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The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers with an exciting new interior design and cover look. WHOOSH! Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka,...

A homeless loner haunted by his past is found murdered in this murky tale When a socially isolated vagrant is found dead in the condemned building where he had been...

An old woman's cries for help are left unanswered in this gripping story A kind but seemingly paranoid old lady turns to Inspector Maigret for help. Against the judgement of...

Maigret loses his composure when a suspect plots to tarnish his reputation During a quiet spell in June Maigret is called to investigate the disappearance of a reputable businessman. When...

Eric Carle's classic and much loved picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The classic edition of the bestselling story written for the very young. A newly hatched caterpillar eats his...

When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the...

Jeff Kinney's 8th book of this hilarious and highly successful series, and Greg Heffley and his friends now have a whole new set of adventures. Greg Heffley's on a losing...

Patrick S skind's Perfume follows the life of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, abandoned at birth in the slums of eighteenth-century Paris, but blessed with an outstanding sense of smell. This gift enables...

Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's is a brilliant glimmer of the excitement of 40's New York. Holly Golightly - brashly beautiful with a slim black dress, a mysterious past and...

Four unlikely friends A shocking murder Welcome to THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But...

The celebrated historian and journalist uncovers the networks trying to destroy the democratic world in this Sunday Times bestseller All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of...

A groundbreaking manifesto on living better from the world's top longevity expert. - THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, AND OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD GLOBALLY -...

Research professor and TED talk phenomenon Dr Brene Brown reveals how to choose courage over comfort, so we can step up, make a difference and dare to lead. The original...

Your essential guide to eating well from the gut-health expert and publishing phenomenon 'Life-changing' DAVINA McCALL 'A must-read' Dr RUPY AUJLA 'Fascinating' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Empowering' LIZ EARLE **AS HEARD ON...

One of the world's bestselling storytellers, Lesley Pearse writes brilliantly about survivors. Why? Because she is one herself . . . Lesley Pearse didn't publish her first novel until she...

A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers. 'A work of genius' Independent 'Marvellously funny . . . What better entertainment is there than a serious book which...

Join Peppa and George for mermaids, unicorns and dragon fun! Plus shiny foil stickers! Peppa and George love mermaids, unicorns and dragons! Join Peppa and George for magical-creature fun and...

A beguiling, human history of colour by one of art history's most exciting voices The world comes to us in colour. But colour lives as much in our imaginations as...

A super-special 10th anniversary edition of the first gripping, award-winning mystery starring schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong. With new never seen before bonus content! A super-special 10th anniversary...

A disoriented and confused young woman looks back on her life and her place in the world. New to Penguin Modern Classics G.H., a well-to-do Rio sculptress, enters the room...

The heartfelt and hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of The Angry Women's Choir. Callie March is fascinated by human absurdity, including the habits of the upper class. So...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Composed in Iceland in the 13th Century, The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature, taking...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books During his reign, Lord Cobham was burnt alive, but I forget what for. In Jane Austen's breezy and entirely biased telling...

In the manner of George Plimpton's ground-breaking oral biographies of Truman Capote and Edie Sedgwick, this is the definitive oral biography of David Bowie told through over 180 carefully edited...

Bestselling author, smart thinking guru and TED podcast star, Adam Grant returns with a compelling guide to changing your mind THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER If you can change your mind you...

An essential short history of Russia by acclaimed writer and expert Mark Galeotti, taking us from Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, to the Russian Revolution, the fall of...

H.P. Lovecraft's most famous horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern manga horror master Gou Tanabe! The complete graphic novel in one volume, faithfully reproducing the original Japanese release,...

First with your head and then with your heart . . . To Peekay, a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world, this is a...

In this selection of poems covering the period 1972 to 2002. This beautifully elegant volume excludes the cartoon element, focusing on Leunig's brilliant texts, with all their absurdity, hilarity, poignancy...

One of Waugh's most exuberant comedies,Scoopis a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news. Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast,...

Originally designed as a story for boys, Stevenson's novel is narrated by the teenage Jim Hawkins, who outwits a gang of murderous pirates led by that unforgettable avatar of amorality,...

Over the course of his short life, John Keats (1795-1821) honed a raw talent into a brilliant poetic maturity. This wide-ranging selection of Keats's poetry contains youthful verse, such as...

Jean Rhys's late, literary masterpiece Wide Sargasso Sea was inspired by Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, and is set in the lush, beguiling landscape of Jamaica in the 1830s. Born into...

Livy's brilliant history of the founding and early years of Rome Livy (c. 59 BC-AD 17) dedicated most of his life to writing some 142 volumes of history, the first...

A tale of princely jealousy and vengeance, the Saga has been an inspiration for Wagner and J.R.R. Tolkien Based on Viking Age poems, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology,...

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...

A must-read biography of an enigmatic personality who helped shape early Melbourne Madame Brussels, the most legendary brothel keeper in nineteenth-century Melbourne, is still remembered and celebrated today. But until...

A panoramic social history chronicling the lives of hundreds of British people of all classes in the most important territory of the British Empire The British in this book lived...

The Turn of the Key meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit-soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively-about two homeowners whose lives are turned...

An evocative narrative of the many tragedies that fell upon those who were forced to serve time in Port Arthur, one of the most remote and feared convict locations in...

The beloved multidisciplinary classic on the spaces we inhabit and the dreams and memories that fill them A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin Classics Since its initial publication in...

After the Bible this is the most important foundational text in Judaism The Talmud is one of the most significant religious texts in the world, second only to the Bible...

New selection and translation of the great epic story of ancient India, revealing a mythic world of bloody conflict, magic and beauty The Mahabharata is one of the two major...

One of the great figures of English Romanticism, Coleridge's poems show diversity and imaginative genius One of the major figures of English Romanticism, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) created works of...

Highly acclaimed writer and philosopher Alain de Botton turns his attention to interior design and architecture In The Architecture of Happiness, bestselling author Alain de Botton explores one of our...

Jhumpa Lahiri's rich and varied selection of the greatest Italian writing of the twentieth century, now a Penguin Classics paperback This landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over...

The Sunday Times bestseller that exploded the God debate All of us, whether religious, agnostic or atheist, are searching for meaning. And in this wise and life-affirming book, non-believer Alain...

An introduction to the work of Michel Foucault, including detailed excerpts from all of his major works The Foucault Reader is the ideal introduction to one the most stimulating and...