William Pinnock
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William Pinnock was a British
publisher and educational writer.
He was at first a schoolmaster
, then a bookseller. In 1817 he went to London and, in partnership with Samuel Maunder
, began to publish cheap educational works. The firm's first productions were a series of Catechism
s, planned by Pinnock, consisting of short popular manuals, arranged in the form of question and answer, of the different departments of knowledge. They were followed by abridged editions of Goldsmith's histories of England, Greece and Rome, and a series of county histories which were no less profitable. Pinnock lost nearly all his money in outside speculation
Pinnock is mentioned, as a depressing set of texts, in contrast to Washington Irving's stories, in George Eliot
's novel The Mill on the Floss
(1860): Maggie, speaking about her 'gloomy fancy' to her cousin Lucy says:
"Perhaps it comes from the school diet - watery rice-pudding spiced with Pinnock. Let us hope it will give way before my mother's custards and this charming Geoffrey Crayon."
Pinnock's son, William Henry Pinnock (1813-1885), a clergyman, was the editor and author of several elementary textbooks and scriptural manuals, and of various works on ecclesiastical law and usage.
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publisher and educational writer.
He was at first a schoolmaster
Schoolmaster
A schoolmaster, or simply master, once referred to a male school teacher. This usage survives in British public schools, but is generally obsolete elsewhere.The teacher in charge of a school is the headmaster...
, then a bookseller. In 1817 he went to London and, in partnership with Samuel Maunder
Samuel Maunder
Samuel Maunder was an English writer and composer of many works. He married a sister of William Pinnock, the author of numerous catechisms and educational works. Maunder was the author of several books.-Life:...
, began to publish cheap educational works. The firm's first productions were a series of Catechism
Catechism
A catechism , i.e. to indoctrinate) is a summary or exposition of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament times to the present...
s, planned by Pinnock, consisting of short popular manuals, arranged in the form of question and answer, of the different departments of knowledge. They were followed by abridged editions of Goldsmith's histories of England, Greece and Rome, and a series of county histories which were no less profitable. Pinnock lost nearly all his money in outside speculation
Pinnock is mentioned, as a depressing set of texts, in contrast to Washington Irving's stories, in George Eliot
George Eliot
Mary Anne Evans , better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era...
's novel The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot , first published in three volumes in 1860 by William Blackwood. The first American edition was by Thomas Y...
(1860): Maggie, speaking about her 'gloomy fancy' to her cousin Lucy says:
"Perhaps it comes from the school diet - watery rice-pudding spiced with Pinnock. Let us hope it will give way before my mother's custards and this charming Geoffrey Crayon."
Pinnock's son, William Henry Pinnock (1813-1885), a clergyman, was the editor and author of several elementary textbooks and scriptural manuals, and of various works on ecclesiastical law and usage.