Minerva Press
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Minerva Press was a publishing house, noted for creating a market in sentimental novels in the late 18th century.
It was established by William Lane in Leadenhall Street, London, when he moved his circulating library there in about 1790. From there, he produced a series of sentimental novels and made a fortune.
Authors who wrote for Minerva Press are obscure today, and its market became negligible after the death of its charismatic founder. However, it survived as a niche publisher until 2002, when BBC investigations into its business practices led to its closure.
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