Secker & Warburg
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Secker & Warburg was a notable British publishing house renowned for issuing influential mid-20th-century works of political and literary significance, including George Orwell’s major novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secker & Warburg canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
publishing house ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid‑20th century ⓘ |
| catalogIncludes |
modernist literature
ⓘ
works on socialism ⓘ works on totalitarianism ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1982 ⓘ |
| editorialStance |
anti‑Stalinist
ⓘ
anti‑fascist ⓘ supportive of democratic socialism ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Fredric Warburg
ⓘ
Martin Secker ⓘ Roger Senhouse ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
non‑fiction ⓘ political literature ⓘ |
| imprintOf |
Penguin Random House
ⓘ
Random House ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| notableAuthor |
Angus Wilson
ⓘ
Arthur Koestler ⓘ Stuart Hall ⓘ
surface form:
C. L. R. James
George Orwell ⓘ Laurie Lee ⓘ |
| notableFor |
publishing George Orwell
ⓘ
publishing anti‑totalitarian literature ⓘ publishing literary fiction ⓘ publishing politically significant works ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
The Harvill Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvill Secker
Penguin Random House ⓘ Random House ⓘ |
| predecessor |
William Heinemann
ⓘ
surface form:
Martin Secker
|
| published |
Animal Farm
ⓘ
Coming Up for Air ⓘ George Orwell ⓘ Homage to Catalonia ⓘ Keep the Aspidistra Flying ⓘ 1984 ⓘ
surface form:
Nineteen Eighty‑Four
The Case for Socialism ⓘ The Lion and the Unicorn ⓘ The Outsider ⓘ The Road to Wigan Pier ⓘ works critical of Stalinism ⓘ works critical of fascism ⓘ |
| successor |
The Harvill Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvill Secker
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four