18-405: Surly Bob is a 19th-century English children's novel by Luisa C. Silke . It was a melodrama about a nasty boy who nonetheless had great affection for his crippled little brother. It was published as one of Cassell's “Shilling Series” of illustrated children's books and was notable in its day for its pathos, character development and illustrations. It was originally published in serial form in
36-425: A pit on the site of the square. By 1720, it was a fashionable part of London: the eminent judge Sir Bernard Hale was a resident of Red Lion Square. The square was "beautified" pursuant to a 1737 Act of Parliament. In the 1860s, on the other hand, it had clearly become decidedly unfashionable: the writer Anthony Trollope in his novel Orley Farm (1862) humorously reassures his readers that one of his characters
54-606: Is perfectly respectable, despite living in Red Lion Square. The Metropolitan Public Gardens Association 's landscape gardener Fanny Wilkinson laid it out as a public garden in 1885, and, in 1894, the trustees of the square passed the freehold to the MPGA, which, in turn, passed it to the London County Council free of cost. A notable resident of the square was John Harrison , the world-renowned inventor of
72-700: The American company Continuum to form the Continuum International Publishing Group as part of management buyout. Red Lion Square Red Lion Square is a small square in Holborn , London. The square was laid out in 1684 by Nicholas Barbon , taking its name from the Red Lion Inn. According to some sources, the bodies of three regicides — Oliver Cromwell , John Bradshaw and Henry Ireton —were placed in
90-461: The British periodical The Quiver . and was considered at the time to be one its principal stories. The first episode in the series was published in 1875. The novel was published in book form in 1881. This article about a children's novel of the 1880s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See guidelines for writing about novels . Further suggestions might be found on
108-680: The Weidenfeld imprints to form a new division under the name of Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. Cassell Illustrated survives as an imprint of the Octopus Publishing Group . John Cassell (1817–1865), who was in turn a carpenter, temperance preacher, tea and coffee merchant, finally turned to publishing. His first publication was on 1 July 1848, a weekly newspaper called The Standard of Freedom , advocating religious, political, and commercial freedom. The Working Man's Friend became another popular publication. In 1849 Cassell
126-461: The arrival of a new partner, Robert Turner, in 1878, it became Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company . Galpin was the astute business manager. Petter retired in 1883 and the company then became Cassell and Company, Ltd . "The company expanded well until 1888, when Petter died, Galpin retired from managing directorship, and Turner became chairman." One July 1887 newspaper advertisement for Cassell's National Library , and other libraries, displays
144-566: The art publisher Studio Vista and religious publisher Geoffrey Chapman . During the 1970s and 1980s, Cassell had a branch in Australia known as Cassell Australia. Macmillan Inc. sold Cassell, including Geoffrey Chapman, to CBS in 1982. CBS sold Cassell in a buyout in 1986. In October 1992, Cassell bought Victor Gollancz Ltd from Houghton Mifflin . The company went public as Cassell plc in June 1994. As Cassell's fortunes fluctuated,
162-596: The article's talk page . Cassell (publisher) Cassell is a British book publishing house founded in 1848 by John Cassell (1817–1865), which became in the 1890s an international publishing group company. In 1995, Cassell plc acquired Pinter Publishers . In December 1998, Cassell plc was bought by the Orion Publishing Group . In January 2002, Cassell imprints, including the Cassell Reference and Cassell Military, were joined with
180-413: The firm eventually relocated from their grand offices on Red Lion Square, taking the statue of Pocahontas with them. It is believed that the statue of Pocahontas was sold at auction in 1996 to a private collector. In December 1998, Cassell plc was taken over by Orion Publishing Group . In October 1999, Cassell's academic and religious lists (including Geoffrey Chapman and Pinter imprints) were merged with
198-485: The footer "CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited, Ludgate-Hill , London, Paris, New York, and Melbourne". Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid was general manager until 1905, when Arthur Spurgeon took over and revitalized the firm. Mainly magazine publishers, Spurgeon concentrated on reviving the book business. In the early 1950s, Cassell's commissioned a nude statue of Princess Pocahontas by the sculptor David McFall for their new premises at Red Lion Square . This decision stemmed from
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#1732797161162216-579: The loss of Eric Gill 's iconic "little naked lady with tiger skin and bow and arrows", the house colophon, which was destroyed during German bombing raids on their former location in Belle Sauvage Yard. The larger-than-life statue of Pocahontas, an emblem of their renewed identity, adorned the entrance of their headquarters. In 1969, Cassell was acquired by the American company Crowell Collier & Macmillan (later renamed Macmillan Inc. ). Crowell Collier & Macmillan had previously acquired
234-452: The marine chronometer, who lived at number 12, where he died in 1776. There is a blue plaque dedicated to him on the corner of Summit House. At No. 3, in 1826 Charles Lamb was painted by Henry Mayer. At No 17, Dante Gabriel Rossetti lived in 1851. Also at No 17, William Morris , Edward Burne-Jones and Richard Watson Dixon lived from 1856 to 1859. No. 8 was a decorators shop run by Morris, Burne Jones and others from 1860 to 1865. No. 31
252-707: The square subsequently obliterated by St Martin's College of Art in Southampton Row (later Central Saint Martins ), a group of young writers, including Dylan Thomas , George Barker , David Gascoyne and John Pudney , gathered about the bookshop run by David Archer. On 15 June 1974 a meeting by the National Front in Conway Hall resulted in a protest by anti-fascist groups. The following disorder and police action left one student— Kevin Gately from
270-476: The square. The square today is home to the Royal College of Anaesthetists . Lamb's Conduit Street is nearby and the nearest underground station is Holborn . The Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management moved to Red Lion Square in 2019. The first headquarters of Marshall, Faulkner & Co, which was founded by William Morris , was at 8 Red Lion Square. At No 4 Parton Street, a cul-de-sac off
288-547: Was born in Barnstaple in Devon were partners in a printing firm and on John Cassell's bankruptcy in June 1855 acquired the publishing company and Cassell's debts. Between 1855 and 1858 the printing firm operated as Petter and Galpin and their work was published by W. Kent & Co. John Cassell was relegated to being a junior partner after becoming insolvent in 1858, the firm being known as Cassell, Petter & Galpin . With
306-535: Was dividing his time between his publishing and his grocery business. In 1851, his expanding interests led to his renting part of La Belle Sauvage , a London inn that had been a playhouse in Elizabethan times. The former inn was demolished in 1873 to make way for a railway viaduct, with the company building new premises behind. Thomas Dixon Galpin who came from Dorchester in Dorset and George William Petter who
324-420: Was the home of F. D. Maurice . At 35 St. George's Mansions in the square, suffragette sisters Irene and Hilda Dallas had lived and had evaded the 1911 census in protest that women did not have a right to vote. The centre-piece of the garden today is a statue by Ian Walters of Fenner Brockway , which was installed in 1986. There is also a memorial bust of Bertrand Russell . Conway Hall opens on to
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