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The 120 Days of Sodom
Author: Marquis de Sade Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 A new translation of Sade's most notorious, shocking and influential novel This horrible but hugely important text has...
The Complete Poems
Author: Andrew Marvell Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 Member of Parliament, tutor to Oliver Cromwell's ward, satirist and friend of John Milton, Andrew Marvell was one of...
The Later Roman Empire: (a.D. 354-378)
Author: Ammianus Marcellinus Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 Ammianus Marcellinus was the last great Roman historian, and his writings rank alongside those of Livy and Tacitus. The...
The War with Hannibal: The History of Rome from its Foundation Books 21-30
Author: Livy Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 720 In The War with Hannibal, Livy (59 BC-AD 17) chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and...
The Qur'an
Author: Tarif Khalidi Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 560 'Had We sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, You would have seen it humbled, Shattered from the fear...
Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales from Burns to Buchan
Author: Gordon Jarvie Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 'Now chap off my head, my hinnie, my heart, Now chap off my head, my ain true love' A...
Notre-Dame de Paris
Author: Victor Hugo Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 544 More commonly known as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Victor Hugo's Romantic novel of dark passions and unrequited love, Notre-Dame...
The Dance of Death
Author: Hans Holbein Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 This edition of The Dance of Death reproduces a complete set from the British Museum, with many details highlighted...
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Author: Hogg, James Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: A new edition of Hogg's haunting tale of a devilish doppleganger, edited and introduced by Hogg's celebrated biographer Karl Miller.Brought...
Far from the Madding Crowd
Author: Thomas Hardy Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 480 Far from the Madding Crowd was Thomas Hardy's first major literary success, and it edited with an introduction and...
Wives and Daughters
Author: Elizabeth Gaskell Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 720 Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters is a story of romance, scandal and intrigue within the confines of a watchful,...
North and South
Author: Elizabeth Gaskell Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 496 As relevant now as when it was first published, Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South skilfully weaves a compelling love...
Ancien Regime and the Revolution
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 With this book, Alexis de Tocqueville envisioned a multi-volume philosophic study of the origins of modern France that...
Victory: An Island Tale
Author: Joseph Conrad Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 Conrad's last great novel, featuring one of his most fascinating heroes, Victory is a psychological thriller, a tragic romance...
The Road to Oxiana
Author: Robert Byron Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 In 1933 Robert Byron began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana...
The Civil Wars
Author: Appian Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 480 Taken from Appian's Roman History, the five books collected here form the sole surviving continuous historical narrative of the era...
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Author: Peter Abelard Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 384 The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. Through their...
Great Expectations
Author: Charles Dickens Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 544 Charles Dickens's Great Expectations - now a major new film from director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral,...
The Prince
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 Tim Parks's celebrated new translation of this classic text, now in paperback As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence,...
Initiation
Author: Jessica Burkhart Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 Lauren has moved around enough to have the "new girl" code down: 1. Lay low. 2. But not too...
Hunting Evil
Author: Chris Carter Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 496 The compulsive new novel from the author of the Sunday Times Number One bestseller The Caller and Gallery of...
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
Author: James Baldwin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 384 In this tender, angry 1968 novel, James Baldwin created one of his most striking characters- a man struggling to...
The Day of the Triffids
Author: John Wyndham Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his...
The Samurai
Author: Shusaku Endo Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 A superb historical novel by one of Japan's greatest novelists. 'When the Pope appears,' Velasco repeated once more, 'touch...
Of Mice and Men
Author: Mr John Steinbeck Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 144 A stunning new series look for one of the greatest writers of the 20th century in Penguin Modern...
Conversations With Stalin
Author: Milovan Djilas Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 Written in 1961, after Djilas had served time in prison for his views, and featuring portraits of the leading...
The Dharma Bums
Author: Jack Kerouac Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 Following the explosive energy of On the Road comes The Dharma Bums in which Kerouac charts the spiritual quest...
Maigret in Vichy: Inspector Maigret #68
Author: Georges Simenon Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 While on holiday Maigret gets involved in a local murder case Maigret and his wife takes a much needed...
Maigret Enjoys Himself: Inspector Maigret #50
Author: Georges Simenon Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 During a much-needed holiday Maigret pulls a prank on colleague Janvier When Maigret's holiday plans go awry he and...
Maigret and the Ghost: Inspector Maigret #62
Author: Georges Simenon Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 160 When a colleague is injured in an undercover operation Maigret takes over and becomes embroiled in the dark underbelly...
Maigret and the Headless Corpse: Inspector Maigret #47
Author: Georges Simenon Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 The discovery of a dismembered body leads Maigret into one of his strangest cases yet. 'There was no lack...
The Big Sleep and Other Novels
Author: Raymond Chandler Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 672 Raymond Chandler was America's preeminent writer of detective fiction, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Big Sleep...
The Last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 1)
Author: Bernard Cornwell Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 The first book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from...
A Little London Scandal
Author: Miranda Emmerson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 A story of class and corruption, sex and the Sixties, for fans of A Very English Scandal and The...
One True King (The School for Good and Evil, Book 6)
Author: Soman Chainani Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 624 Beyond Good and Evil. Beyond Ever Afters. The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion...
Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet
Author: Yasha Levine Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 384 As the Cambridge Analytica scandal has shown, private corporations consider it their right to use our data (and by...
The Dinosaur Department Store
Author: Richard Merritt Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 32 Eliza Jane was an unusual child. Some called her wilful, some called her wild! Our feisty heroine Eliza Jane...
Women Artists
Author: Flavia Frigeri Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 Focusing on fifty diverse women artists, from Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi through Judy Chicago, Ana Mendieta and the...
The One and Only Bob (The One and Only Ivan)
Author: Katherine Applegate Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 Now a major motion picture available on Disney+! Return to the unforgettable world of the Newbery Medal-winning and #1...
Dog Body Language: 100 Ways To Read Their Signals
Author: Trevor Warner Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 Dog Body Language looks at the most common canine behaviours in and around the home, both with other dogs...
Hello, Shadowlands: Inside the Meth Fiefdoms, Rebel Hideouts and Bomb-Scarred Party Towns of Southeast Asia
Author: Patrick Winn Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 348 Essential to understanding Southeast Asia in the 21st century, Hello, Shadowlands reveals a booming underworld of organised crime across...
The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague
Author: Timothy Garton Ash (Author) Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that capture history in the making, written by...
The Devil's Footprints
Author: Scott Allie Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 144 When William Waite died, after a life steeped in black magic, his family thought that the terror was over....
The True History of Chocolate
Author: Sophie D. Coe Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 280 Chocolate - 'the food of the Gods' - has had a long and eventful history. Its story is...
The Letters of Paul Cezanne
Author: Alex Danchev Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 392 A singular thinker and an uncompromising seeker after artistic truth, Cezanne channelled a large part of his wide-ranging intellect...
Take Me To Museums: The Young Explorer's Guide to Every Museum in the World
Author: Mary Richards Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: "This gorgeous series makes a perfect gift for creative children." -- Frances Morris, Director, Tate Modern "Visits to museums and...
Take Me On Holiday: The Young Explorer's Guide to Every Holiday in the World
Author: Mary Richards Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: WINNER, Best Children's Book 5+, Junior Design Awards 2019. The judges said: "Perfect for inspiring wanderlust and creating a lovely...
Should We All Be Vegan?: A primer for the 21st century
Author: Molly Watson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 144 The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production Awards As concern grows over the...