A List of C. Kegan Paul & Co.'s Publications [1879]

This volume offers a snapshot of a bustling London publishing house at the height of the nineteenth‑century literary market. Arranged as a straightforward list, it records each title the firm released, together with brief details of format, price and often the name of the author or translator.

The catalogue spans a remarkable range of subjects—natural history, travel, law, theology, politics and poetry—showcasing works by figures such as a future prime minister, celebrated poets, leading scientists and influential clergy. Readers will encounter titles on the flora of New Brunswick, the history of Japan, sermons for communion, and essays on social politics, all bound together by the common thread of Victorian curiosity.

For anyone interested in the era’s intellectual life, the book serves as a guide to the ideas and personalities that shaped public discourse. Listening to its pages brings the diverse world of 1800s scholarship and popular writing vividly to life.