Charles Edward Mudie
1818–90
Founder of a lending library. In 1840, opened a shop in London selling newspapers and loaning books. Within two years, the book-lending side of the business was his main concern. Had over 25,000 subscribers and was influential in publishing because of his purchasing power
Source
ODNB.
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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