Edward S. Caswell
Edward Samuel Caswell was a Canadian librarian, publisher, and editor. He was born in Goderich, Ontario (at that time Canada West) in 1861. He was for many years the manager of the book publishing department of the Methodist Book and Publishing House in Toronto (which later evolved into the Ryerson Press), and in that capacity did much to advance literature in Canada. Among the writers he championed were William Wilfred Campbell, Agnes Christina Laut, Charles Mair, Nellie McClung, Catharine Parr Traill, and Ethelwyn Wetherald. He began working at the Methodist Book and Publishing House in 1881 and was put in charge of book publishing in 1892; he continuted in the latter role until his resignation in 1909. He worked subsequently at the Toronto Public Library and died in 1938.[1][2][3]
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References
- ^ Caswell, Edward S. (24 November 1909). "Canadian Literature" (PDF). The Christian Guardian. LXXX (47). Toronto: 8.
- ^ Caswell, Edward S. (April 1913). "Time on Our Side". The Canadian Magazine. 40 (6). Toronto: 581–582. ASIN B0BKZGMXYR.
- ^ Friskney, Janet B. (Fall 1995). "Beyond the Shadow of William Briggs, Part I: Setting the Stage and Introducing the Players". Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada. 33 (2). Toronto: The Bibliographical Society of Canada. ASIN B0BKZGMXYR. ISSN 2562-8941.
- ^ Friskney, Janet B. "Edward Caswell and His Editorial Influence". Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Garvin, John W., ed. (1916). Canadian Poets. Toronto: McCLELLAND, GOODCHILD & STEWART, LIMITED. pp. 273–280. ASIN B00086JMX2.
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