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The Penguin Classics Book

  • Imprint: Particular Books

  • ISBN: 9780241320853

  • Length: 480  Pages

  • Dimensions: 253mm x 41mm x 200mm

  • Weight: 1590g

  • RRP: £30.00

The Penguin Classics Book

Discover an illustrated taste of The Penguin Classics Book: www.penguinclassicsbook.co.uk 

The Penguin Classics Book is a reader's companion to the largest library of classic literature in the world.

Spanning 4,000 years from the legends of Ancient Mesopotamia to the poetry of the First World War, with Greek tragedies, Icelandic sagas, Japanese epics and much more in between, it encompasses 500 authors and 1,200 books, bringing these to life with lively descriptions, literary connections and beautiful cover designs.

  • Imprint: Particular Books

  • ISBN: 9780241320853

  • Length: 480  Pages

  • Dimensions: 253mm x 41mm x 200mm

  • Weight: 1590g

  • RRP: £30.00

Reviews

  • Beautifully designed and lovingly compiled

    The Spectator

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About the Author

Henry Eliot

Henry Eliot is the Creative Editor of Penguin Classics. Before joining Penguin he organized various literary tours, including a mass public pilgrimage for the National Trust (inspired by William Morris), a recreation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales which raised money for the National Literacy Trust, a Lake Poets tour of Cumbria and a quest for the Holy Grail based on Malory's Morte D'Arthur. He is the author of Follow This Thread and Curiocity (with Matt Lloyd-Rose).

Henry Eliot

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