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Constable (Firm)
One of Britain’s oldest publishing names, this firm helped shape literary history long before becoming a modern fiction and nonfiction imprint. Its story runs from the age of Sir Walter Scott to today’s crime, thriller, and general publishing lists.
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Founded in Edinburgh in 1795 by Archibald Constable, the firm began as Constable & Co. and grew into an important British publishing house. It is closely associated with major literary history, including work with Sir Walter Scott, and it is often noted for pioneering the practice of paying authors an advance against royalties.
Over time, the business evolved through mergers and reorganizations. In 1999, the historic Constable firm merged with Robinson Publishing to form Constable & Robinson, bringing together a long-established literary name and a newer commercial publishing house.
Today, Constable survives as an imprint within Little, Brown in the Hachette group, publishing fiction and nonfiction. Its long life gives it an unusual place in publishing: a company name with roots in the eighteenth century that still appears on contemporary books.