Henry Holt Authored “Old School” Publications with Timeless Value

Henry Holt was an American publisher and writer who was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 3, 1840. He is an alumnus of Yale University. He attended Columbia Law School but dropped out of his Bachelor of Laws to marry Mary Florence West.

In 1862, Holt became an employee of Frederick Leypoldt’s publishing house. He acquired the company in 1873 and renamed it Henry Holt and Company. His company focused on publishing and did not retail books. He was active in Henry Holt and Company until 1916.

Two of his novels, Calire (1892) and Stumsee: Man and Man (1905) were anonymously published but were late republished under Holt’s name. In an issue of The New York Times, these novels were described as follows: “In Sturmsee the economic problems of the present day are treated in an interesting fashion. The theory of 'social service' is set forth in it, and there are many satirical touches. The scope of the other novel, Calmire, is somewhat broader."