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The Suffragettes : Penguin Little Black Classic No. 94 by Various
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'Once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible.' A potted history of the women who pioneered feminism and changed the world.
The Withered Arm : Little Black Classic by Thomas Hardy
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'She bared her poor curst arm'. A jealous lover's curse and an ingenious party trick feature in these two suspenseful stories set in Hardy's imaginary Wessex. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers ...Show more
The World is Full of Foolish Men : Penguin Little Black Classic No. 83 by Jean De La Fontaine
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'The pleasure is twice as sweetWhen you cheat a cheat.' An illustrated collection of fables from one of France's most vital writers.
The Yellow Book : Little Black Classic by Anon
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
' "She's an adventuress. Yes, an adventuress, but an end-of-the-century one. She doesn't travel for profit, but for pleasure." ' Offering an entertaining introduction to the fin-de-siecle, this selection from the notorious magazine The Yellow Book includes stories and poems by famous writers such as Arn ...Show more
Three Tang Dynasty Poets: Little Black Classics: Pengiun 80s #9 by Wang Wei
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Category: Literature | Series: Little Black Classics
'Can I bear to leave these blue hills?' A generous selection from three of the greatest and most enjoyable of Chinese poets 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 ...Show more
To Be Read At Dusk : Penguin Little Black Classic no. 96 by Charles Dickens
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics 86
'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.' Three ghostly tales from a master of the form, 'The Signalman', 'The Trial for Murder' and the title story, 'To Be Read at Dusk'.
Trimalchio's Feast : Little Black Classic by Petronius
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Category: Literature | Series: Little Black Classics 21
'I blush to say what happened next.' A satirical portrait of a drunken, orgiastic Roman banquet, hosted by the grossly ostentatious Trimalchio. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with ...Show more
Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London : Little Black Classic by John Gay
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
O! may thy Virtue guard thee through the RoadsOf Drury's mazy Courts, and dark Abodes,The Harlots guileful Paths, who nightly stand,Where Katherine-street descends into the Strand.
Tyger, Tyger : Penguin Little Black Classic No. 89 by William Blake
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'How can the bird that is born for joySit in a cage and sing?' A selection of Blake's most haunting verse, including 'The Songs of Innocence and Experience'.
Typhoon : Little Black Classic by Joseph Conrad
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'She's done for...' The crew aboard a ramshackle steamer faces a treacherous storm in this gripping tale, inspired by Conrad's own time at sea. This is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a tast ...Show more
Waterloo : Little Black Classic by Victor Hugo
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics 125
'Brave Frenchmen, will you not surrender?' Cambronne answered, 'Merde!' A tense, dramatic account of the Battle of Waterloo - and how a rain shower changed history - from Victor Hugo's epic novel Les Misérables. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ...Show more
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics Ser.
'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?' A poignant tale of love and loneliness from Russia's foremost writer. Two devastating Russian stories of solitude, unrequited love and depravity from beyond the grave. Film adaptations have been made by Italian ...Show more