George Platt Brett Sr.

For his son, see George Platt Brett Jr.

George Platt Brett Sr.
Born(1858-12-08)8 December 1858
London, England, Great Britain
Died18 September 1936(1936-09-18) (aged 77)
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
NationalityBritish
Alma materCollege of the City of New York
OccupationPublisher
Known forPublisher of Jack London
ChildrenGeorge Platt Brett Jr.
Claire L. Brett McKinney
Richard M Brett
Mary Edith Brett (step-daughter)
FatherGeorge Edward Brett

George Platt Brett Sr. (8 December 1858 – 18 September 1936) was a British-born[1] chairman and publisher of the American division of Macmillan Publishing. He was best known for serving as publisher, friend, and mentor of American author Jack London.[2] Under Brett's leadership, Macmillan became one of the largest publishers in America. Sales grew from $50,000 in 1890 and grew to $8.5 million in 1931. In 1931, Macmillan annuals produced between 600 and 700 titles.[3]

  1. ^ "Crofter's Crop". Time. 22 January 1951. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  2. ^ James, Elizabeth (2002). Macmillan A Publishing Tradition. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 170–71. ISBN 0-333-73517-X.
  3. ^ Kobrak, Fred. The Structure of International Publishing in the 1990s. p. 31.