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Penguin Books - Definition and Overview |
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Penguin Books is a British publisher founded in 1936. Its most emblematic products are its paperbacks. The first Penguin paperbacks were published in 1935, but as an imprint of Bodley Head.
Imprints of Penguin Books include Puffin Books, for children's literature. They have also acquired Ladybird Books, Dorling Kindersley and the Rough Guides.
Former Penguin imprints include Roc, for science fiction and fantasy and Pelican Books, for non-fiction.
In the early days Penguin paperbacks had distinctive colour schemes: orange and white for general fiction, green and white for crime fiction, and dark blue for biographies. Some recent publications of literature from that time have duplicated the original look.
Controversial titles published by Penguin include Lady Chatterley's Lover, Spycatcher and The Satanic Verses.
Penguin Books is a division of the worldwide Penguin Group. Its counterpart in the United States is Penguin Group (USA).
See also
External link
- Company history (http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/packages/uk/aboutus/history.html)
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Example Usage of Penguin |
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DJSnaggle: Fat Penguin. [What?] Sorry. I just wanted to say something that would break the ice. |
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Careyannie: @therealgokwan Where did y get the cute Penguin?! |
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_wildrumpus: instead of sleep i'm watching movies. first cry baby, now pebble and the Penguin. i have no clue what's next/probably last. |
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