B. W. Huebsch

B.W. Huebsch's publishing logo ca. 1916

B. W. Huebsch (March 21, 1876 – August 7, 1964) was an American publisher settled in New York in the early 20th century.

Career

B. W. Huebsch

Huebsch had his own publishing house and was a daring publisher.

He was the first publisher in the United States of James Joyce[1] and D. H. Lawrence.[2] He also published, in 1919, the first edition of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio.[3] He also published Georges Sorel's Réflexions sur la violence (1908) as Reflections on Violence, translated by T. E. Hulme and published by Huebsch in 1914.

Viking Press

In 1925 he merged his firm with Viking Press, where he worked as an editor.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kelly, Joseph (1998). Our Joyce: From Outcast to Icon. University of Texas Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-292-74331-1.
  2. ↑ Doran, George H. (2007). Chronicles of Barabbas 1884-1934. READ Books. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-4067-5883-2.
  3. ↑ Ingram, Forrest L. (1971). Representative short story cycles of the twentieth century: studies in a literary genre. Walter de Gruyter. p. 144. ISBN 978-90-279-1848-2.
  4. ↑ Adam, Thomas (2005). Germany and the Americas: culture, politics, and history. ABC-CLIO. pp. 518–528. ISBN 978-1-85109-628-2.

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