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Penguin Classics relaunch The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200-118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their...

The Analects express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius, one of the most humane thinkers of all time, believed everyone should live. Upholding the ideals of wisdom,...

Offers unexpurgated translation of the best-known tales including such classics as 'Sindbad the Sailor' The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by...

The poetry of ancient Greece Together the poetry of Hesiod and Theognis offers a superb introduction to the life and thought of ancient Greece. Hesiod's Theogoney (c. 725 BCE) is...

Cicero's reflections upon the way to a live a good life For the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero, 'the good life' was at once a life of contentment and...

Penguin Classics relaunch 'Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains' These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate...

One of the greatest historical records of fourteenth-century England and France The Chronicles of Froissart (1337-1410) are one of the greatest contemporary records of fourteenth-century England and France. Depicting the...

A selection of Seneca's most powerful and macabre plays Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are...

'He has everything - pleasantry, seriousness, reason, vigour, pathos, eloquence of every kind' Voltaire A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling...

A collection of four of the finest Greek plays The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once powerful, brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt...

Penguin Classics relaunch Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that...

One of the most influential - and best loved - spiritual autobiographies Born in the Castilian town of vila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when...

W. F. Jackson Knight's prose translation captures the vitality and music of the original, while his introduction discusses Virgil's life and literary career, and his poetic style and vision. Aeneas...

Penguin Classics relaunch After reading Christmas Carol, the notoriously reculsive Thomas Carlyle was \"seized with a perfect convulsion of hospitality\" and threw not one but two Christmas dinner parties. The...

One of the best-known pieces of detective fiction and probably the most popular of all Holmes stories The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery...

A collection of some of Holmes' most challenging cases - and his first encounter with Moriarty This collection includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance...

Definitive text in paperback IVANHOE (1819) was the first of Scott's novels to adopt a purely English subject and was also his first attempt to combine history and romance, which...

A definitive new collection of Marlowe's plays with a critical introduction by Frank Romany containing- 'Dido Queen of Carthage', 'Tamburlaine the Great Parts One and Two', 'The Jew of Malta',...

Penguin Classics relaunch Wilde was both a glittering wordsmith and a social outsider. His drama emerges out of these two perhaps contradictory identities, combining epigrammatic brilliance and shrewd social observation....

First time this book has been published as a Penguin Classic Ambrosio, the worthy superior of the Capuchins of Madrid, falls to the temptations of Matilda, a fiend-inspired wanton who,...

An intimate and revealing insight into the mind and heart of a Japanese lady-in-waiting. The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is...

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...

'I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette - There is something preternatural about its power' George Eliot With...

Penguin Classics relaunch. When her father leaves the Church, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the North of England. Initially...

Penguin Classics relaunch The Moonstone, a priceless yellow diamond, is looted from an Indian temple and maliciously bequeathed to Rachel Verinder. On her eighteenth birthday, her friend and suitor Franklin...

Alan Ryan's anthology provides the perfect introduction to an enormously significant philosophical movement, aiming for "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" One of the most important nineteenth-century schools of...

Byron's exotic poem on the love life and adventures of Don Juan Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the...

A generous selection from the most charismatic and infamous of the Romantic poets Described as 'Mad, bad and dangerous to know' by one of his lovers, Lady Caroline Lamb, Lord...

Food of Northern Thailand is a beautiful deep dive into the regional cuisine of northern Thailand with a documentarian's approach and a photographer's eye. JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST .Welcome to...

Two thousand years of Japanese history, told through interconnected portraits of twenty fascinating individuals Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories...

The extraordinary story of modern Europe on the move. A striking characteristic of modern Europe has been the extreme fluidity of its populations. Whether through war, state policy or a...

Ottolenghi's first brand-new major cookbook since the era-defining Ottolenghi SIMPLE and Ottolenghi FLAVOUR. With over 100 evocative, irresistible recipes alongside stories of childhood and home. Make a recipe a few...

A major new reinterpretation of the religious superstate that defined both Europe and Christianity, by one of our foremost medieval historians In the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded...

#1 Bestselling author of Chavs and The Establishment returns with an urgent analysis of where the Left - and Britain - goes next We live in an age of upheaval....

Mein Kampf was first published in two volumes in 1925-6 and sold between eight and nine million copies during Hitler's lifetime, as well as being widely translated. It is the...

Featuring plant and bird directories illustrated with superb colour photographs and line drawings, as well as comprehensive planting tables and expert advice, this book has all you need to create...

A History of the World in 100 Objects meets Sapiens- the first archaeological history of humanity's musical heritage, in fifty detective stories. Here is the history of humankind's relationship with...

'More than just a mantra, "cook, eat, repeat" is the story of my life'- A brilliant new book from Nigella Lawson featuring narrative essays about food, over 150 new recipes...

Jim Collins, bestselling author of Built to Last returns with Good to Great, a look at what it takes to succeed in business and how a good company can become...

The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age. Bill Gates is one of the most transformative figures of our...

A riveting, revelatory account of how the climate emergency is changing us from the inside out It is now inarguable that climate change threatens the future of life on Earth....

A splendid reimagining of key stories from the Bible, from the renowned Italian writer, thinker and publisher A man named Saul is sent to search for some lost donkeys and...

A powerful new anthology of feminist voices throughout history and from around the world Feminism is the insight that women are oppressed, and the struggle against that oppression. The Penguin...

A book to rival 15-Minute Meals and 5 Ingredients in its smart simplicity - a one-pan cookbook from Jamie Quick and easy meals are even simpler when you cook with...

Tolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and self-destruction, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she...

A landmark in Boswell and Johnson studies In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a...

Only paperback edition of complete poems available Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse form. This collection...

New cookbook from instant Sunday Times bestselling author- quick & easy recipes full of Turkish-Cypriot flavour. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER \"This book is the ally you need as you...