George Bell & Sons was an English book publishing house based in London. Founded in 1839 by George Bell, it published educational books, classics, children's literature, and works on art, architecture, and archaeology. In 1856, Bell entered into partnership with Frederick Daldy, and the firm traded as Bell & Daldy until 1873, when Daldy left and the business took the name George Bell & Sons.The firm later traded as Bell & Hyman and merged with George Allen & Unwin in 1986 to form Unwin Hyman.