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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:publishing_company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Hodder_&_Stoughton
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:travel_literature
gptkb:children's_literature
gptkb:textbooks
British literature
reference books
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:defunct
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1990s
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gptkbp:distribution
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global
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gptkbp:expansion
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gptkb:Fiction
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gptkbp:founded
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1854
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:George_Ward
Henry Lock
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gptkbp:has_a_focus_on
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travel guides
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Victorian publishing
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ward, Lock & Co.
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gptkbp:imprints
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gptkb:Ward_Lock
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gptkbp:industry
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publishing
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gptkbp:key_people
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John Lock
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gptkbp:legacy
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influential in publishing
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gptkbp:notable_authors
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gptkb:Rudyard_Kipling
gptkb:Agatha_Christie
gptkb:Arthur_Conan_Doyle
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gptkbp:notable_event
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environmental initiatives
community outreach programs
development of educational resources
expansion into international markets
support for local authors
celebration of 150th anniversary
sponsorship of literary festivals
participation in book fairs
partnership with libraries
acquisition of smaller publishers
collaboration with authors
establishment of a literary award
expansion into e-books
introduction of audiobooks
introduction of new genres
launch of a book club
launch of digital publishing
merger with other publishers
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gptkbp:notable_series
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gptkb:The_Ward_Lock_Travel_Guides
The Ward Lock Library
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gptkbp:notable_works
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The Ward Lock Guide
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Hachette_Livre
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gptkbp:partnership
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gptkb:British_Book_Industry
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gptkbp:publication
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hardcover
paperback
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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Ward Lock Educational
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Publishing
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gptkbp:website
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wardlock.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:A_Study_in_Scarlet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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