What publishers📚used to do: John Murray II collected Byron’s daughter’s body from the London docks and arranged for her burial in a churchyard. John Murray III organized for David Livingston’s daughter to receive music lessons in Paris and gave her pocket money.
And Paddy Fermor once said to Billy Collins, head of giant publisher William Collins, “Sir, Murray is my publisher.” This was after Collins offered to double the advance on Paddy’s next book if he went with Collins instead of Murray.
