Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov is a profound exploration of faith, meaning, and morality. In this classic work of literary fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky crafts a story where the murder of the harsh landowner Fyodor Karamazov sets off a chain of events that transform the...

The Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner is a monumental work in literature and opera, encompassing four epic operas: The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried, and Twilight of the Gods. Richard Wagner s libretto, written before the music, is a groundbreaking achievement that changed...

In Dracula, Bram Stoker introduces readers to the chilling world of Count Dracula, a story that has become a cornerstone of literary fiction. When Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to assist the mysterious Count Dracula in purchasing a house in London, he uncovers a...

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is a timeless masterpiece of literary fiction, capturing the plight of an orphan caught in the dark underworld of London. In Oliver Twist, readers follow the young orphan as he escapes a harsh workhouse only to fall into the...

Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense by Lewis Carroll is a delightful collection of whimsical poetry that showcases the author's unique gift for wordplay and imagination. In Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense, readers are treated to the famous poem 'Jabberwocky,' along with other charming works like 'The...

Inferno by Dante is a profound journey through the realms of Hell, as the poet, guided by Virgil, descends into a terrifying underworld. Inferno depicts the harrowing fates of souls damned for their sins, as Dante encounters figures like Cleopatra and Odysseus, suffering in...

A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings by Charles Dickens is a timeless collection that captures the essence of the holiday spirit in fiction. In A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings, Charles Dickens explores themes of celebration, charity, and memory, leaving a profound...

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is a classic work of fiction and literature, chronicling the journey of a young man from a difficult childhood to becoming a successful novelist. In David Copperfield, Charles Dickens introduces unforgettable characters such as the villainous Uriah Heep, the...

Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud is a pivotal work in psychology and cultural thought, reflecting Freud's psychoanalytic theories. Originally published in 1930, this influential volume seeks to address fundamental questions about human society, including the influences that led to the creation of...

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche is a groundbreaking philosophical work translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale, with an introduction by Michael Tanner. This influential text, published in 1886, solidified Nietzsche's reputation as a major European philosopher by challenging traditional notions of...

In Fear and Trembling, S ren Kierkegaard's infamous and controversial work made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and Camus. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Danish with an introduction by Alistair Hannay. Writing...

A phenomenal bestselling author meets the most magical stories ever told, now in a beautiful clothbound classics editionIn this stunningly designed book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip Pullman has chosen his fifty favourite stories from the Brothers Grimm and presents them in...

Victor Hugo's Les Mis rables is one of the great works of western literature. Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become...

George Orwell's masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-SmithOne of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World''Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past'Hidden away in the Record Department...

The canonical Spanish classic, now in a beautiful hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-SmithDon Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in...

The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles A Penguin Classic Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with...

A Clothbound Classics edition of Thomas Hardy s impassioned novel of courtship in rural lifeIn Thomas Hardy s first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in...

One of the great masterworks of English literature, in a gorgeous new clothbound editionIn The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories, and low farce. A storytelling competition between a group...

Verne's classic novel of global voyaging!One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished...

Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, now in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith'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...