Harcourt was an American publishing house founded in 1919 by Alfred Harcourt and Donald Brace, originally as Harcourt, Brace and Company. It became one of the most respected literary publishers in the United States, known for its distinguished list of authors across fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
Over its history the company published an extraordinary roster of major writers and was associated with works of lasting literary importance. It maintained a reputation for editorial quality and for championing significant modern literature.
Through various mergers and name changes, including periods as Harcourt, Brace and World and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, the company remained a leading force in trade, educational, and reference publishing for much of the twentieth century.
The Harcourt trade publishing operations were eventually absorbed into Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The Harcourt name endures as a mark of a long and prestigious tradition in American literary publishing.
