Allen Lane Williams

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Allen Lane Williams, better known as Allen Lane, was a British publisher who founded Penguin Books and helped popularize high-quality paperback publishing.

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instanceOf human
publisher
alsoKnownAs Allen Lane NERFINISHED
businessModel mass-market paperback publishing
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
employer Penguin Books NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork book publishing
paperback publishing
founded Penguin Books NERFINISHED
gender male
hasFamilyName Williams NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Allen NERFINISHED
hasPartnershipWith Penguin Books authors
hasPseudonym Allen Lane NERFINISHED
industry publishing industry
influenced mass-market publishing
paperback book market in the United Kingdom
knownFor founding Penguin Books
popularizing high-quality paperback publishing
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Allen Lane Williams NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableWork Penguin Books paperback series NERFINISHED
occupation publisher
positionHeld founder of Penguin Books
publisher at Penguin Books
significantEvent creation of inexpensive, high-quality paperbacks
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom

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Allen Lane fullName Allen Lane Williams