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An existential masterpiece from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century In The Outsider, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms....

The classic Russian dystopia that inspired Nineteen Eighty-Four and influenced writers from Nabokov to Rand to Vonnegut. In a glass city composed of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the...

A stunning new edition of the book about basically everything, from legendary author Bill Bryson Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something? Or thought about how we can...

A classic of intergalactic, metaphysical science fiction and one of Philip Pullman's favourite books After journeying across the stars, a man from Earth finds himself lost among the scarlet deserts,...

The novel Mishima considered to be one of his best works- a tale of family, nuclear war, love and UFOs The Osugi family have come to a realization. Each of...

A reissue of the PMC edition of Woolf's masterpiece, now with a new jacket 'One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century' Michael Cunningham Clarissa Dalloway, elegant...

A devastating critique of the systems of power and control inherent in civilisation, from one of the most radical thinkers of the twentieth century Society Must Be Defended is taken...

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales A beautiful clothbound hardback gift edition of the world's most celebrated fairy tales. Every man's life is...

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Tales from Shakespeare These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Renowned writers and essayists of the 18th century, siblings...

Puffin Clothbound Classics - stunningly beautiful hardback editions of the most famous stories in the world. Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with...

Puffin Clothbound Classics - stunningly beautiful hardback editions of the most famous stories in the world. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold...

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Black Beauty Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop...

An exciting new selection of poems exploring faith, the divine and doubt, written by poets across the world from antiquity to the present Poets have always looked to the skies...

A richly varied anthology of Spanish short stories, curated by celebrated translator Margaret Jull Costa This exciting new collection celebrates the Spanish short story, from its modern origins in the...

New to the Penguin Pocket Hardbacks series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound editions In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural...

A beautiful clothbound edition featuring some of the famous detective's most famous cases. Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and...

A beautiful clothbound edition of Miguel de Cervantes' mock-epic masterwork, Don Quixote Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'The Lighthouse was then a silvery, misty-looking tower with a yellow eye that opened suddenly and softly...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'I don't ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'All children, except one, grow up.' It was Friday night. Mr and Mrs Darling were dining out....

Cather's masterpiece of life, death and faith in New Mexico, new to Modern Classics Two French priests, friends since childhood, are sent to the newly created diocese of New Mexico....

A collectible new Penguin Classics series- beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets Songs of Innocence and Experience is one of the best-loved poetry collections of all time, an...

A stunning clothbound edition of William S. Burroughs's cult classic and undoubted masterpiece A cultural landmark and the most shocking novel in the English language, Naked Lunch is an exhilarating...

A classic of English rural life by a writer admired by Hemingway, published in Classics for the first time Considered a classic at the time of its publication in 1910,...

Puffin in Bloom- an all new line of classics, gorgeously illustrated by renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co.'s lead artist, Anna Bond. A gorgeous hardcover edition of the cherished classic...

Austen's most popular novel, the unforgettable story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, now in a collectible Deluxe Edition celebrating the 250th anniversary of the author's birth A Penguin Classics...

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...

Illustrated throughout, The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents specially curated comic book anthologies of the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and...

Part of a six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by Academy award-winning director Guillermo del Toro. First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House...

A beautiful new Deluxe Edition of Alcott's beloved novel, with a foreword by National Book Award-winning author and musician Patti Smith. A beautiful new Deluxe Edition of Alcott's beloved novel,...

From the award-winning translator ofThe IliadandThe Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in theIliad, begins an incredible...

A compelling collection of new Kafka translations in a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition A brilliant new translation of Kafka's best-known work, published for the 125th anniversary of his birth This...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

In his introduction, John Keegan discusses Churchill's historical methods and the extraordinary achievement of The Second World War. This volume also includes appendices, an index, maps and diagrams. Winston Churchill's...

Freud's epoch-making insights revolutionized our perception of who we are, forming the foundation for psychoanalysis. In Civilization and its Discontents he considers the incompatibility of civilization and individual happiness. Freud's...

Seen as the original Existentialist, Kierkegaard transformed philosophy with his conviction that we must all create our own nature. Fear and Trembling, his great work of religious anxiety portraying Abraham's...

Pocket Hardbacks - the new non-fiction series that combines the collectability of Clothbound Classics with the popular spirit of Great Ideas Offering essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing others and...

By the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Angle of Repose A novel of the friendships and woes of two couples, which tells the story of their lives in lyrical, evocative...

Milton's magnificent poem narrating Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, now in a beautiful new clothbound edition In Paradise Lost Milton produced a poem of epic scale,...

A charming, mind-bending and anarchic book of imagined civilizations 'Most cosmic civilizations long for things, in the depths of their souls, they would never openly admit to...' Trurl and Klapaucius...

The now-classic account of Orwell's experiences in the Spanish Civil War, in a stunning new cover look for his great works 'Every line of serious work that I have written...

The most beautiful and powerful of Milosz's poems from across his writing life This selection brings together the most beautiful and powerful of Czeslaw Milosz's poems, spanning his writing life....

One of 5 special Puffin Classics created in collaboration with the V & A, with exquisite cover designs from their William Morris collection. The much-loved classic tales of Ratty, Mole,...

One of 5 special Puffin Classics created in collaboration with the V & A, with exquisite cover designs from their William Morris collection. New series Anne with an E now...

One of 5 special Puffin Classics created in collaboration with the V & A, with exquisite cover designs from their William Morris collection. This beautiful hardback edition is one of...

One of 5 special Puffin Classics created in collaboration with the V & A, with exquisite cover designs adapted from their William Morris collection. 'I've stolen a garden,' she said...