Penguin Books
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Penguin Books is a major British publishing house known for its influential paperback editions and wide range of literary and non-fiction titles.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T279804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penguin Books Context triple: [No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference, publisher, Penguin Books]
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A.
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton is a major British publishing house known for producing a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, and religious titles.
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B.
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber is a renowned independent British publishing house known for its influential catalog of literary fiction, poetry, and drama.
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C.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
G. P. Putnam’s Sons is a long-established American publishing house known for producing a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles.
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D.
Harper Perennial
Harper Perennial is an imprint of HarperCollins known for publishing contemporary literary fiction, nonfiction, and reissues of classic works in affordable paperback editions.
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E.
George Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a prominent British publishing house known for releasing influential works in philosophy, literature, and academic scholarship, including major titles by authors such as Bertrand Russell and J.R.R. Tolkien.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penguin Books Target entity description: Penguin Books is a major British publishing house known for its influential paperback editions and wide range of literary and non-fiction titles.
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A.
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton is a major British publishing house known for producing a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, and religious titles.
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B.
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber is a renowned independent British publishing house known for its influential catalog of literary fiction, poetry, and drama.
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C.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
G. P. Putnam’s Sons is a long-established American publishing house known for producing a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles.
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D.
Harper Perennial
Harper Perennial is an imprint of HarperCollins known for publishing contemporary literary fiction, nonfiction, and reissues of classic works in affordable paperback editions.
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E.
George Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a prominent British publishing house known for releasing influential works in philosophy, literature, and academic scholarship, including major titles by authors such as Bertrand Russell and J.R.R. Tolkien.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book publisher
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publishing house ⓘ |
| brand |
Penguin Books
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Pelican Books
Penguin Books self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Penguin Classics
Penguin Books self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Penguin Modern Classics
Penguin Books self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Penguin Popular Classics
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Puffin Books
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| business model | mass-market paperback publishing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focuses on |
wide range of literary titles
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wide range of non-fiction titles ⓘ |
| founded in | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| founder |
Penguin Books
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surface form:
Allen Lane
John Lane ⓘ Richard Lane ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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classics ⓘ crime fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| has imprint |
Penguin Books
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surface form:
Pelican Books
Penguin Books self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Penguin Classics
Puffin Books ⓘ The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press (UK operations associated)
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| has logo | penguin ⓘ |
| has notable series |
Great Ideas series
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Pelican non-fiction series ⓘ Penguin Classics series ⓘ Penguin Classics series ⓘ
surface form:
Penguin English Library
Penguin Classics series ⓘ
surface form:
Penguin Little Black Classics
Penguin Modern Classics series ⓘ |
| headquarters location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| key person | Allen Lane ⓘ |
| language of work or name | English ⓘ |
| location of formation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| notable for |
affordable mass-market editions
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distinctive cover design ⓘ popularizing quality paperbacks ⓘ |
| parent organization | Penguin Random House ⓘ |
| part of |
Penguin Random House
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surface form:
Bertelsmann (via Penguin Random House)
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| predecessor | The Bodley Head ⓘ |
| product |
e-books
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hardcover books ⓘ paperback books ⓘ |
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Subject: Penguin Books Description of subject: Penguin Books is a major British publishing house known for its influential paperback editions and wide range of literary and non-fiction titles.
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