Parent company | Pan Macmillan |
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Founded | 1908 |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Headquarters location | London |
Publication types | Books |
Official website | http://www.panmacmillan.com |
Sidgwick & Jackson is an imprint of book publishing company Pan Macmillan. It was founded in Britain in 1908. Notable early authors include poet Rupert Brooke and novelist E.M. Forster. In more recent times it helped launch the careers of Lynda La Plante, Shirley Conran and Judith Krantz.
The Managing Director from 1968 to 1995 was William Armstrong, the company and Armstrong were said to have encouraged individuality and entrepreneurship among its staff. Armstrong was also the father of the singer Dido.