China Pelicans

Posted: March 4th, 2016 | No Comments »

Pelican, the old non-fiction imprint of Penguin is back and publishing again. The original creation of the Pelican imprint along was in May 1937, two years after Penguin’s founding. The first title published under the Pelican name was George Bernard Shaw’s The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism, Capitalism, Sovietism & Fascism, in two volumes. There were thousands of titles published under the Pelican name over nearly 50 years. The series tackled everything from political uprisings and scientific exploration to religion across the globe and sociological practices and taboos. After a slow decline, Penguin eventually discontinued the imprint in the late 80s. Then on May 1st, 2014 Pelican books took flight for a second time with the release of five new titles, till minimalist blue and boasting the Pelican logo.

And China did feature in the old Pelican line up…(and if I missed any then do let me know?)

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