Cover of The Boston Dip written and published by George M. Baker, 1873
George Melville Baker (1832–1890) was a playwright and publisher in
Boston,
Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He worked for
Lee & Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint. "George M. Baker & Co." issued works by authors such as Henry M. Baker, F.E. Chase,[1] and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co."[2][3] George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England.[4] He belonged to the
Mercantile Library Association.[5] He married Emily Bowles in 1858;[6] children included novelist
Emilie Loring, playwright
Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.
^"Obituary: George M. Baker." The American Bookseller, v.28, no.9, Nov. 1, 1890
^Baker, George Melville (1865), A valedictory poem delivered before the "members' course" of the Mercantile Library Association, Boston: John Wilson and son,
OCLC13168012,
OL17507629M
^"Obituary: George M. Baker." Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 25, 1890
Further reading
Baker, George Melville (1871), The social stage: original dramas, comedies, burlesques, and entertainments ..., Boston: Lee & Shepard,
OL7179951M
George Melville Baker (1873), Gentlemen of the jury, Boston: G. M. Baker & Co.,
OL23415545M
Baker, George Melville (1873), The Boston Dip, Boston: G.M. Baker & Co.,
OCLC6481889,
OL243869M
Poison: a farce, as performed by the Hasty Pudding Club of Harvard University, Boston: George M. Baker and Co., 1882,
OL23620444M