Classics of Literature

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...

A collection of some of Dostoyevsky's finest short stories With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevsky's early short stories contain the seeds...

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...

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...

Maigret investigates the circumstances surrounding the attempted suicide of a countess and the death of a multi millionaire, both seemingly strangers but staying in the same hotel. When multi-millionaire David...

The Penguin English Library Edition of A Room with a View by E. M. Forster '"But you do," he went on, not waiting for contradiction. "You love the boy body...

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of Howards End by E. M. Forster 'The poor cannot always reach those whom they want to love,...

Launching a major new paperback series- Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 'A parish child - the orphan of a workhouse -...

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...

On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a grinning cat and a...

Discover and treasure one of the greatest war stories of all time with this luxurious edition of Homer's first great epic, The Iliad. Find yourself swept right into the emotion...

Relive the glorious excess of the roaring 1920s with this beautifully designed, jacketed hardcover edition of The Great Gatsby . F. Scott Fitzgerald's best-known novel is set in hedonistic Jazz...

Lord of the Flies is a novel that has captivated schoolchildren ever since it was first published in 1954. A teacher himself, Golding clearly understood what excites and interests children....

The daughter of an American millionaire dies on a train en route for Nice... When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering...

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...

With an introduction by Thomas HardingDuring the winter of 1945, the last dark days of World War II stretch out in occupied Holland as the populace wait for the Allies...

One of the greatest classics of Chinese literature One of China's Four Great Classical Novels, Monkey King was written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to...

A Little Clothbound Classic bringing together Hans Christian Andersen's most cherished Christmas tales in one timeless edition Step into the enchanting world of Hans Christian Andersen with this collection of...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'I'm not the sort of husband you dream of when you're walking alone along the avenue in the evening, am I?...

Author: Soseki Natsume Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'Natsume Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure of truly national stature.' Haruki Murakami A chance encounter irrevocably links...

Brand-new paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit . While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost...

'One hardly knows where to begin in praising Zweig's work' - Ali Smith 'The Updike of his day... Zweig is a lucid writer, and Bell renders his prose flawlessly' -...

A thrilling story of the Monkey King & his epic quest - to redeem himself. He & his trusted friends face fantastic foes, demons & monsters during their amazing adventures...

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 beloved Australian classic, published in a stunning Penguin Clothbound Classics edition for the first time Miles Franklin's debut novel follows the vivacious and rebellious sixteen-year-old Sybylla Melvyn - closely...

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...

Albert Camus' existentialist masterpiece, now in a wonderful new Clothbound Classics edition In The Outsider, his classic existentialist novel, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform...

Virginia Woolf's playful mock 'biography' of a chameleonic historical figure, written for her intimate friend Vita Sackville-West Orlando has always been an outsider... His longing for passion, adventure and fulfilment...

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 beautiful clothbound edition of Waugh's great novel of the lost golden age before the Second World War The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks...

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...

The classic story of the Christmas transformation of Scrooge that has remained in the public imagination for well over a century, now available in an accessible format for all readers....

'The Pickwick Papers' is Dickens' first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments, it quickly became a...

Now a major film starring Oscar-winner Ben Affleck and Golden Globe-nominee Ana de Armas. 'If you read crime stories at all or perhaps especially if you don't, you should read...

One of literature's most renowned stories of decadence and betrayal is now available in an affordable softcover edition, featuring striking hand-painted cover art from Laci Fowler and distinctive interior design...

Third in stunning reissues of Raymond Feist & Janny Wurts classic trilogy - one of the most successful fantasy collaborations of all time. THE EMPIRE TRILOGY: BOOK III The final...

Stefan Zweig's most famous novel, reissued with a new jacket and title 'I can't take any more of your revolting merciful kindness!' Who would have thought that the great military...

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...

Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write....

Nightmarish, witty and immaculately conceived, Invitation to a Beheading unsparingly teases out the illogic of tyranny and will establish Nabokov in readers' minds as a serious and intelligent writer Written...

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre to this day entrances readers with its passionate portrayal of a woman struggling to make a life for herself in a cruel and indifferent world. As...

Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust is a satirical depiction of the 'sterile' generation between the wars. It tells the story of bored Lady Brenda Last, who abandons her husband's...

The famous Gothic novel from Ann Radcliffe From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her...

Penguin Classics relaunch The work of a young novelist at the height of his powers, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY is one of the touchstones of the English comic novel. Around the central...