Th century: Price and Cannan.
Th century: Price and Cannan[].
Cannan was known for terrifying silences, and
The Assistant Secretary, Charles Cannan, took over with little fuss
Charles Cannan, who had been instrumental in Gell's removal, succeeded Gell in
Given the financial health of the Press, Cannan ceased to regard scholarly books
or even the Dictionary as impossible liabilities.
Cannan insured continuity to these efforts by appointing his Oxford protégé,
the Assistant Secretary Humphrey S. Milford, to be Frowde's assistant.
Charles Cannan, who had been instrumental in Gell's removal, succeeded Gell in
1898, and Humphrey S. Milford, his younger colleague, effectively succeeded Frowde in 1907.
The Assistant Secretary, Charles Cannan, took over with little fuss
and even less affection for his predecessor:"Gell was always here, but I cannot make out what he did.
Cannan was known for terrifying silences, and
Milford had an uncanny ability, testified to by Amen House employees, to'disappear' in a room rather like a Cheshire cat, from which obscurity he would suddenly address his subordinates and make them jump.