.uk/literature-f...
coles-books.co.uk/literature-f...
Did someone mention breakfast in bed? Don't mind if I do!
January 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Did someone mention breakfast in bed? Don't mind if I do!
Who remembers Laurel's Kitchen? Anyone still cooking from it?
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January 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Who remembers Laurel's Kitchen? Anyone still cooking from it?
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December 30, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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love seeing only women on the Christmas Special of #UniversityChallenge 😃👏🏼👏🏼
December 23, 2024 at 8:35 PM
love seeing only women on the Christmas Special of #UniversityChallenge 😃👏🏼👏🏼
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like I understand where you're coming from here but they very much did cancel jesus.
November 29, 2024 at 12:43 PM
like I understand where you're coming from here but they very much did cancel jesus.
Gorgeous skies above Bournemouth beach today
December 3, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Gorgeous skies above Bournemouth beach today
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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December 3, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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This middle-class middle-aged woman thinks you should all get behind us a heck of a lot more.
December 1, 2024 at 3:53 PM
This middle-class middle-aged woman thinks you should all get behind us a heck of a lot more.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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December 2, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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December 1, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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#BookSky #Books #BookChallenge
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