▁published ▁by ▁the ▁firm ▁reflected ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁English ▁life . ▁These ▁included ▁Oscar ▁Wil de ’ s ▁The ▁Picture ▁of ▁Dor ian ▁Gray , ▁George ▁Mer ed ith ’ s ▁The ▁T rag ic ▁Com ed ians , ▁Joseph ▁H ock ing ’ s ▁All ▁Men ▁are ▁Li ars , ▁Guy ▁Bo oth by ’ s ▁In ▁Str ange ▁Company ▁and ▁George ▁H utch inson ’ s ▁Win ning ▁a ▁W ife ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Besides ▁fiction , ▁the ▁firm ▁also ▁published ▁educational ▁material . ▁They ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁“ pop ular izing ▁general ▁and ▁special ized ▁knowledge ”, ▁publishing ▁material ▁such ▁as ▁‘ Ill ustr ated ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁World ’ , ▁‘ Self - c ulture ▁for ▁All ’ , ▁‘ The ▁World ’ s ▁In hab itants ’ , ▁‘ W orth ies ▁of ▁the ▁World ’ ▁and ▁more . ▁ ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁in ▁railway ▁lines ▁and ▁love ▁for ▁travel , ▁Ward ▁Lock ▁and ▁Bow den ▁introduced ▁their ▁series ▁of ▁gu ides ▁books ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁They ▁were ▁pr iced ▁at ▁a ▁sh illing . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁some ▁ 1 3 6 ▁Ward ▁Lock ▁travel ▁gu ides , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Red ▁Gu ides , ▁existed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁firm ▁bought ▁A . D . ▁In nes ▁and ▁Company ▁– ▁famous ▁for ▁publishing ▁sports ▁books . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ,