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Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architecture

Adolf Loos,...

A rich and unforgettable tragic-comic novel of sexual intrigue and political scheming in nineteenth-century Spain
One of the...

A dark classic of Russia's silver age, this blackly funny novel recounts a schoolteacher's descent into sadism, arson and...

Darkly funny, searingly honest short stories from Hans Fallada, author of bestselling Alone in Berlin

In these stories,...

The first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.

Not...

"There was no patriotism in the trenches. It was too remote a sentiment, and rejected as fit only for civilians. A new arrival...

A new and original anthology that introduces the key writings on rhetoric in the classical world, from Aristotle to Cicero and...

A moving love story and a vivid depiction of Berlin in the 1870s, from Germany's greatest nineteenth-century novelist Theodor...

A rich and enjoyable novel about marriage, love and betrayal, from the great German realist Theodor Fontane.

Charming,...

A key work of ancient Chinese philosophy is brought back to life in Ian Johnston's compelling, definitive translation

Very...

Living in the slums of Rio and eking out a living as a typist, Macabea loves movies, Coca-Cola and her philandering rat of a...

Botchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher...

Fever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic

'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football...

A classic of Italian literature, this epic and unforgettable novel recounts one man's long and turbulent life in revolutionary...

A critically acclaimed tale of abuse and betrayal in America's deep South

Carolina in the 1950s, and Bone - christened Ruth...

From Evelyn Waugh, the author of beloved novels such as Brideshead Revisited, A Handful of Dust and Vile Bodies, this is the...

A wonderful new selection of Henry James's short stories exploring the relationship between art and life, edited by Michael...

A wonderful new collection of tales exploring Henry James's favourite 'international theme': the experiences of Americans in...

An unsettling new collection of Henry James's best short stories exploring ghosts and the uncanny

'There had been a moment...

Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Silas Marner by George Eliot

"God gave her to me because you turned your back upon her,...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

'He seemed a part of the mute melancholy landscape, an...

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells

'That black figure, with its eyes of fire,...

A collection of chilling tales, ironic, unsettling, imbued with dread and with droll humour

A dapper Paris doctor dispenses a...

All Souls is a compelling black comedy of Oxford life by Javier Marias, whose highly-anticipated new novel The Infatuations is...

It's 1946. The war is over and Europe lies in ruins. Fourteen year old Felix dreams of finding happiness elsewhere. When he's...

The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species.

'A long, long time ago, before humans even...

In this collection of stories you will meet a guinea-pig that can do clever tricks, the Queen's favourite Corgi pup, a secret...

She will become a legend but first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning . . .

Diana is...

The highly anticipated coming-of-age story of kick-ass super hero: Catwoman by international bestselling author Sarah J....