Language & Literary Studies

The bestselling phenomenon returns with 21 bite-sized lessons to help us understand our troubled times.

The dazzling companion volume to the bestselling Mythos. There are heroes - and then there are Greek heroes.

Celebrate International Women's Day with the original Sisterhood classics - independent, irrepressible, unforgettable!

Celebrate International Women's Day with the original rebel girls!

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series.

Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party.

Written by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are the spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.

These spiritual reflections of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) show a leader trying to make sense of himself and the universe, and cover diverse topics such as the question of virtue, human rationality and the nature of the gods.

A compelling drama of South African apartheid and a universal coming-of-age story, from "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world" (Time).

Beyond Good and Evil demonstrates that the world is steeped in false piety and infected with a 'slave morality'. With wit and subversive energy, Nietzsche demands that the individual impose their own 'will to power' upon the world.

The prize-winning bestselling historian delivers the first authoritative general account for thirty years.

Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor's perspective, Night is among the most personal, intimate and poignant of all accounts of the Holocaust. A compelling consideration of the darkest side of human nature and the enduring power of hope, it remains one of the most important works of the twentieth century.

A new festive sticker activity book with Peppa and all of her friends!

Read about the greatest battles against the evilest enemies of the LEGO NINJAGO ninja team.

Everything students need to know to succeed on the extremely popular AP English Language & Composition Exam.

A new entry into our popular AP PREMIUM line! This Premium Edition of our popular annual study guide provides all the info students need to succeed on the AP English Language & Composition Exam--plus 5 full-length practice tests for maximum scoring success.

Everything students need to know to succeed on the AP English Literature & Composition Exam.

The definitive book on bilingualism and its impact on the brain from a leading expert.

A nostalgic and eye-opening journey through our best-loved picture books, from Peter Rabbit to The Gruffalo.

A wonderfully original book about contemporary Russia as seen on journeys in search of Pushkin, Tolstoy, Lermontov, Chekhov, Gogol and Turgenev.