Hutchinson was a British publishing firm which operated from 1887 until 1985, when it underwent several mergers. It is currently an imprint which is ultimately owned by Bertelsmann, the German publishing conglomerate.
Hutchinson began as Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.,[1] an English book publisher, founded in London in 1887 by Sir George Hutchinson and later run by his son, Walter Hutchinson (1887–1950). Hutchinson's published books and magazines such as The Lady's Realm, Adventure-story Magazine, Hutchinson's Magazine and Woman.[2]
In the 1920s, Walter Hutchinson published many of the "spook stories" of E. F. Benson in Hutchinson's Magazine and then in collections in a number of books. The company also first published Arthur Conan Doyle's Professor Challenger novels, five novels by mystery writer Harry Stephen Keeler, and short stories by Eden Phillpotts. In 1929, Walter Hutchinson stopped publishing magazines to concentrate on books.[2] In the 1930s, Hutchinson published H. G. Wells's The Bulpington of Blup as well as the first English translations of Vladimir Nabokov's Camera Obscura (translated by Winifred Roy with Nabokov credited as Vladimir Nabokoff-Sirin) in 1936 and Despair (translated by Nabokov himself) under its John Long marque of paperbacks.[3]
In 1947, the company launched the Hutchinson University Library book series.[4]
The company merged with Century Publishing in 1985 to form Century Hutchinson. The new company acquired Blond, Muller and White in 1987. Century Hutchinson was folded into the British Random House Group in 1989,[5] briefly known as Random Century (1990 - 92),[6] Century became an imprint of Cornerstone Publishing,[7] a publishing house of Penguin Random House UK,[8] which is in turn a division of Penguin Random House, which itself, since 2013, was owned jointly by Bertelsmann and Pearson plc[9] and since 2019, just by Bertelsmann.[10]
^Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) {WorldCat Identities, worldcat.org. Retrieved on 11 September 2017.
^ abAshley, M. (2006). The Age of Storytellers. British Popular Fiction Magazines 1880–1950. London: The British Library and Oak Knoll Press.
^Philips, Rodney. . New York Public Library. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
^ abHutchinson University Library – Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^McDOWELL, EDWIN (8 June 1989). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Random House to Buy British Book Publisher". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^"Hutchinson and Company (Publishers) Limited". Baskerville Books. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^. www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^"Our Publishers". www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^Adria Calatayud, "Pearson CEO to Retire and company will sell remaining Penguin Random House stake", MarketWatch. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^Chestnut Library (Hutchinson's Books for Young People/Hutchinson) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^Booklover's Library, seriesofseries.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^Hutchinson's Pocket Library, seriesofseries.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^Hutchinson Pocket Library Non Fiction, satiche.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^Hutchinson Science Library - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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hutchinson, publisher, hutchinson, british, publishing, firm, which, operated, from, 1887, until, 1985, when, underwent, several, mergers, currently, imprint, which, ultimately, owned, bertelsmann, german, publishing, conglomerate, hutchinsonparent, companypen. Hutchinson was a British publishing firm which operated from 1887 until 1985 when it underwent several mergers It is currently an imprint which is ultimately owned by Bertelsmann the German publishing conglomerate HutchinsonParent companyPenguin Random HouseFounded1887 137 years ago 1887 FounderGeorge HutchinsonCountry of originUnited KingdomPublication typesBooksOfficial websitewww wbr penguin wbr co wbr uk wbr company wbr publishers wbr cornerstone wbr hutchinson wbr html Contents 1 History 2 Book series 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editHutchinson began as Hutchinson amp Co Publishers Ltd 1 an English book publisher founded in London in 1887 by Sir George Hutchinson and later run by his son Walter Hutchinson 1887 1950 Hutchinson s published books and magazines such as The Lady s Realm Adventure story Magazine Hutchinson s Magazine and Woman 2 In the 1920s Walter Hutchinson published many of the spook stories of E F Benson in Hutchinson s Magazine and then in collections in a number of books The company also first published Arthur Conan Doyle s Professor Challenger novels five novels by mystery writer Harry Stephen Keeler and short stories by Eden Phillpotts In 1929 Walter Hutchinson stopped publishing magazines to concentrate on books 2 In the 1930s Hutchinson published H G Wells s The Bulpington of Blup as well as the first English translations of Vladimir Nabokov s Camera Obscura translated by Winifred Roy with Nabokov credited as Vladimir Nabokoff Sirin in 1936 and Despair translated by Nabokov himself under its John Long marque of paperbacks 3 In 1947 the company launched the Hutchinson University Library book series 4 Among notable non fiction books in 1959 Hutchinson amp Co published the first English edition of Karl Popper s most famous work The Logic of Scientific Discovery first published as Logik der Forschung in 1934 The company merged with Century Publishing in 1985 to form Century Hutchinson The new company acquired Blond Muller and White in 1987 Century Hutchinson was folded into the British Random House Group in 1989 5 briefly known as Random Century 1990 92 6 Century became an imprint of Cornerstone Publishing 7 a publishing house of Penguin Random House UK 8 which is in turn a division of Penguin Random House which itself since 2013 was owned jointly by Bertelsmann and Pearson plc 9 and since 2019 just by Bertelsmann 10 Book series editChestnut Library 11 Hutchinson s Booklover s Library 12 Hutchinson Pocket Special Hutchinson s Pocket Guides Hutchinson s Pocket Library 13 Hutchinson s Pocket Library Non Fiction 14 Hutchinson s Popular Pocket Library Hutchinson Science Series 15 Hutchinson University Library 4 Radius BooksSee also editHutchinson EncyclopediaReferences edit Hutchinson amp Co Publishers WorldCat Identities worldcat org Retrieved on 11 September 2017 a b Ashley M 2006 The Age of Storytellers British Popular Fiction Magazines 1880 1950 London The British Library and Oak Knoll Press Philips Rodney The Life and Works of Vladimir Nabokov New York Public Library Archived from the original on 21 February 2011 Retrieved 18 March 2011 a b Hutchinson University Library Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 22 October 2017 McDOWELL EDWIN 8 June 1989 THE MEDIA BUSINESS Random House to Buy British Book Publisher The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 20 January 2018 Hutchinson and Company Publishers Limited Baskerville Books Retrieved 18 July 2021 Cornerstone www penguinrandomhouse co uk Archived from the original on 15 August 2017 Retrieved 15 August 2017 Our Publishers www penguinrandomhouse co uk Retrieved 15 August 2017 Richard Cohen 28 June 1998 Guess Who s on the Backlist Bookend The New York Times Adria Calatayud Pearson CEO to Retire and company will sell remaining Penguin Random House stake MarketWatch Retrieved 7 April 2020 Chestnut Library Hutchinson s Books for Young People Hutchinson Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 7 April 2020 Booklover s Library seriesofseries com Retrieved 7 April 2020 Hutchinson s Pocket Library seriesofseries com Retrieved 7 April 2020 Hutchinson Pocket Library Non Fiction satiche org uk Retrieved 14 August 2022 Hutchinson Science Library Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 14 August 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Hutchinson publisher at Wikimedia Commons Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hutchinson publisher amp oldid 1170873410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
