2000-12-10 04:00:00 PDT Berkhamsted, England-- Rayner S. Unwin, a second-generation publisher who at a very early age recognized the value of an obscure manuscript titled "The Hobbit," died Nov. 23 in ...

Rayner Stephens Unwin, 74, British publisher who recommended release of “The Hobbit,” the J.R.R. Tolkien classic. Unwin became a publisher in 1968 after the death of his father, Sir Stanley Unwin. The ...

In his pammlet “On Translations”, reprinted from Life and Leiwrs, Sir Stanley Unwin directs attention to sorhe problems arising in translation from one to another, and to inadequacies and ...

THE debate on the book publishing trade in Great Britain which took place in the House of Commons on the adjournment on May 9 reflected general disquiet on the subject. The position had previously ...