Saintsbury
Proper noun
Meaning
Saintsbury (plural Saintsburys)
A surname.
Examples
Saintsbury, EB, 298 For example, the scandalous novel Vicaire des Ardennes (1822)—banned for its depiction of nearly-incestuous relations and, more egregiously, of a married priest—attributed to a "Horace de Saint-Aubin".
Saintsbury, "Honoré de Balzac", xxvi Initial proofs of Béatrix Balzac revised obsessively, covering printer's proofs with changes and additions to be reset.
George Saintsbury stated: "Monte Cristo is said to have been at its first appearance, and for some time subsequently, the most popular book in Europe."
Saintsbury, "Honoré de Balzac", xv Saintsbury indicates that Robert Louis Stevenson tried to dissuade him from reading these early works of Balzac.
In the early 1900s, H.A. Saintsbury took over the role from Gillette for a tour of the play.
A less complete edition was edited by G Saintsbury (London, 1894).