Knowledge (XXG)

John Stockdale

Source 📝

221: 620: 29: 651: 294:. Erskine contended that the defendant was not to be judged by isolated passages, selected and put together in the accusation, but by the entire context of the publication and its general character and objects. Stockdale was acquitted, and such a conspicuous defence of the liberty of the press led to the passing of the 115:, Stockdale opened a book shop in competition and, "being a man of natural parts, he soon became conspicuous in business in spite of much eccentricity of conduct and great coarseness of manners". Both Stockdale's and Debrett's premises became meeting places for the political classes, Debrett's being frequented by the 318:
which he established in various parts of the country. Early in his enterprise he had acquired considerable property, but afterwards he was less successful and the circumstance of having to make an arrangement with his creditors is said to have caused him some anxiety and accelerated his death.
313:
in 1809, when he had to pay £200 damages. Towards the end of his career he dealt largely in remaindered books from other publishers, and caused some resentment among the regular traders by a series of sales of books by
259:(1795), originally intended to be merely an account of the neighbourhood of Mottram-in-Longdendale, with which Stockdale had personal acquaintance, as well as various geographic maps and plans. 482:
Retrospection: or, a review of the most striking and important events, characters, situations and their consequences, which the last eighteen hundred years have presented to the view of mankind
214:
Retrospection: or, a review of the most striking and important events, characters, situations and their consequences, which the last eighteen hundred years have presented to the view of mankind
302:. c. 60), which established that nobody was to be punished for a few unguarded expressions, and left the construction of an alleged libeller's general purpose and animus in writing to a 630: 587: 681: 529: 101: 128: 291: 220: 635: 399: 116: 603: 558: 287: 686: 169: 159: 655: 203: 303: 120: 51: 506: 480: 449: 76:, the son of Priscilla Stockdale (1726–1789) and Joseph Stockdale. He is believed to have been raised as a 268: 93: 393: 337: 85: 20: 543:
Stockdale, E. (1983). "John Stockdale of Piccadilly: Publisher to John Adams and Thomas Jefferson", in
676: 671: 342: 234: 149: 56: 568: 310: 97: 599: 554: 43: 33: 111:, near to the premises of his brother in law. When Almon retired from business in favour of 282:
charge of corruption and injustice against the House of Commons. Stockdale was accordingly
580: 435:
A Dictionary of Printers and Printing: With the Progress of Literature; Ancient and Modern
274: 244: 433: 547: 331: 295: 193: 183: 665: 624: 476: 392: 209: 138: 488: 173: 112: 107:
Stockdale moved to London about 1780 (or 1770) and worked as a porter to publisher
42:(25 March 1750 – 21 June 1814) was an English publisher whose London shop became a 596:'Tis Treason, My Good Man! Four Revolutionary Presidents and a Piccadilly Bookshop 536: 134:
He was an industrious publisher and among the many works that he published were:
283: 524: 255: 249: 124: 108: 89: 77: 73: 47: 340:, publisher who was also the subject of a libel case involving parliament in 299: 28: 650: 549:
Author/Publisher Relations During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
69: 315: 309:
Stockdale again figured as defendant in an action for libel brought by
225: 623: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 96:, Cheshire, and sister to James Ridgway, a well-known publisher of 279: 219: 81: 27: 254:
A Description of the Country from Thirty to Forty Miles round
46:
for the political classes and who had to face two actions for
143:
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
92:, Cheshire. He married Mary Ridgway, a native of Roe Cross, 290:
in December 1789 and Stockdale was eloquently defended by
327:
Stockdale and his wife had several children including:
278:. The work was conceived by the government to embody a 533:, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 February 2008 200:(1787) (volumes 12 and 13 of which Stockdale edited); 131:, lodged with Stockdale for two months during 1783. 19:For his son, the English publisher and editor, see 546: 60:and resulted in an important change in the law. 32:John Stockdale "The Bookselling Blacksmith" by 228:(Germany), published by John Stockdale in 1800 8: 100:, London. He had met Mary in the Dukinfield 639:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 504:, 1847, vol. iii.; Parl. Hist. xxvii. 1–7; 403:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 80:, like his father, and then to have become 545:Myers, R. & Harris, M. (eds.) (1983). 371: 369: 367: 365: 363: 586:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 530:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 359: 576: 566: 418: 416: 414: 412: 410: 598:. London: The British Library. 2005. 