Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd (established 1949), often shortened to W&N or Weidenfeld, is a British publisher of fiction and reference books. It has been a division of the French-owned Orion Publishing Group since 1991.
Weidenfeld was one of Orion's first acquisitions after the group's founding in 1991, and formed the core of its offerings. At that time Weidenfeld imprints included Phoenix, its own much earlier establishment; and J. M. Dent, acquired in 1988 along with its Everyman series. Orion was acquired in turn by Hachette Livre in 1998.[6] The hardcover rights to Everyman Library were sold in 1991, and survive as a Random House property; paperbacks of Everyman Classics continued under Orion. In January 2002, Cassell imprints, including the Cassell Reference and Cassell Military were joined with the Weidenfeld imprints to form a new division under the name of Weidenfeld & Nicolson.[7]
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^Illustrated Novel Library, seriesofseries.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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weidenfeld, nicolson, established, 1949, often, shortened, weidenfeld, british, publisher, fiction, reference, books, been, division, french, owned, orion, publishing, group, since, 1991, parent, companyorion, publishing, groupfounded1949, foundergeorge, weide. Weidenfeld amp Nicolson Ltd established 1949 often shortened to W amp N or Weidenfeld is a British publisher of fiction and reference books It has been a division of the French owned Orion Publishing Group since 1991 Weidenfeld amp NicolsonParent companyOrion Publishing GroupFounded1949 1 FounderGeorge Weidenfeld and Nigel NicolsonCountry of originUnited KingdomHeadquarters locationLondonPublication typesBooksNonfiction topicsHistory biography celebrity fiction illustrated books Fiction genresFictionnon fictionOfficial websiteorionbooks wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Book series 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditGeorge Weidenfeld and Nigel Nicolson founded Weidenfeld amp Nicolson in 1949 with a reception at Brown s Hotel London 1 2 Among many other significant books it published Vladimir Nabokov s Lolita 1959 and Nicolson s Portrait of a Marriage 1973 a frank biography of his mother Vita Sackville West and father Harold Nicolson In its early years Weidenfeld also published nonfiction works by Isaiah Berlin Hugh Trevor Roper and Rose Macaulay and novels by Mary McCarthy and Saul Bellow Later it published titles by world leaders and historians along with contemporary fiction and glossy illustrated books 3 4 Weidenfeld amp Nicolson acquired the publisher Arthur Baker Ltd in 1959 and ran it as an imprint into the 1990s 5 Weidenfeld was one of Orion s first acquisitions after the group s founding in 1991 and formed the core of its offerings At that time Weidenfeld imprints included Phoenix its own much earlier establishment and J M Dent acquired in 1988 along with its Everyman series Orion was acquired in turn by Hachette Livre in 1998 6 The hardcover rights to Everyman Library were sold in 1991 and survive as a Random House property paperbacks of Everyman Classics continued under Orion In January 2002 Cassell imprints including the Cassell Reference and Cassell Military were joined with the Weidenfeld imprints to form a new division under the name of Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 7 Late in 2013 W amp N published the British edition and Hachette subsidiary Little Brown the American edition of I Am Malala the memoir of Pakistani born teenager Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb Yousafzai is a female education activist and the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2014 8 9 nbsp Books portalBook series EditIllustrated Novel Library 10 Lives 11 Pleasures and Treasures 12 The Young Historian Books Series Editor Patrick Moore 13 World University Library 14 References Edit a b About Orion Orion Publishing Group Retrieved 29 July 2018 Pick Hella 20 January 2016 Lord Weidenfeld obituary The Guardian A brief history Weidenfeld amp Nicolson About Orion The Orion Publishing Group Retrieved 11 April 2014 FOB Firms Out of Business Retrieved 7 January 2018 A brief history Foundation A Brief History of Orion Publishing Group Orion Publishing Group n d Archived from the original on 6 March 2012 Retrieved 26 January 2010 Shot Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai writing book Archived 2013 03 31 at the Wayback Machine Associated Press London 28 March 2013 MSN News msn org Retrieved 11 April 2014 Formats and Editions of I am Malala WorldCat Retrieved 11 April 2014 Illustrated Novel Library seriesofseries com Retrieved 10 April 2019 The Lives Series Weidenfeld amp Nicolson Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 21 January 2021 Pleasures and Treasures Weidenfeld amp Nicolson Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 21 January 2021 The Young Historian Books Weidenfeld amp Nicolson Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 21 January 2021 World University Library Weidenfeld and Nicolson Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 10 April 2019 External links EditWeidenfeld amp Nicolson blog The Orion Publishing Group A brief history of the Orion Publishing Group at the Wayback Machine archived January 22 2010 Weidenfeld amp Nicolson Publishing Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weidenfeld 26 Nicolson amp oldid 1169923279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
