Classic Fiction

A young woman comes of age and realizes that life is not a Gothic novel.A timeless classic, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is both a coming-of-age story and a parody of the Gothic novels of the nineteenth century. Catherine Morland is destined to be the heroine of her own life story as she navigates friendships and romantic relationships, and as she...

“The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness.”“So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Misérables cannot fail to be of use,” says Victor Hugo in the preface of his famous novel. Set in the years after the French Revolution, Les Misérables is certainly French...

No library's complete without the classics! This new, enhanced leather-bound edition collects some of the most influential stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.Edgar Allan Poe was a master of tales of the mysterious and macabre. From the eerie incantations of “The Raven” to the persistent fright of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” his stories and poems are unforgettable explorations of the...

Spine-tingling tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat!This chilling collection of scary stories will keep you awake for hours! Psychological horrors, disturbing dramas, and gruesome ghosts compose this compendium of confessions made in the dead of night. From vampires and a monkey paw to an unstoppable heart and haunting apparitions, anecdotes of supernatural terror will have...

An easily understood reference guide to the deities of Greek and Roman mythology.Stories of Gods and Heroes, originally published in 1855, is the first of three works that make up Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch. A useful and concise guide to the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology, this text was used in history classrooms for over a...

Legendary tales of myth and romance written so everyone can enjoy the stories!Can’t keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch’s Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch’s original titles: The Age of Fable,...

“Where we saw people who loved their neighbors, and were kind to man and beast, we might know that was God’s mark.” —Anna Sewell, Black BeautyAnna Sewell’s 1877 classic, Black Beauty, is considered to be one of the foremost works in animal welfare literature and a leading work in the children’s pony book genre. Narrated by the horse himself, the...

From the screenwriter and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel and film Five Feet Apart comes an epic YA sapphic romance, unfolding over two sets of lives, one hundred years apart. Nineteen-year-old Libby has always been inexplicably drawn to the old Victorian house on Mulberry Lane. So much so that when she sees a "For Sale" sign...

A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by indigenous Igbo culture from the Sunday Times bestselling author - dibias, deities, magic and a twin hunting down her kidnapped brother. We had done and survived unimaginable things. Our world was so much bigger than our town, the river full of crocodiles, and these forests we'd grown up in. There was an entire sea...

Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, is considered by many to be the first novel in English, and its success was so enormous that by the end of the nineteenth century it had spawned more translations and versions than any other previous English book. An everyman character who has become part of our cultural heritage, Defoe’s castaway – shipwrecked, imperilled and...

A shocking truth has come to light that will change the kingdom... but can Persephone and Azriel survive long enough to see it through? The epic YA romantic fantasy continues in the sequel to Prophecy and the second book of the Fractured Kingdom trilogy. In the final moments of Prophecy, a truth was revealed to Persephone and Azriel—one that could...

Blind Owl is a new English translation of one of the most important, controversial Iranian novels of the twentieth century. Winner of the 2023 Lois Roth Persian Translation Award. A Penguin Classic. Written by one of the greatest Iranian writers of the twentieth century, Blind Owl tells a two-part story of an isolated narrator with a fragile relationship with time...

When Lockwood seeks relief from a lashing storm in the surly hospitality of Heathcliff, master of Wuthering Heights, a grand house on the Yorkshire moors, he can't imagine the tale that he will soon hear. It is a tale of passion and revenge involving Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, his childhood best friend and the love of his life who deals...

'It is not that Ulysses excludes us; it is, rather, that it includes us in ways that no other work prepares us for. The question is not "what is a novel?", but what can a novel be? Ulysses is the answer.' Patrick McGuinness from his preface to Ulysses: The Restored Text Initially rejected by several printers in Dublin and London...

Part of the Legend Classics series A brilliant scientist constructs a machine that allows him to journey into the future. He travels to the year AD 802,701 where he discovers that humanity has evolved into two separate races: the beautiful vegetarian Eloi people who live purposeless lives and the terrifying carnivorous Morlocks who live underground. After barely escaping the Morlocks,...

By chance, two men—one English, the other French—meet in a provincial railway station. Their physical resemblance is uncanny, and they spend the next few hours talking and drinking until at last John, the Englishman, falls into a drunken stupour. It's to be his last carefree moment, for when he wakes, his French companion has stolen his identity and disappeared. So...

