George H. Doran Company

The firm published in many genres, from major literary works to "working-class" novels, how to play golf books, religious books, romances, children and juvenile adventure fiction, and poetry. It was the American publisher of many British authors and as part of the World War I war effort, the company was the major source for Allied literature, publishing such things as the British Government's British War Aims, Statement by the Right Honourable David Lloyd George as well as Lloyd George's book, The Great Crusade. Doran published a number of other books on the war including two by James W. Gerard, the American Ambassador to Germany. Among the notable authors published by the George H. Doran Company were Joyce Kilmer, P. Wodehouse, Arnold Bennett, Arnold J. Toynbee, Theodore Roosevelt, Arthur Conan Doyle, O. Henry, Frank L. Packard, James J. Montague, Edwin Lefèvre, Virginia Woolf, Frank Harris, H. Somerset Maugham, Sinclair Lewis, H. Mencken, John Dos Passos and Margery Williams. Book series published by the George H. Doran Company included the First Novel Library, Hutchinson’s Library of Standard Lives, the Murray Hill Library and Pocket Books. Doran Company merged with Doubleday, Page & Company in 1927, making Doubleday, Doran the largest publishing business in the English-speaking world. The Doran name disappeared in 1946 when the company became known simply as Doubleday & Company. • Illustration — George H. Doran in 1924 George H. Doran was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1869. He moved frequently from New York City to London, England during his publishing career, and was well acquainted with most of the writers he published. In 1935, George Doran wrote Chronicles of Barabbas 1884–1934, that told about the publishing business and its personalities. It was republished in 1952 with Further Chronicles and Comment added to the title.

• Founded — 1908 02 22 • Founder — George H. Doran • Country — United States • Headquarters — New York City • Publications — Books

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