Mitchell Kennerley was an American

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 publisher, born at Burslem

Burslem

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, England

England

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. He was the manager

Management

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 of the New York

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 branch of John Lane

John Lane (publisher)

-Biography:Originally from Devon, where he was born into a farming family, Lane moved to London already in his teens. While working as a clerk at the Railway Clearing House, he acquired knowledge as an autodidact....

, the London

London

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 publisher, from 1896 to 1900, business manager of the Smart Set

The Smart Set

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in 1900-01, founded in 1901 and was editor and proprietor until 1905 of the Reader magazine, and then engaged in the publishing business. In 1910 he undertook the publication of The Forum

The Forum (defunct magazine)

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and of The Papyrus (the later for author Michael Monahan).

External links

• Shatzkin, Leonard, "Zero Royalty", book review of The Fortunes of Mitchell Kennerley, Bookman, by Matthew J. Bruccoli; The New York Times, December 7, 1986
• Gross, John, book review of The Fortunes of Mitchell Kennerley, Bookman, by Matthew J. Bruccoli; The New York Times, October 21, 1986