'One of the greatest historical novels ever written' - SARAH WATERS 'I love to find queer representation in historical fiction. . . Renault's eye for intimacy is amazing' - DOUGLAS STUART 'Fierce, complex and eloquent' - MADELINE MILLER 'Mary Renault is a shining light' - HILARY MANTEL A groundbreaking queer classic and powerful reimagining of the last years of Alexander...

My visions were of shipwreck and famine; of death or captivity among barbarian hordes; of a lifetime dragged out in sorrow and tears, upon some grey and desolate rock, in an ocean unapproachable and unknown. In his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838), Edgar Allan Poe carries his knack for the mysterious and macabre, spilt...

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, leaves the easy life of the Happy Valley, accompanied by his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the much-travelled philosopher Imlac. Their journey takes them to Egypt, where they study the various conditions of men's lives, before returning home in a 'conclusion in which nothing is concluded'. Johnson's tale is not only a satire on optimism,...

For the centennial of its publication, a new edition of one of the most iconic of American novels, including four of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories about wealth and class from his collection All the Sad Young Men and an introduction by Min Jin Lee, the New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko. One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels...

Relive the romance and tragedy of the Roaring Twenties with this stunning 100th-anniversary edition of The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald's best-known novel is set in hedonistic Jazz Age Long Island. It centres on millionaire Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. A classic that touches on the topics of materialism, class, desire, and the American...

Mary Renault is a shining light - HILARY MANTEL Mary Renault's portraits of the ancient world are fierce, complex and eloquent - MADELINE MILLER The sequel to The King Must Die. The Bull from the Sea continues the story of the hero Theseus after his return from Crete. Having freed the city of Athens from the terrible tribute demanded by...

Play cards with the Brontës, from their friends and family to their most famous characters. From Cathy and Heathcliff to Patrick Brontë and Aunt Branwell, this playing card deck features 54 of the Brontës' most memorable characters as well as family and friends. Learn all about them in the accompanying booklet. 54 CARD DECK: A set of playing cards featuring...

Caroline Leakey, writing as Oline Keese, published her first and only novel, The Broad Arrow, in 1859. It tells the story of Maida Gwynnham, a young middle-class woman lured into committing a forgery by her deceitful lover, Captain Norwell, and then wrongly convicted of infanticide. The novel's title describes the arrow that was stamped onto government property, including the clothes...

The British Library Women Writers series is a curated collection of novels by female authors who enjoyed broad, popular appeal in their day. In a century during which the role of women in society changed radically, their fictional heroines highlight women's experience of life inside and outside the home through the decades in these rich, insightful and evocative stories. The...

Jen Fain is a journalist negotiating the fraught landscape of 1970s New York. Party guests, taxi drivers, brownstone dwellers, professors, journalists, presidents, and debutantes fill these dispatches from the world as she finds it. Simultaneously novel, memoir, commonplace book, confession, and critique - Speedboat is funny, disturbing, cutting, brilliant, and unlike anything that had come before. Since it burst onto...

Plum Bun is a rediscovered classic from the Harlem Renaissance about a young Black woman's journey as she passes as white in 1920s New York City. The novel explores her quest for self-acceptance, with an introduction by Glory Edim, founder and author of Well-Read Black Girl. Jessie Redmon Fauset, a literary titan and foremost tastemaker of the Harlem Renaissance, was...

"A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant" VIOLA DAVIS on Wild Seed "In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time... for sheer peculiar prescience, Butler's novel may be unmatched" NEW YORKER A PATTERNIST NOVEL: BOOK FOUR The Patternmaster is all powerful. His every thought can control, heal or destroy. The...

'A captivating sweep of a novel about love, resilience and impossible choices' - Christina Lamb, chief foreign correspondent, Sunday Times 'An unflinching look at the cost of survival in terrible circumstances, which has sad echoes in modern-day Ukraine' - The Times Seventeen-year-old Debora Rosenbaum, ambitious and in love with literature, arrives in the capital of the new Ukrainian Soviet Socialist...

The Alexander Trilogy contains some of Renault's finest writing. Lyrical, wise, compelling: the novels are a wonderful imaginative feat - SARAH WATERS The heavens say it begins with the death of the King . . . Alexander the Great, conqueror of an empire stretching from Greece to Egypt to India, is dead at the age of thirty-three. His only direct...

