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''I could see that she was still terribly afraid, but I didn''t soften anything; instead, seeing that she was afraid I deliberately intensified it.''In this short story, Dostoyevsky masterfully depicts desperation, greed, manipulation and suicide.Introduc
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''What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.'' Autobiographical stories from one of Japan''s masters of modernist story-telling.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin''s 80th birthday.
'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.' Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin
''Drawn on by his eagerness for the open sky, he left his guide and soared upwards...'' Ovid tells the tales of Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, the Calydonian Boar-Hunt, and many other famous myths.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 book
''The pleasure is twice as sweetWhen you cheat a cheat.''An illustrated collection of fables from one of France''s most vital writers.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946.
''Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle.''In this charming book from 1906, Okakura explores Zen, Taoism, Tea Masters an
''It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself'' Wilde''s celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English - and his own genius. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Lit
''Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?''Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo , the last work iconoclastic German philosopher Nietzsche wrote before his descent into madness.One of 46 new
''What matters is to live everything. Live the questions for now.''A hugely influential collection for writers and artists of all kinds, Rilke''s profound and lyrical letters to a young friend advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of a
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''Summer was drawing to a close, and I realized that the book was monstrous.'' Fantastical tales of mazes, puzzles, lost labyrinths and bookish mysteries, from the unique imagination of a literary magician. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the
''But no, she''s abstract, is a bird Of sound in the air of air soaring, And her soul sings unencumbered Because the song''s what makes her sing.'' Dramatic, lyrical and ranging over four distinct personae, these poems by one of Portugal''s greatest poets
A triptych of vampire stories to make your blood run cold, in a Little Black Classics edition Twilight, in these southern climates, is almost unknown; immediately the sun sets, night beginsDanger lurks in the dead of night. Written during the infamous gat
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. Emphasizing joy in the world, human cooperation and the value of all living things, this selection of Arne Naess' philosophical writings is filled with wit, learning and
''My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man''s life?''A poignant tale of love and loneliness from Russia''s foremost writer.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first
A haunting novella of fame and disillusionment by a Japanese literary icon All eyes are upon Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer from a roped-off section, screaming and yelling to attract his attention. They would kill for a moment alone with
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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books I am a ridiculous man. They call me mad now. That would be a promotion in rank A delusional man whose strange dream changes his life; a self-justifying husband who causes his wife’s suic
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksIt demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hateTold in the form of two int
The international bestselling YA thriller by acclaimed author Karen M. McManus - now available in a bold new cover look complete with a blood red background and matching sprayed edges. Five students walk into detention. Only four come out alive. Yale hope
After all the hurt between them, will they be able to find their way back to each other? Ruby Bell thought that what she had with James Beaufort was something special. But after his betrayal, sheâs never felt this much pain. Ruby just wants her old life
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This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read. It is an adapted version of the original story. A geek, a jock, a criminal, a princess. A m
âWe are now about to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things!âThis beautiful edition of James and the Giant Peach, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and
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Part-history of the cosmos, part-intellectual adventure, this book travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers t
How can your name affect how well you do in life? What do estate agents and the Ku Klux Klan have in common? Why do drug dealers live with their mothers?The answer: Freakonomics. It's at the heart of everything we do and the things that affect us dai
As Malcolm Cowley says in his introduction, the first edition of Leaves of Grass ''might be called the buried masterpiece of American writing'', for it exhibits ''Whitman at his best, Whitman at his freshest in vision and boldest in language, Whitman tr
Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas series The writings of the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into stoicism, morality and the importance of reason, and continue to provide profound g
Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today's era of spin.
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched liv
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched liv
Richard Hannay has just returned to England after years in South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat, just days after a chance encounter with an American who had told him about an assassinatio
John Berger broke new ground with his penetrating writings on life, art and how we see the world around us. Here he explores how the ancient relationship between man and nature has been broken in the modern consumer age, with the animals that used to be a
Vladimir Lenin created this hugely significant Marxist text to explain fully the inevitable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism: that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and colonialism. He prophesied that those third world countrie
Beautifully written yet highly controversial, An Image of Africa asserts Achebe''s belief in Joseph Conrad as a ''bloody racist'' and his conviction that Conrad''s novel Heart of Darkness only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people.
