The Roberts Brothers were "bookbinders" from 1857 until 1862 (offices successively at: 120 Washington St.;[4] Temple Place;[5] 149 Washington St.)[6] Beginning in 1862 they were also makers of "photograph albums."[7][8] In 1863 Thomas Niles, Jr. began working at the firm. He became partner some years thereafter and remained with the Roberts Brothers until his death in 1894.[9][10] By 1873 the firm was listed under the names of just Lewis Roberts and Thomas Niles.[11] After several decades on Washington Street across from Old South Meeting House,[12] the business moved to Somerset Street in the 1880s.[13]
As publishers, the Roberts Brothers made their name in 1868 with the publication of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, a best-seller. It featured illustrations by Alcott's sister, May Alcott, who also appeared as a character (Amy) in the book.
From 1876–1887, the firm issued a "No Name Series" of books that did not reveal the writers' names in an attempt to allow the writing to stand on its own merits rather than the reputation of the authors. The books were the brainchild of Thomas Niles, Jr., a partner at Roberts Brothers.[14]Harper's praised the move, writing "The idea is a good one, not only because it will pique the curiosity of the reader, but also because it will put the writers on their mettle to do their best, and absolutely prevent that trading on reputation which is the greatest vice of American litterateurs."[15]
The Famous Women Series of the 1880s and 1890s consisted of biographies of Margaret Fuller, Jane Austen, Mary Wollstonecraft, George Eliot, and others, most of them written by women. As a contemporary review put it, "subjects and authors are in the main English, but several famous American women have had their trials and triumphs recorded by other famous American women."[16]
^Boston Directory. 1857, 1858, 1861, 1862, 1868. Lewis A. Roberts worked as a bookbinder in Boston prior to the establishment of the Roberts Brothers firm; cf. Boston Almanac, 1853.
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For the French engineers see Robert brothers For other people see List of people with surname Roberts Messrs Roberts Brothers 1857 1898 were bookbinders and publishers in 19th century Boston Massachusetts Established in 1857 by Austin J Roberts 1 John F Roberts 2 and Lewis A Roberts 3 the firm began publishing around the early 1860s American authors included Louisa May Alcott Susan Coolidge Emily Dickinson Maud Howe Elliott Louise Imogen Guiney Julia Ward Howe Helen Hunt Jackson Abigail May Alcott Nieriker British and European authors included Berthold Auerbach Caroline Bauer Mathilde Blind Juliana Horatia Ewing Anne Gilchrist David Gray Philip Gilbert Hamerton Jean Ingelow Vernon Lee William Morris Silvio Pellico Adelaide Ristori A Mary F Robinson George Sand Charlotte Mary Yonge Helen Zimmern Roberts BrothersEmblem of Roberts Bros publishers 1869Founded1857FounderAustin J Roberts John F Roberts and Lewis A RobertsSuccessorLittle Brown and CompanyCountry of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationBoston MassachusettsPublication typesBooks Contents 1 History 2 Further reading 2 1 Works published by the firm 2 1 1 Famous Women Series 2 1 2 Children s books 2 2 Works about the firm 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit A Masque of Poets 1878 The Roberts Brothers were bookbinders from 1857 until 1862 offices successively at 120 Washington St 4 Temple Place 5 149 Washington St 6 Beginning in 1862 they were also makers of photograph albums 7 8 In 1863 Thomas Niles Jr began working at the firm He became partner some years thereafter and remained with the Roberts Brothers until his death in 1894 9 10 By 1873 the firm was listed under the names of just Lewis Roberts and Thomas Niles 11 After several decades on Washington Street across from Old South Meeting House 12 the business moved to Somerset Street in the 1880s 13 As publishers the Roberts Brothers made their name in 1868 with the publication of Louisa May Alcott s Little Women a best seller It featured illustrations by Alcott s sister May Alcott who also appeared as a character Amy in the book From 1876 1887 the firm issued a No Name Series of books that did not reveal the writers names in an attempt to allow the writing to stand on its own merits rather than the reputation of the authors The books were the