Rickie Elliot, a sensitive and intelligent young man with an intense imagination and a certain amount of literary talent, sets...

The first modern depiction of extra-terrestrials attacking the earth, The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential...

Thomas Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with evocative descriptions of rural life, and with...

At the height of Fascist rule in Italy and following the death of his mother, Carlo Emilio Gadda began work on his first novel,...

Loosely based on the author's own experiences, The Riddle of the Sands takes readers back to the early days of the twentieth...

Four of Ibsen's most important plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series.

In these four...

The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin's account of the momentous voyage which set in motion the current of intellectual...

When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an...

Subtitled 'A Story of a Man of Character', Hardy's powerful study of the heroic but deeply flawed Michael Henchard is an...

A phenomenonally precicious schoolboy, Rimbaud was still a teenager when he became notorious as Europe's most shocking and...

Passionate and perceptive, the three short novels that make up Balzac's History of the Thirteen are concerned in part with the...

A parable on Darwinian theory, and a biting social satire, H.G. Wells's science fiction classic The Island of Dr Moreau is a...

A new edition of the classic African American autobiography, now with with the inclusion of Douglass's other works.

The...

With three plays focusing on the family and how it struggles to stay together by telling lies - and exposing them, Henrik Ibsen's...

In this tender, impassioned fourth novel, James Baldwin created one of his most striking characters: a man struggling to become...

In their new all-buttercup-yellow-stripe, Steeple Sinderby Wanderers, who usually feel lucky when their pitch is above...

These three novellas display D. H. Lawrence's brilliant and insightful evocation of human relationships - both tender and cruel -...

A story of war in all its absurdity and horror, this incomparable novel describes the fortunes of a young boy travelling through...

Mystery and excitement abound in this lively collection of fairy tales, folklore and legends, which celebrate Scotland's...

Published in 1872, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests...

A major new celebration of the French short story across the twentieth century

The short story has a rich tradition in French...

It's New Years Day in 1933 in New York City and Max Disher, a young black man, has just found out that a certain Dr Junius...

Described as 'a masterpiece' by Stefan Zweig, this extraordinary novel of love, war, ghosts and memory features an introduction...

Two of D. H. Lawrence's most renowned novels - now with new packages and new introductions

Widely regarded as D. H....

D.H. Lawrence was one of the great short story writers of the 20th century. This new collection of ten stories shows the variety...

A masterful tale of murder and intrigue in a small French town, from the celebrated author of the Maigret series

Not only had...

'There were some weeks that were painful, nerve-racking. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he would suddenly...

George Orwell's experience of the Spanish Civil War had a transformative effect on his life and work. This volume brings together...

Throughout his life George Orwell aimed, in his words, to make 'political writing into an art'. This collection brings together...

In this newly translated classic of spiritual literature, Bernanos considers what it really means to be humble, charitable and...