Discover the legendary story of a marine adventurer shipwrecked on a desert island.

Robinson Crusoe runs away from home to...

'They sing in my head even now... What a wonderful storyteller/poet he was' Michael Morpurgo, Guardian

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Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States....

'Henry James is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare is in the history of poetry' Graham Greene

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Rediscover Emily Bronte's powerful tale of love, violence and obsession.

'May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I...

How thin is the line between good and evil?

Discover the classic tale of gothic horror

Dr Jekyll has been experimenting...

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his...

‘I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way’

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Read the world's first political thriller.

London is under threat. It has become a haven for political exiles and anarchists....

Discover the classic tale behind the hit film and one of the most beloved, comforting, charming stories of all time.

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'A really remarkable picture of the reality, as well as the prosperity, of northern industrial life, and an interesting...

'Gaskell's shocking, moving and contemporary account of the corrosive effects of injustice and poverty' Sunday Telegraph

Mary...

'The most perfect of all the Dickens novels' Virginia Woolf

When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood...

'The one great principle of the English law is, to make business for itself'

'Jarndyce and Jardyce' is an infamous lawsuit...

Your favourite fantastic Grimm fairy tales and bedtime stories in the only complete edition of this classic collection.

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As relevant today as when it was first published, We is the first modern dystopian novel which inspired both Nineteen Eighty-Four...

'Who can think of a pirate without conjuring up the image of Long John Silver?' Daily Mail

When young Jim Hawkins discovers a...

'Wharton's dazzling skills as a stylist, creator of character, ironical observer and unveiler of passionate, thwarted emotions...

'One of the greatest allegories in all literature' D.H. Lawrence

Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an...

Discover Henry James's most famous and terrifying story in an edition which also includes a unique selection of his best loved...

Within the pages of this book can be found one of the most terrifying creatures in all of literature.

Rediscover a dread of...

'The ultimate fish story' Bob Dylan

When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day, he has no idea...

'In Persuasion, Jane Austen picks up the pen to tell us who we are and what we want' Independent

Eight years ago Anne Elliot...

Discover the classic story behind the major new film

'Jane Austen's Emma is her masterpiece, mixing the sparkle of her early...

Discover Jane Austen's most beloved classic.

When Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr Darcy, she is repelled by his overbearing pride...

Dorian is a good-natured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a...

Jane Eyre is the inspiring heroine of one of the best-loved British novels of all time.

As an orphan, Jane's childhood is not...

'The perfect novel' Kate Atkinson, #1 bestselling author of Big Sky

Huck is a young, naive white boy fleeing from his drunken,...

On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and...