Munroe & Francis was a publishing firm in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 19th-century. Established by David Francis (1779–1853) and Edmund Monroe,[1] the business operated from offices on Court Street (c. 1805–1807)[2][3] and Washington Street (c. 1823–1832).[4] In the 19th century the firm expanded to include Samuel H. Parker as partner, and was called Munroe, Francis & Parker until 1810.[5] In 1802–1804 Munroe & Francis issued the first Boston edition of William Shakespeare's works.[6]
Works issued by the firm[edit]
- William Shakespeare (1802). Dramatick Works of William Shakespeare.
- Monthly Anthology, c. 1804–1807.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton, printed by Munroe & Francis. 1807.
- Mother Goose, 1824[7]
- Robert Roberts (1827). The House Servant's Directory: A Monitor for Private Families. (1828 ed.)[8]
- Trade list of books; published by Munroe and Francis, Boston and Charles S. Francis, New York, 1832
References[edit]
- ^ "New Printing Office", Columbian Centinel, March 24, 1802
- ^ Boston Directory, 1805
- ^ Boston Directory, 1807
- ^ No.4 Cornhill (Boston Directory, 1823) and 128 Washington (Boston Directory, 1832).
- ^ Independent Chronicle, January 15, 1810
- ^ Jane Sherzer (1907), "American Editions of Shakespeare: 1753-1866", Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 633–696
- ^ W. Whitmore (1889), "Introduction", The original Mother Goose's melody as first issued by John Newbery, of London, about A.D. 1760, Albany NY: J. Munsell's Sons,
The great popularity of the book is due to the Boston editions of Munroe & Francis, A.D. 1824-1860
- ^ Adelaide M. Cromwell (1994), The Other Brahmins: Boston's Black Upper Class, 1750-1950, University of Arkansas Press, OL 1430545M
External links[edit]
- WorldCat. Munroe & Francis
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