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70-588: In 1892, after 12 years at Houghton Mifflin and its Riverside Press, Daniel Berkeley Updike was approached to design a new standard version of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer. The following year, work began on what would become known as the Altar Book, to be funded by Harold Brown. The commencement of Merrymount Press followed. As Updike described the Press's establishment: “In no exact sense

140-535: A U.S. Senator from Louisiana who served as the Confederate States Attorney General , Secretary of War , and Secretary of State . Einstein graduated from Columbia University in 1898, and earned a master's degree in 1899. Einstein's diplomatic career began in 1903, when he was appointed as Third Secretary of Legation at Constantinople. Einstein advanced from Second Secretary to First Secretary and then Charge d'Affairs during

210-530: A Boston printing company owned by Henry Oscar Houghton . Houghton also founded his own publishing company with partner Melancthon Hurd in 1864, with George H. Mifflin joining the partnership in 1872. In 1878, Ticknor and Fields , now under the leadership of James R. Osgood , found itself in financial difficulties and merged its operations with Hurd and Houghton. The new partnership, named Houghton, Osgood and Company, and based in Boston's Winthrop Square , held

280-429: A New York-based private-equity firm. In 1832, William Ticknor and John Allen purchased a bookselling business in Boston and began to involve themselves in publishing; James T. Fields joined as a partner in 1843. Fields and Ticknor gradually gathered an impressive list of writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson , Nathaniel Hawthorne , and Henry David Thoreau . The duo formed a close relationship with Riverside Press,

350-622: A definitive agreement to acquire the Harcourt Education , Harcourt Trade, and Greenwood-Heinemann divisions of Reed Elsevier for $ 4 billion. The expanded company would become Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. McDougal Littell was merged with Harcourt's Holt, Rinehart & Winston to form Holt McDougal . In October 2007, Houghton Mifflin sold Kingfisher to Macmillan Publishers . On December 3, 2007, Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning) announced that it had agreed to acquire

420-509: A diary entry that the "persecution of Armenians is assuming unprecedented proportions, and is carried out with nauseating thoroughness." He kept in contact with both Enver and Talat and tried to persuade them to reverse their policy towards the Armenians. In a diary entry, he states that Talat insisted that the Armenians sided with the enemies and that Enver believed the policy was out of military necessity, but in reality both leaders feared

490-406: A division of American mass media and publishing company News Corp , had reached a deal to buy HMH Books & Media for US$ 349 million. The sale includes HMH's trade publishing division and computer video game franchises such as Carmen Sandiego and The Oregon Trail . The deal would allow HMH to pay down its debt so it could further its digital-first strategy in educational publishing. The deal

560-478: A hardcover book. Updike was joined by a number of artists over the years who contributed to Merrymount's distinctive look. While employed with the architectural firm Cram & Wentworth, Bertram Goodhue designed the cover, borders, initials, and typeface for Merrymount's Altar Book—one of Merrymount's best known publications. He continued to dabble in typography and book design, but history would know him primarily as an architect. T.M. Cleland ran his own press,

630-480: A nature calculated to upset what has for centuries been the recognized political fabric of Europe, America can remain indifferent thereto only at its own eventual cost. If it then neglects to observe that the interests of the nations crushed are likewise its own, America will be guilty of political blindness which it will later rue." In November 1914, when the First World War was already raging, he published

700-607: A new investment of $ 650 million of equity, the debt levels of the company were reduced by approximately 60% and the annual interest payments by over 75%. According to the Irish State Broadcaster, RTÉ , the old equity investors based in Ireland has lost all their investment. The Irish Independent reported that the old shareholders were denied a shareholders meeting to vote or discuss the restructuring. The former shareholders have been left with warrants over 5% of

770-661: A publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol HTN . In 1979, Houghton Mifflin acquired the complete catalog of Parnassus Press , a Berkeley, California small press, established in 1957 by Herman Schein, the husband of writer-illustrator Ruth Robbins. Works by authors included: Ursula K. Le Guin , Theodora Kroeber , Nicolas Sidjakov , Edward Ormondroyd , Charlotte Zolotow , Anne B. Fisher , Allen Say , Beverly Cleary , Crawford Kilian , Adrien Stoutenburg , and Sam DeWitt . In 1979, Houghton Mifflin acquired Clarion Books,

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840-508: A publisher of cooking, garden, and craft titles. In 1996, HMH created their Great Source Education Group to combine the supplemental material product lines of their School Division, McDougal Littell, and Heath. In 1998, HMH announced a sub-brand called LOGAL Software, which was to release a new line of interactive science software called Science Gateways , to support the United States curriculum. As of 2017, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

