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A stunning new edition of the book about basically everything, from legendary author Bill Bryson Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something? Or thought about how we can...

A classic of intergalactic, metaphysical science fiction and one of Philip Pullman's favourite books After journeying across the stars, a man from Earth finds himself lost among the scarlet deserts,...

The novel Mishima considered to be one of his best works- a tale of family, nuclear war, love and UFOs The Osugi family have come to a realization. Each of...

A devastating critique of the systems of power and control inherent in civilisation, from one of the most radical thinkers of the twentieth century Society Must Be Defended is taken...

A richly varied anthology of Spanish short stories, curated by celebrated translator Margaret Jull Costa This exciting new collection celebrates the Spanish short story, from its modern origins in the...

'The best one', as Clarice herself described it - her great mystical masterpiece In the mistaken belief that he has killed his wife, Martim flees the city and arrives, in...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'I don't ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere...

Cather's masterpiece of life, death and faith in New Mexico, new to Modern Classics Two French priests, friends since childhood, are sent to the newly created diocese of New Mexico....

The first great German novel - an extraordinary recreation of the horrors of the Thirty Years War, written by a veteran of the conflict First published in 1668, Simplicissimus tells...

A classic of English rural life by a writer admired by Hemingway, published in Classics for the first time Considered a classic at the time of its publication in 1910,...

Austen's most popular novel, the unforgettable story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, now in a collectible Deluxe Edition celebrating the 250th anniversary of the author's birth A Penguin Classics...

Wharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola A Penguin Classics Deluxe...

The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy...

Illustrated throughout, The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents specially curated comic book anthologies of the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and...

A beautiful new Deluxe Edition of Alcott's beloved novel, with a foreword by National Book Award-winning author and musician Patti Smith. A beautiful new Deluxe Edition of Alcott's beloved novel,...

From the award-winning translator ofThe IliadandThe Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in theIliad, begins an incredible...

A compelling collection of new Kafka translations in a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition A brilliant new translation of Kafka's best-known work, published for the 125th anniversary of his birth This...

The first complete new translation for 25 years of the acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature. Lady Murasaki's great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love, betrayal and...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

By the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Angle of Repose A novel of the friendships and woes of two couples, which tells the story of their lives in lyrical, evocative...

A charming, mind-bending and anarchic book of imagined civilizations 'Most cosmic civilizations long for things, in the depths of their souls, they would never openly admit to...' Trurl and Klapaucius...

The now-classic account of Orwell's experiences in the Spanish Civil War, in a stunning new cover look for his great works 'Every line of serious work that I have written...

The most beautiful and powerful of Milosz's poems from across his writing life This selection brings together the most beautiful and powerful of Czeslaw Milosz's poems, spanning his writing life....

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library '"Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English). "Now I'm...

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library 'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall' Beautiful,...

A sensational and mystical novel from one of the 20th century's greatest modernist writers A Breath of Life is Clarice Lispector's final novel, 'written in agony', which she did not...

A guidebook to melancholia or depression, and a masterly, all-encompassing examination of the human condition The Anatomy of Melancholy is the vast and only work by Robert Burton, the seventeenth-century...

Sontag achieved late bestselling success with this popular novel, new to Penguin Modern Classics A historical romance, Sontag's book is based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife,...

First paperback publication of Italo Calvino's phenomenally funny account of the universe as a cosmic joke Enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from...

First time in Modern Classics Claudia Hampton, a beautiful, famous writer, lies dying in hospital. But, as the nurses tend to her with quiet condescension, she is plotting her greatest...

First ever publication of Capote's complete stories A complete collection of short fiction by one of the masters of twentieth-century American literature.

It is September 1938 and during a heatwave Europe tensely awaits the outcome of the Munich conference, where they will learn if there is to be a war. In Paris...

Borges' stories have a deceptively simple, almost laconic style. In maddeningly ingenious stories that play with the very form of the short story, Borges returns again and again to his...

'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since the original, prewar translation there has been...

'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since the original, prewar translation there has been...

Brilliant reception for the hardcover edition Since the original, prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore...

Brilliant reception for the hardcover edition- 'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since the...

Brilliant reception for the hardcover edition- 'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since the...

Regarded by many as the greatest of the Metaphysical poets, John Donne (1572-1631) was also among the most intriguing figures of the Elizabethan age. Regarded by many as the greatest...

A major new translation of Goethe's Faust, Part Two - one of the greatest dramatic-poetic works in all of German literature - by award-winning poet and translator David Constantine In...

A work of tremendous influence that has inspired writers from his ancient Greek contemporaries to modernist writers such as T.S. Eliot, Homer's epic poem The Iliad is translated by Robert...

New to Penguin Classics For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics and management strategies. An elemental part...

Gaskell's moving story of a fallen woman's path to redemption Ruth Hilton is an orphaned young seamstress who catches the eye of a gentleman, Henry Bellingham, who is captivated by...

"Golding makes Ovid both dreamy and robust. Here we can listen to the English language as it moves confidently into the highest eloquence" - Tom Paulin Bringing together a series...

Never before published collection on finding fulfilment and purpose from the multi-million-copy bestselling author Viktor Frankl. 'Viktor Frankl gives us the gift of looking at everything in life as an...