Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

The theme of the great Shakespearean tragedies is the fall from grace of a great man due to a flaw in his nature. Whether it is the ruthless ambition of...

The greatest classic of Vietnamese literature in a stunning new verse translation. "This manuscript is ancient, priceless, bamboo-rolled, perfumed with musty spices. Sit comfortably by this good light, that you...

A new collection of Pushkin's great narrative and lyric verse, translated by Antony Wood WINNER OF THE READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2020 Alexander Pushkin established what we know as Russian literature....

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery When Theseus, Duke of Athens, learns that the ruler of Thebes has killed...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery The bitter, deformed brother of the King is secretly plotting to seize the...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Pericles, Prince of Tyre, must solve a riddle in order to marry the...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A vivacious woman and a high-spirited man both claim that they are determined...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery The beautiful but sharp-tongued Katherina has sworn never to accept the demands of...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery In need of money, the fat and foolish Falstaff devises a scheme to...

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,...

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:...

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...

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...

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

Every Night is a Full of Stars: More Meaningful Poems for Life is a beautiful collection of poetry chosen by Aoibhin Garrihy to bring solace and joy to our stressful...

'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: 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...

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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...