910-413: A reduction in the senior debt to $ 3 billion from the current $ 5 billion, with new equity issued to the senior debt holders (including Paulson & Co. and Guggenheim Partners ), conversion of the $ 2 billion mezzanine debt into equity and warrant, receipt of $ 650m of new cash from the sale of new equity. In addition to the key highlights, HMH announced its new $ 100m Innovation Fund, to invest in

980-919: A revision of its Book of Common Prayer, to be financed by J.P. Morgan, Jr. , whose father had funded the previous revision in 1892. Morgan solicited designs from several printing houses, including the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses, William Edwin Rudge, and Merrymount Press. Updike provided two designs for the Prayer Book, one in Lutetia typeface and one in Janson; the Dutch Janson was ultimately chosen for what would become known as Merrymount's finest work. Five hundred copies were issued in November, 1930, and

1050-484: A second article "The War and American Policy" in the same publication. Both articles were in early 1918 reprinted as a book with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt He returned to Constantinople in 1915, and wrote his diaries which would be later published under the name Inside Constantinople: A Diplomatist's Diary During the Dardanelles Expedition, April–September, 1915 . Einstein kept the diary from

1120-545: A set of punches and two sets of matrices for Merrymount's proprietary types, Montallegro and Merrymount. Updike's personal correspondence, as well as books produced by Merrymount Press, also comprise the collection. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company ( / ˈ h oʊ t ən / HOH -tən ; HMH ) is an American publisher of textbooks , instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works . The company

1190-429: A sum of $ 125,000. After Einstein's death, newspapers reported that a $ 1,250,000 share of the elder Einstein's estate, valued in total at approximately $ 4,000,000, had been set aside for Lewis Einstein in the event that he divorced his wife, and that it passed to his sister Lady Waldstein after he declined to do so. This report was denied by Lady Waldstein, who indicated that the father's only wish regarding Lewis Einstein

1260-600: A year later the book was named one of the American Institute of Graphic Arts Fifty Books of the Year. Updike's friendship with Edith Wharton led to a long and successful relationship between Merrymount Press and Wharton's publisher, Scribner's . When Wharton published her first book in 1899, The Greater Inclination , she insisted that Merrymount be the printer. Merrymount would print many more of Wharton's books and other titles published by Scribner's. The association

1330-660: A year, from 1907-1908, as art director for McClure’s Magazine and was later art director for Fortune . He would go on to become known for much of his commercial art. His clients included the American Piano Company, the Cadillac Motor Company, Grolier Club, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1906, W.A. Dwiggins began working for Merrymount Press on commission. A graphic artist who had studied under Frederic W. Goudy at

1400-624: Is a former publisher of the Wall Street Journal . On February 15, 2017, John J. "Jack" Lynch Jr., the former CEO of Renaissance Learning, was named the new CEO of HMH. Lynch brought former employee Jim O'Neill back to the company to lead the core division as GM and EVP. HMH is also formerly home to media brands like Carmen Sandiego and The Oregon Trail; and brands including The Whole30; The Best American Series ; The American Heritage and Webster's New World Dictionaries ; Better Homes and Gardens ; How to Cook Everything ;

1470-615: Is based in the Boston Financial District . It was formerly known as Houghton Mifflin Company , but it changed its name following the 2007 acquisition of Harcourt Publishing . Prior to March 2010, it was a subsidiary of Education Media and Publishing Group Limited, an Irish-owned holding company registered in the Cayman Islands and formerly known as Riverdeep . In 2022, it was acquired by Veritas Capital ,

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1540-634: Is offering the "Logal Science" brand as a licensing opportunity on its website. In 2017, it was announced that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt would be getting involved in TV production with a planned 2019 Netflix series that will revive the Carmen Sandiego franchise. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities have had major effects on this company. In 2001, Houghton Mifflin was acquired by French media giant Vivendi Universal for $ 2.2 billion, including assumed debt. Vivendi Universal already owned

1610-551: The Peterson Field Guides ; CliffsNotes ; and many children's books, including the " Curious George " series and The Little Prince ; as well as publishing the works of J. R. R. Tolkien for United States distribution. Some other noted books include: Lewis Einstein Lewis David Einstein (March 15, 1877 – December 4, 1967) was an American diplomat, historian апd art collector. Einstein

