British publisher, editor and author (1791–1873)

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An industrial mill representing the 'Penny magazine': Lord John Russell and Bishop Maltby feed it with liberalism and whiggism, Lord Brougham and Lord Spencer turn the crank handles, and Charles Knight feeds the resulting product to John Bull. Lithograph by R. Seymour, 1832.

Passages of a working life : during half a century, with a prelude of early reminiscences / Charles Knight.

The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

The diary of Henry Teonge, chaplain on board His Majesty's Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, anno 1675 to 1679 / Now first published from the original MS. with biographical and historical notes.

The old printer and the modern press / by Charles Knight.

Knight's cyclopædia of the industry of all nations, 1851 / [edited by George Dodd].

Shadows of the old booksellers / by Charles Knight.

Knight's store of knowledge for all readers: being a collection of treatises, in various departments of knowledge / by several authors.

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Knight, Charles, 1791-1873

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The diary of Henry Teonge, chaplain on board His Majesty's Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, anno 1675 to 1679 / Now first published from the original MS. with biographical and historical notes.

The old printer and the modern press / by Charles Knight.

Knight's cyclopædia of the industry of all nations, 1851 / [edited by George Dodd].

Shadows of the old booksellers / by Charles Knight.

Knight's store of knowledge for all readers: being a collection of treatises, in various departments of knowledge / by several authors.