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Albatross Books

Allen Lane adopted the look-and-feel of Albatross editions closely, copying most of its innovations, for the first Penguin Books.

Allen Lane

(The book was called Massacre and was by the French cartoonist Siné: it was reportedly deeply offensive.) Lane fired Godwin, and retained control of Penguin, but was forced to retire shortly afterwards after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.

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Lane married Lettice Lucy Orr on 28 June 1941 and had three daughters, Clare and Christine and Anna.

Germano Facetti

It was his interior for the Poetry Bookshop in Soho that inspired the director of Penguin, Allen Lane, to invite him to join the as art director in 1960.

John Lehmann

Wintringham reintroduced Lehmann to Allen Lane of Penguin Books, who secured paper for The Penguin New Writing a monthly book-magazine, this time in paperback.

Maria Misra

The latter, published by Allen Lane to be timed with India's 60 years of independence, addresses the question of how India's traditions of caste and religious identities are able to coexist with a modern democratic state on its way to becoming a major economic power.

Muntin

(1977) The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts. London: Allen Lane, p. 547.

Not Quite the Diplomat

Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs is a book by Chris Patten, published by Allen Lane in September 2005.

The Truth About Markets

The Truth About Markets: Why Some Nations are Rich but Most Remain Poor is a book by economist John Kay, published in 2003 by Allen Lane.

William Emrys Williams

A close collaborator with Allen Lane, Penguin's founder, for over thirty years, he was the cultural force behind Penguin Books' success.