1680-544: The Young Turk Revolution of 1908, remaining in Constantinople despite the hostilities. For one month in 1911, he served as United States Ambassador to Costa Rica (having been appointed by President William H. Taft ) before his wife's ill health in the country's high altitude forced him to leave the post. In the winter 1912/13, he published anonymously the article "The Anglo-German Rivalry and

1750-676: The business records of the Merrymount Press and the papers of Daniel Berkeley Updike, including correspondence with authors and publishers, and bills and estimates for clients. The Daniel Berkeley Updike Collection on the History of Printing at the Providence Public Library in Rhode Island contains Updike's personal collection of books on printing, as well as ephemera from the Merrymount Press, including

1820-540: The Altar Book, Updike quickly abandoned this heavy style in favor of a cleaner, more practical look and reserved use of the Merrymount typeface for large pages as in the Altar Book. While the Altar Book was being prepared, Updike worked on other titles. The first of these was Vexilla Regis Quitidie , completed in 1893. The book was a selection of prayers and hymns for every day of the year compiled by Lucy Bradlee Stone. Because Merrymount had not yet acquired much type,

1890-621: The Armenians. Einstein served as the United States Diplomatic Representative ( Chargé d'Affaires ), with responsibility for looking after British interests, in Sofia , Bulgaria from October 1915 to June 1916. He provided asylum in his hotel rooms and prevented the arrest of the British vice consul. He also succeeded in "a game of hide and seek" with the authorities to get considerable improvement in

1960-578: The British children's publisher Kingfisher, which became a Houghton Mifflin imprint. In 2002, facing mounting financial and legal pressures, Vivendi sold Houghton to private equity investors Thomas H. Lee Partners , Bain Capital , and Blackstone Group for $ 1.66 billion, including assumed debt (approximately 25% less than Vivendi had paid a year earlier). On December 22, 2006, it was announced that Riverdeep PLC had completed its acquisition of Houghton Mifflin. The new joint enterprise would be called

2030-544: The Cornhill Press in Boston, until 1902 when he returned to New York, where he had begun his career as a freelance artist at age 15. During his time in Boston, he accepted a number of commissions from Updike, who mentored him in his early years. Among his designs for Merrymount are the cover and title page for The Poems of Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1903, title page for The Life of Benvenuto Cellini in 1906, and many more small projects. After leaving Boston Cleland spent

2100-754: The Frank Holme School of Illustration in Chicago, he joined Updike at a time when he was still growing as an artist. As Updike was exacting in his expectations, much of what Dwiggins submitted had to be redone or was rejected outright, but he soon become the preferred artist at Merrymount Press. Most of what Dwiggins contributed was completed between 1907 and 1912, including lettering, ornaments, borders, title pages, binding designs, endpapers, and illustrations. Some of his more notable work can be found in The Humanists’ Library series. Rudolph Ruzicka

2170-524: The Homeless and illustrating a book commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Vassar College. According to Updike himself, Ruzicka's best-known works were the engravings he did for the Press's Annual Keepsakes series, beginning in 1912. The Boston Athenæum maintains an extensive collection of material designed, printed, and generated by Merrymount Press, including job tickets, specimens of type, artwork, and correspondence. The Huntington Library holds

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2240-863: The Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group. Riverdeep paid $ 1.75 billion in cash and assumed $ 1.61 billion in debt from the private investment firms Thomas H. Lee Partners, Bain Capital, and Blackstone Group. Tony Lucki, a former non-executive director of Riverdeep, remained in his position as the company's chief executive officer until April 2009. Houghton Mifflin sold its professional testing unit, Promissor, to Pearson plc in 2006. The company combined its remaining assessment products within Riverside Publishing, including San Francisco-based Edusoft . On July 16, 2007, Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep announced that it signed

2310-788: The Middle East and elsewhere. The Financial Times reported that no management changes were expected as part of the deal with both the CEO at the time, Barry O'Callaghan and the CFO, Michael Muldowney expected to remain in their roles. The Times reported that a new nine-member board was to be created with the CEO the only executive representative, one independent, two representative of Paulson & Co, and one director from each of Apollo, BlackRock, Guggenheim Partners, Fidelity and Avenue Capital. On March 10, 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that it had completed its re-capitalization. In addition to

2380-491: The Press’s success to any innate talent or instinct of his own, but to hard work and a desire to learn: “Perhaps the reason that I survived, in spite of mistakes, was that a simple idea had got hold of me—to make work better for its purpose than was commonly thought worth while…” According to Updike's own bibliography of the Press's work, the following typefaces comprised the majority of work produced by Merrymount: Notably, Updike

