Author, journalist and BBC presenter Ed Stourton delves into the Hodder & Stoughton archives to tell the human story of 150 years of publishing. From the day in June 1868 when Matthew Henry Hodder and Thomas Wilberforce Stoughton first founded the company, through numerous encounters with authors from John le Carre to Jodi Picoult, and several staff sports days - this will be an entertaining and enlightening read for any book lover.

Vorwort
A new history of Hodder & Stoughton, published to celebrate the publisher's 150th birthday.

Autorentext

Edward Stourton has worked in broadcasting for 38 years, and regularly presents BBC Radio Four programmes such as The World at One, The World This Weekend, Sunday and Analysis. He has been a foreign correspondent for Channel Four, ITN and the BBC, and for ten years he was one of the main presenters of the Today program.

Klappentext

Hodder and Stoughton's 150th birthday is celebrated with this new history of the publisher, illustrated with archive images of staff and authors past and present.

Zusammenfassung
A new history of Hodder & Stoughton, published to celebrate the publisher's 150th birthday.