Classics of Literature

Wharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola A Penguin Classics Deluxe...

Author: Eiji Yoshikawa Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 576 Immerse yourself in the rich drama of medieval Japan. Set in Japan in the turbulent 12th century, this fast-paced novel recounts...

Author: Lafcadio Hearn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Eerie tales of Japanese goblins, ghosts and magic beautifully illustrated in a deluxe collector's edition! This collection of fifteen chilling tales...

Ethan Frome is a poor New England farmer who lives a downtrodden existence with his wife in this story of pessimism and tragic waste from one of America's great authors.

Could a murder at an English school be Hercule Poirot's toughest assignment? Can he find the 'cat' before this most feline of killers strikes again? This brand new Special Edition...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret and his wife take a much-needed rest cure in the spa town...

A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story Charlotte's Web , starring the iconic characters Charlotte and Wilbur, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary. Celebrating 85 years of Sparking...

Tolstoy's most controversial novel is the dramatic tale of a remorseful nobleman who seeks redemption after a woman he once wronged is convicted of murder - only to discover a...

A woman is unnerved when a sinister package arrives in the post - containing her old diary entries. Strange and gripping, this is the unmistakable work of Marlen Haushofer, mistress...

The Three Kingdoms is the epic saga of loyalty and treachery, brotherhood and rivalry-and the deeds of legendary heroes and villains during one of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese...

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library 'Every night as I gazed up at the window I said softly to myself the word paralysis. It had always sounded strangely in...

A reissue with a new introduction by Geoff Dyer Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with...

Ambler's electrifying Istanbul-set thriller from 1962, and the basis for the classic film Topkapi Arthur Abdel Simpson is a failed journalist and soon-to-be failed thief, embittered by memories of his...

A comic masterpiece that has never been out of print since it was first published in 1889, Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat includes an introduction and notes...

Gustav von Aschenbach is a successful but ageing writer who travels to Venice for a holiday. One day, at dinner, Aschenbach notices an exceptionally beautiful young boy who is staying...

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's dark work of genius with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. A beautiful...

One of the greatest translations of all time- Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith Proust's masterpiece is one of the...

One of the greatest translations of all time- Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith Proust's masterpiece is one of the...

Dickens's great coming-of-age novel, now in a beautiful new clothbound edition This is the novel Dickens regarded as his 'favourite child' and is considered his most autobiographical. As David recounts...

Rudyard Kipling's best-loved work, now available in a beautiful new clothbound edition The story of Mowgli, the man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India,...

Hardy's first Wessex novel, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are...

Evelyn Waugh's hilarious debut novel, with an introduction by Barbara Cooke Sent down from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position...

Beautifully designed, clothbound edition Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth...

In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages...

Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is groomed from birth to take his place within it, despite his visionary eccentricity and declining health. But Dombey...

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...' 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...' Lucie Manette has been separated from...

'A really remarkable picture of the reality, as well as the prosperity, of northern industrial life, and an interesting examination of changing social conscience' Joanna Trollope 'A really remarkable picture...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Baron Bagge, a cavalry officer during the First World War, receives orders from his unhinged commander to ride into Russian machine...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'But how sweet a fruit the 'suppose' must be, that people will sup and sup on it! A juicy fruit, like...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'Of all the sleep a man can have, the fisherman's sleep is the sweetest. It is the greatest of luxuries -...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'My dear friend, he said, life is strange and strange things happen in life' It is a hot July Sunday in...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books A writer engulfed by a new obsession, an occasional sex-worker, a runaway, a teenager entering the workplace- these four tales of...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books A young writer leaves the city to complete her manuscript in a small coastal town, but finds herself writing about the...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'What does love fear? Limitation.' Johannes stealthily pursues Cordelia through the streets of Copenhagen, and through an intricate, manipulative courtship contrives...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Rabindranath Tagore was one of the greatest authors of his generation. In these two short stories - 'The Broken Nest' and...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books On a military base in 1930s Georgia, Private Ellgee Williams catches sight of his captain's wife in the nude and becomes...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Arrested in Cologne for remarking that the Fuhrer looked sweaty, nineteen-year-old Sanna has fled to Frankfurt. But her troubles are far...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books In October Nights, Gerard de Nerval takes us on a gentle meander through nighttime Paris - a dreamlike journey towards getting...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Saadat Hasan Manto, the most widely read and translated writer in the Urdu language, captured the devastation and absurdity of the...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Fabien tonight was wandering over the vast splendour of a sea of clouds, but below him lay eternity. Inspired by his...

Meaningful and moving - the classic million-copy bestselling love story from Cecelia Ahern. Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood...

A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CLARE MACKINTOSH THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'An utter delight' Sarah Winman 'Quirky, moving and beautifully written' Paula Hawkins 'Vibrant and funny' Guardian Summer,...

A gripping work of psychological horror, in its depiction of bureaucracy run amok Franz Kafka's The Trial skirts the line between fantasy and reality. This Penguin Classics edition is translated...

Experience Agatha Christie's puzzling masterpiece as you've never seen it before with this official graphic novel adaptations! Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The...

A masterful tale of murder and intrigue in a small French town, from the celebrated author of the Maigret series Nobody mentioned the victims, or the terror that had gripped...

A gripping new translation of the iconic short story collection featuring Simenon's celebrated literary detective 'The truth was, Maigret knew nothing! Maigret felt. Maigret was sure he was right, would...

A new selection of stories featuring the celebrated literary detective, Inspector Maigret An ageing boxer caught in a love triangle. A wealthy Parisian family on the brink of collapse. A...