20th Century History

A gay classic coming-of-age novel and an unforgettable slice of British interwar upper-middle class life Orvil Pym does not fit in. A waifish, eccentric, sensitive fifteen-year-old, he hates school and...

One of the most beloved translations of all time returns to Penguin Classics- Scott Moncrieff's masterful version of Proust Proust's masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth...

The 2024 Elizabeth Longford prizewinning biography of the founder of Impressionism Based on thousands of never-before translated letters and unpublished sources, Jackie Wullschl ger's enthralling biography is the first account...

A gripping, definitive account of one man's battle to reckon with the horror of the Holocaust, by Jack Fairweather, the bestselling, Costa prize-winning author of The Volunteer (over 100k TCM)...

Winner of the 2024 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award, Trials of Hope tells the story of a shepherd boy turned human-rights academic set against the backdrop of the author's beloved...

From the 2023 David Unaipon Award winner comes this powerful, poignant poetry collection that celebrates and reclaims Indigenous voices and language. Writing with a tender love for her Yugambeh language,...

Like a long winter's dream, this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South Korea into its painful...

One of the most beloved translations of all time returns to Penguin Classics- Scott Moncrieff's masterful version of Proust Proust's masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth...

A mysterious portrait. Two couples, a century apart. One secret that will change everything. London 1905, celebrated artist John Sutton paints The Quartet, unaware of the passion and betrayal his...

Set against the vast and timeless landscape of Western Australia, a mesmeric tale from the author of the award-winning bestseller The Light Between Oceans, which has sold five million copies...

Henry Miller's landmark travel book, ready to be stuffed into any backpack In 1939 Miller left Paris and headed out with his friend Lawrence Durrell to explore the Grecian countryside,...

Townsend Warner's best-loved and most famous novel, telling the story of a middle-aged woman who gloriously becomes a witch Lolly Willowes, always so gentle and accommodating, suddenly announces that she...

An epic history of money, trade and development since 1933 This is the history of the institutions and individuals who have managed the global economy, from the World Monetary and...

A riveting, funny coming-of-age story- the first volume in Pirkko Saisio's award-winning Helsinki trilogy 'Grandpa says everyone should leave me alone. If I want to be a boy, then I'm...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition...

Ten tales of loss and longing, from one one Japan's greatest writers Bringing together Yukio Mishima's finest stories, this selection shows his extraordinary ability to depict a wide variety of...

New in Penguin Japanese Classics- a gripping novel about a love affair gone wrong Introducing Penguin Japanese Classics- a collection of some of Japan's most celebrated and ground-breaking 20th century...

A deliciously deranged thriller about supernatural vengeance and postwar guilt, by one of Austria's most celebrated writers Alexander Jessiersky, Austrian aristocrat and shipping magnate, finds the Nazis distasteful - but...

A gripping tale of adultery and murder served hard-boiled When Maude Slocum - beautiful, frightened and angry - comes to Lew Archer's office with a poison pen letter intended for...

One of the great country house detective novels, entertaining and ingenious Marion Sharpe and her mother are quiet and ordinary villagers, enjoying a peaceful life in their country home, the...

One of the most beloved translations of all time returns to Penguin Classics- Scott Moncrieff's masterful version of Proust Proust's masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth...

A high-octane story from the great Eric Ambler of a journalist on the run in the south of France Lucia Bernardi was last seen driving a car at top speed...

This exhilarating collection of non-fiction sees one of the greatest twentieth-century writers meditating on the small moments that make up a life 'How did I so unwittingly transform the joy...

A stirring novel of idealist loyalty and sibling love, by one of East Germany's most important writers 1960. The border between East and West Germany has closed. For Elisabeth -...

'Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love one's enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival.' Advocating love as strength and non-violence as...

'People can only be free in relation to one another.' Three exhilarating and inspiring essays in which the great twentieth-century political philosopher argues that there can be no freedom without...

A new translation of Simone Weil's best-known work- a political, philosophical and spiritual treatise on what human life could be An icon of twentieth-century French philosophy, Simone Weil was described...

The powerful true story of the first flight across the Atlantic - and of the ordinary heroes who risked their lives to race in pursuit of progress 'David Rooney is...

The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster by New York Times-bestselling author Adam Higginbotham, based on fascinating new archival research and in-depth reporting - a...

It's time to peel away the layers of a cliche that is not just useless, but harmful. The claim that the twenty-first century will be Asian, just as the twentieth...

The acclaimed author of Free returns with an imaginative investigation into dignity and historical injustice through the story of a family When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother,...

An authoritative history of the tank and the remarkable individuals who designed them and fought in them, from a former soldier and best-selling historian Tanks are the ultimate embodiment of...

A study of what leads humans to war, from one of our great military historians There can be few more important but also more contentious issues than attempting to understand...

The latest novel by twice Booker-shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma FROM THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the New American Voices...

Often described as the 'gay Gatsby' - Dancer from the Dance is the 1970s cult classic of gay liberation. 'Astonishingly beautiful... The best gay novel written by anyone of our...

For the first time in red spine, Werner Herzog's legendary document of his most infamous act- the filming of his masterpiece, Fitzcarraldo A fever-dream journal documenting the making of cinema's...

The twenty-fourth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs explores how new technologies have emerged as an economic and industrial battleground, and as a key means of projecting power globally. The next...

Isaac Bell returns for another white-knuckled mission in a new installment of the thrilling series Summer, 1914. At a private meeting on Woodrow Wilson's presidential yacht, the President addresses the...

Multi-million copy bestselling author Terry Deary shows you the history of the world through the eyes of Mr and Mrs Peasant (and their good friend Monsieur Guillotine...). A globetrotting, laugh-out-loud...

A biting psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Tokyo Express, now available in English for the first time Onizuka Kumako is a fierce woman- tall, beautiful, and not afraid...

How a new generation of money launderers are plundering the world and why we need to stop them There's an old saying- 'a rising tide lifts all boats'. It's normally...

The raucous memoir from pop's most influential producer Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, the Barbie soundtrack. Behind some of the biggest musical moments in...

The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake,...

The award-winning historian returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war On 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, armoured...

A powerful and urgent explanation and vindication of our human rights and freedoms Our human rights are endangered. After the devastation of World War Two the international community united to...

Drawn from rigorous research, this true crime title tells the story of Marilyn Monroe's extraordinary life and explores the shocking circumstances of her death. BORN IN THE SHADOWS. LIVED FOR...