Wells Gardner, Darton and Company was a British publishing company based in London. The company was founded by William Wells Gardner (1821–1880) in 1859 to produce mainly ecclesiastical texts; it later brought on as a partner Joseph William Darton (1844–1916), and branched out into magazines and children's literature.[1] (Darton already had a publishing house founded by his ancestor William Darton in the 1780s which specialized in juvenile literature.)
Co-founder Joseph William Darton's son F. J. Harvey Darton (1878–1936) joined the family firm in c. 1900, becoming a director in 1904. Darton edited the company's Chatterbox magazine from 1901 to 1931,[2][3] as well as the company's The Prize magazine. Darton was behind the firm's publication of John Masefield's Martin Hyde in 1906; Masefield also contributed to Chatterbox. At the time, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. published many compilations of older stories, including reissues of the chapbookThe Seven Champions of Christendom (1901) and compilations of stories from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
Chatterbox was published from 1901 to 1931, and The Prize magazine from 1910 to 1933. Harry Rountree illustrated for The Prize; The Brocks of Cambridge provided illustrations for both periodicals.[4]
The firm was sold in 1928, with F. J. Dalton leaving the company shortly afterward. Illustrator Denis McLoughlin painted book covers for Gardner, Darton during World War II. In the 1950s, the company expanded its nonfiction list.
A later iteration of the company published comics in the period 1960–c. 1985, in partnership with Micron. Titles included Combat Picture Library, Conflict Libraries, Pop Pic Library,[5] and Romantic Adventure Library.[6]
wells, gardner, darton, company, british, publishing, company, based, london, company, founded, william, wells, gardner, 1821, 1880, 1859, produce, mainly, ecclesiastical, texts, later, brought, partner, joseph, william, darton, 1844, 1916, branched, into, mag. Wells Gardner Darton and Company was a British publishing company based in London The company was founded by William Wells Gardner 1821 1880 in 1859 to produce mainly ecclesiastical texts it later brought on as a partner Joseph William Darton 1844 1916 and branched out into magazines and children s literature 1 Darton already had a publishing house founded by his ancestor William Darton in the 1780s which specialized in juvenile literature Wells Gardner Darton and CompanyWells Gardner Darton amp Co s distinctive G D logo StatusDefunct c 1985Founded1859FounderWilliam Wells GardnerCountry of originEnglandHeadquarters locationLondonKey peopleJoseph William Darton F J Harvey DartonPublication typesbooks magazines comicsNonfiction topicsEcclesiologyFiction genresChildren s literature Wells Gardner Darton amp Co published books until the 1950s Authors of children s books published by Gardner Darton included Alice Corkran F J Harvey Darton Mrs E M Field John Masefield Robert Hope Moncrieff E Nesbit William Rainey Francesca Maria Steele and Enys Tregarthen Authors of ecclesiastical texts included Herbert Bury G K Chesterton Joseph Clayton Percy Dearmer Hensley Henson Alan George Sumner Gibson Henry Twells and James Charles Wall Other authors published by the firm included Jill Allgood E Davenport Cleland S R Crockett Oliver Goldsmith Katherine Purdon and William Henry Macleod Read Co founder Joseph William Darton s son F J Harvey Darton 1878 1936 joined the family firm in c 1900 becoming a director in 1904 Darton edited the company s Chatterbox magazine from 1901 to 1931 2 3 as well as the company s The Prize magazine Darton was behind the firm s publication of John Masefield s Martin Hyde in 1906 Masefield also contributed to Chatterbox At the time Wells Gardner Darton amp Co published many compilations of older stories including reissues of the chapbook The Seven Champions of Christendom 1901 and compilations of stories from Chaucer s The Canterbury Tales Chatterbox was published from 1901 to 1931 and The Prize magazine from 1910 to 1933 Harry Rountree illustrated for The Prize The Brocks of Cambridge provided illustrations for both periodicals 4 The firm was sold in 1928 with F J Dalton leaving the company shortly afterward Illustrator Denis McLoughlin painted book covers for Gardner Darton during World War II In the 1950s the company expanded its nonfiction list A later iteration of the company published comics in the period 1960 c 1985 in partnership with Micron Titles included Combat Picture Library Conflict Libraries Pop Pic Library 5 and Romantic Adventure Library 6 Contents 1 Magazines published selected 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMagazines published selected editChatterbox 1901 1931 Mission Life The Prize 1910 1933 Sunday Reading for the Young 1888 1915 See also editList of UK children s book publishersReferences edit Announcement of W Wells Gardner s death quoted from the Athenaeum Grantham Journal 17 January 1880 via The British Newspaper Archive Mr F J Harvey Darton The Western Gazette 31 July 1936 via The British Newspaper Archive Oxford Encyclopaedia of Children s Literature Oxford University Press 2006 Kelly Clifford Michael 1975 The Brocks a family of Cambridge artists and illustrators London Charles Skinton Ltd Freeman John Down the Rabbit Hole Who were the Creators behind Pop Pic Library DownTheTubes net Feb 11 2018 Micron Wells Gardner Darton amp Co Ltd Indicia Colophon Publisher Grand Comics Database Retrieved Apr 21 2021 External links editHistory of Wells Gardner Darton and Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wells Gardner Darton and Company amp oldid 1190884259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
