Boston Dip

George Melville Baker, a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century, 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, and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's 'Walter H. Baker & Co.' George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in 'lyceum entertainments' in New England. He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association. He married Emily Bowles in 1858; children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.