Victor Gollancz Ltd
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Victor Gollancz Ltd was a prominent 20th-century British publishing house known for its distinctive yellow dust jackets and its strong association with left-wing and progressive literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victor Gollancz Ltd canonical | 21 |
| Gollancz | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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publishing house ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| activity |
publishing literary fiction
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publishing political non-fiction ⓘ publishing science fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British left-wing intellectual culture
ⓘ
Left Book Club ⓘ interwar British politics ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designFeature |
bold typography on dust jackets
ⓘ
yellow and black cover design ⓘ |
| focus |
political commentary
ⓘ
social reform ⓘ socially engaged literature ⓘ |
| formerStatus | independent publisher ⓘ |
| foundedAs | independent publishing house ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Victor Gollancz ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
left-wing literature
ⓘ
progressive literature ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| ideology |
anti-fascist
ⓘ
pro-labour movement ⓘ |
| imprintOf | Orion Publishing Group ⓘ |
| inception | 1927 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| laterSpecialization | science fiction and fantasy ⓘ |
| locationCountry | England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Victor Gollancz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Gollancz
ⓘ
surface form:
Gollancz SF list
distinctive yellow dust jackets ⓘ early publication of British science fiction ⓘ |
| notableSeries | Left Book Club ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Orion Publishing Group ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Orion Publishing Group ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
left-wing
ⓘ
socialist ⓘ |
| published |
Arthur C. Clarke
ⓘ
C. S. Lewis ⓘ Daphne du Maurier ⓘ George Orwell ⓘ J. B. Priestley ⓘ John Wyndham ⓘ Sir Kingsley Amis ⓘ
surface form:
Kingsley Amis
Naomi Mitchison ⓘ Dame Rebecca West ⓘ
surface form:
Rebecca West
|
| status | imprint ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gollancz