Penguin Group

Penguin Group is named in the book’s publication information as its publisher, and the directory accompanying that credit presents a network of publishing entities and addresses across several countries. The listing combines the group name with national company names, corporate forms, and stated divisional relationships; it provides concrete contact locations but does not explain the organization’s full ownership, operations, or publishing arrangements.

Publisher Identification and Listing

The publication matter places Penguin Books prominently and identifies Penguin Group as the publisher. Beneath that identification, it supplies a sequence of addresses associated with the group’s presence in different markets. The sequence gives the publisher credit a practical, geographic dimension: the group is not represented by a single address alone, but by separately named organizations in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific region.

The directory is specific about names and locations, but limited in what it says about the work performed at each location. It does not assign individual books to particular offices or explain how editorial, printing, sales, or distribution responsibilities are divided. Accordingly, the listed companies and addresses establish the breadth and form of the publication network visible in this edition’s front matter, without by themselves documenting its internal management or the precise function of every address.

United States and Canada

The United States listing names Penguin Group (USA) Inc. and gives its address as 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. This is the clearest direct national company designation in the directory: the group name is joined to a country identifier and the corporate abbreviation Inc., followed by a complete street address in New York City.

The Canadian entry names Penguin Group (Canada), at 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3. Unlike the United States entry, it adds an explicit corporate relationship: Penguin Group (Canada) is described as a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc. The suite number, city, province, and postal code distinguish this contact listing from the shorter address form used for several other locations, while the division note places the Canadian name within a larger named company.

United Kingdom, Ireland, and Other Markets

In the United Kingdom, the directory lists Penguin Books Ltd at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England. This entry uses the Penguin Books name rather than Penguin Group followed by a country label, and identifies the organization as a limited company. The separate Irish listing names Penguin Ireland at 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland, and describes it as a division of Penguin Books Ltd. Together, the two entries distinguish the London-based company from the Dublin-based division rather than collapsing them into one address.

The Australian entry identifies Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia, and states that it is a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd. The New Zealand listing names Penguin Group (NZ) at the corner of Airborne and Rosedale Roads, Albany, Auckland 1310, New Zealand; it, too, is explicitly identified as a division, in this case of Pearson New Zealand Ltd. These formulations preserve local group names while specifying different parent-company names for the Australian and New Zealand divisions.

For India, the directory gives Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi–110 017, India. The South African entry names Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd at 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa. Both listings use locally qualified Penguin Books company names and include corporate-form abbreviations, but the directory does not state a divisional relationship for either one. Their presence alongside the entries for the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific extends the publication listing across a notably broad set of national locations.

Organizational Form and Significance

The entries do not present one uniform naming pattern. Some use Penguin Group with a national designation, while others use Penguin Books, Penguin Ireland, or a locally qualified company name. The legal and organizational descriptions vary as well: the text identifies certain entities as divisions, names incorporated companies, and leaves other relationships unstated. Those differences are part of what the listing actually records; it would go beyond the available information to infer a single standardized corporate structure from them.

As evidence about Penguin Group, the directory is therefore most useful as a snapshot of how the publisher is identified in a book’s publication matter and how its associated national names and addresses are presented there. Its significance lies in the contrast between a concise publisher credit and the extensive geographic particulars that follow: one group name anchors the publication statement, while the directory maps that statement onto distinct companies, divisions, and locations without spelling out their day-to-day roles.