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Penguin Archive

A new Penguin Classics series that combines an eclectic range of the greatest stories, ideas and poetry from 90 years of publishing.

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A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say
Italo Calvino

Where to start reading Yukio Mishima’s books

Must-read classics by Black female authors

Where to start reading the Little Black Classics

Must-read classics in translation

Where to start reading Clarice Lispector

Where to start reading Yukio Mishima’s books

Must-read classics by Black female authors

Where to start reading the Little Black Classics

Must-read classics in translation

Where to start reading Clarice Lispector

Where to start reading Yukio Mishima’s books

Must-read classics by Black female authors

Where to start reading the Little Black Classics

Must-read classics in translation

Where to start reading Clarice Lispector

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Penguin Archive Collection

5 for £25

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Jane Austen: The Complete Works boxed set

£100

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Penguin Modern Classics - Crime and Espionage collection

£99.90

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