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By 1841 Collins was established as a printer of Bibles. In 1846, Collins retired and his son Sir William Collins took over. In 1848, the firm developed as a publishing venture, specialising in religious and educational books. In 1856, the first Collins atlas was published. The company was renamed William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd. in 1868. [3]
William Collins (12 October 1789 – 2 January 1853) was a Scottish schoolmaster, editor and publisher who founded William Collins, Sons, now part of HarperCollins. [1] [2] William Collins was born at Eastwood, Renfrewshire, on 12 October 1789. [3] He was a millworker who established a company in 1819 for printing and publishing.
Authors published originally by Collins include H. G. Wells and Agatha Christie. HarperCollins also acquired the publishing rights to J. R. R. Tolkien's work in 1990 when Unwin Hyman was bought. Following is a list of some of the more noted books and series published by HarperCollins and their various imprints and merged publishing houses.
William Collins (publisher) (1789–1853), Scottish founder of the William Collins, Sons publishing house; William Collins (Lord Provost) (1817–1895), Scottish temperance movement activist; son of publisher William Collins. William Collins, Sons (est. 1819), Scottish publishing house, became part of HarperCollins in 1990, a subsidiary of News ...
Books originally published by William Collins, Sons (1819—1990) in the U.K. — acquired by News Corporation in 1990, and merged into HarperCollins books Contents Top
Pages in category "Scottish book publishers (people)" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... William Chambers (publisher) William Collins ...
The Washington Post announces William Lewis as its new Publisher and CEO. Lewis will assume the role effective Jan. 2, 2024, succeeding interim CEO Patty Stonesifer who joined The Post in June 2023.
William Collins publishers bought the firm of Geoffrey Bles in 1953, and Bles retired within a year or two. Books continued to be published under the Bles imprint into the 1970s. [ 7 ] The Garnstone Press purchased the Geoffrey Bles name from Collins in 1971.