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Founded by William Ticknor in 1854.1
Private company
Ticknor and Fields
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American publishing company (1832–1878)
Ticknor and Fields was an American publishing company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded as a bookstore in 1832, the business published many 19th-century American authors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry David Thoreau, and Mark Twain.2 It was founded by William Ticknor.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1854Founded1
- HeadquartersBoston1
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Ticknor and Fields was an American publishing company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded as a bookstore in 1832, the business published many 19th-century American authors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry David Thoreau, and Mark Twain.2
Leadership
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- FounderWilliam Ticknor1
Timeline
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Links
- WikipediaTicknor and Fields
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- 2WikipediaTicknor and Fields on Wikipedia
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