brainchild of Thomas Niles Jr a partner at Roberts Brothers 14 Harper s praised the move writing The idea is a good one not only because it will pique the curiosity of the reader but also because it will put the writers on their mettle to do their best and absolutely prevent that trading on reputation which is the greatest vice of American litterateurs 15 The Famous Women Series of the 1880s and 1890s consisted of biographies of Margaret Fuller Jane Austen Mary Wollstonecraft George Eliot and others most of them written by women As a contemporary review put it subjects and authors are in the main English but several famous American women have had their trials and triumphs recorded by other famous American women 16 Little Brown bought the firm in 1898 17 Further reading EditWorks published by the firm Edit David Gray Poems 1865 Shakespeare The works of William Shakespeare 1866 Philip Gilbert Hamerton Painter s Camp 1867 Jean Ingelow A story of doom and other poems 1867 Berthold Auerbach On the heights 1868 Silvio Pellico My Prisons Memoirs 1868 F C Burnand Happy Thoughts 1869 George Sand Antonia v 2 1870 George Parsons Lathrop editor A Masque of Poets 1878 Abigail May Alcott Nieriker Studying art abroad and how to do it cheaply 1879 Julia Ward Howe Modern Society 1881 Maud Howe Elliott Newport Aquarelle 1883 Memoirs of Karoline Bauer 1885 Louise Imogen Guiney Goose Quill Papers 1885 Balzac Cousin Bette 1888 Mary Prudence Wells Smith Their canoe trip 1889 George Sand Mauprat 1890 William Morris The earthly paradise a poem 1893 Fyodor Dostoyevsky Poor folk 1894 Famous Women Series Edit Anne Gilchrist Mary Lamb 1883 Julia Ward Howe Margaret Fuller Marchesa Ossoli 1883 Bertha Thomas George Sand 1883 Elizabeth Robins Pennell Life of Mary Wollstonecraft 1884 Helen Zimmern Maria Edgeworth 1884 Mathilde Blind George Eliot 1885 Vernon Lee Countess of Albany 1885 Mrs F Fenwick Miller Harriet Martineau 1885 Mathilde Blind Madame Roland 1886 Eliza Clarke Susanna Wesley 1886 A Mary F Robinson Emily Bronte 1886 Bella Duffy Madame de Stael 1887 Nina A Kennard Mrs Siddons 1887 Caroline Healey Dall The Life of Dr Anandabai Joshee 1888 John H Ingram Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1888 Adelaide Ristori Studies and memoirs an autobiography 1888 Mrs Bradley Gilman Saint Theresa of Avila 1889 Charlotte M Yonge Hannah More 1890 Nina H Kennard Rachel 1895 Mrs Charles Malden Jane Austen 1896 Children s books Edit Louisa May Alcott Little Women 1868 Louisa May Alcott An Old Fashioned Girl 1870 Engravings by W H Morse R L Stevenson Treasure Island 1884 Susan Coolidge Nine Little Goslings 1893 Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing Story of a Short Life 1893 Helen Jackson Ramona 1896 Works about the firm Edit Book making at the Hub Boston s old and new publishers and their work New York Times September 10 1881 Raymond L Kilgour Messrs Roberts Brothers Publishers 1952 Joel Myerson Roberts Brothers Publishers for mass entertainment in 19th century America 1980 p 267 276 Thomas Niles Jr Louisa May Alcott encyclopedia Greenwood Pr 2001 p 233 234 Roberts Brothers Louisa May Alcott encyclopedia Greenwood Pr 2001 p 287 References Edit Boston Directory 1857 1858 1861 1862 Boston Directory 1857 1858 Boston Directory 1857 1858 1861 1862 1868 Lewis A Roberts worked as a bookbinder in Boston prior to the establishment of the Roberts Brothers firm cf Boston Almanac 1853 Boston Directory 1857 Boston Directory 1858 Boston Directory 1861 1862 Boston Directory 1862 1868 Boston Almanac 1864 Louisa May Alcott encyclopedia 2001 p 287 WorldCat Niles Thomas 1825 1894 Roberts Bros booksellers and publishers Cf Boston Directory 1873 Boston Directory 1873 Boston almanac and business directory 1888 1891 Stern Madeleine B Shealy Daniel January 1 1991 The No Name Series Studies in the American Renaissance 376 JSTOR 30227614 Ashton Susanna Collaborators in Literary America 1870 1920 Palgrave Macmillan 2003 170 ISBN 9781403982575 Literary news Dec 1887 p 367 Louisa May Alcott encyclopedia 2001 p 287 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roberts Brothers Boston Massachusetts WorldCat Houghton Library Harvard Univ Roberts Brothers Boston Mass Roberts Brothers Boston Mass letters to Louisa May Alcott Guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roberts Brothers amp oldid 1012576807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
