Charles Edward Mudie

Japanese: ミューディ（英語表記）Charles Edward Mudie

1818‐90
British bookseller. Born in London as the son of a second-hand bookseller, he opened his own stationery and bookstore in 1840, and began a book-lending business in 1842. Book-lending businesses had been widespread since the 18th century, but the establishment of a nationwide, cheap postal system in the 1840s and the rapid increase in the demand for reading as the literacy of the general public improved, especially in urban areas, made his business a success, and within ten years he had opened a large store in the city center and was lending out many books to customers throughout the country via the postal service.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1818‐90
イギリスの書店主。古書店主の息子としてロンドンに生まれ，1840年に彼自身文具店兼書店を開き，42年から貸本業を始めた。貸本店(貸本屋)は18世紀からすでに広く行われていたが，1840年代から全国的な安い郵便制度が確立したこと，さらに一般民衆の読み書き能力がとくに都市部で向上し，読書に対する需要が急激に増えたことが幸いして，この事業は成功し，10年後には都心部に大店舗を構え，郵便を使って全国の顧客に多くの本を貸し出した。

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