The English rendition of the title of this novel has been problematic since the book's publication in 1862. In his prefatory note to the Second Edition, Katz explains his decision to return to the original title, the one preferred by the author himself: Ottsy i deti, literally Fathers and Children. The novel is accompanied by a rich selection of Turgenev's...

Gogol's 1842 novel Dead Souls, a comic masterpiece about a mysterious con man and his grotesque victims, is one of the major works of Russian literature. It was translated into English in 1942 by Bernard Guilbert Guerney; the translation was hailed by Vladimir Nabokov as "an extraordinarily fine piece of work" and is still considered the best translation of Dead...

Magical powers inhabit the land to which Malfred Signal retires — freed at last of her responsibilities to a dying mother and the generations of young ladies who have learned perfect drawing techniques in her classes. Her first night in the idyllic island retreat that is to be her new home is one of terror: a storm is raging, an...

This is the entire, unabridged play brought to life as a vivid and engaging full-colour graphic novel. With its mix of real people who stumble into a fairy kingdom (with its own problems!), it is little wonder that this play is one of the best-loved and most performed of all Shakespeare's masterpieces—and a firm favourite for outdoor theatre on a...

FUN FOR DETECTIVE NOVEL FANS - the whole family will love this high-stakes game featuring 64 characters and clues from Agatha Christie's novels. PLAY AND LEARN - this board game comes with a leaflet packed with Agatha Christie trivia. Learn about Poirot's toughest cases, Agatha Christie's medicine cabinet and more! GREAT GIFT - perfect for dedicated crime fans and bingo...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Charles Dickens’s classic tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge’s encounters with the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to come is timeless and captivating. In A Christmas Carol, readers journey through an unforgettable transformation of spirit and heart.

A dazzling selection of 30 short stories from the world's best-loved storyteller - the perfect Christmas gift for children aged 6 and up! Snuggle down with this heartwarming collection of classic tales, celebrating the magic and excitement of winter. These fun, entertaining stories are ideal for newly confident readers and are the perfect length for reading aloud at bedtime or...

With a gorgeously redesigned cover and the original black and white interior illustrations by Ernest Shepard, this beautiful edition of the beloved childhood classic Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne is sure to delight new and old fans alike!Explore the Hundred Acre Wood with everyone’s favorite bear-of-little-brain, Winnie-the-Pooh! In this children’s classic that has captured imaginations for the past century, meet...

A stylish picture book adaptation – celebrating over 90 years of E. H. Shepard’s iconic original illustrations! A stylish picture book adaptation – celebrating over 90 years of E. H. Shepard’s iconic original illustrations!“Don’t you know?” grinned Rat. “Oh, Mole! There is nothing half so much fun as simply messing about in boats!”A world of wonders awaits Mole as he...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition of White Fang. Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, White Fang - half-dog, half-wolf - is the only animal in the litter to survive. He soon learns...

A sweeping story of love and rescue and an unforgettable journey back in time to the Second World War – from the master storyteller ‘Morpurgo has the power to captivate, to make the incredible a reality’ The Times, Children’s Book of the WeekAt her ancestors’ home in Ithaca, Australian-Greek girl Nandi discovers the extraordinary story of her Auntie Ellie; of...

'As soon as I started to read it, I was hooked' GUARDIAN 'One of my all-time favourite books . . . It's a wonderful book' JACQUELINE WILSON 'Katy speaks with a charm and directness that remains as fresh as when it was written' AMANDA CRAIG 'Europe beckoned more brilliantly now that they were fairly embarked on their journey. The sun...

When Katy Carr and her sister Clover leave for boarding school, they are weighed down by worry. How will their father manage without their help? Can they ever hope to fit in and make new friends? When the Carr girls arrive, they meet the principal, Mrs Florence, who is tall, dignified and very strict: there are no less than thirty-two...

'It took me four days to read this book and I really enjoyed it' GUARDIAN 'One of my all-time favourite books. It's a very lively, funny story' JACQUELINE WILSON 'Katy speaks with a charm and directness that remains as fresh as when it was written' AMANDA CRAIG Katy Carr has grand plans to be beautiful, graceful and ladylike . ....

Dive into the incredible world of the sea and all the creatures that live within it in this exciting new children’s book with Dr. Seuss’s beloved Lorax! With unique rhymes, spectacular information and tons of educational artwork, children will love learning about the ocean and how best to care for it!

