Publishing company In 1891 his publishing business was formed into a company that bore his name, George Newnes Ltd. The company was reconstructed in 1897 with a capital of 1,000,000 pounds, and began the publication of books. In 1896 Newnes founded the book series, The Penny Library of Famous Books. After Newnes' death in 1910, his son Frank Newnes succeeded him as president of George Newnes Ltd. Decades after the proprietor's death, George Newnes Ltd (and its imprint C. Arthur Pearson Ltd) continued into the 1960s as one of London's three leading magazine publishers – along with Odhams Press and the Hulton Press – producing a diverse range of titles from Lady's Companion, Woman’s Own, Nova, Rave and Flair, to Practical Mechanics and Practical Television. In 1959, the company was purchased by Odhams, and in 1961, the company became part of the International Publishing Corporation. Today, books under the Newnes imprint continue to be published by Elsevier. See also List of British MPs List of publishers References Sources Jackson, Kate. George Newnes and the New Journalism in Britain, 1880-1910. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001. Pugh, Brian W., Spiring, Paul R. & Bhanji, Sadru. Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes & Devon. London: MX Publishing Ltd, 2010. External links The Story of The Strand Magazine 1851 births 1910 deaths People from Matlock, Derbyshire UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Swansea constituencies English publishers (people) British magazine publishers (people) 19th-century British newspaper publishers (people) 20th-century British newspaper publishers (people) People educated at the City of London School Newnes, George, 1st Baronet Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Haberdashers The Strand Magazine Chess patrons Newnes family 19th-century English businesspeople