Sir Stanley Unwin was born 19 December 1884 in Handen Road, Lee, Greater London, England, United Kingdom to Edward Unwin (1840-1933) and Elizabeth Spicer (1841-1921) and died 13 October 1968 England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Alice Mary Storr (1883-1971) 19 December 1914 in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Edward Unwin (1870-) | |||
William Howard Unwin (1871-1945) | 10 December 1871 Greenwich, Greater London, England, United Kingdom | 25 December 1945 Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand | Phyllis Agness Florence Hall (-) |
Sidney Unwin (1873-1962) | 1873 Hatcham, Kent, England, United Kingdom | 30 May 1962 Omakau, Otago, New Zealand | Grace Ethelwyn Stalley (1880-1961) |
Mabel Lizzie Unwin (1874-1933) | |||
Basil Unwin (1876-1877) | |||
Cyril Unwin (1878-1933) | 1878 Lewisham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom | 26 April 1933 Canterbury, New Zealand | Grace Eugenie Curline (-1970) |
Ella Unwin (1880-) | |||
Bernard Unwin (1881-1941) | |||
Stanley Unwin (1884-1968) | 19 December 1884 Handen Road, Lee, Greater London, England, United Kingdom | 13 October 1968 England, United Kingdom | Alice Mary Storr (1883-1971) |
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Elizabeth Spicer Unwin (1916-1916) | |||
David Storr Unwin (1918-2010) | |||
Ruth Severn Unwin (1920-1998) | |||
Rayner Stephens Unwin (1925-2000) | 23 December 1925 Hampstead, Greater London, England, United Kingdom | 23 November 2000 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (Hospice of St Francis) | Carol Margaret Curwen (1924-2012) |
Sir Stanley Unwin, KCMG (19 December 1884 – 13 October 1968) was a British publisher, founder of the George Allen and Unwin Ltd UK house in 1914. This published serious and sometimes controversial authors like Bertrand Russell and Mahatma Gandhi.
Unwin was born, and lived for some years, at Handen Road in Lee in south-east London. His niece was the children's writer Ursula Moray Williams.[1]
In 1936, J. R. R. Tolkien submitted The Hobbit for publication and Unwin paid his ten-year-old son Rayner Unwin a shilling[2] to write a report on the manuscript. Rayner's favourable response prompted Unwin to publish the book. Once the book became a success, Unwin asked Tolkien for a sequel, which eventually became The Lord of the Rings. Unwin died in 1968 and was honoured with a Blue Plaque at his former home.
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References
- ^ "Obituaries: Ursula Moray Williams". The Independent (London, UK: INM). 7 November 2006. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ursula-moray-williams-423290.html. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Plimmer, Charlotte and Denis (21 October 2015). "JRR Tolkien: 'Film my books? Its easier to film the Odyssey'". The Daily Telegraph (London, UK: TMG). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/tolkien-interview-its-easier-to-film-the-odyssey/. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- Denniston, Robin (January 2008) [2004]. "Unwin, Sir Stanley (1884–1968)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36614. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
External links
- Works by or about Stanley Unwin in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors
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