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

The complete plays of Christopher Marlowe, in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong,...

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...

A unique collection of advice for life, Baltasar Gracian's The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence is a philosophical gem, and...

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...

A compelling portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism, A Passage to India depicts the fate of individuals caught in the...

A story of forbidden sexual passion and thwarted dreams set against the backdrop of a lush summer in rural...

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...

Ever since its publication in 1948, George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian regime where Big Brother controls its...

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...

A superb new translation by Michael Hofmann of some of Kafka's most frightening and visionary short fiction

Strange beasts,...

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...

The Years is the story of the Pargiter family - their intimacies and estrangements, anxieties and triumphs - mapped out against...

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

Ever since it exploded into Vietnam's cultural life two centuries ago, The Song of Kieu has been one of that nation's most...

A pioneering work of dystopian fiction from one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers

Written midway between Brave New World and...

Drawing on George Eliot's own childhood experiences to craft an unforgettable story of first love, sibling rivalry and regret,...

The original 'sensation novel', The Woman in White opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter with a strange, solitary woman...

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'

Vividly interweaving epic historical drama with personal tragedy,...