George Allen & Unwin By Rayner Unwin.epub May 2026

Originally published privately in a tiny run of just 100 copies for former employees, the memoir was later reprinted by Rayner’s son, Merlin, through Merlin Unwin Books .

Before he was a household name for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . Thor Heyerdahl: Whose Kon-Tiki became a global sensation. The Rise and Fall of an Era George Allen & Unwin by Rayner Unwin.epub

Rayner Unwin’s memoir, George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer , is a rare look inside a mid-sized 20th-century publishing house. While many readers come for the Tolkien anecdotes—like Rayner's personal friendship with the professor or his deciding vote to publish the "risky" Lord of the Rings —the book offers much more. Originally published privately in a tiny run of