The Man Who Changed the Way We Read
the story of allen lane and penguin books
$26.11
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2025
Summary
Allen Lane: The Visionary Who Revolutionized Reading
To celebrate our 90th birthday, we present a reissue of the biography of a phenomenal individual and the story of Penguin Books.
By founding Penguin Books in 1935 and popularizing the paperback, Allen Lane not only changed publishing in Britain - he was also at the forefront of a social and cultural revolution.
In The Man Who Changed the Way We Read, Jeremy Lewis brings this extraordinary era brilliantly to life. L…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405980968 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1405980966 |
| Author: | Jeremy Lewis |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 30mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
An invaluable and fascinating account of this country’s intellectual and political development – Nick Hornby * Time Out *Both hugely enjoyable to read and surprisingly riveting * Independent on Sunday *Lewis’s rakish and racy biography … tells the story not just of a man, or even a firm, but of a cultural makeover that shaped the world as we know it * Daily Telegraph *Lewis’s book is outstanding * London Review of Books *
About The Author
Jeremy Lewis
Jeremy Lewis worked as a publisher for ten years, and was deputy editor of the London Magazine from 1990 to 1994. He has previously written two volumes of autobiography, Playing for Time and Kindred Spirits, and a biography of Cyril Connolly.
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