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Persuasion
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in …
On The Origin Of Species
'can we doubt ... that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of procreating their kind?' In the Origin of …
Between the Acts
'One of the great writers of the twentieth century' GuardianIt is June in 1939, and the inhabitants of a country house prepare to host the annual village pageant in its grounds. It …
After Sebald
A collection of essays and other texts by eleven internationally acclaimed writers, critics and artists.Over a decade after his death W.G. Sebald remains a major presence in world …
Wave, Atom, Dinosaur
Open Fields
Science always raises more questions than it can contain. These acclaimed and challenging essays explore how ideas are transformed as they come under the stress of unforeseen …
On the Origin of Species
'can we doubt ... that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of procreating their kind?'In the Origin of …
The Romance
First published in 1970, this work provides an overview of the Romance from the medieval period to the 20th century and tracks how the genre has changed with time, including its …
The 'Wolfman' and Other Cases
The new Penguin Freud, under Adam Phillips' general editorship, offers a fantastic opportunity to see Freud in a fresh light. This endlessly beguiling, suggestive, …
George Eliot and the Woman Question
This is an enlarged edition of Professor Beer's volume on George Eliot which initially appeared in the Key Women Writers' series issued by The Harvester Press. It was widely …
Romance
First published in 1970, this work provides an overview of the Romance from the medieval period to the 20th century and tracks how the genre has changed with time, including its …
Alice in Space
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll created fantastic worlds that continue to delight and trouble readers of all ages today. What is …