Dennis Dobson

Dennis Dobson (1919 – 1978) was a British book publisher who was the eponymous founder of a small but respected company in London.

Background Set up in 1944 and run from his house at 80 Kensington Church Street, Dobson Books is variously described as having been "diverse, original, and occasionally successful", and a "very literary but somewhat idiosyncratic firm". The publishing house became renowned for its musicology list, and also published fiction (some in translation) including a strong science fiction list, as well as books imported from the United States.

Personal life In 1953 Dobson married Margaret Green (1928–2014), whose first job had been as his secretary, and they had four sons and three daughters. Dobson died in 1978 aged 59, after suffering a brain haemorrhage on the train returning from the Frankfurt Book Fair.