Samuel Squire Sprigge (1860 1937) was a qualified physician who worked for The Lancet from 1892 and was editor from 1909 until his death. He published several books including a history of the journal and its founder, and a volume of essays, Physic and Fiction. The Methods of Publishing first appeared in 1890 and is Sprigge's passionate contribution to the late-nineteenth-century discussion on how the question of literary property is best resolved. Sprigge argues that this matter is often treated in a cavalier manner that disadvantages authors, particularly in the relationship between...
Samuel Squire Sprigge (1860 1937) was a qualified physician who worked for The Lancet from 1892 and was editor from 1909 until his death. He published...