When did Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf purchase the handpress for Hogarth Press?
Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf purchased a handpress in 1917. They set up the machine in their dining room at Hogarth House in Richmond.
Questions about Hogarth Press
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who designed book jackets for all titles published through Hogarth Press?
Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell designed book jackets for all titles published through this operation. She also created cover illustrations for the initial series of essays.
What years did the Hogarth Essays run from 1924 to 1947 with thirty-six titles total?
The initial Hogarth Essays ran from 1924 to 1947 with thirty-six titles total. This series was part of distinct formats designed for affordability and aesthetic appeal between 1924 and 1951.
Which year did T.S. Eliot find his first UK book edition of The Waste Land printed here in 1923?
T.S. Eliot found his first UK book edition of The Waste Land printed at Hogarth Press in 1923. Roger Fry produced Twelve Original Woodcuts which the Woolfs hand-printed together in 1921.
When did the Hogarth Shakespeare Project launch to commission modern retellings of William Shakespeare plays?
Hogarth Press launched the Hogarth Shakespeare Project in 2015 to commission modern retellings of William Shakespeare plays. Jeanette Winterson wrote The Gap of Time based on The Winter's Tale that same year.