Although Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century, this...

The powerful writings collected together in this volume chronicle George Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among 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...

Wonderfully sardonic and slyly humorous, the writings of landmark American feminist and socialist thinker Charlotte Perkins...

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...

One of the greatest translations of all time: Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three volumes

Proust's...

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...

In Utopia, Thomas More gives us a traveller's account of a newly-discovered island where the inhabitants enjoy a social order...

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

Widely regarded as D. H....

Set in the rural midlands of England, The Rainbow revolves around three generations of the Brangwen family over a period of more...

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...

This 20th century masterpiece uses the traditional form of autobiography to explore some very untraditional themes. Under the...

Virginia Woolf tested the boundaries of fiction in these short stories, developing a new language of sensation, feeling and...

It is June in 1939, and the inhabitants of a country house prepare to host the annual village pageant in its grounds. It will...

First masculine, then feminine, Orlando begins life as a young sixteenth-century nobleman, then gallops through the centuries to...

'Pavese's novels are works of an extraordinary depth where one never stops finding new levels, new meanings' Italo...