Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

Author: MacNeill, Hannah (edited by Rev. H.B. Macartney and introduction by Rev. D.S. McEachran)Binding: HardbackPublished: Marshall Brothers, London, 1897Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography...

Author: Arnold BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2004Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Old Wives' Tale deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance...

Author: E. F. BensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co, 1934Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsE. F. Benson reflects upon his life and the people he has encountered....

Author: Frank SwinnertonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, London, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative follows the lives of several characters as they navigate love, loss, and personal growth....

Author: David GarnettBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, 1963Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings"Two By Two: A Story of Survival" follows twin girls, Fan and Niss, who sneak onto the...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedA convict arrives in London, he seeks to find the truth about his origins....

Author: VoltaireBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, London, 1948Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis narrative follows the journey of a naive young man as he experiences...

Author: Max BeerbohmBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1951Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection of essays and caricatures showcases Beerbohm's wit and keen observations on various aspects of...

Author: Doris LessingBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the intricate life of Jane Somers, offering a poignant exploration of identity,...

Author: Ivan Turgenev; Colour illustrations by Konstantin RudakovBinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Publishing, 1951Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSet in the Russian countryside, the story revolves around the...

Author: Lydia LambertBinding: HardbackPublished: Francis Aldor Publisher London, 1947Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography delves into the life of Alexander Pushkin, Russia's most celebrated poet. It...

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Arguably William Shakespeare's most influential play, Hamlet portrays a young Prince's dilemma in choosing between moral integrity and the need for revenge following the murder of his father. Dealing with...

In this unique selection popular giants of the Romantic movement - Goethe, Schiller, Schlegel, Heine - are joined by an array of poets who deserve a wider audience in English,...

The comprehensive guide to a deeply human tradition of memory, mourning and consolation Elegy is among the world's oldest forms of literature. Born in Ancient Greece, practised by the Romans,...

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 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...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A poor physician's daughter cures the King of France, and in return is...

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 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 A popular soldier and newly married man, Othello seems to be in an...

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,...