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Blackwood (publishing house)

December 01, 2023

William Blackwood and Sons was a Scottish publishing house and printer founded by William Blackwood in 1804. It played a key role in literary history, publishing many important authors, for example John Buchan, George Tomkyns Chesney, Joseph Conrad, George Eliot, E. M. Forster, John Galt, John Neal, Thomas De Quincey, Charles Reade, Margaret Oliphant, John Hanning Speke and Anthony Trollope, both in books and in the monthly Blackwood’s Magazine.

William Blackwood and Sons
StatusDefunct
Founded1804; 219 years ago (1804)
FounderWilliam Blackwood
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationEdinburgh, Scotland
Publication typesBooks, magazines
Blackwood's Magazine, 1829

History edit

 
Alexander Keith Johnston's map Africa & Arabia, published by Blackwood in 1852

In 1804 William Blackwood opened a shop in South Bridge Street, Edinburgh, for the sale of old, rare and curious books. He undertook the Scottish agency for John Murray and other London publishers, and gradually drifted into publishing on his own account, moving in 1816 to Princes Street. On 1 April 1817 the first number of the Edinburgh Monthly Magazine was published, which on its seventh number became Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. "Maga," as this magazine soon came to be called, was the organ of the Scottish Tory party, and round it gathered a host of able writers.[1]

In May 1824 Blackwood's became the first British literary journal to publish work by an American with an essay by John Neal that got reprinted across Europe.[2] Over the following year and a half the magazine published Neal's "American Writers" series, which is the first written history of American literature.[3] The relationship between Blackwood and Neal fell apart over Neal's novel Brother Jonathan, which Blackwood published at a loss in late 1825.[4]

In 1829 he wrote to his son William in India telling him that he was moving from Princes Street to 45 George Street as George Street was "becoming more and more a place of business and the east end of Princes Street is now like Charing Cross, a mere place for coaches".[5] His brother Thomas bought 43 and in 1830 Thomas Hamilton remodelled the entire frontage of the pair for the Blackwood Brothers or Messrs. Blackwood. Thomas' shop operated as a silk merchant.[1]

William Blackwood died in 1834 and is buried in an ornate vault in the lower western section of Old Calton Cemetery. He was succeeded by his two sons, Alexander and Robert, who added a London branch to the firm. In 1845 Alexander Blackwood died, and shortly afterwards Robert.[1]

A younger brother, John Blackwood succeeded to the business; later he was joined by his brother Major William Blackwood, who continued in the firm until his death in 1861, when his elder son, William Blackwood III (born 1836),[6] was taken into partnership. On the death of John Blackwood, William Blackwood III was left in sole control of the business. With him were associated his nephews, George William and JH Blackwood, sons of Major George Blackwood, who was killed at Maiwand in 1880.[1]

The last member of the Blackwood family to run the company was Douglas Blackwood. During World War II Blackwood was a fighter pilot and at the height of the Battle of Britain recalled looking down from 25,000 feet to see the firm's London office in Paternoster Row ablaze. Millions of books were lost in the fire and the destruction of Blackwood's base in the City of London marked the beginning of the firm's decline. He retired in 1976 and by 1980 the firm had amalgamated.[7]

See Annals of a Publishing House; William Blackwood and his Sons ... (1897–1898), the first two volumes of which were written by Mrs Oliphant; the third, dealing with John Blackwood, by his daughter, Mrs Gerald Porter.

Books first published by Blackwood edit

Book series published by Blackwood edit

  • Ancient Classics for the English Reader[9][10]
  • Foreign Classics for the English Reader[11]
  • Periods of European Literature
  • Philosophical Classics for the English Reader

Works originally published in Blackwood's Magazine edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.
  2. ^ Sears, Donald A. (1978). John Neal. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers. p. 71. ISBN 080-5-7723-08.
  3. ^ Pattee, Fred Lewis (1937). "Preface". In Pattee, Fred Lewis (ed.). American Writers: A Series of Papers Contributed to Blackwood's Magazine (1824-1825). Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press. p. v. OCLC 464953146.
  4. ^ Lease, Benjamin (1972). That Wild Fellow John Neal and the American Literary Revolution. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. pp. 55–60. ISBN 0-226-46969-7.
  5. ^ "Thomas Hamilton, architect > Commercial Projects". Joe Rock.
  6. ^ "Blackwood, William". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 164.
  7. ^ Trevor Royle, "Obituary: Wing Cdr Douglas Blackwood", The Independent, 7 March 1997
  8. ^ Sears, Donald A. (1978). John Neal. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers. p. 145. ISBN 080-5-7723-08.
  9. ^ Ancient Classics for English Readers (William Blackwood & Sons) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  10. ^ Anthony Trollope, "Ancient Classics for English Readers", Saint Pauls, 5 (1870), 664.
  11. ^ Foreign Classics for English Readers (William Blackwood & Sons) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  12. ^ Pattee, Fred Lewis (1937). "Preface". In Pattee, Fred Lewis (ed.). American Writers: A Series of Papers Contributed to Blackwood's Magazine (1824-1825). Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press. p. v. OCLC 464953146.
Attribution

