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WHO IS MACKMILLAN?
Macmillan was founded in 1843 by two Scottish brothers, Alexander and Daniel Macmillan, and until recently was owned by the Macmillan family, who continued to manage the company till 1970s.  One of the involved family members was Harold Macmillan, the British Prime Minister from 1956 to 1963.

Macmillan has a rich literary history, having published the works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Lewis Carroll (including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland), Henry James, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling etc.


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