''So the only question is: do animals other than man suffer?'' One of the great moral philosophers of the modern age, Peter Singer asks unflinching questions about how we should live our lives. The ideas collected in these writings, arguing that human tyr
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. In The Dragonfly Will Be the Messiah , the celebrated pioneer of the ''do-nothing'' farming method reflects on global ecological trauma and argues that we must radicall
It's never too early for your first checkmate. International Master and top YouTube chess coach Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) brings the worlds greatest game to its youngest fans: babies!This board book introduces little ones to the basics of chess: the n
Now in spectacular full colour throughout, a special 10th anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling journal that started it all--with more than 7 million copies sold!Perhaps you're a seasoned Wreck-er, having made your way through one or
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they
Nick Hornby's internationally bestselling first novel, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups?Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - e
A collection of Sojourner Truth''s iconic words, including her famous speech at the 1851 Women''s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio A former slave and one of the most powerful orators of her time, Sojourner Truth fought for the equal rights of black women
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. From the ravages of the global economy to the great pleasures of growing a garden, Wendell Berry''s powerful essays represent a heartfelt call for humankind to mend our
Malcolm Gladwell shows why the story of success is far more surprising, and more fascinating, than we could ever imagineWhy are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great th
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Still a source of inspiration for soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom 2000 years after it was written, Sun-Tzu''s The Art of War is the most influential book of strategy in the world, translated from the Chinese by John Minford in
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERADAPTED INTO A FEATURE FILM WITH TOM HANKSFrom the critically acclaimed author of Here I Am, Everything is Illuminated and We are the Weather - a heartrending and unforgettable novel set in the aftermath of the 9/11'' Utter
A funny, poignant snapshot of young adulthood from the much-loved author of The Catcher in the Rye Franny Glass and Lane Coutell are the perfect campus couple: beautiful, intelligent, their whole lives ahead of them. But one weekend when Franny is visiti
Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California''s Salinas
One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels That Shaped Our World'' The Penguin English Library Edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ''Never did I behold a vision so horrible as his face, of such loathsome, yet appalling hideousness'' A twisted, upside-down creat
The Penguin English Library Edition of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen''No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beau
The Penguin English Library Edition of Dubliners by James Joyce ''Every night as I gazed up at the window I said softly to myself the word paralysis . It had always sounded strangely in my ears ... But now it sounded to me like the name of some malefic
The Penguin English Library Edition of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson ''All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil'' Published as a ''shilling sh
''There is only one book to a man'' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden . Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose g
One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels That Shaped Our World'' ''That rare story to pass from literature into myth'' The New York Times Mary Shelley''s chilling Gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley on Lake Gen
The first great "Lost World" action-adventure, a precursor to Indiana Jones H. Rider Haggard''s King Solomon''s Mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publication in 1885. Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a smal
''In Persuasion , Jane Austen is beginning to discover that the world is larger, more mysterious, and more romantic than she had supposed'' Virginia Woolf Jane Austen''s moving late novel of missed opportunities and second chances centres on Anne Elliot,
''The power of Dickens is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive'' WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers with its depiction of a da
A chilling ghost story, wrought with tantalising ambiguity, the basis for the new Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor A Penguin Classic In what Henry James called a ''trap for the unwary'', The Turn of the Screw tells of a nameless young governes
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won''t believe they''re all true Prepare to meet the most terrifying raiders the world has ever known, as historian Dominic Sandbrook plunges us back into the
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true'An invisible tremor ran through the Aztecs on the rooftops, a breathless gasp of excitement. On the edge of the city the drummer
''It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life'' Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach ... Everybody who is anybody is se
'One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century' Michael CunninghamClarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is suffer
The Catcher in Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it''s relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the ''phony
''Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life'' William Burroughs, legendary drug addict, founder member of the Beats and author of Naked Lunch , relates with unflinching realism the
One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels that Shaped the World'' ''Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.'' Meet the gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists of Cannery
What if we could learn to look instead of see, listen instead of hear, feel instead of touch? Former monk Ryunosuke Koike shows how, by incorporating simple Zen practices into our daily lives, we can reconnect with our five senses and live in a more peace
