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Trench & Co. Kegan Paul
A Victorian man of letters, publisher, and former clergyman, he moved through several religious and intellectual worlds before becoming a well-known figure in English publishing. His name lives on through the Kegan Paul imprint, which helped shape serious literary and scholarly reading in the late 19th century.
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A List of Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.'s Publications (1887)
by Trench & Co. Kegan Paul
About the author
Born in Somerset in 1828, Charles Kegan Paul was educated at Eton and Exeter College, Oxford. He was ordained in the Church of England and spent more than two decades in religious and teaching posts before leaving clerical life.
He later entered publishing and became closely associated with the firm that carried his name, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. Alongside his publishing work, he also wrote, translated, and took part in the literary culture of Victorian England.
His life is especially interesting because it was marked by change: over the years, his beliefs moved from Anglican orthodoxy through other philosophical positions before he ultimately became a Roman Catholic. He died in 1902, but his name remained attached to an influential publishing tradition for years afterward.