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.

If we are ever going to truly get to know our parents, chances are it is going to happen during adulthood, long after we have tested each other’s limits and found a meeting place. And there is an even greater chance it will happen when the ‘normal life’ you once had is gone and you must reconfigure how you do things.

The great American novel, now in Penguin Black Classics.

The 'riotous, insanely readable' new novel from the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE

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.

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

The mysterious tale of an orphan who is made into a gentleman, with one of the best opening scenes you'll ever read!

Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth - four 'little women' enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England. The charming story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored by generations.

Practise creative writing with Roald Dahl, the world's number one storyteller!

Practise creative writing with Roald Dahl, the world's number one storyteller!

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.

Practise creative writing with Roald Dahl, the world's number one storyteller!

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.

A compelling, powerful argument about the roots of current global disorder.

Back by popular demand, the original Clothbound Classics edition of Dostoyevsky's masterpiece.

The iconic voice of Florence and the Machine shares a beautifully designed collection of her lyrics, poems and scrapbook entries

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.

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The Vintage Classics Russians Series - sumptuous editions of the greatest books to come out of Russia during the most tumultuous period in its history

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.