Jacob Tonson, 18th-century British publisher best known for having obtained a copyright on the plays of William Shakespeare by buying up the rights of the heirs of the publisher of the Fourth Folio after the Statute of Anne went into effect.
Aylmer referred to Tonson as a young man destined to become "the greatest of English publishers" because of his dedication and commitment to publishing excellence.
Tonson contracted with editors to add textual notes, indexes and other textual aids to ease the accessibility of the text for the reader.
During this time, Tonson and his heir and nephew, JacobTonson II produced texts of every shape and size, with and without illustrations to a Milton-hungry public.
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With John Dryden he published a series of miscellany volumes (6 vol., 1684–1709), edited by Dryden and often referred to as Dryden's miscellany or Tonson's miscellany.
Tonson was secretary of the Kit-Cat Club, a literary club which he founded c.1700, and was publisher of works by Addison, Steele, and Pope, among others.
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