B. W. Huebsch
| Benjamin W. Huebsch | |
|---|---|
 US Passport Photo 1919 | |
| Born |
March 21, 1876 New York, New York |
| Died |
August 7, 1964 London, England |
| Nationality | US |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Known for | publishing German emigré authors |
| Spouse(s) | Alfhild Lamm |
Benjamin W. Huebsch (March 21, 1876 – August 7, 1964) was an American publisher in New York in the early 20th century.[1]
Early Years
Benjamin W. Huebsch was the son of a Rabbi, Adolphus Huebsch, who had immigrated to the US from Hugary in 1866 and died in New York, 1884. Benjamin played the violin and was a student of Sam Franko.[2] Beginning work in his brother's small print shop, Benjamin Huebsch gradually transformed it into a publishing house.[3]
Career
B. W. Huebsch
Huebsch had his own publishing house, B.W Huebsch, and was a daring publisher.
He was the first publisher in the United States of James Joyce[4] and D. H. Lawrence.[5] He published, in 1919, the first edition of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio.[6] He also published Georges Sorel's Réflexions sur la violence (1908) as Reflections on Violence, translated by T. E. Hulme and published by Huebsch in 1914.
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Circa January 1918, B. W. Huebsch published the book The Poets of Modern France by Ludwig Lewisohn, A.M., Litt.D., Professor at the Ohio State University. This is a translation of major French poets into English. Quoting from the Preface: "In every age the critical conservatives have protested in the name of eternal principles which, alas, are not eternal at all."
German Authors
Huebsch was the publisher of Lion Feuchtwanger, Franz Werfel, and Stefan Zweig, with whom he became acquainted in the mid-1920s.[7]
Viking Press
In 1925 he merged his firm with Viking Press, where he worked as an editor.[8]
References
- ↑ Benjamin W. Huebsch on findagrave.com
- ↑ The Late Sam Franko. New York Times May 23, 1937 p 6
- ↑ Stefan and Lotte Zweig's South American Letters Bloomsbury Press, New York 2010 p 198
- ↑ Kelly, Joseph (1998). Our Joyce: From Outcast to Icon. University of Texas Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-292-74331-1.
- ↑ Doran, George H. (2007). Chronicles of Barabbas 1884-1934. READ Books. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-4067-5883-2.
- ↑ Ingram, Forrest L. (1971). Representative short story cycles of the twentieth century: studies in a literary genre. Walter de Gruyter. p. 144. ISBN 978-90-279-1848-2.
- ↑ Daniel Azuélos.Lion Feuchtwanger et les exilés de langue allemande en France de 1933 à 1941. Peter Lang International Academic Publishers (October 26, 2006) p 299
- ↑ Adam, Thomas (2005). Germany and the Americas: culture, politics, and history. ABC-CLIO. pp. 518–528. ISBN 978-1-85109-628-2.
Further reading
- McCullough, Ann Catherine (1979). A history of B. W. Huebsch, publisher. University of Wisconsin–Madison. OCLC 6405818.