1835) was a bookselling and publishing business in London, England,[1] at first known for issuing works related to the British colonies.
[2] It operated from headquarters in Leadenhall Street, later moving to Waterloo Place.
The Target Books paperback line became well known for its highly successful range of novelisations and other assorted books based on the popular science fiction television series Doctor Who.
In 1977, W. H. Allen acquired Warner Communications' publishing division, including Williams Publishing and Thorpe & Porter; but by 1978–1979 W. H. Allen decided to close down both divisions.
[6] In November 2009, Virgin became an independent imprint within Ebury Publishing, a division of the Random House Group.