Classics of Literature

One of the greatest of the Rougon-Macquart series, Zola's prostitute represents the destructiveness of a corrupt and decaying society Born to drunken parents in the slums of Paris, Nana lives...

First time in Penguin Classics This was the most popular novel of Radcliffe's time and Radcliffe's portrayal of her heroine's inner life raised the Gothic romance to a new level....

Penguin Classics relaunch Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is...

Maigret struggles to crack a victim's uncooperative family to uncover the truth behind his murder in book fifty-three of the series. Maigret is called to the home of the Lachaume...

With Paris under siege following a series of murders, Maigret must hatch a cunning plan to lure the murderer out High up in Montmartre, there was a festive atmosphere, people...

Launching a major new paperback series- Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 'Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; - the...

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not...

'I love Melville' Donna Tartt 'The ultimate fish story' Bob Dylan 'The ultimate fish story' Bob Dylan When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day,...

Three of the John Fowles' most popular novels, rejacketed with a vibrant new modern design WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY EVIE WYLD 'There is not a page in this first novel...

Rediscover H.G. Wells - what does he mean to you? With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin -...

A revised edition of Dickens's best-loved and most frequently quoted novel This is the novel Dickens regarded as his 'favourite child' and is considered his most autobiographical. As David recounts...

A bold mix of realism, allegory, adventure, and progressive politics, this collection features Jack London's most profound and moving literary works The Call of the Wild, London's elemental masterpiece about...

Orlando, deciding not to grow old, pursues his quest for passion, adventure, fulfilment and protracted youth. Chasing a dream through the centuries, he bounds from Elizabethan England and imperial Turkey...

A spellbinding selection of short stories in the original Italian alongside their English translations This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories...

This recently rediscovered novel from the author of The Second Sex is the compulsive story of two close friends growing up and falling apart. The lost novel from the author...

A masterpiece of historical fiction, The Corner That Held Them depicts the lives of medieval nuns amid the turmoil of rebellion and the Black Death Sylvia Townsend Warner's portrayal of...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'The body was cold as ice; the heart had long ceased to beat- yet there were no other signs of death.'...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'He began to wonder if he himself didn't suffer from the ingrained, morbid apathy he liked to...

Launching a major new paperback series- Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 'The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I...

During an eventful season at Bath, young, naive Catherine Morland experiences fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her new acquaintances- flirtatious Isabella, who introduces Catherine to...

Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a 'T'. But when they set...

Wild child Huck has to get away. His violent drunk of a father is back in town again, raising Cain. He won't rest until he has Huck's money. So the...

A major new translation of a classic of Chinese literature almost completely unknown to the English-speaking world The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that...

In this newly translated classic of spiritual literature, Bernanos considers what it really means to be humble, charitable and loving This quiet, imaginative novel is a study of faith in...

This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war - each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition. Based on...

Funny, irreverent and full of joy, this is the perfect book to accompany you on holiday - a celebration of escaping the everyday WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BRENDA BOWEN Mrs...

True History of the Kelly Gang is Peter Carey's stunning, Booker Prize-winning novel about Australia's most famous outlaw. As he flees the police, Ned Kelly scribbles his narrative in semiliterate...

A collection of Kafka's greatest stories, including his famous tale of alienation, now in Penguin Black Classics This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works...

The last novel in Simenon's celebrated series When an elegant but nervous woman appears in Inspector Maigret's office and reports her rich and successful husband missing, Maigret and Lapointe find...

When a man is found dead at home Maigret must look past the seemingly good intentions of the victim's family to figure out just who the culprit is A retired...

New to Penguin Black Classics, the fully annotated edition of Mireille Ribi re's acclaimed translation Rumours that a ghost stalks the dark passages and cellars of the Paris Opera House,...

An extraordinary novel of passion and discovery from Anais Nin, the master of erotic fiction Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for...

New translation by Robin Buss, with chronology, further reading, explanatory notes. Set at the height of the \"tulipomania\" that gripped Holland in 17th century, this is the story of Cornelius...

Penguin Classics relaunch. Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Though he realizes that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is...

Anne Bronte's first novel, offering a compelling insight into the world of the Victorian governess When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find...

The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller that triggered a cultural phenomenon ** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind...

A new Penguin English Library edition of Jane Austen's tantalizing final work - set to be a major Andrew Davies ITV adaptation this autumn Written in the last months of...

An exhilarating satire of Eighties excess that captures the effervescent spirit of New York, from one of the greatest writers of modern American prose An exhilarating satire of Eighties excess...

When Benjamin Button's father arrives at hospital he is surprised and ashamed to find his new baby boy is a weathered, aged man, to all appearances no younger than seventy...

Author: Susan Sontag Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 Susan Sontag presents the true significance of disease as it has affected cultures throughout the centuries. In l978 Sontag...

A riveting selection of short stories in Spanish alongside their English translations This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories celebrates some...

Joyce's innovative masterpiece, celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2022, with a new introduction by Anne Enright Celebrating 100 Years of Joyce's masterpiece With a new introduction by Anne Enright Set...

The rhapsodic, ground-breaking cult classic about a young woman's battle with schizophrenia With a Foreword by Esme Weijun Wang and an Afterword by the author 'She fought them with her...

George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future, annotated for students and with a new introduction by D. J. Taylor Ever since its publication in 1948, George Orwell's terrifying vision...

A brilliant new translation by Christine Donougher of Victor Hugo's thrilling masterpiece, with an introduction by Robert Tombs Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of...

New critical introduction, outlining the novel's publishing history, and discussing its reception, the character of Little Nell, Dickens's style, and the illustrations The tale of Little Nell gripped the nation...

Hermann Hesse's magnum opus and a twentieth-century classic In the remote Kingdom of Castalia, the scholars of the Twenty Third century play the Glass Bead Game. The elaborately coded game...

Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and...