Doubleday and Company, Inc.

American publishing company

Also known as: Doubleday & McClure Company, Doubleday, Doran & Company, Doubleday, Page & Company(Show More)

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Doubleday & Company, Inc. was an American publishing firm founded by Frank Nelson Doubleday in 1897, initially as Doubleday & McClure Company. The company later evolved through various partnerships, becoming Doubleday, Page & Company and eventually Doubleday & Company, Inc. in 1946. Frank Nelson Doubleday, who began his career at age 15 with Charles Scribner's Sons, established a significant presence in the publishing world, including a chain of over 30 book shops and the Country Life Press. The company published works by notable authors such as Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, and O. Henry. The name "Doubleday" also refers to Abner Doubleday, an American soldier and reputed inventor of baseball.12

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