Classics

Bíonn ar phíolóta a theacht anuas i lár ghaineamhlach an tSahára nuair a bhriseann an t-inneall ina eitleán … agus as sin a thig ceann de na scéalta is iontaí a hinsíodh riamh, faoi mar a chas an píolóta leis an phrionsa bheag. Fá…

Translated, with an Introduction and Notes by John R. Williams. Goethe's Faust is a classic of European literature.Based on the fable of the man who traded his soul for superhuman powers and knowledge, it became the life's work of…

In the imaginations of young and old alike, the word “pirate” resonates with spine-tingling fear and swashbuckling adventure. Over centuries, our cultural landscape has been populated by a host of famous real and fictional figures…

One morning, Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect. His family is understandably perturbed and he finds himself an outsider in his own home. In 'Metamorphosis' and the other famous stories included…

An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materialsThe preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass’s Narrative powerfully details the life of the abo…

With a foreword by Kat Delacorte, author of With Fire in Their Blood‘It will have blood, they say: blood will have blood’On a bleak, stormy night in Scotland, three witches prophesy: Macbeth will be a lord twice-over and Macbeth w…

With a foreword by Holly Bourne, author of Am I Normal Yet?‘I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest’Love, deception and discord are flourishing in the court of Messina. Sweet, innocent Hero and the famed s…

With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, author of Ace of Spades. ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’. The King of Denmark is dead. When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, meets the King’s ghost and discovers he was murdered, h…

This edition of Emily Bronte's classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker. A riveting novel of love, loss and vengeance, Wuthering Heights remains a time-honored favorite i…

Paper Mill Press brings new life to Rudyard Kipling's classic with this stunning reprint featuring a suede-like custom cover, beautiful metallic foiling, and a ribbon marker. Perfect for gifting.  Embark on an imaginative adventur…

Death in Venice is a story of obsession. Gustave von Aschenbach is a successful but ageing writer who travels to Venice for a holiday. One day, at dinner, Aschenbach notices an exceptionally beautiful young boy who is staying with…

As Seen on BBC Between the CoversThis European masterpiece from the Nobel prizewinner explores the lure and degeneration of ideas in an introverted community on the eve of the First World War. Hans Castorp is 'a perfectly ordinary…

Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this striking edition of Frankenstein.Victor Frankenstein has made a terrible mistake. In his desperate …

The perfect introduction to Shakespeare for younger readers, Tales From Shakespeare explores twenty of the bard's greatest plays. Named as one of The Guardian's best 100 non-fiction books, each play has been carefully adapted for …

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of DraculaPuffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this dazzling edition of Dracula. J…

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of The Little Prince A beautiful clothbound hardback gift edition of one of the world's most beloved stories. Look at my planet. It is directly above us. But how far away…

A beautiful clothbound hardback gift edition of one of the world's most beloved stories. I'm Death, and I make sure that everyone is equal. From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm coll…

It's New York in the 1940s, where the martinis flow from cocktail hour till breakfast at Tiffany's. And nice girls don't, except, of course, for Holly Golightly: glittering socialite traveller, generally upwards, sometimes sideway…

Sandy's in the fifth grade when he's forced to sit on the back row away from his white classmates and denied entry to a new amusement park. His grandmother, who is raising him alongside his mother and aunt, tells him that love is …

Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyr…

This collection comprises of Joyce's three novels, plus the short story collection Dubliners. Dubliners, about Joyce's native city, is faithful to his country, seeing it unflinchingly and challenging every precedent and piety in …

'Extravagantly beautiful... Enormously, achingly alive... A howl of love and rage, playful and funny as well as hard and bitter’ New York TimesAs young girls, Nel and Sula shared each other's secrets and dreams in the poor black m…

Marlon James Macon 'Milkman' Dead was born shortly after a neighbourhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. In 1930s America Macon learns ab…

With an Introduction and Notes by Martin Scofield, University of Kent at Canterbury. Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story. His stories explore the region which li…

The Odyssey is the most enduring classic of western civilization, telling the story of Ulysses and his eventful voyage home after the Trojan War.This deluxe hardback edition features Alexander Pope's classic 1726 translation which…

In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest - the beautifu…

Virginia Woolf's singular technique in Mrs Dalloway heralds a break with the traditional novel form and reflects a genuine humanity and a concern with the experiences that both enrich and stultify existence. Society hostess, Clari…

This beautiful collector's edition brings together Dickens' heartwarming seasonal tales of Christmas. As well as his famous tale A Christmas Carol, the collection also contains lesser known treasures such as The Chimes, The Haunte…

The family is cursed. At least that is the hypothesis when the body of Sir Charles Baskerville is found on the dark and eerie moors near his home. It is up to Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson to solve the mystery of th…

A series of brutal incidents - a murder, the trampling of a child - leads lawyer Mr Utterson to try to find out more about the repulsive perpetrator Mr Hyde.More importantly, he begins to question how Hyde is connected to Utterson…