This volume on Canadian law and business examines the establishment of copyright and publishing rights during the nineteenth century and explores the ways in which the Canadian system hampered the development of a strong national literary and printing tradition. Focusing on the Canadian Copyright Act of 1875, the work discusses the influence of foreign publishing powers on the Canadian scene, as well as the development of the Agency System at the turn of the twentieth century. MacLaren is a professor of English at McGill University. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)