Leadership is not a rank, it is a responsibility. Leadership is not about being in charge, it is about taking care of those in your charge. When we take care of our people, our people will take care of us. They will help see that our cause becomes a reali
THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE EPIC ROMANTASY THAT HAS SOLD 3 MILLION COPIES ACROSS THE WORLD. AUREN'S STORY ISN'T OVER YET. SHE WILL FLY. SHE WILL SOAR. --One king caged my body. Another has caged my mind. War has broken out between Annwyn and Orea,
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Give the gift of inspiration: an essential guide to living wisely and well, no matter what challenges the world throws at you - from Alain de Botton, the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel a
'Absorbing, mind-enlarging, studded with insights . . This could have significant real-world results' Sunday TimesHumanity's greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn. Even in their first year, infants acquire language, visual and so
Over half of the world''s population is bilingual and yet few of us understand how this extraordinary, complex ability really works. How do two languages co-exist in the same brain? What are the advantages and challenges of being bilingual? How
'The most important book of the Trump era' The EconomistHow does a democracy die? What can we do to save our own? What lessons does history teach us? In the 21st century democracy is threatened like never before. Drawing insightful lessons from
''A classic, perhaps the supreme American novel'' Sunday Times , Books of the Century ''It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life'' Jay Gatsby is the man who has every
''Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.'' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly r
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING LOVE STORY THAT CAPTURED 21 MILLION HEARTS ''Immensely readable and enjoyable'' Sunday Times ''Jojo Moyes is a phenomenal storyteller . . . beautiful'' 5***** Reader Review ____________ Fall in love with Still Me ,
''Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding'' Dickens''s story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors, has had an enduring
Choking the chicken, spanking the monkey, airing the orchid - whatever you call it, none of the images in this book will encourage the gentle art of self-pleasure. This deceptively simple and strangely addictive book presents a laugh-out-loud collection o
''Sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle ... all presented in searing, brilliant prose'' The New York Times Book Review We, the black and the white, deeply need each other here if we are really to become a nation James Ba
The Upanishads , the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages and poets, form part of the Vedas - the sacred and ancient scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion. Each Upanishad, or lesson, takes up a theme
''It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us ... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'' For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman E
'' The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself'' Guardian The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms
Andrew George''s "masterly new translation" ( The Times ) of the world''s first truly great work of literature Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the worlds oldest ep
''Their icy blasts are refreshing and restorative. They tell you the worst. And having heard the worst, you feel less bad'' Blake Morrison Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Me
One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels That Shaped Our World'' A worldwide bestseller and the first part of Achebe''s African Trilogy, Things Fall Apart is the compelling story of one man''s battle to protect his community against the forces of change Okonkwo
''Teetotal!'' Ma said. ''It''s a libel. He''ll never live it down. He''ll never be able to hold his head up again. Whatever will people think? What''s he going to say when anybody asks him to have one?'' ''No,'' said Dr Conner. ''You''ll have to strap him
The multi-million copy bestseller, Kim Edwards'' The Memory Keeper''s Daughter is a moving and poignant novel about grief, family and betrayal. Families have secrets they hide even from themselves... It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of a
FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER RECIPIENT OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2009 WINNER OF THE ORANGE YOUTH PANEL AWARD 2009 FINALIST FOR THE HURST
Baldwin's ground-breaking second novel , which established him as one of the great American writers of his time 'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to ret
The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts'' collection, discover the classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. B
Take a journey across America with a poor Victorian flower girl in her epic journey to a better life, from the internationally bestselling author Lesley Pearse As voted by readers as their favourite Lesley Pearse novel ___________ One good deed takes her
One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels That Shaped Our World'' ''A sublimely funny book ... it is a book to be read by all ... unforgettable and universal'' Candia McWilliam Romantic, heroic, comic and tragic, unconventional schoolmistress Jean Brodie has become
While his old furniture rots in storage, Malte Laurids Brigge lives in a cheap room in Paris, with little but a library reader''s card to distinguish him from the city''s untouchables. Every person he sees seems to carry their death with them, and he thin
This wonderful translation of Dream Story will allow a fresh generation of readers to enjoy this beautiful, heartless and baffling novella. Dream Story tells how through a simple sexual admission a husband and wife ware driven apart into rival worlds
In what remains one of his most seminal papers, Freud considers the incompatibility of civilisation and individual happiness, and the tensions between the claims of society and the individual. We all know that living in civilised groups means sacrificing
Both a gripping tale of adventure and a poetic meditation, Antoine de Saint Exupéry's Wind, Sand and Stars is the lyrical autobiography of an aviation pioneer, from the author of The Little Prince. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated fr
''We''re not Christians, Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli.'' Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, without comfor
