Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery The jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife is carrying the...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A noble but impoverished Venetian asks a friend, Antonio, for a loan to...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery When it seems that Julius Caesar may assume supreme power, a plot to...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery After squandering his wealth with prodigal generosity, a rich Athenian gentleman finds himself...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery The King of Britain, enraged by his daughter's disobedience in marrying against his...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A peerless general is offered the consulship of Rome after his triumph over...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery It is the seventh year of the Trojan War. The Greek army is...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery An embittered Roman General returns from war, having captured the Queen of the...

A new translation of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains...

The 'riotous, insanely readable' new novel from the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE The 'riotous, insanely readable' (Observer) retelling of The Tempest from the 2019 Booker Prize-winning author of THE...

'Paradise Lost was the first literary work in English written on a planetary scale... In sublimity and magnitude, it comes closer than anything in our language to the swollen red...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A king and his lords form an austere academy, swearing to have no...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Leaving behind both home and beloved, a young man travels to Milan to...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Banishing his cousin, Bolingbroke, King Richard II prevents a dispute from turning bloody....

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery In the Duke's absence from Vienna, his strict deputy Angelo revives an ancient...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. When young prince Hamlet is...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A young man and woman meet by chance and fall instantly in love....

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery An ageing king makes a capricious decision to divide his realm among his...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Separated from her twin brother Sebastian after a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A storm rages. Prospero and his daughter watch from their desert island as...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A battle-hardened soldier, Antony is one of the three leaders of the Roman...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Two sets of identical twins, separated at sea as children, find themselves in...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne,...

Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Ever since he took the theatre of Elizabethan...

From the highly controversial Leaves of Grass, with its overt sexual imagery and delight of sensual pleasures, to the iconic Captain, oh my captain immortalised in the film Dead Poets...

'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways'Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet of passion, wit and conscience. She was also a woman who wrote to speak the...

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Author: n/a Jane Austen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 'Another world must be unfurled, Another language known' Best known - and beloved - for her highly popular novels including...

Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways' Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet of passion, wit and...

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Author: SparkNotes Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Merchant of Venice on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation...

Author: SparkNotes Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Macbeth on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right....

A genius with language, but convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane. While Roxane is in love with the beautiful but inarticulate Christian.Cyrano's generous offer to...

Author: Oscar Wilde Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The only way to get rid of a temptation...

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I believe that on the first night I went...

Author: Jane Austen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single...

Author: George Orwell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'All animals are equal but some animals are more...

Author: Lewis Carroll Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Featuring the original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel, this beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition is perfect for every bookshelf. On a...

Author: Conn Iggulden Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 560 Number one bestselling author Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great...

Author: Thomas Hardy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 HarperCollins is pround to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'My life looks as if it had been wasted...

Author: Emily Bronte Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad?...

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Author: Isaac Asimov Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop...

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Author: Raymond E. Feist Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 832 Second in Feist & Wurts' wonderful epic trilogy - one of the most successful fantasy collaborations of all time THE...

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I believe that on the first night I...