George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and to establish an Australian subsidiary in 1976. In 1990 Allen & Unwin was sold to HarperCollins, and the Australian branch was the subject of a management buy-out.
Rayner Unwin retired at the end of 1985, and the firm was amalgamated in 1986 with Bell & Hyman to form Unwin Hyman Ltd., with Robin Hyman as chief executive. From this time "Allen & Unwin" continued only as the name of the Australian subsidiary of Unwin Hyman. Rayner Unwin returned for a while as part-time chairman of Unwin Hyman, retiring again at the end of 1988. It was over the objections of Rayner Unwin, the largest shareholder, that in 1990 Hyman sold the firm to HarperCollins.[6][7] HarperCollins has since sold Unwin Hyman's academic book list to Routledge.
In 2017, Allen & Unwin refused to publish the book Silent Invasion due to legal concerns that they "would be targeted by Beijing and its proxies in Australia."[8][9]
^Welch, Dylan (22 February 2018). "Chinese agents 'infiltrating church groups to undermine Australia's sovereignty'". ABC News. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^"Australian Book on China's 'Silent Invasion' Withdrawn At Last Minute Amid Legal Threats". Radio Free Asia. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
Frank Arthur Mumby and Frances Helena Swan Stallybrass, From Swan Sonnenschein to George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London: Allen & Unwin, 1955. With an introduction by Dr. John Murray.
Philip Unwin, The Publishing Unwins (London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1972)
Rayner Unwin, George Allen and Unwin: A Remembrancer (Ludlow: Merlin Unwin, 1999)
Stanley Unwin, The Truth About a Publisher (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1960)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Allen amp Unwin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message George Allen amp Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen amp Co It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and to establish an Australian subsidiary in 1976 In 1990 Allen amp Unwin was sold to HarperCollins and the Australian branch was the subject of a management buy out Allen amp UnwinFounded1914 United Kingdom 1976 Australian arm FounderStanley UnwinCountry of originUnited KingdomHeadquarters locationCrows Nest New South Wales AustraliaDistributionUnited Book Distributors Australia Atlantic Books UK adult Murdoch Books UK children s Trafalgar Square Publishing North America China APD Singapore Singapore Wild Dog Press South Africa 1 Publication typesBooksImprintsArena Crows Nest House of Books Inspired Living Murdoch Books Pier 9Official websitewww wbr allenandunwin wbr com Contents 1 George Allen amp Unwin in the UK 2 Allen amp Unwin in Australia 3 References and sources 4 Further reading 5 External linksGeorge Allen amp Unwin in the UK editGeorge Allen amp Sons was established in 1871 by George Allen with the backing of John Ruskin 2 becoming George Allen amp Co Ltd in 1911 when it merged with Swan Sonnenschein and then George Allen amp Unwin in 4 August 1914 as a result of Stanley Unwin s purchase of a controlling interest 3 Frank Arthur Mumby and Frances Helena Swan Stallybrass 4 Unwin s son Rayner S Unwin and his nephew Philip helped him to run the company which published works by Bertrand Russell Arthur Waley Roald Dahl Lancelot Hogben and Thor Heyerdahl It became well known as J R R Tolkien s publisher some time after publishing the popular children s fantasy novel The Hobbit in 1937 and its high fantasy sequel The Lord of the Rings novel in 1954 1955 Book series published by the firm in this period include the Muirhead Library of Philosophy and Unwin Books a paperback imprint 5 Rayner Unwin retired at the end of 1985 and the firm was amalgamated in 1986 with Bell amp Hyman to form Unwin Hyman Ltd with Robin Hyman as chief executive From this time Allen amp Unwin continued only as the name of the Australian subsidiary of Unwin Hyman Rayner Unwin returned for a while as part time chairman of Unwin Hyman retiring again at the end of 1988 It was over the objections of Rayner Unwin the largest shareholder that in 1990 Hyman sold the firm to HarperCollins 6 7 HarperCollins has since sold Unwin Hyman s academic book list to Routledge Allen amp Unwin in Australia editAllen amp Unwin Australia Pty Ltd became independent in July 1990 by means of a management buy out after the UK firm was bought by HarperCollins Now known simply as Allen amp Unwin the company went on to become the most successful independent publisher in Australia It currently publishes up to 250 new titles a year Among the many authors published by Allen amp Unwin are Alex Miller Christos Tsiolkas Garth Nix Jodi Picoult Kate Morton Michael Connelly Thomas Keneally Peter Corris Paul Keating Stephanie Dowrick and Christopher Hitchens Allen amp Unwin is also co sponsor and publisher of the annual Australian Vogel Literary Award In 2017 Allen amp Unwin refused to publish the book Silent Invasion due to legal concerns that they would be targeted by Beijing and its proxies in Australia 8 9 References and sources editReferences Rights amp international sales Lee Sidney ed 1912 Allen George Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement Vol 12 London Smith Elder amp Co https www austlit edu au austlit page A37984 George Allen and Unwin Austlit Retrieved 7 November 2023 From Swan Sonnenschein to George Allen amp Unwin Ltd London Allen amp Unwin 1955 pp 7 8 Unwin Books George Allen amp Unwin Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 1 January 2018 Smith Anthony 27 November 2000 Rayner Unwin London Guardian Retrieved 12 June 2010 FOB Search Results 191 200 of 409 Welch Dylan 22 February 2018 Chinese agents infiltrating church groups to undermine Australia s sovereignty ABC News Retrieved 11 April 2018 Australian Book on China s Silent Invasion Withdrawn At Last Minute Amid Legal Threats Radio Free Asia 13 November 2017 Retrieved 11 April 2018 Sources Records of George Allen amp Unwin Ltd University of Reading Further reading editFrank Arthur Mumby and Frances Helena Swan Stallybrass From Swan Sonnenschein to George Allen amp Unwin Ltd London Allen amp Unwin 1955 With an introduction by Dr John Murray Philip Unwin The Publishing Unwins London William Heinemann Ltd 1972 Rayner Unwin George Allen and Unwin A Remembrancer Ludlow Merlin Unwin 1999 Stanley Unwin The Truth About a Publisher London George Allen amp Unwin 1960 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allen amp Unwin Official website nbsp Records of George Allen amp Unwin Ltd at Archives Hub Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allen 26 Unwin amp oldid 1189321213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
