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.

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Further reading

• Baker, George Melville (1871), The social stage: original dramas, comedies, burlesques, and entertainments ..., Boston: Lee & Shepard, OL 7179951M
• George Melville Baker (1873), Gentlemen of the jury, Boston: G. M. Baker & Co., OL 23415545M
• Baker, George Melville (1873), The Boston Dip, Boston: G.M. Baker & Co., OCLC 6481889, OL 243869M
• Poison: a farce, as performed by the Hasty Pudding Club of Harvard University, Boston: George M. Baker and Co., 1882, OL 23620444M

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• Works by George Melville Baker at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about George Melville Baker at Internet Archive
• Works by George Melville Baker at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
• Portrait of George M. Baker
• Portrait of Albert Baker (1810-1874). "Printer [in Boston]. Father of Walter H. Baker and George Melville Baker"
• Baker, George Melville. A Mysterious Disappearance at Project Gutenberg