2450-567: The United States" in the British magazine The National Review , in which he warned of a coming war between Germany and Britain, claiming that "unperceived by many Americans, the European balance of power is a political necessity which can alone sanction on the Western Hemisphere the continuance of an economic development unhandicapped by the burden of extensive armaments" and that "if ever decisive results are about to be registered of

2520-500: The assets of the Houghton Mifflin College Division for $ 750 million, pending regulatory approval. On November 25, 2008, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced a temporary freeze on acquisition of new trade division titles, allegedly in response to the economic crisis of 2008 . The publisher of the trade division resigned, apparently in protest. Many observers familiar with the publishing industry saw

2590-417: The book was actually printed by Riverside Press, although Updike did arrange the book. The Humanists’ Library, edited by Lewis Einstein , was issued in two series and was printed in the Press's proprietary Montallegro type designed by Herbert Horne . The first series was printed between 1906 and 1908, the second from 1912 to 1914. Each consisted of four titles: In 1928, the Episcopal Church decided to issue

2660-481: The children's division of Seabury Press . In 1980, Houghton Mifflin acquired the educational publishing operations of Rand McNally . Under (new from 1991) president Nader F. Darehshori Houghton Mifflin acquired McDougal Littell in 1994, for $ 138 million, an educational publisher of secondary school materials, and the following year acquired D.C. Heath and Company , a publisher of supplemental educational resources. In 1995, HMH acquired Chapters Publishing,

2730-400: The company established an Educational Department, and from 1891 to 1908, sales of educational materials increased by 500 percent. The firm incorporated in 1908, changing its name to Houghton Mifflin Company. Soon after 1916, Houghton Mifflin became involved in publishing standardized tests and testing materials, working closely with such test developers as E. F. Lindquist. By 1921, the company

2800-423: The company, claiming that the $ 21 per share offer was undervaluing the company. On April 6, 57% of $ HMHC shares were put up for tender, leading to the tender offer going through and HMH going private. Once the sale was completed, the stock of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt was delisted from Nasdaq. On September 22, 2016, Zecher resigned from HMH and was replaced by Interim CEO and Board Member L. Gordon Crovitz. Crovitz

2870-418: The company, in the case its value recovers to previous levels. On September 19, 2011, it was announced that Linda K. Zecher would be replacing Barry O'Callahan as chief executive officer and Director of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt after O'Callahan resigned. In July 2012, Zecher detailed her plans for post-bankruptcy to D.C. Denison at The Boston Globe. Zecher went to HMH from Microsoft. In 2012, HMH acquired

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2940-560: The culinary and reference portfolio of John Wiley & Sons , including CliffsNotes and Webster's New World Dictionary . HMH went public in November 2013. In 2014, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt sponsored Curious George (TV series) on PBS Kids replacing Chuck E. Cheese . On May 13, 2014, HMH bought Channel One News . In 2015, Houghton Mifflin struggled to find a charity that would accept royalties for Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler . On February 15, 2017, John J. ("Jack") Lynch Jr.,

3010-462: The establishment of Merrymount Press to the commission of the Altar Book saying, “Had I not had this definite work to do I should not have had the courage to leave my current position [at Riverside Press].” The Altar Book was set in the Press's proprietary Merrymount typeface, which was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1895 and based on William Morris's Arts and Crafts style—or what Updike later called “Morris’s unduly black types.” After completing

3080-490: The events and stated that "the policy of murder then carried out was planned in the coldest blood" in the preface of his diary. Einstein blamed the cooperative pact between Germany and the Ottoman Empire as the supportive and responsible agents behind the massacres He also pointed out that the stockpiles of armaments that was used as a justification for the arrests was in fact a "myth". By August 4, Einstein wrote in

3150-577: The fancy that one could work hard and have a good time.” The style of the Press developed quickly in its early years, at first imitating William Morris ’s style and the Arts and Crafts movement . But where Morris’s work was decorative and heavy, Updike’s designs soon became clean and practical. By the end of the 19th century Updike had done away with designs inspired by Morris’s Gothic revival. Instead, Merrymount Press became known for its readable type and minimal decoration. This practicality could also be seen in

3220-408: The former CEO of Renaissance Learning, was named the new CEO of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In 2018, HMH sold its Steck-Vaughn adult education titles to Paxen Publishing and its Riverside test publishing subsidiary to Alpine Investments. In April 2023, HMH acquired NWEA , a not-for-profit academic assessment company. On March 29, 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported that HarperCollins ,

