Tag: Author relationships

1848: Harper & Brothers publishes the first American editions of the Brontë’s works

Harper & Brothers publishes the first American editions of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, and Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. More

Letter from Stella Miles Franklin submitting her novel My Brilliant Career

Stella Miles Franklin submitted this letter along with the manuscript of her first novel, My Brilliant Career, to Angus & Robertson in Australia, in March 1899, when she was just nineteen years old. More

Letter to Eleanor Roosevelt regarding a new autobiographical book

Harper editor and chairman of the board Cass Canfield sent this letter, dated April 10, 1951, to Eleanor Roosevelt... More

Social Change: The Harper Brothers and The American Civil War

Literacy became both a predictor of and influence on the American Civil War, being one of the disparities between North and South. More

American Gods

An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More

Alistair MacLean signing books

The young Alistair MacLean in 1957 signs a book during a promotional event for The Guns of Navarone. More

Letter from E. B. White regarding Stuart Little

B. White (Andy) writes to his editor Eugene Saxton (Gene), presenting his manuscript for Stuart Little... More

Riders of the Purple Sage

Often called “the most popular Western novel of all time,” this classic helped shape the Western genre. More

Blonde

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More

1938: Harper & Brothers publishes Richard Wright’s debut story collection…

Harper & Brothers publishes Richard Wright’s debut story collection, Uncle Tom’s Children. More

George Eliot

Mary Anne Evans, born in 1819, led a turbulent life that often broke with Victorian social norms. More

Garth Williams, Illustrator

Garth Williams was a little-known but talented young illustrator when he was commissioned by Ursula Nordstrom, head of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls, to illustrate the classic Stuart Little by E. B. White. More

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More

1970: Harper & Row publishes the first English translation of One Hundred Years of Solitude…

Harper & Row publishes the first English translation of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, establishing him as a leading young Latin American writer and a dominant and innovative figure on the global literary scene. More

Go Set a Watchman

This newly discovered novel from beloved author Harper Lee became the bestselling book of 2015. More

Doctor Zhivago

Collins was the first to publish this epic romantic drama by the Nobel Prize winner in English. More

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More

Original artwork suggested by Syd Hoff for Danny and the Dinosaur

Illustrator Syd Hoff sent these sketches to Ursula Nordstrom, head of the U.S. Harper Children’s division, as suggestions for the now-classic Danny and the Dinosaur. More

The Fellowship of the Ring

First volume in The Lord of the Rings series, which has sold more than 100 million copies. More

The Rise and Fall of the Harper Rule

In the early 1800s, American printers had no qualms about pirating books from abroad and selling them at discount prices. More

The Giving Tree

Poignant, game-changing picture book for readers of all ages that has been a favorite for generations. More

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia #1)

First book written in the world-celebrated Narnia series; captivating readers for more than sixty years. More

Judith Kerr

Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More

Judith Kerr

One Hundred Years of Solitude

This landmark of magical realism sparked a wave of interest in Central and South American literature. More

1956: Harper & Brothers publishes Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy…

Harper & Brothers publishes Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy, which wins the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and helps propel the young senator to the White House. More

Our Town

Pulitzer Prize–winning drama; hailed by Edward Albee as “The finest play ever written by an American.” More

1871: Harper’s Weekly serializes Middlemarch by Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot)

Harper’s Weekly serializes Middlemarch by Mary Ann Evans, who worked under the male pseudonym George Eliot. More