Classic Fiction

A beautiful gift box with twelve classic Beatrix Potter stories - essential for a nursery bookshelf! A beautifully-designed gift box containing the first 12 of Beatrix Potter's 23 Original Peter Rabbit Tales. This collection includes The Tales of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, The Tailor of Gloucester, Benjamin Bunny, Two Bad Mice, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-Duck,...

Celebrate Peter Rabbit's 120th birthday with this brand new picture book edition of the original tale. Our favourite furry friend, Peter Rabbit, is celebrating his 120th birthday with a picture book edition of the original classic tale. This new large format is perfect for families to share and read all about Peter Rabbit's very first adventure! Peter Rabbit has been...

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is a consistent best-seller! First published in 1905, this delightful story remains as charming today as when it was first released. It tells the tale of a hidden home high in the hills, discovered one day by a little girl named Lucie, who is searching for her missing pocket handkerchiefs. She knocks on the tiny...

Come along on an adventurous journey with the world's most beloved bunny, Peter Rabbit, in The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit. This beautiful plush gift set includes a stuffed animal rabbit and the Classic board book edition featuring illustrations by award-winning artist, Charles Santore. Valuable lessons can be learned from the mischievous and disobedient Peter Rabbit as he ignores his...

Come along on Beatrix Potter’s adventurous springtime journey with the world's most beloved bunny, Peter Rabbit, in The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Cherished Stories. Join Peter and his animal friends in this childhood classic. This beautiful hardcover edition features illustrations by award-winning artist, Charles Santore. Valuable lessons can be learned from the mischievous Peter Rabbit as he...

Come along on an adventurous journey with the world's most beloved bunny, Peter Rabbit, in The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Cherished Stories. This beautiful Classic Heirloom edition features illustrations by award-winning artist, Charles Santore and includes a special slipcase and ribbon marker as a keepsake. Valuable lessons can be learned from the mischievous and disobedient Peter Rabbit...

Come along on an adventurous journey with the world's most beloved bunny, Peter Rabbit, in The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Cherished Stories. This beautiful Collectible Leather edition features illustrations by award-winning artist, Charles Santore. Valuable lessons can be learned from the mischievous and disobedient Peter Rabbit as he ignores his mother’s warning about Mr. McGregor and his...

Follow Peter Rabbit through each season in this enchanting book with 24 brand new stories. Join Peter as he discovers the changing seasons in his countryside home. This enchanting book is the perfect gift to share with the family and read all about Peter's adventures throughout the year. With 24 new stories and activities, this book celebrates the natural world...

First ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who have read and enjoyed The Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth, and want to learn more about Tolkien’s magnificent world. It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937...

Second in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dust jackets. Includes The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth, and The Lost Road, which contain the early myths and legends that led to the writings of The Silmarillion. The Lays of Beleriand gives us a privileged insight into the creation of...

The Fall of Númenor by J.R.R. Tolkien is a remarkable collection of writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, presented in one deluxe slipcased edition. J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. For years, readers would only catch glimpses of this era...

In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwë, chief of the Valar. Central to this enmity...

A peerless A–Z guide to the names, places and events in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, fully illustrated in colour throughout by acclaimed Tolkien artist, Ted Nasmith. J.R.R. Tolkien’s works of epic adventure and fantasy, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, have delighted many millions of fans since they were first published and are now more...

First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts. In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater,...

Collector’s slipcased edition of the first ever standalone presentation of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts. In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today. In a time before the Foundations, psychohistory’s creator Hari...

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. The tale of Beren and Lúthien was,...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. When Alice follows the White Rabbit down a magical tunnel, her world is changed forever. In Wonderland, a place where nothing is quite as it seems, Alice meets the Cheshire Cat, who can disappear at will;...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his colleagues set out on an expedition to...

Jason Mason and the Flightless Bird Fiasco brings you the extraordinary tale of Jason Mason, a pretty average kid with a twist. He's the kind of kid who gets to play a dog in the school play, buys a hotdog only to drop it on the ground, and believes his classmate when she claims to own a Maserati. But there's...

The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body—this classic horror story pits detective against dog. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is placed on a family curse. It is left to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson...

OVER FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE ‘A phenomenon’ Jessie Burton ‘Dazzling’ Daily Mail ‘Truly magical' Guardian Those eyes are fixed on someone. But who? What is she thinking as she stares out from one of the world’s best-loved paintings? Johannes Vermeer can spot exceptional beauty. When servant girl Griet catches his eye, she soon becomes both student and muse. But...

The brand new thriller from Lucy Foley – THE MIDNIGHT FEAST – is available to buy now The No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Discover the electric thriller from the No.1, million-copy bestseller, Lucy Foley There was a murder here last night. Who holds the key to the mystery of apartment three? ‘Dazzling’ The Times ‘Up-all-night reading’ Erin...

