Heinemann is a UK publishing house founded by William Heinemann in Covent Garden, London in 1890. William Heinemann was the founder of a publishing house in London, England that bears his name. ... Covent Garden is a district in central London and within the easterly bounds of the City of Westminster. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ...

Famous authors of the 20th century on their imprint have included: (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

• John Galsworthy
• Anthony Burgess
• DH Lawrence
• Noel Coward
• Graham Greene
• Douglas Adams

The publishing house also introduced many translations of the classics into Britain, especially the pioneering translations from Russian by Constance Garnett. John Galsworthy (August 14, 1867 – January 31, 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. ... Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993) was an English novelist and critic. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, prolific and controversial English writers of the 20th century, whose output spans novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters. ... Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life) (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the doubtfulness of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Douglas Noël Adams (March 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001) was a cult British comic radio dramatist, amateur musician and author, most notably of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series (HHGG or H2G2). ... Constance Garnett (née Black) (December 19, 1861 - December 17, 1946) was an English translator whose translations of nineteenth-century Russian classics first introduced them on a wide basis to the English public. ...

On William Heinemann's death in 1920 a majority stake was purchased by U.S. publisher Doubleday. Doubleday is one of the largest book publishing companies in the world. ...

The publishing house survives today as an imprint of the Harcourt Educational division of Reed Elsevier. Reed Elsevier is a leading global publisher and information provider. ...

Heinemann is now a leading educational publisher and has also been a pioneer in recruiting developing world authors and publishing especially in Africa. Heinemann Kenya is a (now locally owned) spin off from this pioneering stance. Heinemann was awarded the 1992 Worldaware Award for Social progress in recognition of this role.

It is best known among educators and learners in the United Kingdom and in Southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand. It publishes for the Primary and Secondary school curriculum in the UK, as well as for further education and vocational colleges. It has a similar market profile in Australia. Heinemann Southern Africa publishes for southern African schools, colleges, technikons and universities.

External links

• Heinemann website