When quiet, shy Verity eventually finds the courage to speak up, she discovers that standing on her own two feet can be amazing! Verity is a shy preschooler who is accommodating and quiet, and always does whatever others tell her. She picks up after her friends, has no say in games, and even plays second fiddle to a drooling baby...

A sweet retelling of a beloved holiday classic! A fresh and heartwarming retelling of the beloved Christmas classic, sure to become a family favorite! It's the night before Christmas on the farm, and no creatures are stirring... but what's that sound up on the rooftop? Find out what happens this Christmas Eve when a little lamb finds a special visitor...

From the enormously popular illustrator of the Bear Snores On series comes a fresh and funny new edition of the treasured visit from St. Nicholas. 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even . . . a bear? Only Jane Chapman could reimagine this classic poem with a delightful all animal...

Tan Callahan, Great Detective, is back in a series that has been described as 'interesting, exciting and excellent!' Tan has never been fond of the old machinery shed. It's dusty and airless, full of dark secrets and bad memories. There's a mountain of junk in there too: broken chairs, sideboards, couches, books and overcoats. But worse still is the creepy...

Incredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter -the extraordinary new series from the Emmy-award winning hit Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop. Incredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter-the extraordinary new series from the Emmy-award winning hit Apple TV+ show,...

Age range 8 to 12Reading with your kids has a profound impact on their development, and now it's easier than ever! InTreasure Island in 20 Minutes a Day, the unabridged text of the exciting story of Jim Hawkins, the pirates, and Long John Silver is broken down into easy, twenty-minute chunks - perfect for daily read-alouds. Thoughtful questions after each...

A stunning treasury of favourite bedtime stories from one of the world's best-loved storytellers. With gorgeous full-colour illustrations by Becky Cameron throughout, this special book is a gift to treasure forever.Both a gorgeous gift for fans of Enid Blyton and a striking introduction to her work for new readers, this glorious hardback contains over 300 pages of beautifully illustrated short...

One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treas­ure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: If this don’t fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day.But more than just a children’s classic, the novel...

The perfect gift for a swashbuckling young pirate. Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation! 'No edition has ever been better illustrated than this. Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' Michael MorpurgoWhen an old sea captain arrives at the Admiral Benbow inn with a mysterious sea chest and fearful talk of a man with one leg, the scene is...

To find freedom, you must leave behind everything you've ever known.It is 2011. You want nothing more than to be a journalist in Somalia like your aunty. But the truth can be dangerous - and when you and your little sister are left alone, you find yourself facing life-and-death choices at every turn.Can you escape a terrorist organisation and find...

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy’s pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart). “I was there,” Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she enters a very strange world of chess pieces and nursery rhyme characters such...

The second book of Lewis Carroll’s timeless Alice in Wonderland middle grade series, now with a beautiful new look, continues Alice’s adventures and includes the poem “Jabberwocky!”Alice’s second trip to Wonderland begins when she follows her kitten through the mirror, once again entering the imaginative world where nonsense is the norm. As she travels across the chessboard land in her...

"All for one, one for all!"Paris, 1626. Young D'Artagnan is looking forward to a life of adventure with the king's guards.Sure enough, he soon finds himself caught up in a world of duels, double-dealing and danger, alongside Porthos, Athos and Aramis - the legendary Three Musketeers.A swashbuckling graphic version of the classic adventure story.

Age range 8 to 12Reading with your kids has a profound impact on their development, and now it's easier than ever! InThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 20 Minutes a Day, the unabridged text of the beloved story of the yellow brick road, the shoes, and the wizard is broken down into easy, twenty-minute chunks - perfect for daily read-alouds....

A picture book edition of a much-loved classic, with illustrations by award-winning artist, Robert Ingpen.An iconic classic, The Wizard of Oz is a must-read for adults and children alike. Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. Dorothy must follow...

When young Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a cyclone, their Kansas farmhouse is carried off to the magical Land of Oz. Upon being told that the only way back is to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, home to the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy embarks on an extraordinary but perilous quest, in which the...

It's never too soon to share your favourite classics with the next generation... This edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been adapted for younger readers and features:- Simplified Text- A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers- Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen.An iconic classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a must-read for adults and children alike....

A beautifully illustrated version of L. Frank Baum's classic story. After Dorothy's house is carried off by a tornado, she finds herself in the strange and magical Land of Oz. With the help of her new friends the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion, she must persuade the Wizard of Oz to help her get back to Kansas. L. Frank Baum's...

