Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

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,...

Author: Tom CollinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Times House, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis tale provides insight into the stories and hardships of rural dwellers in Australia in...

Author: Herman MelvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1955, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerMoby-Dick; or, The Whale is an epic novel centered on Ishmael's narrative of Captain...

Author: HomerBinding: HardbackPublished: Burke Publishing, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey', attributed to Homer, are foundational texts of Western literature that...

Author: Miguel de Cervantes; Doré, Gustave [illus.]Binding: SoftbackPublished: London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1111Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous owner"Don Quixote"...

Author: Miguel de Cervantes; Translated by Peter Motteux; Illustrated by Salvador DalíBinding: HardbackPublished: Cross River Press, New York, 1979, Limited ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No...

Author: VariousBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Masterpiece Library Review of Reviews, London, 1895Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markings20 Volumes from the Penny Poets Series - 2: Marmion:...

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This manga recreation of Shakespeare's tricksiest comedy plays out its serial deceptions and counterfeits against the operatic backdrop of a later Italian landscape. But don't believe everything you hear...

Author: Guy de MaupassantBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection features a comprehensive selection of Guy de Maupassant's short stories, showcasing his mastery in...

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...

What if Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare . . . but someone else wrote him first? Acclaimed author of The Map Thief, Michael Blanding presents the twinning narratives of renegade scholar Dennis...

The authoritative edition of Henry VIII from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.In Henry VIII, Shakespeare presents a monarchy in...

The Poetry Exchange is an award-winning podcast and project that celebrates the role poetry plays in people's lives. In their first anthology, Fiona Bennett and Michael Shaeffer draw on ten...

Author: Rudyard KiplingBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1952, reprintCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Second Jungle Book is a sequel to Rudyard Kipling's beloved classic, The...

Author: Arthur Hoey Davis (Steele Rudd)Binding: HardbackPublished: Readers Digest, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of humorous and poignant stories captures the life of rural...

Author: Henry James & Leon Edel (introduction)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1974, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume includes two of Henry James's notable works, 'The...

Author: Samuel RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerPamela, Volume 1 is a novel by Samuel Richardson that tells the story...

Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: William Miller, London, 1804, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis collection features a comprehensive selection of the finest plays in the...

In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent...

'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...

Author: Rudyard KiplingBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1930, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book is a collection of stories featuring British soldiers, exploring...

Author: Georghia EllinasFormat: Hardback, 265mm x 310mm, 500g, 32 pagesPublished: Walker Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2024A captivating picture book retelling by Shakespeare's Globe for very young readers.William Shakespeare's comedy about...

Author: Georghia EllinasFormat: Hardback, 265mm x 310mm, 500g, 32 pagesPublished: Walker Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2024A captivating picture book retelling by Shakespeare's Globe for very young readers.William Shakespeare's comedy about...

Author: Edmund WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar, Straus and Co., 1958, Fourth PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is a selection of literary articles written by Edmund Wilson...

Author: Colin Salter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 528 Immerse yourself in the sublime words of the Bard with this sumptuous anthology of Shakespearean snippets, with one extract for every...

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...

Author: SparkNotes Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of A Midsummer Night's Dream on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation...

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...

Fiction Classics Bargain Book Box Unlock a treasury of literary masterpieces with our 'Fiction Classics Bargain Book Box'. This curated collection brings together beloved authors and timeless tales that have...

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Author: Charles Dickens Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. It's Christmastime...

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Author: Ernest Hemingway Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 112 A gorgeous new centennial edition of Ernest Hemingway's landmark short story of returning veteran Nick Adams's solo fishing trip in Michigan's...

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 112 Few books have been as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. A beautiful gift edition...

Author: Charlotte Bronte Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and...