Another amusing example of mundane publishers interested in great profits, but disinterested in (or unable to discern) great literature. That Melville was well-

Another amusing example of mundane publishers interested in great profits, but disinterested in (or unable to discern) great literature. That Melville was well-received in Britain is interesting. Serialization soon after became the route to success for many author's novels (those of H.G. Wells, Dickens, Doyle, and Verne among them).