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Minerva Press

Defunct English publishing house for fiction

Minerva Press was a publishing house, notable for creating a lucrative market in sentimental and Gothic fiction, active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries (1790–1820). It was established by William Lane (c.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersLondon1

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Man leest een vrouw voor in een toilet Novel reading in a Vault at Blackheath (titel op object), RP-P-2015-26-791
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Minerva Press was a publishing house, notable for creating a lucrative market in sentimental and Gothic fiction, active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries (1790–1820). It was established by William Lane (c.2

The story

Founded by William Lane.1

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