The Minerva Press
Preserved but no longer current.
A printing establish- ment in Leadenhall Street, London, famous in the late 18th century for its trashy, ultra- sentimental novels, which were characterized by complicated plots, and the labyrinths of difficulties into which the hero and heroine got involved before they could be married.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Minerva Press” mean?
A printing establish- ment in Leadenhall Street, London, famous in the late 18th century for its trashy, ultra- sentimental novels, which were characterized by complicated plots, and the labyrinths of difficulties into which the hero and heroine got involved before they could be married.
Is “The Minerva Press” formal or informal?
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