Bodley Head (Firm)

The Bodley Head is a British publishing imprint founded in 1887 by John Lane and Charles Elkin Mathews. It began as a London antiquarian bookshop, took its name from Sir Thomas Bodley of the Bodleian Library, and soon became closely associated with the literary and artistic world of the 1890s.

Over time, the business changed hands and evolved from an independent firm into part of larger publishing groups. Sources from Penguin and library archives describe it today as an imprint of Penguin Random House, now focused on serious, idea-driven nonfiction.

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