Jonathan Cape fiction by James Joyce and T. E. Lawrence. After Cape's death, the firm later merged successively with three other London publishing houses. In 1987 it was taken over by Random House. Its name continues as one of Random House's British imprints. Herbert Jonathan Cape was born in London on 15 November 1879, the youngest of the seven children of Jonathan Cape, a clerk from Ireby in what is now Cumbria, and his wife Caroline, "née" Page. He received a basic schooling and in his early teens he was taken on by Hatchards bookshop in Piccadilly as an errand-boy. Four years
The Teacher's Bookshop militias and forces loyal to the previous Fatah administration, and Islamic extremists began to take advantage of the growing chaos and lawlessness. On the night of February 3, 2006, two small pipe bombs destroyed the doors of The Teacher's Bookshop. Soon after store employees received a note demanding that the bookshop close permanently. Many Gazans, however, gathered to show their support, through a pro-bookshop rally. The store reopened five weeks later. Gazan authorities were unable to determine who was behind the attack. On April 15, 2007, the store was bombed a second time. The bombing took place as part of