The Atlantic Monthly Press was established in Boston in 1917 as a book publishing imprint of the Atlantic Monthly magazine. In 1925, Little, Brown took over the publishing of all Atlantic Monthly books. This agreement lasted until 1985 when the press became a fully independent publishing house under new ownership. Later, in 1993, the Atlantic Monthly Press merged with Grove Weidenfeld to form Grove Atlantic, Inc. Since the merger, Atlantic Monthly Press has been a hardcover imprint of Grove Atlantic, publishing a variety of genres such as fiction, history, biography, and narrative nonfiction.

Dr. Walter Franklin Atlee was born on October 12, 1828, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

He pursued a career in medicine and completed his undergraduate studies at St. Paul's College of Yale University in 1846. In 1850, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a medical degree. Afterward, he went to France, where he met and married Louise Caussade in 1856. Dr. Atlee worked in Paris and several other cities for six years before returning to Philadelphia, where he practiced medicine for half a century. He was a frequent contributor to Hay's American Journal of the Medical Sciences and translated the book “Bernard and Robin on the Blood” (1854). He also edited Nelatin's Clinical Surgery.

He died on August 18, 1910, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, was born on January 3, 1883, in Putney, England.

He was a British politician. He studied modern history at Oxford (B.A., 1904) and law at Inner Temple (1906). His early experiences as an educator and lawyer led to a long political career, holding many important offices before serving as a Labour Party leader from 1935 until 1955. He also served in the War Cabinet during World War II, became deputy Prime Minister in 1942, and succeeded Winston Churchill as Prime Minister from 1945 until 1955. He was known for his opposition to fascism and, as Prime Minister, helped India achieve independence. After retiring from politics, he wrote several books, including the autobiographical “As It Happened” (1954).

In 1922, he married Violet Helen Millar, Right Honourable Countess (1895–1964). He died on October 8, 1967, in London, England.

Thomas Panting Attrill was born on November 10, 1829, in Montreal, Quebec.

He was the brother of Henry Yarwood Attrill (1822-1892), the owner of the Manhattan Salt Mine in Goderich, Ontario.

He died on July 30, 1914, in Peterborough, Ontario.

Au lutin qui bouffe was a legendary restaurant in Montreal that gained its fame from the resident piglet, which customers often held and fed, resulting in countless photographs. The restaurant was established in 1938 at 753 and 755 Rue Saint-Grégoire, located at the corner of Rue Saint-Hubert, in a picturesque setting that resembled a chalet in Normandy. The owner, Joseph McAbbie, was a great art enthusiast and exhibited many paintings in the restaurant, as well as an art gallery installed in his establishment. Tragically, Joseph McAbbie died in 1953 during a robbery gone wrong, and the establishment was later acquired by influential businessman Jean-Louis Lévesque. Unfortunately, the restaurant was destroyed by fire in 1972.

French impresario Émile Audiffred, born in Toulon in southern France, began a musical career singing in Marseille in 1912 before going to Paris where he joined the group Concert Mayol. He appeared in various revues with Félix Mayol at the Petit Casino and recorded several songs with Pathé. By 1920 he was hired to work as a “tenorino de charme” for bigger revues at the Ambassadeur and the Palace; he performed in the revue “Toutes les Femme” with Harry Pilcer and Polaire. He also sang tenor in various Viennese operettas of Offenbach at “Théâtres des Bouffes” and at the Casino de Trouville. Besides singing, he created lyrics for many composers, including Vincent Sotto and Georges Sellers. During 1924 -1931, as director of the Théâtre de l’Empire in Paris, he signed an agreement with the New York City Hippodrome enabling American stars to perform in France. During this period, he presented ambitious music hall and circus shows and brought the first Jazz Orchestras to appear in France, such as Jack Hyton’s and Ray Ventura’s. He also managed the casinos at Trouville and Enghein les Bains. In 1931 he founded a syndicate for French impresarios and became its first president. In the 1930s, he started the Agence Audiffred and was on the lookout for new talent. He organized many tours and “café concert” appearances for such stars as Josephine Baker, Maurice Chevalier and Tino Rossi. He hired Félix Marouani in 1934, and in 1936 they began a four-year partnership. In this interval he also began creating and producing three successful “opérettes Marseillaises,” two of which starred Mireille Ponsard; he married her (his second marriage) in 1936. Ponsard would be the first actress to interpret the role of “Fanny” in Marcel Pagnol’s film of that title. Right before the war, Audiffred discovered Yves Montand in Marseille and introduced him to Édith Piaf. After the Liberation Montand and Piaf both performed at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. In 1942, Audiffred handed the operation of the Agence to his son Roger by his first marriage. Audiffred spent the Occupation in the free zone as a producer but his business was blocked in 1944 by the German propaganda department. After the war in 1946, he began producing circus shows in Paris and Brussels. He died of a heart attack in Auvers-Saint-Georges, having just written and produced his last operetta, "Croisière d'Amour." Agence Audiffred continued in business until 1971.