Penguin Collectors Society

It's that time of year again when the PCS Post Graduate Bursary Scheme winner is announced. This year we have two successful students, Anna Richardson and Stephen Hickson. For short biopics and the titles of their dissertations ....

To judge by the dawn chorus, the birds are beginning to think about building nests but I fear this could be a mistake. However, the longer days have reminded me that it has been a while since I came up with some ideas of where to go and what to see.

PCS member Michael Lake has written this detailed survey of the original King Penguins, that rather idiosyncratic, hardback series designed to appeal to the public's 'liking for illustrated keepsakes'. The book provides a description of each of the 76 titles in the series, from the inception of the ...