Historedia
Person

Alexander Macmillan

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1862–1869

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Alexander Macmillan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Lewis Carroll publishes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    1862–1865

    Role: Publisher

    1. 1862-1864 · River IsisConception and Manuscript

      The story was conceived during a 1862 river expedition. Carroll began working on the manuscript in earnest in November 1863 and presented the illustrated manuscript to Alice Liddell in November 1864.

    2. 1863-1865 · LondonSuppressed First Printing

      Macmillan agreed to publish the book by 1864. A specimen copy was seen in May 1865, and 2,000 copies were printed by July. Tenniel objected to the quality, leading to a halt in publication.

    3. 1865 · LondonTrade Editions 1865

      The corrected edition, printed by Richard Clay, was published in November 1865. A new edition was released in December 1865 for the Christmas market, carrying an 1866 date.

  2. First issue of Nature published

    1869

    Role: Publisher and owner

    1. Autumn 1869 (exact day 4 November 1869 unverified) · LondonFirst Issue Publication

      The first issue of Nature was published in London in the autumn of 1869, edited by Norman Lockyer. The traditionally cited date of 4 November 1869 is not confirmed by the supplied passages.

Sources

  1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Nature (journal) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04