Hamish Hamilton

Hamish Hamilton Limited was a British book publishing house, founded in 1931 eponymously by the half-Scot half-American Jamie Hamilton (Hamish is the vocative form of the Gaelic Seumas [meaning James], James the English form – which was also his given name, and Jamie the diminutive form). Jamie Hamilton was often referred to as Hamish Hamilton.

This article is about the publishing house. For its founder, see Jamie Hamilton (publisher). For the director, see Hamish Hamilton (director).

Hamish Hamilton
Parent companyPenguin Random House
Founded1931 (1931)
FounderJamie Hamilton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
DistributionPenguin Group
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.penguin.co.uk

The Hamish Hamilton imprint is now part of the Penguin Random House group.

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