Samuel Orchart Beeton

Samuel Orchard Beeton ( born March 2, 1831 in London, † 1877) was an English editor and publisher of magazines and journals. His name is known mainly by his marriage with the cookbook author Isabella Beeton today.

• 2.1 Magazines
• 2.2 books (selection)

Life

Childhood and education

Samuel Beeton was born in 1831 as son of the merchant and later owner of the Dolphin Pub Samuel Beeton Powell in London's Cheapside. The mother, Helen Orchard, died only a year after his birth. His father married again in 1834, but already in 1836 Samuel Beeton was given to his grandmother Lucy Beeton to Suffolk. After a time in the small rural boarding Pilgrim 's Hall Academy in Essex, Samuel Beeton late 1840s began to work with a broker-dealer in London. He probably lived at that time back in the Dolphin, the pub his father in London's Milk Street. Tentative indications, according to his relatives, was Sam Beeton during this time as a young worker no child of sadness and enjoyed quite the London nightlife. It is not impossible that he was infected with syphilis at that time, and the infection may later gave it to his wife Isabella.

Entry into the publishing industry

As a stockbroker Sam Beeton established numerous contacts with other young men who were active in paper, printing and publishing, including the editor Frederick Greenwood, with whom he later worked for many years, whose brother, the journalist James Greenwood, who later numerous works published in Samuel Beeton's publisher, and James Wade, who printed many of Beeton's publications.

1852 joined Samuel Beeton to publish the printers and publishers Salisbury and Clarke, which had specialized in existing texts new, at that time still rather vague crafted Copyright made ​​this possible in a more or less legal manner. Published in particular in the U.S. texts could easily be reprinted in England, since until 1891 there was no copyright agreement between the states. Salisbury and Clarke took part in an English edition of Uncle Tom 's Cabin, which was in countless editions and expenditures to a great commercial success Shortly after Beeton's entry into the business. This edition was reprinted in turn from seventeen other English publishers. Since Beeton and Clarke, however, had expanded and extended the text at hand at this point the copyright in their favor, so that they could demand the return of reprints and sell them under their own title page also. The sequel, A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin, the Beeton is also trying to secure, however, proved to be a catastrophic failure, which fell far short of the expected sales figures.

Also in 1852 appeared the first edition of The Englishwoman 's Domestic Magazine for the price of two pence. Unlike the existing fashion and women's magazines, including The New Monthly Belle Assemblee, to Beeton's women's magazine was not directed to the wealthy upper class, but rather to the emerging middle class. Cooking, sewing, parenting, gardening and home remedies for illnesses were recurrent themes. Addition, however, contemporary novels were published as a continuation novel, there was writing contests for readers whose contributions were also printed, advice on love and life questions (" Cupid 's Bag " ), as well as general posts about life of the woman who fussy under the cloak confirmation conservative role models secretly increasingly pronounced later open, emancipatory ideas spread. As of March 1857 also acted Isabella Beeton with on the magazine. She wrote primarily about fashion, besides also to household and cooking and was responsible for a redesign of the magazine, which now appeared with colored fashion drawings and embroidery instructions in a larger format and was sold for 6d. In addition, the readers could order finished paper patterns from the publisher. That the fashion drawings and patterns usually absent in the specimens preserved today, showing its popularity.

1855 Samuel Beeton had another magazine that Boy 's Own Magazine re-released. With articles about nature, sports, science experiments, historical figures and exotic adventures a young male readership should be obtained. How The English Woman's Domestic Magazine before, this magazine hit the nerve of time and sold well.

Marriage with Isabella Beeton

After a year of courtship marriage to Isabella Beeton was held in July 1856, the stepdaughter of the printer and publisher Henry Dorling from Epsom. Around the same time trying Beeton, with the Boy 's Own Journal to launch another publication, which could, however, hold only briefly on the magazine market.

Works

Magazines

• The English Woman's Domestic Magazine, 1852-77, ed. 1852-56 by Samuel Beeton, 1856-60 by Samuel and Isabella Beeton, 32 pages, appearing monthly, circulation 5,000 ( 1852) - 50,000 ( 1857), published by SO Beeton.
• Boy 's Own Magazine 1855-1871, published by SO Beeton.
• Boy 's Own Journal, published by S. O. Beeton.
• Boy's Penny Paper, Publishing S. O. Beeton.
• The Queen, publisher S. O. Beeton.
• Sporting Life, published by S. O. Beeton.
• The Weekly Dispatch, published by S. O. Beeton.
• The Young Englishwoman, published by S. O. Beeton.
• Myra 's Journal of Dress and Fashion, published by Weldon & Co.
• Myra 's Mid- Monthly Journal and Children 's Dress, published by Weldon & Co.

Books (selection)

• Beeton 's Historian, London: S.O. Beeton, 1860.
• The Book of Garden Management and Rural Economy, London: SO Beeton, 1861.
• Beeton 's Dictionary of universal information, ed. along with John Sherer, London: S.O. Beeton, 1862.
• Beeton 's Book of Birds, London: S.O. Beeton, 1862.
• Frederick Wood: Beeton 's Book of Cricket, London: SO Beeton, 1866.
• Beeton 's Dictionary of Universal Biography, London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1869.
• Beeton 's Book of Needlework, London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1870.
• Beeton 's Medical Dictionary, London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, in 1871.
• Beeton 's Hand -Book of the Law Real Ting to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, in 1871.
• Beeton 's Complete Letter - Writer For Ladies, London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1873.