A Global History of the Book

H. R. Woudhuysen (Henry Ruxton Woudhuysen) is a British scholar born on 24 October 1954. He specializes in early modern English literature and the history of the book, was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2010, and served as Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, from 2012 to 2024. Beyond his academic work, he long served as general editor of the Arden Shakespeare Third Series and co-edited, with Suarez, The Oxford Companion to the Book and The Book: A Global History. One of his works is held in the collection, The Book: A Global History, classified under world history; it surveys the production, circulation and reading of books across regions, reflecting his accumulated research in book history. Public information is limited, and his writing emphasizes documentary scholarship and historical context, with influence mainly in related academic fields.

Wu Yijun is a lecturer at the College of Foreign Studies, Jinan University, and holds a master's degree in translation studies from the University of Warwick. He has long been engaged in translation practice and has translated dozens of works, including The Power of Habit, Dunkirk, The 100-Year Life, The Island at the Center of the World, and A Global History of Books. His translation of a biography of Whitney Houston won the 2012 Xinhua.net Influential Book Award. His translations span management, applied psychology, world history, foreign literature, popular science, and mystery and detective fiction, with eight titles published. Publicly available information about his life is limited, and readers mainly come to know his translation style and choice of subjects through these works.

Chen Lili, who writes under the pen name Zhu Feng, is a Chinese freelance writer, book editor and ghostwriter. Public information about her is limited, and her birth and death dates and detailed career history are not recorded in the available sources. She has published dozens of works spanning literature and history, philosophy, inspirational writing, travel and food, psychology and mindset, showing wide-ranging interests and the ability to work across genres. Her representative works include Don't Let Inferiority Ruin You, An Extreme History of America, 100 Towns You Must Visit in Your Lifetime and Essential Lessons in National Studies. Five of her works are included in the database: Collected Writings on Ci Studies by Lu Qian, The Diaries, Letters and Memorials of Sun Yuwen (with one other work), A Global History of the Book, The King's Curse (Collector's Edition) and Hard Work, No Money, covering such categories as classic works, prose and miscellaneous writings, world history, foreign literature and social science. She has also written several children's books, including a ten-volume Fabre's Book of Insects. Overall, her writing combines popular knowledge with accessible reading for audiences of different ages.