Editions and reprints of Latvian Early Novels

The study examines the reprints and new editions of novels included in the LatSenRom (1879-1940) dataset, analyzing which works have been republished, how many times they were republished, in which publishing houses (within Latvia or abroad) they were published, and who were the authors of the most frequently republished works.

The LatSenRom text corpus encompasses Latvian novels published in book form from 1879 to 1940. At the time of the study’s creation, the dataset included 459 units (novels and parts of duologies, trilogies).

The dataset for the repeated editions of LatSenRom was compiled using thedatabases of the National Library of Latvia LNC04, LNC10; the results were compared and edited using the publication Briedis, R., Rožkalne, A. (2014). Latviešu romānu rādītājs (1879-2013) (Index of Latvian Novels (1879-2013)). Riga: LU LFMI.

Publications:

In preparation: Baklāne, A., Ozols, A., Skvireckis E. (2014). “Latviešu senāko romānu atkārtotie izdevumi: datu kopas analīze” (“The reprints of Latvian early novels: analysis of the data set”). LNB Zinātniskie Raksti (12.sēj.).

Baklāne, A. “Latviešu senākie romāni: aizmiršanas proporcija” (“Latvian Early Novels: the rate of forgetting”). Punctum (04.07.2013). [Access:]https://www.punctummagazine.lv/2023/07/04/latviesu-senakie-romani-aizmirsanas-proporcija/

Authors whose works have been published five or more times

Includes the first edition; the column height indicates the number of such works for each author.

Authors Books Published Repeated 5 times

Works that have been published five or more times

Distribution on the timeline (including the first edition)

LatSenRom works and their reprints: publishers’ perspective on the timeline

At least two works for one publisher.

LatSenRom works and their reprints: publishers’ perspective on the timeline

Only one work for each publisher.