Agatha Christie’s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover with special finishes. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times,...

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, created...

Follow Peter and Benjamin through Mr McGregor's garden as they hunt for treats for their picnic. Use the sliders to help them escape a cat, look under the flaps to spot the bunnies, and enjoy the picnic with them in a final pop-up scene. Celebrate Peter Rabbit's 120th birthday in 2022! Peter and Benjamin are planning a picnic, and where...

You're never too young to meet a Gruffalo! Lift the soft felt flaps on every page to meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood. With soft fabric flaps that are easy to lift and help develop fine motor skills, this felt flaps book is perfect for sharing with small children. Designed to appeal to even the youngest...

Brand-new paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit. While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into...

Arkady Renko returns in this tense political thriller about what it means to fight for truth and justice in today’s Russia, from one of the undisputed masters of the genre. When Arkady Renko is charged with investigating the murder of Alexei Volkov – a wealthy Russian businessman and the son of Moscow’s mayor – he knows he has to tread...

Dream vacation . . . or holiday from hell? A steamy and suspenseful thriller, full of family scandal and murder. Perfect for fans of The Perfect Couple and The White Lotus. Summer on ultra-exclusive Mokani Island has always been the highlight of Avery Finch's year. It's a chance to hang out in paradise with other super rich families. But this...

Following the success of his Umiko Wada series, 'the greatest crime writer of any generation' (Mail) Robert Goddard showcases his ability to create brilliant characters against global settings and unlock history in his signature twist and counter-twist style. The sequel to the Times Thriller of the Year bestseller, This is the Night They Come for You. Trouble has a way...

The very definition of unputdownable - David Peace In the first months of 2020, there was a spate of murders of Black sex workers in northern cities. One of them was Ella Bailey, last seen talking to a punter in an alley in Sheffield city centre. Although no trace of her was ever found, the punter, Michael Godley, soon confessed...

'A fever dream of a novel. Fuelled by sapphic femgore, it's sick and sultry, and a deeply beguiling masterclass in the perverse; I couldn't put it down!' - Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb 'Devilishly addictive and delightfully gory from an exciting new voice in literary horror. Northanger Abbey meets Saltburn' - Christine Anne Foley, author of Bodies Scullery drudge...

DISCOVER THE DU MAURIER DARK ROMANCE COLLECTION 'A great gothic writer' — KATE MOSSE 'A writer of fearless originality' — GUARDIAN 'The indisputable queen of the sophisticated literary thriller and historical romance' — LAURA SHEPPERSON 'She is in a league of her own... majestic, terrifying and beautiful' — CAMILLA GRUDOVA 'Feared and hated by friend and foe. The King's General...

DISCOVER THE DU MAURIER DARK ROMANCE COLLECTION 'A brilliantly executed thriller' VOGUE 'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'The master of slow-burning menace' STACEY HALLS 'Her influence on fiction is incalculable, her imagination unsurpassable' ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY She was a woman, and for no reason in heaven or earth she loved him. He had kissed her, and she...

This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read. It is an adapted version of the original story. In this story, Winston Smith re-writes history for the Ministry of Truth in Oceania. Big Brother and the Thought Police watch everyone for...

Penguin Readers are made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple texts are also perfect for anyone looking for a shorter read. It is an adapted version of the original story. Animal Farm tells the story of a rebellion and how it goes wrong. The animals' lives on the farm are terrible—there is not enough food,...

Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales from the Forest is a fantastic new authorised sequel story collection by Jane Riordan, written in the style of A.A. Milne. It features beautiful, humorous illustrations drawn by Mark Burgess, inspired by E.H. Shepard’s original, iconic decorations. This collection introduces a brand new female character, Carmen, a little dog with lots of courage, as featured in the Telegraph...

Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry comes with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum. Last week, something very funny happened to the Gregg family. This beautiful edition of The Magic Finger, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum...

An epic space opera from bestselling and award-winning author Tim Pratt, perfect for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Adrian Tchaikovsky. From Hugo Award-winning author Tim Pratt comes a new, high-concept space opera, exploring technology, family, and the price we pay to follow our destiny, perfect for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Adrian Tchaikovsky. Tamsin and Glenn, ordinary as...

Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry comes with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum. No book ever ends when it's full of your friends. This beautiful edition of The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from...

A genre-defining—and redefining—collection of fiction's boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient genre, featuring a smorgasbord of stories from all over the globe. VOLUME ONE OF TWO 'A huge, eye-opening, mind-blowing surprise' Lisa Tuttle, Guardian A genre-defining—and redefining—collection of fiction's boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient genre, featuring a smorgasbord of stories from across the globe. In The Big Book of...

Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry comes with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum. 'We is in Dream Country,' the BFG said. 'This is where all dreams is beginning.' This beautiful edition of The BFG, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from...

New in Penguin Japanese Classics - a surreal work of apocalyptic science fiction. Introducing Penguin Japanese Classics - a collection of some of Japan's most celebrated and ground-breaking 20th-century writers, with covers inspired by Japanese art and design. Taking us from a sun-drenched affair in a seaside town to an underground 'ark' full of shadows and eccentrics, with stops at...

Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry now comes with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum. I've got it! Come on! There's not a moment to lose! This beautiful edition of Fantastic Mr Fox, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald...

From Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: The Lady of Caladan is a brand new novel in the internationally bestselling Dune series. Lady Jessica, mother of Paul, and consort to Leto Atredies. The choices she made shaped an empire, but first, the Lady of Caladan must reckon with her own betrayal of the Bene Gesserit. She has already betrayed...

Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry features collectable new covers adorned with Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum. However small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance was there. This beautiful edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material...

Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry comes with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. This beautiful edition of Billy and the Minpins, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl...

Jean Rhys's late, literary masterpiece Wide Sargasso Sea was inspired by Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre and is set in the lush, beguiling landscape of Jamaica in the 1830s. Born into an oppressive, colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty. After their marriage, the rumours begin, poisoning her husband...

At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. What happens when they encounter each other again is movingly told in Jane Austen's last completed novel. Set...

A spellbinding selection of short stories in the original Italian alongside their English translations. This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories celebrates some of the very best twentieth-century literature from Italy. Each story appears in the original Italian alongside an expert English translation, providing unique cultural insight and literary inspiration for...

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Little Women. Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of Little Women. Christmas won't be the same this year in the March household, with Father at war and Mother struggling to make ends meet. But even though...

A tragic tale of a young woman's descent into isolation and despair, inspired by Jean Rhys's own experiences. First published in 1934, Voyage in the Dark is the story of an unhappy love affair, a portrait of a hypocritical society, and an exploration of exile and breakdown; all written in Jean Rhys's hauntingly simple and beautiful style. Eighteen, on her...

Ulysses, Joyce's innovative masterpiece, celebrates its 100th Anniversary in 2022, with a new introduction by Anne Enright. Set entirely on one day, 16 June 1904, Ulysses follows Leopold Bloom and Stephen Daedalus as they go about their daily business in Dublin. From this starting point, James Joyce constructs a novel of extraordinary imaginative richness and depth. Unique in the history...

One of Henry Miller's most scandalous books, Tropic of Capricorn is now in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time. A story of sexual and spiritual awakening, Tropic of Capricorn shocked readers as much as Henry Miller's first novel, Tropic of Cancer. A mixture of fiction and autobiography, it is the story of Henry V. Miller, who works for the...

'God's teeth!' Unfailingly exciting and a complete joy to read, this new translation of The Three Musketeers is published to coincide with the lavish BBC adaptation to be aired this month. The young D'Artagnan and the legendary musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are 'the inseparables' - ready to sacrifice everything in a duel or game of dice in order to...

A spine-tinglingly beautiful hardback collection of some of Japan's scariest yet still compelling classic ghost stories. Enter the haunted world of Ancient Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales told and retold across the centuries. From goblin-infested caves and haunted tombs, to vengeful spirits and strange, sinister happenings, Ancient Japan was a country and culture that lived between realms—the...

Originally published at the zenith of Nazi Germany's power, Steinbeck's fable The Moon is Down explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside and betrayal from within the close-knit community. As he delves into the motivations and emotions of the...

VINTAGE CLASSICS FRENCH SERIES - beautiful flapped paperback editions showcasing the bestselling, most acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. The Inseparables is the lost novel from the author of The Second Sex. When Andree joins her school, Sylvie is immediately fascinated. Andree is small for her age, but walks with the confidence of an adult. The girls become close....

Poet and translator Steve Ellis completes his new version of Dante's The Divine Comedy, the astonishing epic that has shaped art and culture since the 14th century. Discover this fresh, pacy, modern translation of an enduring literary classic. Halfway through life, you find yourself lost, unsure of the right path. Greed, deception and pride have led you away from the...

Part of the Vintage Classics Austen Series— all six of Jane Austen's major novels, beautifully designed by writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by our finest contemporary writers. "Beautifully designed... Perfect collectable gift for Austen fans and design devotees" - So Darling Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after...

Vintage Classics French Series - stunning flapped paperback editions showcasing the bestselling, most acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. The definitive translation of a truly great French novel - Proust's beautiful, atmospheric story of memory and loss. This is the first volume of In Search of Lost Time, one of the greatest French novels of the twentieth century. Travelling...

