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First time in Penguin Classics for this engaging and anecdotal self-portrait by one of the most influential figures in the history of science The Autobiographies of Charles Darwin (1809-82) provide...

Penguin Classics relaunch SHAMELA is a brilliant parody of Samuel Richardson's PAMELA, in which a virtuous servant girl long resists her master's advances and is eventually 'rewarded' with marriage. Fielding's...

Newman's theological autobiography, explaining his reasons and thoughts on his conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism John Henry Newman, one of the towering figures of the early Victorian Church of England,...

In her introduction, Kate Lilley places these writings in the context of Margaret Cavendish's extraordinary life and discusses the roles of women in these texts Flamboyant, theatrical and ambitious, Margaret...

The culmination of a life, this collection of poetry is an examination of the self, and the growth of a man First published in July 1850, shortly after Wordsworth's death,...

A novel of social, sexual and domestic politics, The Prime Minister questions whether a moral man can cope in government Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of...

Although best remembered today for his novels, Thomas Hardy thought of himself as a poet forced by circumstance to write fiction for a living. This generous selection of nearly two...

The revolutionary treatise for the history of art, exploring the use of perspective in painting Artist, architect, poet and philosopher, Leon Battista Alberti revolutionized the history of art with his...

Fascinating and influential, these works formed the foundation of the empirical movement that led directly to the thought of John Stuart Mill, and the later Linguistic Phenomenalism of A. J....

In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original...

In his introduction, Derek Brewer discusses the novel's themes of wealth and poverty, delicacy and vulgarity, beauty and horror, its similarities to works by Turgenev and Dickens, and James's depiction...

A fully updated edition of Barry Windeatt's landmark translation of the remarkable life of Margery Kempe The story of the eventful and controversial life of Margery Kempe - wife, mother,...

A unique combination of sensuality and erotica Forced by the death of her parents to seek her fortune in London, Fanny Hill is duped into prostitution by an old procuress....

Book by Samuel Johnson, published in 1775. The Journey was the result of a three-month trip to Scotland that Johnson took with James Boswell in 1773. It contains Johnson's descriptions...

Part of the Barsetshire series, this is one of Trollope's most vivid and comic novels After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed...

Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82) was a writer of breathtaking range and learning, whose works demonstrate a warm and humorous view of human nature. Religio Medici is a fascinating, witty and...

In his introduction, J. B. Steane explores the relationship between Nashe and other writers of his age and considers his dedication to the power of language. Written in the late...

Britain in the early eighteenth century: an introduction that is both informative and imaginative, reliable and entertaining. To the tradition of travel writing Daniel Defoe brings a lifetime's experience as...

Twain's later work, exploring race and identity in the Deep South Determined that her baby son Tom shall not share her fate and remain in slavery, Roxy secretly exchanges him...

After the restoration of King Charles II to the British throne in 1660, dramatists experienced new freedom in an age that broke from the strict morality of puritan rule and...

New to Black Classics from 20th C. (0141181001) 'Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction...

First time in Black Classics for this celebrated and critically-acclaimed anthology This ambitious and revelatory collection turns the traditional chronology of anthologies on its head, listing poems according to their...

This edition contains the original poems in French, with elegant prose translations by William Rees This collection illuminates the uniquely fascinating era between 1820 and 1950 in French poetry -...

A unique collection of the finest poems and songs from the Scottish Bard This selection gives equal weight to the two aspects of Robert Burns's reputation, as a lyricist and...

A comprehensive new selection of the great satirist's prose and poetic works, edited by Leo Damrosch Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was the greatest English poet of his age, whose acerbic insights...

Completely new edition of the most popular and widely-studied work of the English middle ages At the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a jovial group of pilgrims assembles, including an unscrupulous...

Finn Family Moomintroll is the second book in the cult classic Moomin series by Tove Jansson. A must-read for adults and children alike. Poor little chap! He had been turned...

The book titled Attachment and Loss: v. 1: Attachment by the author John Bowlby. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

One of the major twentieth-century European poets, Paul Celan wrote poetry of exceptional linguistic brilliance and intensity drawn from his experiences, particularly of the war years and the loss of...

new to Modern Classics A party of English people are aboard the Euphrosyne, bound for South America. Among them is Rachel Vinrace, a young girl, innocent and wholly ignorant of...

Of all the despots of our time, Joseph Stalin lasted the longest and wielded the greatest power, and his secrets have been the most jealously guarded-even after his death. In...

This volume contains the last four of Freud's six major case histories. The "Rat Man" first came to Freud in 1907, aged 29, suffering from obsessional fears and irresistible, violent...

In october 1960 at the Old Bailey a jury of nine men and three women prepared for the infamous trial of "Lady Chatterley's Lover". The Obscene Publications Act had been...

The book titled Archaeology and Language: The Puzzle of Indo-European Origins by the author Lord Colin Renfrew. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

This book is about nationalism, its history, the political forces it unleashes and its price in world politics. As the world becomes increasingly international through trade and multi-national companies, most...

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'Impeccable ... The most impressive of her novels' Atlantic Monthly In this thoughtful and moving novel, four men find themselves inextricably bound together by their past histories. The aged Judge...

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This is the biography of 18th century revolutionary Edward Fitzgerald, the son of Emily Lennox, one of the sisters featured in ARISTOCRATS. Edward Fitzgerald was born in 1763. He spent...

After killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression. He has just decided to leave the police when an old...

Beautifully repackaged paperback edition of critically acclaimed hardback In 1936 anthropologist Tom Harrison, poet and journalist Charles Madge, and documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings set up the Mass Observation Project. The...

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This text presents both the vertebraic structure and its evolutionary development and significance, allowing students to learn why a structure is the way it is, as well as what it...