Follow Dorothy and her dog Toto into the Emerald City with an officially licensed book based on the classic 1939 film!Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto find themselves in a strange new place after being swept up in a tornado. Taken far from the comforts of Kansas and Auntie Em and Uncle Henry's farm, Dorothy discovers that she's arrived in...

The unforgettable story of Dorothy's journey to the magical Land of Oz is retold in this beautiful gift book from renowned illustrator Julia Sarda.Meet Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, as they travel through the magical Land of Oz in search of the Emerald City, home to the mysterious Wizard of Oz. At Dorothy's side are her new friends, Scarecrow,...

Fly away to magical lands with Peter and Mollie in the second adventure in Enid Blyton's best-loved series! Perfect for children aged 5 and up. Mollie and Peter are home for the summer holidays, and they long to see their pixie friend Binky and their magic Wishing-Chair. They can't wait for lots of new and exciting adventures, but then the...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this edition of The Wind in the Willows complete with a charming new cover. Spring is in the air and Mole has found a wonderful new world. There's boating with Ratty, a feast...

It's never too soon to share your favourite classics with the next generation... This edition of The Wind in the Willows has been adapted for younger readers and features:- Simplified text- A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers- Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen.When the Mole leaves his spring-cleaning and heads up into the open air, he embarks on...

Kenneth Grahame's unforgettable nature tale superbly retold for younger readers. Who wouldn't want to spend their days simply messing about on the river? Follow Mole on his adventures with his new friends, dreamy Ratty, wise Badger and the infamous Mr. Toad, as they venture into the Wild Wood and battle stoats and weasels to recapture Toad Hall.

The perfect gift for an animal enthusiast. Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation! This timeless tale has never been out of print and is one of the best-loved children's titles in English literature. Kenneth Grahame's wonderful imagination and quiet humour continue to charm children and adults alike, and Robert Ingpen's stunning illustrations bring to life the adventures...

Ring in the holidays with festive search-and-find fun in this Christmas tree-shaped board book perfect for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Ring in the holidays with festive search-and-find fun in this Christmas tree-shaped board book perfect for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Featuring the classic characterThe Very Hungry Caterpillar, this cheerful Christmas tree-shaped book is a celebration of...

There are so many ways to spend a sunny summer day. Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and explore everything the season has to offer! Celebrate summer with the Very Hungry Caterpillar in this brightly illustrated and cheerfully written book! This story is the perfect way to introduce little ones to the changing seasons and identify all that makes summer superb!...

There are so many ways to spend a bright spring day. Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and explore everything the season has to offer! Celebrate spring with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this brightly illustrated and cheerfully written book! This story is the perfect way to introduce little ones to the changing seasons and identify all that makes spring spectacular!...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the star of this collection of stories that can each be read aloud in five minutes or less! The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the star of this collection of stories that can each be read aloud in five minutes or less! This treasury of titles from the World of Eric Carle features eight engaging stories...

Star in your own story with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Star in your own story with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! In this charming customizable book, little ones will look forward to hearing just how much The Very Hungry Caterpillar loves them. From the ways they play and share, to the ways they dream big, this story celebrates a child's many...

Unlock your imagination with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! This officially licensed deck of 52 cards is packed with fun-filled creative activities, featuring art from beloved author Eric Carle. Unlock your imagination with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! This officially licensed deck of 52 cards is packed with fun-filled creative activities, featuring art from beloved author Eric Carle. Spark creativity in your...

Join The Very Busy Spider and her forest friends in this touch-and-feel adventure! Join The Very Busy Spider and her forest friends in this touch-and-feel adventure! Greet a new friend with each turn of the page as you explore the forest with The Very Busy Spider. Interactive text encourages young readers to feel and think about each texture they encounter,...

It's 1932, the height of the Depression, and Butter O'Bryan and his friends have another mystery to solve. The Very Small Castle is home to Butter O'Bryan, his father, three aunts, friends Gil, Olive and Tish, and their dog, Woofer.But now there's also a monster at the castle!When glamorous film actress Delilah Divine vanishes in the middle of filming on...

A brand new picture book from Michael Bond, beautifully illustrated by Emily Sutton From the creator of Paddington Bear comes a tale of dastardly villains and unlikely tiny heroes... The Perk family live in a doll's house in a castle. The castle is their home - but when someone new with devious plans comes to rule the roost, will our...