Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 What matters is to live everything. Live the questions for now.

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. One of 80 Little Black Classics - 80 books at 80 pence each to celebrate Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of the Penguin Classics list - from drama to poetry, from fiction to history, with books taken from around the world...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Launched in 2015, the extraordinarily successful Little Black Classics series has now sold nearly 1 million copies in the UK alone and over 2 million worldwide, making their way into retailers such as Tesco and the series' most popular book. This...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. "Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle." In this charming book from 1906, Okakura explores Zen, Taoism,...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. The monstrous thought came into my mind as I perused the fixed eyes and the saturnine face, that this was a spirit, not a man.

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 \"I did have hallucinations, but did they harm anyone? Who did they harm, that's what I'd like to know!'

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Why I Am so Clever Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Matilda by Mary Shelley is a compelling and haunting tale of forbidden emotions and tragic destinies. "I gained his secret and we were both lost for ever." This evocative narrative follows the tumultuous life of Matilda, delving into themes of isolation...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Anecdotes of the Cynics It's you who are the dogs... These tales capture the wit and wisdom of the Cynics, exploring their unique philosophical perspectives through engaging anecdotes.

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. The pleasure is twice as sweet When you cheat a cheat. The World is Full of Foolish Men by Jean de la Fontaine captures the essence of these timeless words, enticing readers into a world of wit and wisdom.

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural.

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself'

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Tyger, Tyger by William Blake explores profound and thought-provoking themes through its powerful imagery and lyrical style. This collection of poetry delves into the complexities of human experience and the questions of creation and existence. ‘How can the bird that is...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. The Body Politic explores the provocative statement: No true Democracy has ever existed, nor ever will exist.

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 'It's coming - the postponeless Creature'

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Lady Susan unfolds with the line, "Of what a mistake were you guilty in marrying a Man of his age! - just old enough to be formal, ungovernable and to have the Gout - too old to be agreeable, and too...

The Little Black Classics series introduces 46 new books to celebrate the first-ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars by Dante Alighieri evokes happiness beyond all words, portraying a life filled with peace and love, entire and whole.

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 And when I shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars.

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Things are not simple but complex. If he bit Mr. Browning he bit her too. Hatred is not hatred; hatred is also love. Virginia Woolf's delightful biography of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel, which asks what it means to be...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. The Suffragettes Once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible.

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. A Terrible Beauty Is Born features the powerful lines: 'But I, being poor, have only my dreams; / I have spread my dreams under your feet...' By turns joyful and despairing, this collection presents some of the twentieth century's greatest verse,...

GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015The irresistibly collectible box set of all 80 Little Black Classics In celebration of Penguin's 80th birthday, this box set of the 80 books in the Little Black Classics series showcases the many wonderful and varied writers in Penguin Black Classics. From India to Greece, Denmark to Iran, and not forgetting Britain, this assortment of...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. Dazzling modern lyrical poems from Catullus - by turns smutty, abusive, romantic and deeply moving. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries....

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. I will go in, out of this dust and heat, out of this dry glitter of vanity, out of these toilsome futilities. I will go and never return. Three disturbing, mysterious and moving stories from Wells, science-fiction pioneer. Introducing Little Black Classics- 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday....

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary Woman much missed, how you call to me, call to me...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary 'Ye Ice-Falls! Ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain -...' A selection of Coleridge's poems, including This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison and Frost at Midnight. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary ...revealing great shining fangs more than three inches long. Some of the most macabre and wonderful of all Chinese stories, including The Golden Goblet, Scorched Moth the Daoist and The Black Beast. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder... Explore the fascinating travels and adventures chronicled in Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls by Marco Polo. Delve into tales that will captivate your imagination and transport you to distant lands filled...

Little Black Classics - 80 books at 80 pence each to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary It was as if the sea, breaking down the wall protecting all the homes of the town, had sent a wave over her head One of Conrad's most powerful, gripping stories Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary Three Tang Dynasty Poets 'Can I bear to leave these blue hills?'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary The Yellow Wall-Paper "The colour is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing." Written with barely controlled fury after she was confined to her room for "nerves" and forbidden to write, Gilman's pioneering feminist horror story scandalised nineteenth-century readers with its portrayal...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. 'Those husbands that I had, Three of them were good and two were bad. The three that I call "good" were rich and old...' One of the most bawdy, entertaining, and popular stories from The Canterbury Tales. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday....

