Blackwood, William (1776-1834)

William Blackwood, the father of John and William Junior, established the publishing house William Blackwood and Sons that published Blackwood's Magazine, or 'Maga,' as it was nicknamed, where George Eliot's fiction was launched. John Blackwood had published George Henry Lewes's articles and agreed to publish the first short stories of Lewes's 'friend,' George Eliot. Blackwood's firm eventually published all of Eliot's works except for Romola, which was sold instead to George Smith, a rival publisher. Interestingly, John's brother Major William Blackwood, attempted to dissuade his brother from publishing Adam Bede for its scandalous themes. Despite this warning, John Blackwood decided to publish it anyway and it became a great success. (GEL 4:15)

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