Further reading edit

 
Wikisource has original works published by or about: William Blackwood and Sons
  • Oliphant, Margaret, Annals of a Publishing House: William Blackwood and His Sons, Their Magazine and Friends, by Mrs. Oliphant. New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1897–98. 2 vols.
  • Porter, Mary Blackwood (Mrs. Gerald Porter), Annals of a Publishing House: John Blackwood, by his Daughter Mrs. Gerald Porter. Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1898.
  • Finkelstein, David, The House of Blackwood: Author-Publisher Relations in the Victorian Era, Penn State Press, 2001 ISBN 0-271-02179-9

December 01, 2023
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William Blackwood and Sons was a Scottish publishing house and printer founded by William Blackwood in 1804 It played a key role in literary history publishing many important authors for example John Buchan George Tomkyns Chesney Joseph Conrad George Eliot E M Forster John Galt John Neal Thomas De Quincey Charles Reade Margaret Oliphant John Hanning Speke and Anthony Trollope both in books and in the monthly Blackwood s Magazine William Blackwood and SonsStatusDefunctFounded1804 219 years ago 1804 FounderWilliam BlackwoodCountry of originUnited KingdomHeadquarters locationEdinburgh ScotlandPublication typesBooks magazinesBlackwood s Magazine 1829 Contents 1 History 2 Books first published by Blackwood 3 Book series published by Blackwood 4 Works originally published in Blackwood s Magazine 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingHistory edit nbsp Alexander Keith Johnston s map Africa amp Arabia published by Blackwood in 1852In 1804 William Blackwood opened a shop in South Bridge Street Edinburgh for the sale of old rare and curious books He undertook the Scottish agency for John Murray and other London publishers and gradually drifted into publishing on his own account moving in 1816 to Princes Street On 1 April 1817 the first number of the Edinburgh Monthly Magazine was published which on its seventh number became Blackwood s Edinburgh Magazine Maga as this magazine soon came to be called was the organ of the Scottish Tory party and round it gathered a host of able writers 1 In May 1824 Blackwood s became the first British literary journal to publish work by an American with an essay by John Neal that got reprinted across Europe 2 Over the following year and a half the magazine published Neal s American Writers series which is the first written history of American literature 3 The relationship between Blackwood and Neal fell apart over Neal s novel Brother Jonathan which Blackwood published at a loss in late 1825 4 In 1829 he wrote to his son William in India telling him that he was moving from Princes Street to 45 George Street as George Street was becoming more and more a place of business and the east end of Princes Street is now like Charing Cross a mere place for coaches 5 His brother Thomas bought 43 and in 1830 Thomas Hamilton remodelled the entire frontage of the pair for the Blackwood Brothers or Messrs Blackwood Thomas shop operated as a silk merchant 1 William Blackwood died in 1834 and is buried in an ornate vault in the lower western section of Old Calton Cemetery He was succeeded by his two sons Alexander and Robert who added a London branch to the firm In 1845 Alexander Blackwood died and shortly afterwards Robert 1 A younger brother John Blackwood succeeded to the business later he was joined by his brother Major William Blackwood who continued in the firm until his death in 1861 when his elder son William Blackwood III born 1836 6 was taken into partnership On the death of John Blackwood William Blackwood III was left in sole control of the business With him were associated his nephews George William and JH Blackwood sons of Major George Blackwood who was killed at Maiwand in 1880 1 The last member of the Blackwood family to run the company was Douglas Blackwood During World War II Blackwood was a fighter pilot and at the height of the Battle of Britain recalled looking down from 25 000 feet to see the firm s London office in Paternoster Row ablaze Millions of books were lost in the fire and the destruction of Blackwood s base in the City of London marked the beginning of the firm s decline He retired in 1976 and by 1980 the firm had amalgamated 7 See Annals of a Publishing House William Blackwood and his Sons 1897 1898 the first two volumes of which were written by Mrs Oliphant the third dealing with John Blackwood by his daughter Mrs Gerald Porter Books first published by Blackwood editEdinburgh Encyclopaedia from 1808 editor David Brewster The Pilgrim of the Sun 1814 James Hogg Mador of the Moor 1816 James Hogg The Black Dwarf 1816 Walter Scott Brother Jonathan or the New Englanders 1825 John Neal 8 The Course of Time 1827 Robert Pollok Ten Thousand a Year 1841 Samuel Warren Scenes