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary 'There sat the dog with eyes as big as mill wheels' Though criticised for their anarchic immorality when first published, Hans Christian Andersen's tales made him an international star, taken to the hearts of children and adults for their beauty, sorrow and strangeness.

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was a groan of mortal terror ... the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul. Stories about murder, mystery and madness, portraying the author's feverish imagination at its creative height. Introducing Little Black Classics...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 'PALE TERROR GOES BEFORE HIM, DEATH AND DEVASTATION FOLLOW!'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. The Steel Flea by Nikolay Leskov is a fascinating tale filled with vibrant characters and incredible feats. The story takes the reader on a journey full of whimsy and ingenuity, showcasing Leskov's unique storytelling abilities. 'The Steel Flea' features intriguing elements, such as the scene where an order...

The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue is part of the Little Black Classics series, a collection crafted to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. "In two I'll slice the hair-seat / of Helga's kiss-gulper." This captivating saga weaves the tale of a love triangle amidst Icelandic society, showcasing themes of rivalry, love, and vengeance. The vivid poetry and dramatic elements bring to life...

The Reckoning by Edith Wharton is part of Little Black Classics, a new series celebrating Penguin's 80th anniversary. 'If marriage was the slow life-long acquittal of a debt contracted in ignorance, then marriage was a crime against human nature...'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell is a chilling tale of mystery and suspense. Set against the backdrop of a cold, desolate landscape, the story immerses readers in a haunting atmosphere, where even the weather plays a sinister role. 'Even in the stillness of that dead-cold weather,...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary The Old Man of the Moon by Shen Fu invites readers into a world of emotion and mystery with the poignant question: 'Our passion was so great. Will the Old Man understand and help us once again?' This sentiment captures the essence of the narrative, appealing to those...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. The Nose by Nikolay Gogol tells the peculiar and surreal tale of a man who loses his nose. Incredibly, it begins leading a life of its own, even assuming the identity of a higher-ranking official. 'Strangely enough, I mistook it for a gentleman at first. Fortunately, I had...

The Night is Darkening Round Me is part of the Little Black Classics series, released to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. '... ever-present, phantom thing; My slave, my comrade, and my king'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. I could see that she was still terribly afraid, but I didn't soften anything; instead, seeing that she was afraid I deliberately intensified it. Based on a St Petersburg news report, Dostoyevsky's searing tale of a man who drives his wife to suicide.

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary 'Do you see your son, standing over there, in the antechamber? Well, I am going to shoot him.' The story of the great and mad Cambyses, King of Persia, told by part-historian, part-mythmaker Herodotus of Halicarnassus. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little...

The Life of a Stupid Man is part of the Little Black Classics series, launched to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. "What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad." This collection features autobiographical stories from Ryunosuke Akutagawa, one of Japan's masters of modernist storytelling. These pieces...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary The Great Fire of London by Samuel Pepys features this poignant excerpt: 'With one's face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops'. A selection from Pepys' startlingly vivid and candid diary, it includes his famous account of the Great Fire. Introducing Little Black...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows opens with, “Mind you, it was a pukka, respectable opium-house, and not one of those stifling, sweltering chandoo-khanas that you can find all over the City.” Kipling first became famous for his pungent, harsh and shocking stories of northwest India, where he...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary The Figure in the Carpet 'Did she know and if she knew would she speak?'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary The Fall of Icarus 'Drawn on by his eagerness for the open sky, he left his guide and soared upwards...' Ovid tells the tales of Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, the Calydonian Boar-Hunt, and many other famous myths. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for...

The Eve of St Agnes by John Keats is part of the Little Black Classics collection – a new series introduced to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. "Hoodwink'd in faery fancy..." Immerse yourself in the enchanting and fantastical narratives crafted by one of the most revered romantic poets, John Keats, as you explore this timeless classic.

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary 'An ass, clothed in the skin of a lion...' Aesop's animal fables are some of the earliest stories ever told, thought to have been composed by a slave in Greek antiquity. These tales offer glimpses of a world that is harsh, pitiless, and yet also eerily familiar.

Ancient aphorisms on endurance, self-control and perfect joy, widely acknowledged as the Buddha's own teachings. The Dhammapada includes the powerful insight: 'Hate is not conquered by hate—hate is conquered by love. This is a law eternal.' Captivating aphorisms illustrating the Buddhist dhamma, or moral system. Introducing Little Black Classics—80 books for Penguin’s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge...

