EYES WIDE SHUT "Life In The Short Lane"

Dr. Bill Harford vs. Allen Lane

Sir Allen Lane CH (born Allen Lane Williams; 21 September 1902 – 7 July 1970) was a British publisher who together with his brothers Richard and John Lane founded Penguin Books in 1935, bringing high-quality paperback fiction and non-fiction to the mass market.

A plaque was unveiled in 1985 to mark the 50th anniversary of Penguin Books. Penguin originally began as an imprint of The Bodley Head, which was based at this address

8 Vigo Street in Mayfair, London