George Roberts (1873â€"1953) was an Irish actor, poet and publisher.He
was born in Belfast and became an actor with the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin. He co-founded the publishing house of Maunsel and Company with
Stephen Gwynn and Joseph Maunsel Hone. This firm published works by W.
B. Yeats, John Millington Synge, Lady Gregory, George William Russell,
James Stephens, Douglas Hyde and others and became part of the Irish
Literary Revival. Between 1909 and 1912, when he visited Dublin, Joyce
negotiated with Roberts to publish his book Dubliners, but their
contract was not fulfilled, owing to a series of fears of prosecution
for obscenity and libel. The book was published in June 1914 by the
London publisher Grant Richards.
was born in Belfast and became an actor with the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin. He co-founded the publishing house of Maunsel and Company with
Stephen Gwynn and Joseph Maunsel Hone. This firm published works by W.
B. Yeats, John Millington Synge, Lady Gregory, George William Russell,
James Stephens, Douglas Hyde and others and became part of the Irish
Literary Revival. Between 1909 and 1912, when he visited Dublin, Joyce
negotiated with Roberts to publish his book Dubliners, but their
contract was not fulfilled, owing to a series of fears of prosecution
for obscenity and libel. The book was published in June 1914 by the
London publisher Grant Richards.
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