3290-478: The holding company debt converting into 45% of the fully diluted common equity, an effective 25 percent relaxation of financial covenants, second lien lenders agreeing to convert their holdings into a PIK instrument, reducing annual interest costs by $ 100m, and a further $ 50m increase its working capital facility. A further restructuring of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's debts was confirmed by the company on January 13, 2010. The proposed restructuring materially impacted

3360-652: The investors of EMPG would have a nominal investment in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt via warrants over 5% of the company if it exceeded the $ 10 billion valuation placed on the company at the time of the merger between Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep and Harcourt. In addition to the warrants in HMH, the EMPG shareholders would continue to own a stake in the international investment vehicle, EMPGI which has stakes in China,

3430-442: The kinds of jobs that Updike took on, and which ultimately sustained the business. Bookplates, advertisements, concert programs, catalogs, greeting cards, periodicals, government tracts, diplomas, and more made up the bulk of the work done at Merrymount. From 1915, Updike ran the Press with John Bianchi, who had been a foreman in the workroom since Merrymount’s early days. Bianchi shared many of Updike’s same values and objectives, and

3500-488: The like were Merrymount's bread and butter, keeping the Press in operation. What made Updike New England's most distinguished printer, however, were the beautiful, finely printed books produced by Merrymount Press. Below is a sampling of what many consider to be the Press's most noteworthy works. Merrymount's first major work was the Altar Book—begun in 1893 and completed in 1896—financed by Harold Brown. Updike attributed

3570-603: The months of April to September, covering the Entente 's campaign to conquer the capital city of the Ottoman Empire starting with a landing on the northern shore of the Dardanelles , which went in the history as the defeat of the Gallipoli Campaign ( Gelibolu in modern Turkish). Einstein also paid special attention to the massacres of Armenians and wrote about it extensively throughout the diary. He described

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3640-466: The move as a devastating blunder. Harcourt Religion was sold to Our Sunday Visitor in 2009. On July 27, 2009, the Irish Independent newspaper reported that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's controlling shareholder EMPG was in the process of a re-structuring negotiations with its unsecured-debt holders that would lead to the conversion of the debt into equity. The news story reported that

3710-470: The next generation of technology for the education industry. The Irish Times reported that the investments by the then equity holders of EMPG, including HMH's CEO at the time, Barry O'Callaghan , private clients of Davy Stockbrokers, Reed Elsevier, and others of over $ 3.5 billion would be written down to zero. Additionally, the Irish Independent reported that following the restructuring,

3780-474: The profits from which would benefit the war effort. The book was published in 1916 alongside a special limited edition run of 175 copies, each signed by Updike. Between 1930 and 1942, Merrymount Press published eight books for The Limited Editions Club, a publisher of fine bindings. The Limited Editions Club issued just 1,500 copies per title and was available only to subscribing members. Merrymount also printed The Limited Editions Club's first prospectus, issued as

3850-534: The rights to the literary works of both publishers. When Osgood left the firm two years later, the business reemerged as Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Despite a lucrative partnership with Lawson Valentine, Houghton, Mifflin and Company still had debt it had inherited from Ticknor and Fields, so it decided to add partners. In 1884, James D. Hurd, the son of Melancthon Hurd, became a partner. In 1888, three others became partners as well: James Murray Kay, Thurlow Weed Barnes, and Henry Oscar Houghton Jr. Shortly thereafter,

3920-403: The shareholders of EMPG , the former holding company of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. On February 22, 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that EMPG and HMH had reached an agreement to restructure the finances of the company and recapitalize its balance sheet with a substantial fresh cash investment by institutional investors. The agreement, supported by 100% of HMH's creditors, highlighted

3990-521: The treatment and the condition of British prisoners of war . On October 8, 1921, Warren Harding appointed Einstein to replace Richard Crane as the United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Czechoslovakia . He was recommended by Senators Wadsworth and William M. Calder . He presented his credentials on December 20, 1921, and held the position until he left his post on February 1, 1930. He

4060-541: The unsecured debt holders would receive a 45% equity stake. As a result, the royal family of Dubai via their Istithmar World Capital investment vehicle became major stakeholders. Estimates were that EMPG would cut its debt from $ 7.3bn to $ 6.1bn. On August 15, 2009, the Financial Times reported in an interview with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's CEO at the time, Barry O'Callaghan, that the refinancing had received approval of more than 90% of lenders. The terms included

