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Analysis of the publishing history of the three US translations of OMS, based on 67 exemplars. Figure 1 shows the timeline of the translations, while Figures 2 and 4 demonstrate the proximity of salable novels and reader preferences. Market basket analysis reveals the popularity of certain authors during specific time periods. The study also includes information on American translations and their publications.
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Figure 1: Publishing History of the three US translations of OMS, based on 67 exemplars
Fig. 4 Proximity of Salable Novels (1876) Measured by Topic ModelingFar Left: Individual Novel; Gray=All the other novelsBlue=Old Mam’selle’s Secret; Green=Jane Eyre; Red=Don Quixote and Robinson Crusoe
“Market Basket” Analysis of Reader PreferencesMuncie, Indiana 1891-1892, 1894-1902 Green=Novels by Marlitt, including The Old Mam’selle’s Secret, farthest leftTransactions for Jane Eyre do not meet the threshold for inclusion
Fig. 3 “Market Basket” Analysis of Reader Preferences by AuthorMuncie, Indiana, 1891-1892, 1894-1902 Upper right cluster: Alger & related; Lower right cluster: Alcott & relatedLeft cluster: Marlitt (Green), Roe, Alexander, Evans, Carey, Crawford, Corelli, Burnham, Burnett, Barr, et al.; tiny red dot is Brontë