Vintage Quarterbound Classics - Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of the iconic forgotten classic, the story of one man's ordinary, extraordinary life. William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He...

Part of the Vintage Classics Austen Series— all six of Jane Austen's major novels, beautifully designed by writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by our finest contemporary writers. Jane Austen takes a satirical swipe at the gothic novel in this classic book bursting with sly subversive wit. Jane Austen is a genius, and Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated -...

'One of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during this century' Elias Canetti With an introduction by Adam Thirlwell 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 Other Stories, Kafka explores the...

VINTAGE CLASSICS FRENCH SERIES - stunning flapped paperback editions showcasing the bestselling, most acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. Madame Bovary is one of the greatest, most beguiling novels ever written. Emma Bovary is an avid reader of sentimental novels; brought up on a Normandy farm and convent-educated, she longs for romance. At first, Emma pins her hopes on...

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Embark on spine-tingling, mind-altering, and deliciously atmospheric journeys into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIES: Experience spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric storytelling as you journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. A landmark in American...

A captivating, realist collection of Calvino's early stories. These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving. Calvino's war-torn Italy is vivid, intense, almost hyper-real. A trio of greedy burglars rob a pastry shop, a boy offers a girl presents of toads and insects from the garden, a wealthy...

Extra-special futuristic 3D edition! Each book comes with 3D glasses! From the grandp re of science fiction comes a perilous and astonishing adventure into the Earth's core that details encounters with natural hazards, forty-foot mushrooms, and prehistoric beasts. Read this perilous and astonishing adventure into the Earth's core. After decoding a scrap of paper in runic script, the intrepid Professor...

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS - Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of one of the funny, heartbreaking, iconic coming-of-age novels. 'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink' is the first line of this timeless, witty and enchanting novel about growing up. Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian and impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of...

A collection of fifteen stories, evoking the voices and lives that teem in Joyce's vision of his native city Edited by Hans Walter Gabler with introductions by Scarlett Baron and John Banville In this powerfully influential series of short stories, James Joyce captures uneasy souls, shabby lives, and innocent minds in the dark streets and homes of his native city....

A gorgeous gift edition of festive stories from Italy, from the publishers of A Scandinavian Christmas and A German Christmas. Buon Natale—A Merry Christmas—made all the more joyful with these literary treats filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts and plenty...

A gorgeous gift edition of festive stories from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. From helpful elves to an enchanting Nutcracker, rediscover the German Christmas tales behind our most iconic festive traditions. A Daily Express Book of the Year Eine fröhliche Weihnachten -- A Merry Christmas -- made all the more joyful with these literary treats redolent of candle-lit trees, St. Nikolaus,...

The American Chekhov - Sunday Times With this, his first collection, Carver breathed new life into the short story. In the pared-down style that has since become his hallmark, Carver showed how humour and tragedy dwell in the hearts of ordinary people, and won a readership that grew with every subsequent brilliant collection of stories, poems and essays that appeared...

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville has been lauded by literary giants: 'I love Melville' - Donna Tartt 'The ultimate fish story' - Bob Dylan When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day, he has no idea of the horrors awaiting him out on the vast and merciless ocean. The ship's strange captain, Ahab, is in the...

VINTAGE CLASSICS FRENCH SERIES - stunning flapped paperback editions showcasing the bestselling, most acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. Cheri is Colette's famous love story about the romance between an older woman and a younger man. Lea de Lonval is a magnificent and aging courtesan facing the end of her career. She has devoted the last six years to...

The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl’s belief in a horse. Velvet’ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it … I never seen such a creature on a horse. Fourteen-year-old Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a...

A classic collection of stories by P.L. Travers, Penelope Lively, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen, Alexander McCall Smith, and others, specially chosen for young readers of around seven by children’s book expert, Julia Eccleshare. Stories for 7 Year Olds includes adventures such as Mary Poppins taking Jane and Michael on a gravity-defying tea party on the ceiling, meeting the boy who...

The magical and brilliantly funny adventures of everyone’s favourite flat boy – Flat Stanley. With wonderful new illustrations by the award-winning author/illustrator and star of Lockdown viral sensation #DrawwithRob, Rob Biddulph. Stanley Lambchop was just an ordinary boy – until a noticeboard fell on him. Now he’s flat as a pancake! Being flat is fantastic – he can be rolled...

“A bear on Paddington Station?” said Mrs Brown in amazement. “Don’t be silly – there can’t be.” The Browns first met Paddington on a railway station – Paddington station, in fact. He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of marmalade, a suitcase and his hat. The Browns soon find that Paddington is a very...