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Born in 1894, Albert Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression and spent sixty years with...

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Everything we think, do and refrain from doing is determined by our brain. From religion to sexuality, it shapes our potential, our desires and our characters. Taking us through every...

A selection of Classic texts that have inspired Paulo Coelho, carefully chosen and beautifully presented 'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers....

A phenomenal bestselling author meets the most magical stories ever told, now in paperback In this beautiful book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip Pullman has chosen his fifty...

New anthology of stories about the Great War An anthology of Great War short stories by British writers, both famous and lesser-known authors, men and women, during the war and...

Herbert George Wells was perhaps best known as the author of such classic works of science fiction as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds. But it was in...

Published alongisde other Conrad's works, on the 150th anniversary of his death In these four stories, written between 1900 and 1902, Joseph Conrad bid gradual farewell to his adventurous life...

One of the great novels of the twentieth century, now with a gorgeous new cover The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated...

Jonson's rich and savage comedies The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations. Volpone...

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Penguin Classics relaunch Domesday Book has been described as 'the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation.' (David Hume) But a complete translation has never been available before...

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Brings together the major works of literary criticism from the English Renaissance Controversy raged through England during the 1570-80s as Puritans denounced all manner of games & pastimes as a...

The great work of Welsh literature, translated in full for the first time in over 100 years by two of its country's foremost poets Taliesin's is one of the most...

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Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Threatened by the Duke of York, King Henry makes a deal to disinherit...

The hilarious writing of James Thurber, author of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', collected in this classic anthology This collection brings together the best of James Thurber's brilliantly funny,...

A generous selection of some of the strangest and most memorable of the Sherlock Holmes stories Many readers would claim that The Adventure of the Copper Beeches or The Man...

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Darkly funny, searingly honest short stories from Hans Fallada, author of bestselling Alone in Berlin In these stories, criminals lament how hard it is to scrape a living by breaking...

When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwitz. A Hungarian Jew and a medical doctor, Dr. Miklos Nyiszli was spared from death...

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One of American fiction's finest and most intense narratives, Ethan Frome tells a story of ill-starred lovers and their tragic destinies. The Penguin English Library Edition of Ethan Frome by...

Imagine all the Wimpy Kid laughs you've had from reading the diaries, all the best bits you talk about with your friends and all the cartoons of Greg Heffley you've...

Winner of a Red House Children's Book Award, the bestselling Spy Dog is back for a third brilliant adventure! Super Spy Dog Lara is faced with her biggest challenge yet....

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A tense and thrilling novel of death and love, new to Penguin Modern Classics Victor, a ghostwriter, is just about to have an affair with Marta, a married woman, when...

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A must-read for all science fiction and fantasy fans from the irreverent Amis, new to Penguin Modern Classics In this hilarious, inspiring and provocative series of essays, Kingsley Amis introduces...