A timely new addition to the bestselling Little Black Classics series, which celebrates the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Both enshrining the fundamental rights and freedoms of its citizens in law, and curbing the power of those who rule them, the US constitution is one of the most significant documents in the history of democracy.

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary 'She has many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them.'

The Atheist's Mass is part of the Little Black Classics series, launched to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. "This is as much a mystery as the Immaculate Conception, which of itself must make a doctor an unbeliever." The enigmatic tale unfolds in true Balzacian style, exploring the dichotomy between faith and scepticism, belief and science, through the eyes of a doctor...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary Socrates' Defence 'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.'

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Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary 'All those excessive, useless regrets...'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. On the Beach at Night Alone by Walt Whitman features an evocative selection taken from his renowned work, Leaves of Grass. "All nations, colors, barbarisms, civilizations, languages..."

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts explores the macabre world of murder as an art form. The author enthralls readers with his satirical and darkly humorous discourse. 'People begin to see that something more goes to the composition of a fine murder than two blockheads...

Little Black Classics – the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary Mrs Rosie and the Priest 'When the men were off somewhere, he would come visiting their wives more solicitously than any priest they'd had before...' Mrs Rosie and the Priest is part of the delightful collection of short stories showcasing Giovanni Boccaccio's wit and insight into human nature....

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary "And again, as always, he had the feeling he was holding something that never was quite his - his. Something too delicate, too precious, that would fly away once he let go." Three sharp and powerful short stories from Katherine Mansfield, one of the genre's all-time masters. Introducing...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary Lord Arthur Savile's Crime He was not blind to the fact that murder, like the religions of the Pagan world, requires a victim as well as a priest...

Lips too Chilled is part of the Little Black Classics series, celebrating Penguin's 80th birthday. 'Nothing more lonely -'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary 'In this painting of Leonardo's there was a smile so pleasing that it seemed divine rather than human.'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary No, no, I've got your word for it, I've got to die ... you promised me ... you told me ... Turgenev's accounts of hunting in rural Russia, and the extraordinary characters he meets there. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary It Was Snowing Butterflies 'The vessel drove before her bows two billows of liquid phosphorus' A selection of Darwin's extraordinary adventures during the voyage of the Beagle. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. How We Weep and Laugh at the Same Thing by Michel de Montaigne explores the complexities and contradictions of human nature. Montaigne eloquently captures the essence of human emotions and how they often coexist, showcasing the intricate interplay between joy and sorrow. 'No one characteristic clasps us purely...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary Better mad with the crowd than sane all alone

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. Although he feared death, he could not stop. "If I stopped now, after coming all this way - well, they'd call me an idiot!"

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary \"Oh, good God,\" he kept saying with great relish. \"Good God...\"

The pioneering nineteenth-century poet's best-known and most darkly imaginative verses on love, death, and loss. Goblin Market: 'She kissed and kissed her with a hungry mouth.' A selection of Rossetti's most famous poems, from the hallucinatory Goblin Market to In the Bleak Midwinter. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range...

Femme Fatale by Guy de Maupassant is part of the Little Black Classics series, a new collection launched to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. “They trailed in all their vulgar glory over the fresh green grass...” This evocative phrase captures the essence of de Maupassant's exploration of human nature and societal norms, which are deftly woven throughout the narrative.

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. 'Yes, we did many things, then - all Beautiful ...' Lyrical, powerful poems about love, sexuality, sun-soaked Greece and the gods. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary I truly thought I'd never make it back. Experience Dante's vivid journey through the netherworld in Circles of Hell, a harrowing exploration of the infernal landscapes and the tormented souls that inhabit them. This classic work is part of the famous Little Black Classics series, perfect for those...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. 'You must be Odysseus, man of twists and turns...' The tales of Odysseus's struggle with a man-eating Cyclops and Circe, the beautiful enchantress who turns men into swine. Introducing Little Black Classics - 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. One of 80 Little Black Classics - 80 books at 80 pence each to celebrate Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of the Penguin Classics list - from drama to poetry, from fiction to history, with books taken from around the world...

Aphorisms on Love and Hate is part of the Little Black Classics series, introduced to commemorate Penguin's 80th anniversary. 'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a proficient hater.'

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary 'It's a dreadful thing to yield...but resist now? Lay my pride bare to the blows of ruin? That's dreadful too.'