A way with words
He used his charm to build a publishing empire—and damn any inconsistencies along the way
Source: prospectmagazine.co.uk
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The Maverick by Thomas Harding: A Jewish exile who published Nazis and Nabokov
Biography of George Weidenfeld’s mission to publish ‘the mavericks, the scandalous, the subversive’ is written like a school report
Source: irishtimes.com
The many lives of George Weidenfeld, legendary publisher and ladies' man
‘You can go ahead,’ said the voice at the other end of the telephone. ‘The DPP has decided not to prosecute.’ It was the call that allowed the publication of Lolita, one of the greatest gambles of George Weidenfeld’s career. The moment George – it is impossible to think of him as anything other than
Source: spectator.co.uk