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Publishing companies based in London

  • Pluto PressLondon, 1969. Richard Kuper opened a small office to support political debate and activism. The International Socialists provided the initial Trotskyist…
  • HarperCollinsHarperCollins traces its name to two companies that never met until one man decided to buy them both. James Harper and his brother John founded J & J Harper…
  • Palgrave MacmillanThe year 2000 marked a pivotal moment in British publishing history. St. Martin's Press from the United States joined forces with Macmillan Publishers based…
  • Macmillan PublishersDaniel and Alexander Macmillan opened their doors in London during 1843. The two brothers arrived from the Isle of Arran in Scotland to build a business that…
  • Heinemann (publisher)William Heinemann opened his doors in Covent Garden, London, during 1890. The first book to bear the company name was Hall Caine's The Bondman.
  • Hogarth PressIn 1917, Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf purchased a handpress for £19. They set up the machine in their dining room at Hogarth House in Richmond.