Stanley Paul are a firm of
publishers
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founded in London in 1906.
The original firm published mainly "cheap editions of thrillers and romances, and some light non-fiction" and traded until 1927 when it went in
liquidation
Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end in Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and many other countries. The assets and property of the company are redistrib ...
. In 1928 the imprint was resurrected as a subsidiary of
Hutchinson and Company, when it became known as publishers of sports books.
The firm became part of
London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television (LWT) (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 unt ...
in 1979,
Century Hutchinson
Hutchinson was a British publishing firm which operated from 1887 until 1985, when it underwent several mergers. It is currently an imprint which is ultimately owned by Bertelsmann, the German publishing conglomerate.
History
Hutchinson began ...
from 1985, and Random Century from 1989.
Book series
* The A.B.C. Series
* The Arsenal Football Books
* The Chelsea Football Books
* Christy Juvenile Fiction Series
* Cole's Fun Doctor
* Companion Series
* The Craftman's Art
* The Essex Library
* The Everyday Series
* The Fantômas Detective Novels
* Go and Play
* Hobbies for All
* The International Library
* Joy of Life Novels
* The Knorr Family of Apron-Pocket Books
* Lotus Library
* New Believe It or Not!
* The New Novel Library
* Playing for Celtic
* Practical Hints Series
* The Rogue's Library
* Sell at Sight Novels
* Stanley Paul's Empire Library
["Books Received", '']The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...
'', 22 Oct 1919, p. 11.
* Stanley Paul's New Series of Readable Fiction
* Stanley Paul's Shilling Series
* Stanley Paul's 3/6 Net Novels
* The Tackle Series
* Tackle Sport This Way
* Taurus Library of Sport
* The Tottenham Hotspur Football Books
* Treasure Library
* The Vade-Mecum Series
* The Wisden Papers
* Wonderful Rewards
* Worldbeaters
References
Publishing companies based in London
Publishing companies established in 1906
1906 establishments in England
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