387: 385: 383: 381: 129:Founding Fathers of the United States 119:and Stockdale's by the supporters of 7: 375:Probable – Stockdale (2005) p. 117 14: 649: 636:Dictionary of National Biography 618: 432:Charles Henry Timperley (1839). 400:Dictionary of National Biography 682:Publishers (people) from London 349:William Stockdale, bookseller. 273:Review of the Charges against 1: 525:Stockdale, John (c.1749–1814) 553:. Oxford Polytechnic Press. 537:UK public library membership 68:John Stockdale was born in 703: 438:. H. Johnson. p. 853. 164:History of the West Indies 18: 242:(1784–90), an edition of 394:"Stockdale, John"  334:, writer and publisher; 286:. The case came before 229: 224:A Plan of the City of 94:Mottram-in-Longdendale 36: 507:Howell's State Trials 338:John Joseph Stockdale 267:In 1788 he published 240:Debates in Parliament 223: 31: 21:John Joseph Stockdale 687:People from Caldbeck 658:at Wikimedia Commons 450:Gentleman's Magazine 343:Stockdale v. Hansard 188:Voyage to Botany Bay 178:History of the Union 523:Barker, H. (2004) " 232:He also issued the 150:William Shakespeare 579:has generic name ( 311:Joseph Nightingale 230: 37: 654:Media related to 535:(subscription or 462:Stockdale (2005) 34:Thomas Rowlandson 16:English publisher 694: 653: 640: 622: 621: 609: 591: 584: 578: 574: 572: 564: 552: 540: 511: 498: 492: 486: 473: 467: 460: 454: 446: 440: 439: 429: 423: 420: 405: 404: 396: 389: 376: 373: 52:House of Commons 702: 701: 697: 696: 695: 693: 692: 691: 662: 661: 646: 631:Stockdale, John 628: 619: 606: 594: 585: 575: 565: 561: 544: 534: 520: 515: 514: 499: 495: 475: 474: 470: 461: 457: 447: 443: 431: 430: 426: 421: 408: 391: 390: 379: 374: 361: 356: 325: 275:Warren Hastings 265: 245:Robinson Crusoe 170:George Chalmers 102:Moravian chapel 66: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 700: 698: 690: 689: 684: 679: 674: 664: 663: 660: 659: 656:John Stockdale 645: 644:External links 642: 611: 610: 604: 592: 559: 541: 519: 516: 513: 512: 493: 468: 455: 441: 424: 406: 377: 358: 357: 355: 352: 351: 350: 347: 335: 332:Mary Stockdale 324: 321: 296:Libel Act 1792 292:Thomas Erskine 264: 261: 235:London Courant 218: 217: 207: 206:various works. 201: 194:Samuel Johnson 191: 184:Arthur Phillip 181: 167: 157: 154:Dramatic Works 148:An edition of 146: 65: 62: 40:John Stockdale 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 699: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 669: 667: 657: 652: 648: 647: 643: 641: 638: 637: 632: 626: 625:public domain 616: 615: 607: 601: 597: 593: 589: 582: 577:|author= 570: 562: 556: 551: 550: 542: 538: 532: 531: 526: 522: 521: 517: 509: 508: 503: 497: 494: 490: 484: 483: 478: 472: 469: 465: 459: 456: 453: 451: 445: 442: 437: 436: 428: 425: 422:Barker (2004) 419: 417: 415: 413: 411: 407: 402: 401: 395: 388: 386: 384: 382: 378: 372: 370: 368: 366: 364: 360: 353: 348: 345: 344: 339: 336: 333: 330: 329: 328: 322: 320: 317: 312: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 276: 270: 262: 260: 258: 257: 251: 247: 246: 241: 237: 236: 227: 222: 215: 211: 210:Hester Thrale 208: 205: 204:John Whitaker 202: 199: 195: 192: 189: 185: 182: 179: 175: 172:' edition of 171: 168: 165: 161: 160:Bryan Edwards 158: 155: 151: 147: 144: 140: 139:Adam Ferguson 137: 136: 135: 132: 130: 127:, one of the 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 105: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 63: 61: 59: 58: 57:cause célèbre 53: 50:. One by the 49: 45: 41: 35: 30: 26: 22: 634: 617: 613: 612: 595: 548: 528: 505: 501: 496: 489:Google Books 481: 471: 463: 458: 448: 444: 434: 427: 398: 341: 326: 308: 272: 266: 253: 243: 239: 233: 231: 213: 197: 187: 177: 174:Daniel Defoe 163: 153: 142: 133: 121:William Pitt 113:John Debrett 106: 67: 55: 39: 38: 25: 677:1814 deaths 672:1750 births 614:Attribution 510:, xxii. 237 452:, June 1815 288:Lord Kenyon 238:newspaper, 86:John Astley 666:Categories 605:0712306994 560:0902692313 518:References 477:Thrale, H. 284:prosecuted 269:John Logan 263:Litigation 256:Manchester 250:John Aikin 125:John Adams 109:John Almon 98:Piccadilly 90:Dukinfield 78:blacksmith 74:Cumberland 48:defamation 569:cite book 539:required) 500:Erskine, 300:32 Geo. 3 280:libellous 54:became a 502:Speeches 479:(1801). 70:Caldbeck 627::  316:auction 226:Cologne 216:(1801). 156:(1784); 145:(1783); 602:  557:  323:Family 354:Notes 346:; and 198:Works 117:Whigs 82:valet 44:salon 600:ISBN 588:link 581:help 555:ISBN 304:jury 248:and 64:Life 633:". 527:", 466:148 271:'s 252:'s 212:'s 196:'s 186:'s 176:'s 162:'s 152:'s 141:'s 88:of 84:to 668:: 573:: 571:}} 567:{{ 464:p. 409:^ 397:. 380:^ 362:^ 306:. 123:. 104:. 72:, 629:" 608:. 590:) 583:) 563:. 491:) 487:( 485:. 298:( 190:; 180:; 166:; 23:.

Index

John Joseph Stockdale

Thomas Rowlandson
salon
defamation
House of Commons
cause célèbre
Caldbeck
Cumberland
blacksmith
valet
John Astley
Dukinfield
Mottram-in-Longdendale
Piccadilly
Moravian chapel
John Almon
John Debrett
Whigs
William Pitt
John Adams
Founding Fathers of the United States
Adam Ferguson
William Shakespeare
Bryan Edwards
George Chalmers
Daniel Defoe
Arthur Phillip
Samuel Johnson
John Whitaker

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.