In 1946, the company took over the running of the
Hogarth Press, founded in 1917 by
Leonard and
Virginia Woolf. Active as an independent publishing house until 1969, when it merged with
Jonathan Cape,[1] it published broadly in the field of literature, including novels and poetry. It is not connected, except in the loosest historical fashion, with
Pickering & Chatto Publishers.
Chatto & Windus became a
limited company in 1953.[2]Norah Smallwood was appointed to the board, and later succeeded Ian Parsons as chairman and
managing director in 1975, serving until her retirement in 1982.
Chatto, along with Jonathan Cape and
Virago Press were purchased by
Penguin Random House in 1987.[3] As of 2019, Chatto & Windus is an imprint of Vintage Publishing UK.[4]
Play Ideas Series (AKA Play Ideas and Things-to-do Series)
The Queen's Classics
The Reform Series
Richmond Lectures
The Robins Series
Royal Road Readers
The Shakespeare Library, comprising the series (1) The Old-Spelling Shakespeare; (2) The Shakespeare Classics; (3) The Lamb Shakespeare for the Young; and (4) Shakespeare's England[25]
^
abjoint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft,
Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.
^joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.
In 1946, the company took over the running of the
Hogarth Press, founded in 1917 by
Leonard and
Virginia Woolf. Active as an independent publishing house until 1969, when it merged with
Jonathan Cape,[1] it published broadly in the field of literature, including novels and poetry. It is not connected, except in the loosest historical fashion, with
Pickering & Chatto Publishers.
Chatto & Windus became a
limited company in 1953.[2]Norah Smallwood was appointed to the board, and later succeeded Ian Parsons as chairman and
managing director in 1975, serving until her retirement in 1982.
Chatto, along with Jonathan Cape and
Virago Press were purchased by
Penguin Random House in 1987.[3] As of 2019, Chatto & Windus is an imprint of Vintage Publishing UK.[4]
Play Ideas Series (AKA Play Ideas and Things-to-do Series)
The Queen's Classics
The Reform Series
Richmond Lectures
The Robins Series
Royal Road Readers
The Shakespeare Library, comprising the series (1) The Old-Spelling Shakespeare; (2) The Shakespeare Classics; (3) The Lamb Shakespeare for the Young; and (4) Shakespeare's England[25]
^
abjoint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft,
Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.
^joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.