Classics

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…

This 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, if engaging young man' when he …

A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of one of the most famous stories in the world. After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely…

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 …

A delightful selection of stories from Hans Christian Andersen, translated by the eminent writer and critic, Naomi Lewis. All the best-known and most-loved stories are included - 'Thumbelina', 'The Snow Queen', 'The Emperor's New …

Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - celebrate the 140th anniversary of Treasure Island with this dazzling clothbound edition.When an old sea Captain n…

Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this highly anticipated 45th anniversary edition of The Neverending Story.Only the right name gives bein…

Lovecraft's terrifying tales have influenced generations of horror writers. His otherworldly visions of cosmic horrors, alien beings, and a world not quite our own remain immensely powerful and able to terrify even the most resolu…

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 …

A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous journey in the world. Follow the yellow brick road!Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, fa…

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…

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Wuthering HeightsPuffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this bold edition of Wuth…

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…

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote some of the most acclaimed novels of the 20th century, and literary scholars regard him as one of the finest American writers of all time. His stories were the stories of the “Lost Generation,” Americans …

Murphy, Samuel Beckett's first novel, was published in 1938. Its work-shy eponymous hero, adrift in London, realises that desire can never be satisfied and withdraws from life, in search of stupor. Murphy's lovestruck fiancé…

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 …

In 1847, Emily Brontë invited the public to peek through the curtains of Wuthering Heights and witness the passionate and ill-fated love of Catherine and Heathcliff. Critics were initially baffled at how a novel filled with s…

A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

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…