of Clerical Life 1857 George Eliot Scenes of Clerical Life free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive Adam Bede 1859 George Eliot Adam Bede free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive The Lifted Veil 1859 George Eliot The Lifted Veil free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive The Mill on the Floss 1860 George Eliot The Mill on the Floss free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive Silas Marner 1861 George Eliot Silas Marner free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive Felix Holt the Radical 1866 George Eliot Felix Holt the Radical free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive Middlemarch 1871 8172 George Eliot Middlemarch free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive Daniel Deronda 1876 George Eliot Daniel Deronda free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive Impressions of Theophrastus Such 1879 George Eliot Impressions of Theophrastus Such free PDF of Blackwood s 1878 Cabinet Edition the critical standard with Eliot s final corrections at the George Eliot Archive The Fixed Period 1882 Anthony Trollope Scottish land names their origin and meaning 1894 Herbert Maxwell The Lost Stradivarius 1895 J Meade Falkner My Brilliant Career 1901 Miles Franklin Youth 1902 Joseph Conrad William Wetmore Story and His Friends 1903 Henry James Where Angels Fear to Tread 1905 E M Forster Significant Etymology Or Roots Stems and Branches of the English Language 1908 James Mitchell Prester John 1910 John Buchan The Thirty Nine Steps 1915 John Buchan The Power House 1916 John Buchan The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa 1922 Frederick D Lugard The Courts of the Morning 1929 John Buchan The Curve of Time 1961 M Wylie BlanchetBook series published by Blackwood editAncient Classics for the English Reader 9 10 Foreign Classics for the English Reader 11 Periods of European Literature Philosophical Classics for the English ReaderWorks originally published in Blackwood s Magazine editNoctes Ambrosianae 1822 to 1835 James Hogg John Gibson Lockhart William Maginn John Wilson et al American Writers 1824 1825 John Neal 12 On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts 1827 Thomas De Quincey The Iron Shroud 1830 William Mudford The English Mail Coach 1849 Thomas De Quincey The Battle of Dorking 1871 George Tomkyns Chesney The Fixed Period 1881 Anthony Trollope Youth 1898 Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness 1899 Joseph Conrad Lord Jim 1899 Joseph Conrad The Highwayman 1906 Alfred Noyes The Power House 1913 John BuchanSee also editHow to Write a Blackwood Article by Edgar Allan PoeReferences edit a b c d Chisholm 1911 Sears Donald A 1978 John Neal Boston Massachusetts Twayne Publishers p 71 ISBN 080 5 7723 08 Pattee Fred Lewis 1937 Preface In Pattee Fred Lewis ed American Writers A Series of Papers Contributed to Blackwood s Magazine 1824 1825 Durham North Carolina Duke University Press p v OCLC 464953146 Lease Benjamin 1972 That Wild Fellow John Neal and the American Literary Revolution Chicago Illinois University of Chicago Press pp 55 60 ISBN 0 226 46969 7 Thomas Hamilton architect gt Commercial Projects Joe Rock Blackwood William Who s Who Vol 59 1907 p 164 Trevor Royle Obituary Wing Cdr Douglas Blackwood The Independent 7 March 1997 Sears Donald A 1978 John Neal Boston Massachusetts Twayne Publishers p 145 ISBN 080 5 7723 08 Ancient Classics for English Readers William Blackwood amp Sons Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 18 May 2017 Anthony Trollope Ancient Classics for English Readers Saint Pauls 5 1870 664 Foreign Classics for English Readers William Blackwood amp Sons Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 18 May 2017 Pattee Fred Lewis 1937 Preface In Pattee Fred Lewis ed American Writers A Series of Papers Contributed to Blackwood s Magazine 1824 1825 Durham North Carolina Duke University Press p v OCLC 464953146 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Blackwood William Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 4 11th ed Cambridge University Press Further reading edit nbsp Wikisource has original works published by or about William Blackwood and Sons Oliphant Margaret Annals of a Publishing House William Blackwood and His Sons Their Magazine and Friends by Mrs Oliphant New York C Scribner s Sons 1897 98 2 vols Porter Mary Blackwood Mrs Gerald Porter Annals of a Publishing House John Blackwood by his Daughter Mrs Gerald Porter Edinburgh and London William Blackwood and Sons 1898 Finkelstein David The House of Blackwood Author Publisher Relations in the Victorian Era Penn State Press 2001 ISBN 0 271 02179 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blackwood publishing house amp oldid 1182014307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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