George H. Doran Company

George H. Doran Company is a publisher of literary and foreign-literature works; public information about it is limited, and its founding background and country or region remain unclear. Judging from the three titles held in the collection, its publishing focuses on literary writing and prose miscellany, and also involves the introduction and circulation of original-language editions. Representative books include The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. Packard, Main Street and Other Poems by Joyce Kilmer, and Cobb's Anatomy by Irvin S. Cobb, the latter illustrated by Peter Newell. These authors were mostly writers active in early twentieth-century American literature and popular fiction, suggesting that the publisher covered novels, poetry, and humorous prose, with an emphasis on accessible literary works.