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The classic existentialist novel, in a wonderful new translation by Sandra Smith, now in paperback Meursault leads an unremarkable bachelor life in Algiers until he commits a random act of...

The legendary cookbook that inspired Julie and Julia 'This isn't just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking, first published in 1961, and it's a book...

'In this new translation one finally gets the musical whole of Dostoevsky's original' New York Times Book Review FROM THE AWARD-WINNING TRANSLATORS RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY Dostoevsky's beautiful writing...

A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Judas In the early years of Christianity, several...

A major anthology of great Japanese short stories, now in Penguin Classics This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the...

The acclaimed new translation of Tolstoy's masterpiece, for the first time in Black Classics after the successful hardback and Red Classics editions - 10,000+ hbks and by time of BC...

Reissued with a new cover and lower price as part of Penguin Classics overhaul of Jane Austen's editions The culmination of Jane Austen's genius, a sparkling comedy of love and...

Shirley Jackson's masterpiece- the deliciously dark and funny story of Merricat, tomboy teenager, beloved sister - and possible mass murderer Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister...

The influential, international bestseller - over 10 million copies sold - that has transformed how we shape our judgements and make decisions Why is there more chance we'll believe something...

One of the most imaginative minds alive retells the greatest stories in history - the Greek Myths The Greek myths are amongst the best stories ever told, passed down through...

The Sunday Times bestselling debut novel from the prize-winning prodigy ** Sunday Times Bestseller ** Brilliant, heart-breaking and highly original, TikTok has fallen in love with Ocean Vuong's shattering portrait...

Vintage Classics brings you one of the most admired, best loved and most influential novels in the history of English literature Discover one of the most admired, best loved and...

A guaranteed best-seller - a brilliant new edition of one of Penguin's top-ten classics - more than 35k of the Black Classic edition sold every year. Orphaned Jane Eyre grows...

The smash-hit bestseller which exposes the invisible bias in our everyday lives - 'HELL YES. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things' (Caitlin Moran)...

A passionate history of a world unfolding across many continents and five centuries by one of our greatest and internationally bestselling historians. A passionate history of Judaism; a world unfolding...

Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show! Have fun with Bluey and Bingo and their friends. There are loads of games to play, stickers to place and much more!...

The most influential political statement of the twentieth century The Communist Manifesto (1848), Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes, is one of the most important and influential...

This collection brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation;...

The unforgettable oral history of Soviet women's experiences in the Second World War from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature "Why, having stood up for and held their...

A Newbery Award winner, A Wrinkle in Time is an iconic novel that continues to inspire millions of fans around the world. When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a...

A new edition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of first publication of Pynchon's classic book. Discover Thomas Pynchon's brilliant writing in this postmodern literature classic. 'The greatest, wildest author of...

One of the greatest works of philosophy, political theory, and literature ever produced, Plato's Republic has shaped Western thought for thousands of years, and remains as relevant today as when...

The ground-breaking first novel from Umberto Eco - a murder mystery, an enthralling chronicle of the Middle Ages, a piece of biblical analysis and a stunning popular and critical success...

The irresistible hardback Times bestseller and bookshop favourite about the healing power of books and community; Time magazine Top 100 books of 2023; 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times THE...

The third book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except...

The legendary cookbook that inspired JULIE AND JULIA -- volume 2 Soups from the garden, bisques from the sea, famous fish stews from Provence and Normandy, the real French crunchy...

The first in one of the greatest fantasy sequences of our time. The first book of Earthsea is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The island of Gont...

Required reading for anyone who believes in the equality of the sexes, The Second Sex is the crowning text of second wave feminism TRANSLATED BY CONSTANCE BORDE AND SHEILA MALOVANY-CHEVALLIER...

The multimillion copy bestselling thriller that inspired the major motion picture. Reissued with striking new artwork. On a remote jungle island, genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. Now...

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is a dark and daring story of obsessive love and transgression. Humbert Humbert's lust for his pubescent step-daughter, Lolita, shocked readers when it was first published in...

Kafka's gripping work of psychological horror A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of...

Penguin Classics relaunch Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire,...

Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way of life. But ever since...

2021 is the 35th anniversary of Maus - the million-selling, Pulitzer-winning, father-son memoir about the Holocaust 'A quiet triumph, moving and simple - impossible to describe accurately, and impossible to...

A book that changes everything - from the legendary Dr Gabor Mate ***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD We tend to believe that normality equals health....

Bestselling author and clinician Gabor Mate presents a radical new parenting model to instil self-esteem in your children. With a brand new chapter focusing on the youth mental health aftermath...

Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy takes the discipline of logic and the mind back to its roots. Drawing inspiration from six of the finest minds in history -...

An achingly beautiful story about family, belonging and living a life in tune with the environment, from one of Australia's best-loved authors, Tim Winton. Abel Jackson has lived by the...

A Room of One's Own grew out of a lecture that Virginia Woolf had been invited to give at Girton College, Cambridge in 1928. Ranging over Jane Austen and Charlotte...

The profoundly wise and humane account of Huxley's famous experimentation with mescalin that has influenced writers and artists for decades. Discover this profound account of Huxley's famous experimentation with mescalin...

Cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky... A bewitching and wildly inventive novel from a master stylist *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS,...

A newly updated edition of the landmark translation by the esteemed Biblical scholar The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judaean desert between 1947 and 1956 transformed our...

Part of the Vintage Classics Austen Series- all six of Jane Austen's major novels, beautifully designed by writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by our finest contemporary writers 'It...

Rilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet, now in Penguin Classics At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a...

A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement...

A new translation of Dostoyevsky's great novel of suffering and sickness Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Dostoyevsky set out to create a protagonist with \"a truly beautiful soul\"...

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is one of the best loved novellas of all time. Two drifters - small, shrewd George and huge, simple-minded Lennie - get work on...

Celebrating 70 years of Charlotte's Web - the timeless classic story of friendship and acceptance. This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig...