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William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd.

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William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd. was a Scottish publishing company founded by William Blackwood in Edinburgh in 1804. Blackwood, initially an antiquarian bookseller, began publishing on his own account by 1810. A significant early success was Walter Scott's Tales of My Landlord in 1816.

In 1817, Blackwood launched the Edinburgh Monthly Magazine, later known as Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. This publication became a prominent Tory voice, known for its satire and literary contributions from writers like James Hogg and Thomas De Quincey. The firm continued under his sons and subsequent generations, expanding its operations and publishing works by notable authors such as George Eliot and Joseph Conrad.1

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