Iyini i-Penguin Books?
Context:I-Penguin Books iyindlu yokushicilela yaseBrithani. Yasungulwa ngo-1935 ngu-Allen Lane nabafowabo uRichard noJohn, njengomugqa wabashicileli iThe Bodley Head, yaba yinkampani ehlukile ngonyaka olandelayo. I-Penguin yaguqula ukushicilela ngawo-1930 ngokusebenzisa ama-paperback ayo ashibhile, athengiswa nge-Woolworths nezinye izitolo ngamapeni ayisithupha, aletha inganekwane esezingeni eliphakeme kanye nokungeyona inganekwane emakethe enkulu. Ukuphumelela kwayo kwabonisa ukuthi kwakunabantu abaningi ababefuna ukufunda izincwadi eziqotho. Futhi yathinta kakhulu isiko elidumile laseBrithani lanamuhla ngezincwadi zalo eziphathelene nezombangazwe, ubuciko nesayensi.
I-Penguin Books iyindlu yokushicilela yezincwadi ezingasho lutho nezingabizi kakhulu. Yasungulwa ngabazalwane baseLane ngo-1935 njengomugqa wabashicileli iThe Bodley Head. Yaba umshicileli ohlukile ngo-1936.