A masterpiece of transgressive, surrealist erotica, George Bataille''s Story of the Eye was the Fifty Shades of Grey of its era. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated by Joachim Neugroschal, and published with essays by Susan Sontag and R
Is it possible to die a happy death?This is the central question of Camus''s astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society''s rules by committing
Described as ''a metaphysical shocker'' at the time of its release, Muriel Sparks'' The Driver''s Seat is a taut psychological thriller, published with an introduction by John Lanchester in Penguin Modern Classics.Lise has been driven to distraction by
A poignant meditation on the nature of desire, and the enduring power of love, Gabriel García Márquez''s Love in the Time of Cholera is translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman in Penguin Modern Classics.Florentino Ariza is a hopeless romantic who
The Psychedelic Experience , created by the prophetic shaman-professors Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzer and Richard Alpert, is a foundational text that serves as a model and a guide for all subsequent mind-expanding inquiries. In this wholly unique book, the
Allen Ginsberg was the bard of the beat generation, and Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems is a collection of his finest work published in Penguin Modern Classics, including 'Howl', whose vindication at an obscenity trial was a watershed moment in twentieth-
A new translation of Giorgio Bassani''s haunting collection of short stories that evoke 1930s Ferrara, with an introduction by Ali Smith.Isolated lives and a lost world are evoked in these memorable stories set in the Jewish-Italian community of 1930s Fer
'It was useless to think I'd ever be able to throw open the door behind which I was yet again hiding ... Not now. Not ever.' School is a place of unspoken hierarchies and rivalries for a young teenage boy growing up in the provincial town of Ferrara. Bu
''Exquisite. . . a classic tour de force'' The New York Times ''It struggled to keep itself aloft, to gain height. But then it suddenly gave up, and dropped as though it were breaking into many pieces'' Early on a cold Sunday morning, forty-five-year-ol
At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself; these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influe
'A truly great translation . . . This English version really is better' - A. N. Wilson, The Spectator TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 This acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky's 'psychological record of a crime' gives his dark maste
A 1959 classic ''hard'' science-fiction novel by renowned Cambridge astronomer and cosmologist Fred Hoyle. Tracks the progress of a giant black cloud that comes towards Earth and sits in front of the sun, causing widespread panic and death. A select group
In Água Viva Clarice Lispector aims to ''capture the present''. Her direct, confessional and unfiltered meditations on everything from life and time to perfume and sleep are strange and hypnotic in their emotional power and have been a huge influence on
''My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don''t know.''In The Outsider (1942), his classic existentialist novel, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his
Sylish, shimmering and amoral, Sagan''s tale of adolescence and betrayal on the French Riviera was her masterpiece, published when she was just eighteen. However, this frank and explicit novella was considered too daring for 1950s Britain, and sexual scen
The Penguin English Library Edition of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë "May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you - haunt me, then" Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek sh
One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels That Shaped Our World'' The Penguin English Library Edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë ''She looked so like herself that I knew not how to bear it'' In this sensational, hard-hitting and passionate tale
Living in the slums of Rio and eking out a living as a typist, Macabéa loves movies, Coca-Cola and her philandering rat of a boyfriend; she would like to be like Marilyn Monroe, but she is ugly and unloved. Yet telling her story is the narrator Rodrigo S.
Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architecture Adolf Loos, the great Viennese pioneer of modern architecture, was a hater of the fake, the fussy and the lavishly decorated, and a lover of
''Shakespeare invented the human as we continue to know it'' Harold BloomSet in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Shakespeare''s immortal drama tells the story of star-crossed lovers, rival dynasties and bloody revenge. Romeo and Juliet is a
Sexus is the first volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion , Henry Miller's major life work Henry Miller called the end of his life in America and the start of a new, bohemian existence in 1930s Paris his 'rosy crucifixion'. His searing fi
Plexus is the second volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion , Henry Miller''s major life work Exploring one man''s desperate desire for freedom, Plexus is the central volume of Henry Miller''s scandalous semi-autobiographical trilogy T
Austen''s most popular novel, the unforgettable story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet in Austens beloved classic Pride and Prejudice . When Elizabeth Bennet first mee
''Wuthering Heights is commonly thought of as "romantic", but try rereading it without being astonished by the extremes of physical and psychological violence'' Jeanette Winterson Emily Brontë''s novel of impossible desires, violence and transgression is
''A triumph of execution ... one of the best narratives of the "double life" of a Victorian gentleman'' Peter Ackroyd Oscar Wilde''s alluring novel of decadence and sin was a succès de scandale on publication. It follows Dorian Gray who, enthralled by his
A prodigiously brilliant thinker who sharply challenged the beliefs of his age, the political and social radical John Stuart Mill was the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century. Regarded as one of the sacred texts of liber
Menacing tales from one of the masters of horror fiction Although Bram Stoker is best known for his world-famous novel Dracula , he also wrote many shorter works on the strange and the macabre. Comprised of spine-chilling tales published by Stokers w
