A. Edward Newton Books

Alfred Edward Newton was an avid book collector and publisher whose passion centered on British literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He significantly fostered renewed interest in authors like Samuel Johnson and James Boswell when their works were largely overlooked. Newton shared his extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for books through articles and a colorful public persona, playing a central role in the great boom of book collecting he termed "this book-collecting game." His vast personal library, spanning from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, remains a valuable reference for literature enthusiasts.