Classics of Literature

A Faulkner-esque Classic of Trinidadian literature - No Pain Like This Body is a lost masterpiece of contemporary fiction. 'A masterpiece of hurt' New York Times WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY...

A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp, relevant and brilliant to this day A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp,...

A Timeless Tale of Adventure and Courage Acclaimed as one of the greatest literary masterpieces in the world, John Bunyan's beloved allegory has captivated reader's attention for centuries while providing...

Life in pre-revolutionary Cuba is not easy and James Wormold, a failing vacuum cleaner salesman, is struggling to fund the increasingly lavish lifestyle of his manipulative sixteen year-old daughter, Milly....

The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's comedy of lovers misled. Romantic folly and false identites abound as an unusual love triangle takes the stage in this play about Orsino,...

Jasper is attracted to Marian, who loves him passionately, but he proposes to her only when she inherits a legacy of #5000. When the legacy does not materialise Jasper withdraws....

With an Introduction by Randall Jarrell. Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for each other. As Sam uses the children's adoration...

One of James's most underrated but excellent later works.

Penguin Classics relaunch. In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a...

One of Greene's greatest achievements - his anguished story of personal and moral confusion. Scobie - a police officer in a West African colony - is a good man. People...

Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian's second novel is a poignant story of tumultuous love, complex faith and one...

The Complete Short Stories is the most comprehensive collection of O'Brian's short fiction ever published. An essential volume, certain to enchant O'Brian admirers as well as readers who are fortunate...

There's more than petty theft going on in a London youth hostel... An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Hercule...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring...

Secondhand Classics Bargain Book Box Explore the complex depths of human existence, from the existential dread of Sartre and the cutting social commentary of George Eliot to the raw, visceral...

Secondhand Classics Bargain Book Box Immerse yourself in a profound collection of twenty-two essential literary works spanning ancient philosophy, foundational poetry, modern theatre, and canonical novels that shaped the course...

Christmas seems to offer few joys to the four daughters of the March household. With their army chaplain father away at the Civil War, times are hard for Meg, Jo,...

Revelations of the Secret Service was first published in 1911. The author, William le Queux (pronounced 'Q'), was one of the first creators of the spy story. A journalist-turned-author, he...

Catherine Morland's sentimental illusions crumble as she enters into adulthood.

Michael Shinagel has collated the reprint with all six authorized editions published by Taylor in 1719 to achieve a text that is faithful to Defoe's original edition. Annotations assist the...

`An Indiscretion in the Life of a Heiress', is one of ten stories - three collaborative, all uncollected - that are brought together in this volume. `Indiscretion', derived from Hardy's...

To the French Riviera come Dick and Nicole Diver. Handsome, rich and glamorous, their dinners are legendary, their atmosphere magnetic. But something is wrong - Nicole has a secret and...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I wish as well as every body else to be perfectly happy; but like every body else it...

Trollope's sextet of Barchester novels concludes with The Last Chronicle of Barchester, where the reader encounters again some of the best-loved characters from the earlier books. Crawley and his terrible...

Primarily a love story this fifth saga of Trollope's Barsetshire series, mixes requited love with unrequited love, disgrace, scandal and near-disgrace. The novel revolves around the love felt for Lily...

'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz' is an ominous fable about the pursuit of great wealth. Readers will be transported to a fabulous fantasy land of such opulence that...

In the second of the Barsetshire novels, we are introduced to the ineffectual new Bishop of Barchester and his wife. Through Trollope's gift of portraying the labyrinth of the human...

Mrs Lirriper is an involving story of people thrown together by chance, that moves from the squalors of Victorian London to the sunnier climes of southern France. Recently widowed, Mrs...

A brand new look for Wodehouse in Penguin, alongside the 120th anniversary publication of his very first novel, The Pothunters 'There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, \"Do trousers...

Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson are featured here in a series of twelve of their earliest cases. They include A Scandal in Bohemia where, uniquely, Holmes is outwitted...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander...

Henry James's masterpiece, now available in a delightful new clothbound edition When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett, it is expected...

An unforgettable portrait of a woman bravely confronting loneliness and despair in her quest for self-determination, from the author of Wide Sargasso Sea Jean Rhys was a talent before her...

Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" have captivated the imagination of adults and children alike since they first appeared more than a hundred years ago....

In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic....

On March 13th, 1711, an article appeared in "The Spectator about Thomas Inkle, a young and aspiring English trader cast ashore in the Americas, who is saved from violenct death...

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...

Secondhand Classics Bargain Book Box This exceptional collection offers twenty-two essential literary classics and canonical works of history, featuring the monumental narratives of Dickens, Hardy, and Tolstoy, alongside the explosive...

Secondhand Classics Bargain Book Box Embark on a magnificent journey through literary history with this collection of essential Classics, spanning centuries of profound drama, romance, philosophy, and tragedy. From the...

Catherine Morland should know better. She's the very ideal of a nice, normal girl. But Catherine is cursed with an overactive imagination. She is also obsessed with lurid Gothic novels,...

Mary Barton(1848),subtitled 'A Tale of Manchester Life',is the first novel by Mrs Gaskell(1810-65).The entirely working-class cast of characters in this novel was then an innovation.The background story is Manchester in...

'Dear sister!' said Charles IX, 'there is blood on your sleeve!' 'And what consequence is that, Sire,' said Marguerite, 'if I have a smile upon my lips?' Saint Bartholomew's Day...

As the the bicentennary of the French Revolution draws near, Dickens' historical novel serves as a timely reminder of nineteenth-century reactions to that great upheaval. Set between 1757 and 1793,...