The Lost Estate is Robin Buss''s translation of Henri Alain-Fournier''s poignant study of lost love, Le Grand Meaulnes .''I read it for the first time when I was seventeen and loved every page. I find its depiction of a golden time and place just as poi
''A gripping work, and a gripping translation'' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian Niccolò Machiavelli''s brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, The Prince is translated and edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in Penguin Classics As a diplomat in t
''All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain''In this fascinating memoir and manifesto the author and publisher Roberto Calasso meditates on the art of book publishing. With his signature erudition and polemica
THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF WHITE HOLES One of the Best Books of the 21st Century according to The Guardian ''The perfect antidote to the fluff and nonsense around right now. Learn how the world is and how you might just fit in'' Simon
''Excellent. . . Sellars gives a lucid, easy-to-follow account of what Stoicism as a way of life amounts to, and how you might start to put it into practice'' Nigel Warburton How can Stoicism inspire us to lead more enjoyable lives? In the past few yea
In our default state, our brains constantly get in the way of effective communication. They are lazy, angry, immature, and distracted. They can make a difficult conversation impossible. But Andrew Newberg, M.D., and Mark Waldman have discovered a powerful
Joseph Conrad''s enduring portrait of the ugliness of colonialism in a deluxe edition with a gripping cover by Hellboy artist Mike Mignola. Nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read Heart of Darkness is the thri
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A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to cou
The first and only novel by Lydia Davis, winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013. 'It surprised me, over and over, to find that I was with such a young man. He was twenty-two when I met him. He turned twenty-three while I knew him, but by the ti
Exploring issues of colonialism, faith and the limits of comprehension, E.M. Forster''s A Passage to India is published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chand
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''New York City is very peaceful and quiet, and the pale grey mists are slowly rising, to show me the world''Pip switches identities, sexes and centuries in this punk, fairytale reimagining of Charles Dickens''s original Great Expectations . Both familia
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ENCORE AWARD 2020 ''Tinged with melancholy and yearning, this novel is wry and frequently beautiful, and its culmination is surprising and deeply moving'' Guardian ''Both an acute satire of our social-media dominated times , and a h
This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka''s works that he himself thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis , his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; Meditat
Anne Frank''s The Diary of a Young Girl is an inspiring and tragic account of an ordinary life lived in extraordinary circumstances that has enthralled readers for generations. This Penguin Classics edition is edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler
A collection of Kafka''s greatest short fiction, translated by Michael Hofmann Kafka''s masterpiece of unease and black humour, Metamorphosis , the story of an ordinary man transformed into an insect, is brought together in this collection with the res
In a distant universe, since the beginning of time, workers have spent their lives weaving intricate carpets from the hair of women and girls. But why? Andreas Eschbach''s mysterious, poignant space opera explores the absurdity of work and of life itself.
''Revelatory. Harry Harrison''s novel about Earth on the edge of disaster is both bracing and cathartic ... impressively prescient'' Guardian The planet''s population has exploded and resources are stretched to breaking point. And, in a sweltering, overc
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London, 1984. England has given up on democracy and selects its rulers by lottery. This time it is the turn of clerk Auberon Quin, a prankster who decrees that each borough of London become an independent mediaeval state, complete with costumes and coats
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A Hay Festival and The Poole VOTE 100 BOOKS for Women Selection One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime of World War II comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Today, The Diary of a Young Girl has sol
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One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels that Shaped the World'' A Hay Festival and The Poole VOTE 100 BOOKS for Women Selection Muriel Spark''s classic The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie features a schoolmistress you''ll never forget, in this beautifully repackaged P
''So it happens, therefore, that every element says something to someone'' Inspired by the rhythms of the Periodic Table, Primo Levi assesses his life in terms of the chemical elements he associates with his past. From his birth into an Italian Jewish fam
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a compelling, moving story exploring injustice and mob hysteria by the Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera . ''On the day they were going to k
Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude , explores the loneliness of power in Autumn of the Patriarch . 'Over the weekend the vultures got into the presidential palace by pecking
Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera , tells a powerful tale of poverty and undying hope in his moving novel No One Writes to the Colonel . ''The Colonel took the top off the
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'Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place.' George and his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California's Salinas
California''s fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons wi
Nick Hornby''s internationally bestselling first novel, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn''t on it - even tho
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Colm Toibin''s Brooklyn is a devastating story of love, loss and one woman''s terrible choice between duty and personal freedom. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when he
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