4130-476: The younger Einstein's career; Ralli was twice a divorcee (including to Alexander Ralli), and divorced women could not be received in some European courts. From his wife's marriage to Ralli, she was the mother of Marguerite Christine Ralli, who later married William Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale , becoming the Marchioness of Tweeddale. Einstein was disinherited by his father after marrying Ralli, except for

4200-412: Was a Czech-American artist known for his wood engravings, illustrations, and typefaces. Among the titles designed and printed for The Limited Editions Club by Merrymount Press is The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine , which include decorations engraved on copper by Rudolph Ruzicka. Ruzicka provided a number of illustrations for Merrymount Press over the years, including contributing to Edith Wharton's Book of

4270-500: Was a fruitful one and vital to Merrymount's success in its early years according to Updike: “Nothing could have helped the Press more, just then, than the Scribner connection, for it showed we were not amateurs but could hold our own with larger printing houses…” In 1915, after visiting the front of World War I , Wharton began collaborating with Updike to plan a collection of original stories, essays, poems, art works, and musical scores,

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4340-473: Was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations . In 1904, he married Helen (née Carew) Ralli (1863–1949), a noted Anglo-Greek beauty who was fourteen years older than him. Helen was a daughter of Robert Russell Carew and her sister, Jessica Philippa Carew, was married to Francis Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys . This marriage led to friction between Einstein and his father, who worried that Ralli would damage

4410-486: Was born on March 15, 1877, in New York City. He was the only son of wool magnate David Lewis Einstein (1839–1909) and, his wife, Caroline (née Fatman) Einstein (1852–1910). Lewis had two sisters: Amy Einstein, who married Joel Elias Spingarn , and Florence Einstein, who married Sir Charles Waldstein . Among his family was uncle, Henry L. Einstein, the proprietor of The New York Press , and Judah P. Benjamin ,

4480-607: Was completed on May 10. On February 22, 2022, a tender offer was announced by Veritas Capital to acquire HMH at a price of $ 21 per share, or about $ 2.8 Billion. The tender deadline was originally April 1, before being extended to April 6 on March 29. Prior to the tender date, the stock generated a lot of hype on internet forum WallStreetBets , with over 36,000 contracts traded for the June 17 $ 22.5 strike price call options . Many investors purchased call options based on numerous reports from institutional investors with large stakes in

4550-428: Was the Press ever founded—it only began.” Updike derived the name Merrymount from Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s short story “The May-Pole of Merrymount.” The story centers on Thomas Morton's seventeenth century settlement in present-day Quincy, Massachusetts. Morton's estate was apparently the site of sports, music, and frivolity—set up in the face of his Puritanical neighbors. According to Updike, “The Press took its name from

4620-592: Was the first in America to acquire the now universal Times New Roman ; its first major appearance was the December 1941 issue of Woman’s Home Companion , which was set by Merrymount. That same year, Updike used Times to print his last publication, Some Aspects of Printing Old and New . Over its 56-year history, Merrymount Press produced a significant volume of ephemera, especially for local businesses and organizations. Advertisements, dinner invitations, letterhead, and

4690-493: Was the fourth-largest educational publisher in the United States. In 1961, Houghton Mifflin famously passed on Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking , giving it up to Alfred A. Knopf who published it in 1962. It became an overnight success, and is considered by many to be the bible of French cooking. Houghton Mifflin's strategic error was depicted in the 2009 film Julie & Julia . In 1967, Houghton Mifflin became

4760-676: Was the widow of Jay Bucknell Lippincott and daughter of Brig. Gen. Luther Rector Hare , known for participating in the Battle of the Little Big Horn . Einstein died at his home in Paris, France, on December 2, 1967, and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Einstein received the following honors and awards: Einstein wrote the following books: Einstein also engaged in a longtime correspondence with Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. , and in 1964 their collected letters were published in

4830-480: Was therefore made partner in 1915. Every single item produced by Merrymount was supervised by either Updike or Bianchi. After Updike’s death in 1941, Bianchi carried on the work of the Press with his son Daniel Berkeley Bianchi (named after Updike), but business dwindled and Merrymount Press ceased operations in 1949. Over the course of 56 years of operation, the Merrymount Press printed more than 20,000 items. Updike, always modest about his achievements, never attributed

4900-441: Was to see that he was "taken care of", a means she accomplished by granting him an annual allowance of $ 20,000. Earlier, Lewis had received nothing from the estate of his mother Caroline Einstein, who instead divided her property among Einstein's sisters and various friends among European nobility. After the death of his first wife on June 25, 1949, he remarried to Camilla Elizabeth (née Hare) Lippincott (1879–1976) in 1950. Camilla

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