Charles Cooke

Major Englisher publisher of a number of pocket series which made him a fortune. They were published under the generic title the 'Pocket Library'. It included: 'Select British Novels' from 1792; 'Select British Poets' from 1794-1805; later adding Essays, Drama, Histories, Sacred Classics (ie devotional works). They were heavily illustrated with high quality plates, and Cooke is said to have commissioned 1,000 engravings in total. Retired c.1805.