1855 – 1917 1855 – The oldest continuous imprint at Penguin Random House, Chatto & Windus is founded by bookseller-publisher John Camden Hotten. Early authors include Mark Twain, Wilkie Collins and H. G. Wells. 1890 – William Heinemann is founded and publishes its first book, The Bondman by Hall Caine. 1901 – The first English translation of […]