T. Fisher Unwin
T. Fisher Unwin was the London publishing house founded by Thomas Fisher Unwin, husband of British Liberal politician Jane Cobden in 1882.[1]
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| Status | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1882 |
| Founder | Thomas Fisher Unwin |
| Successor | Ernest Benn Limited |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Publication types | Books |
Unwin was a co-founder of the Johnson Club, formed 13 September, 1884, to mark the hundred years since the death of Dr Samuel Johnson.
The latterly more famous Stanley Unwin (his nephew) started his career by working in his uncle's firm. In 1914 Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in the firm George Allen and Sons, and established George Allen and Unwin, later to become Allen and Unwin.
Unwin retired to his home in Sussex in 1926, following which his publishing house merged with Ernest Benn Limited.[1]
Book series
- The Adelphi Library
- Army Examination Series
- Autonym Library
- Builders of Greater Britain
- Centenary Series
- The Children's Library
- First Novel Library
- Half-Holiday Handbooks
- Independent Novels
- Library of Irish Literature
- Library of Literary History
- Little Novels
- Lives Worth Living
- Mermaid Series[2]
- Overseas Library
- Pseudonym Library
- Reformer's Bookshelf
- Six Shilling Novels
- The Story of the Nations Library[3]
- Unwin’s Cabinet Library[4]
- Unwin's Colonial Library
- The Welsh Library
Further reading
- Philip Unwin, The Publishing Unwins (London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1972)
References
- Codell, Julie F. (2004), "Unwin, Thomas Fisher (1848–1935)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.), Oxford University Press, retrieved 11 January 2008 (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- Mermaid Series (Vizetelly & Co.; T. Fisher Unwin; Charles Scribner's Sons; etc.) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- The Story of Nations (T. Fisher Unwin/G. P. Putnam's Sons) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- Cabinet Library, owu.edu. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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