7 Mar, 2017
2017-3-7 10:00:49 AM UTC
They have set up a website for this, and I think it is well worth a visit.
http://200.hc.com/
8 Mar, 2017
2017-3-8 10:09:24 AM UTC
Publisher Unwin Hyman, later purchased by HarperCollins, publishes the 9,250-page manuscript of The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, still published today by HarperCollins UK...
Unwin Hyman? It's a rather redacted (& inaccurate) timeline that doesn't mention George Allen & Unwin. It mentions acquiring Thomas Nelson in addition to numerous other diddy companies; but doesn't actually have an entry for its takeover of UH, and thus it's control of publishing Tolkien. Strange omission. Also no mention of acquiring
Gollancz; another massive UK publisher in it's time.
BH
9 Mar, 2017
2017-3-9 4:06:33 PM UTC
I had a chat with HarperCollins about the site, and it now mentions as it should George Allen & Unwin, instead of Unwin Hyman, in the Time Line.
10 Mar, 2017
2017-3-10 12:39:33 PM UTC
10 Mar, 2017
2017-3-10 11:12:56 PM UTC
That's a really cute letter Trotter!
23 Mar, 2017
2017-3-23 6:52:21 PM UTC
Radio Four's Open Book had a brief interview today with the archivist at HC's archive, which is in Glasgow; they discussed the website & the 200th anniversary. No mention of Tolkien, but there was talk of increasing access to the public...
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