Samuel Bagster the Younger
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Samuel Bagster the Younger (1800โ1835) was an English printer and author.
Bagster was the eldest son of Samuel Bagster (1772โ1851). He was born on 19 October 1800, and, after having been educated at a school at Oxford, conducted by the Rev. James Hinton, was articled to his father in 1815. From an early age on he showed a serious tendency, and in October 1822 joined the Baptist church in Blackfriars. Having acquired the necessary technical training in his father's establishment, young Bagster commenced business for himself in 1824 as a printer in Bartholomew Close.
He married Miss Elizabeth Hunt in June 1825. Samuel was well read in the natural history of bees, and during the summer of 1834 his popular book 'The Management of Bees' was published. Printed by himself and published jointly by his father and his father's business partner
The greater part of these reflections were reprinted by Bagster in a volume produced in the same style and at the same time as his own practical handbook. He contributed 'The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge' to his father's polyglot series. He projected a series of questions on the gospels for Sunday-school children, but the manuscript of the latter remained unfinished and unpublished. Although at first the progress of his business gave him cause for anxiety, it steadily increased in extent. Many of the polyglot bibles and other learned publications of Messrs.
Though still a young man, ill health led to Samuel retiring from business well before his father, though he remained active in antislavery and temperance. He died at his residence,
Publications
Bagster's works include:
- 'The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; consisting of a rich and copious assemblage of more than 500,000 scripture references and parallel passages from Canne, Brown, Blayney, Scott, and others, with numerous illustrative notes: adapted to be the companion of every biblical reader', London, Samuel Bagster [1834], foolscap 8vo and 4to, forming the second part of the 'Treasury Bible'.
- 'The Management of Bees, with a description of the "Ladies Safety-hive", with 40 illustrative wood engravings', London, Samuel Bagster, 1834, small 8vo. A second edition was published in 1838, and a third (also unaltered) in 1865.
- 'Spiritual Honey from Natural Hives, or Meditations and Observations on the Natural History and Habits of Bees, first introduced to public notice in 1657 by Samuel Purchas, M.A.', London, S. Bagster, 1834, small 8vo.
References
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885โ1900.
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