When did William Collins establish his printing firm in Glasgow?
William Collins established a printing firm in Glasgow during 1819. He partnered with Charles Chalmers, the younger brother of Thomas Chalmers, who served as minister at Tron Church.
William Collins established a printing firm in Glasgow during 1819. He partnered with Charles Chalmers, the younger brother of Thomas Chalmers, who served as minister at Tron Church.
William Collins published his first dictionary titled Greek and English Lexicon in 1824 to build credibility. The company later released the Sixpenny Pocket Pronouncing Dictionary in 1840 which moved approximately one million copies throughout the nineteenth century.
Sir Godfrey Collins led the firm into fiction publishing during 1917 after decades of nonfiction work. The Collins Crime Club launched between 1930 and 1994 to capture the growing detective fiction audience.
George Orwell contributed essays to boost morale during the Second World War alongside other notable figures including John Piper Neville Cardus Cecil Beaton and Vita Sackville-West. Francis Meynell Edith Sitwell Graham Greene and John Betjeman also wrote entries for these volumes.
News Corporation became the sole owner of William Collins Sons and Co Ltd in 1989 after acquiring remaining shares. The company merged with US publisher Harper & Row in 1990 to form HarperCollins.