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[[Image:Rayner Unwin.gif|thumb|Rayner Unwin]] | [[Image:Rayner Unwin.gif|thumb|Rayner Unwin]] | ||
'''Rayner Stephens Unwin''' ([[23 December]], [[1925]] – [[23 November]], [[2000]]) reviewed [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' at age 10 and without his praise of the book it might have never been published. His father was Sir [[Stanley Unwin]], co-founder of [[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]. In [[1968]], Rayner Unwin followed in his father's footsteps as chairman of the publishing firm. He retired in 1985 and passed away in 2000. | '''Rayner Stephens Unwin''' [[Wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] ([[23 December]], [[1925]] – [[23 November]], [[2000]]) reviewed [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' at age 10 and without his praise of the book it might have never been published. His father was Sir [[Stanley Unwin]], co-founder of [[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]. In [[1968]], Rayner Unwin followed in his father's footsteps as chairman of the publishing firm. He retired in 1985 and passed away in 2000. | ||
==Bibliography, selected== | ==Bibliography, selected== | ||
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*[[1995]]: ''[[Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]'' | *[[1995]]: ''[[Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]'' | ||
**"Publishing Tolkien" | **"Publishing Tolkien" | ||
*[[1997]]: ''[[Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees|Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees | *[[1997]]: ''[[Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees|Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees - Volume 1]]'' | ||
**[Speech at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinner 1990] | **"'How many more volumes in this series?' I don't know, Christopher doesn't know" [Speech at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinner 1990] | ||
*[[2000]]: ''[[Tolkien's Legendarium]]'' | *[[2000]]: ''[[Tolkien's Legendarium]]'' | ||
**"Early Days of Elder Days" | **"Early Days of Elder Days" | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Stanley Unwin]] | |||
*[[Allen and Unwin]] | |||
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (28 December 1953)]] | |||
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 May 1955)]] | |||
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (23 May 1961)]] | |||
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 October 1972)]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=74914&back= Entry at Oxford Dictionary] | |||
* [http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/tolkien/unwin-video.html Video of Rayner Unwin] | * [http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/tolkien/unwin-video.html Video of Rayner Unwin] | ||
*[http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/nov/27/guardianobituaries.books Rayner Unwin Obituary] at [ | *[http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/nov/27/guardianobituaries.books Rayner Unwin Obituary] at theguardian.com | ||
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/1376972/Rayner-Unwin.html Rayner Unwin Obituary] at telegraph.co.uk | |||
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/08/arts/rayner-s-unwin-74-a-publisher-and-early-advocate-for-the-hobbit.html Rayner Unwin Obituary] at the new york times. | |||
[[Category:Publishers (people)|Unwin, Rayner]] | [[Category:Publishers (people)|Unwin, Rayner]] | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 21 June 2014
Rayner Stephens Unwin CBE (23 December, 1925 – 23 November, 2000) reviewed J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit at age 10 and without his praise of the book it might have never been published. His father was Sir Stanley Unwin, co-founder of George Allen & Unwin. In 1968, Rayner Unwin followed in his father's footsteps as chairman of the publishing firm. He retired in 1985 and passed away in 2000.
Bibliography, selected
Books
Articles
- 1936: [Manuscript]
- 1982: The Sunday Times Magazine 19 September
- "The Return of Tolkien" [interview]
- 1987: Science Fiction Chronicle 8
- "The Hobbit 50th Anniversary"
- 1992: Mallorn 29
- "Publishing Tolkien"
- 1993: J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography
- "Foreword"
- 1995: Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference
- "Publishing Tolkien"
- 1997: Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees - Volume 1
- "'How many more volumes in this series?' I don't know, Christopher doesn't know" [Speech at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinner 1990]
- 2000: Tolkien's Legendarium
- "Early Days of Elder Days"
See Also
- Stanley Unwin
- Allen and Unwin
- Letter to Rayner Unwin (28 December 1953)
- Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 May 1955)
- Letter to Rayner Unwin (23 May 1961)
- Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 October 1972)
External links
- Entry at Oxford Dictionary
- Video of Rayner Unwin
- Rayner Unwin Obituary at theguardian.com
- Rayner Unwin Obituary at telegraph.co.uk
- Rayner Unwin Obituary at the new york times.
