Who founded Heinemann publisher?
William Heinemann founded William Heinemann Ltd in London in 1890, after learning the trade under the publisher Nicolas Trübner. Sydney Pawling joined the company as a partner in 1893.
Questions about Heinemann (publisher)
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What was Heinemann publisher's first book?
Hall Caine's The Bondman was the first book published by Heinemann, in 1890. The novel was described as a "stunning success" and sold more than 450,000 copies.
What is the Heinemann African Writers Series?
The African Writers Series was created in 1957 by Heinemann Educational Books, led by Alan Hill and Van Milne, to publish writers from Africa. Chinua Achebe served as its first advisory editor. Pearson relaunched the series in 2011.
What happened to Heinemann publisher after the Thomas Tilling takeover?
Heinemann was acquired by the Thomas Tilling conglomerate in 1961, then sold to Octopus Publishing Group in 1985, and subsequently passed to Reed International in 1987. From 1997 onward the company was broken up and sold to multiple publishers including Random House, Macmillan Education, Pearson, and Houghton Mifflin.
When did Heinemann publisher launch the Loeb Classical Library?
Heinemann launched the Loeb Classical Library in 1912, a series presenting ancient Greek and Latin texts alongside literal English translations on facing pages. It has been described as the most significant of all parallel-text translation series and has been co-published with Harvard University since 1934.
What was Graham Greene's connection to Heinemann publisher?
Graham Greene first published with Heinemann in 1929 and remained with the company for decades. When the Thomas Tilling conglomerate's takeover became known in 1961, Greene led a group of Heinemann authors in protest, moving their works to other publishers including The Bodley Head, of which he was a director.
What was the Heinemann Writing in Asia Series?
The Writing in Asia Series was launched by Leon Comber in 1966 from Singapore, directly inspired by Heinemann's African Writers Series. Two books by Austin Coates, Myself a Mandarin and City of Broken Promises, became bestsellers in the series. After publishing more than 70 titles, it folded in 1984 when Heinemann Asia was absorbed by a parent group of publishers.