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George H. Doran Company

<p><b>George H. Doran Company</b> (1908–1927) was an American <a href="/en/Publishing" title="Publishing" class="wl">book publishing</a> company established by George Henry Doran. He organized the company in <a href="/en/Toronto" title="Toronto" class="wl">Toronto</a> and moved it to New York City on February 22, 1908.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p>

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<p>The firm prospered, becoming one of the major publishing houses in the United States. The firm published in many genres, from major literary works to "working-class" novels, how to play golf books, religious books, romances, children and juvenile adventure fiction, and poetry. It was the American publisher of many British authors and as part of the <a href="/en/World_War_I" title="World War I" class="wl">World War I</a> war effort, the company was the major source for <a href="/en/Allies_of_World_War_I" title="Allies of World War I" class="wl">Allied</a> literature, publishing such things as the British Government's <i>British War Aims, Statement by the Right Honourable <a href="/en/David_Lloyd_George" title="David Lloyd George" class="wl">David Lloyd George</a></i> as well as Lloyd George's book, <i>The Great Crusade</i>. Doran published a number of other books on the war including two by <a href="/en/James_W._Gerard" title="James W. Gerard" class="wl">James W. Gerard</a>, the <a href="/en/Ambassadors_from_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors from the United States" class="mw-redirect wl">American Ambassador</a> to Germany.</p>

<p>Among the notable authors published by the George H. Doran Company were <a href="/en/Joyce_Kilmer" title="Joyce Kilmer" class="wl">Joyce Kilmer</a>, <a href="/en/P._G._Wodehouse" title="P. G. Wodehouse" class="wl">P. G. Wodehouse</a>, <a href="/en/Arnold_Bennett" title="Arnold Bennett" class="wl">Arnold Bennett</a>, <a href="/en/Arnold_J._Toynbee" title="Arnold J. Toynbee" class="wl">Arnold J. Toynbee</a>, <a href="/en/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt" class="wl">Theodore Roosevelt</a>, <a href="/en/Arthur_Conan_Doyle" title="Arthur Conan Doyle" class="wl">Arthur Conan Doyle</a>, <a href="/en/O._Henry" title="O. Henry" class="wl">O. Henry</a>, <a href="/en/Frank_L._Packard" title="Frank L. Packard" class="wl">Frank L. Packard</a>, <a href="/en/James_J._Montague" title="James J. Montague" class="wl">James J. Montague</a>, <a href="/en/Edwin_Lefèvre" title="Edwin Lefèvre" class="wl">Edwin Lefèvre</a>, <a href="/en/Virginia_Woolf" title="Virginia Woolf" class="wl">Virginia Woolf</a>, <a href="/en/Frank_Harris" title="Frank Harris" class="wl">Frank Harris</a>, <a href="/en/H.G._Wells" title="H.G. Wells" class="mw-redirect wl">H.G. Wells</a>, <a href="/en/W._Somerset_Maugham" title="W. Somerset Maugham" class="wl">W. Somerset Maugham</a>, <a href="/en/Sinclair_Lewis" title="Sinclair Lewis" class="wl">Sinclair Lewis</a>, <a href="/en/H.L._Mencken" title="H.L. Mencken" class="mw-redirect wl">H.L. Mencken</a>, <a href="/en/John_Dos_Passos" title="John Dos Passos" class="wl">John Dos Passos</a> and <a href="/en/Margery_Williams" title="Margery Williams" class="wl">Margery Williams</a>.</p>

<p>Book series published by the George H. Doran Company included the First Novel Library, Hutchinson’s Library of Standard Lives,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> the Murray Hill Library and Pocket Books.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p> 

<p>George H. Doran Company merged with <a href="/en/Doubleday_(publisher)" title="Doubleday (publisher)" class="wl">Doubleday, Page &amp; Company</a> in 1927, making Doubleday, Doran the largest publishing business in the English-speaking world. The Doran name disappeared in 1946 when the company became known simply as Doubleday &amp; Company.</p>
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<p>George H. Doran was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1869. He moved frequently from New York City to London, England during his publishing career, and was well acquainted with most of the writers he published.</p>

<p>In 1935, George Doran wrote <i>Chronicles of Barabbas 1884–1934</i>, that told about the publishing business and its personalities. It was republished in 1952 with <i>Further Chronicles and Comment</i> added to the title.</p>



George H. Doran Company was an American book publishing company established by George Henry Doran. He organized the company in Toronto and moved it to New York City on February 22, 1908. The firm prospered, becoming one of the major publishing houses in the United States. The firm published in many genres, from major literary works to "working-class" novels, how to play golf books, religious books, romances, children and juvenile adventure fiction, and poetry. It was the American publisher of many British authors and as part of the World War I war effort, the company was the major source for Allied literature, publishing such things as the British Government's British War Aims, Statement by the Right Honourable David Lloyd George as well as Lloyd George's book, The Great Crusade. Doran published a number of other books on the war including two by James W. Gerard, the American Ambassador to Germany. Among the notable authors published by the George H. Doran Company were Joyce Kilmer, P. G. Wodehouse, Arnold Bennett, Arnold J. Toynbee, Theodore Roosevelt, Arthur Conan Doyle, O. Henry, Frank L. Packard, James J. Montague, Edwin Lefèvre, Virginia Woolf, Frank Harris, H.G. Wells, W. Somerset Maugham, Sinclair Lewis, H.L. Mencken, John Dos Passos and Margery Williams. 